World Court says it Can Rule on Guyana-Venezuela Border Dispute
Judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Thursday ruled they had jurisdiction over a long-running border dispute between Guyana and Venezuela, which could determine which country has rights to territory rich in oil and gas.Guyana in 2018 asked the ICJ, also known as the World Court, to confirm that the border was laid down in an 1899 arbitration between Venezuela and the then-colony of British Guiana. Venezuela, while boycotting much of the procedure, tried to stop the case from moving forward by arguing the United Kingdom should be involved as Guyana was a British colony in 1899…
A Shipyard Grows in Trinidad & Tobago
Spurred by Panama Canal Expansion and U.S. As Trinidad and Tobago seeks to diversify its economy, it is banking on a massive shipyard construction project as the centerpiece of a maritime industry and economic revival. A Trinidad and Tobago Parliamentary debate earlier this year centered on the Motion, ‘Increase of Loan Ceiling under The Development Loans Act.’ One diversification strategy involves the country’s thrust into the development and expansion of the maritime sectors, particularly Shipbuilding and Repair.
Cuba's Trade Deficit Widens as Commodity Crash Bites
Cuba's chronic goods trade deficit widened by $1.5 billion in 2015 as exports fell 24 percent and imports rose 3 percent, the government said on Wednesday, in the first data showing a commodity crash has hurt the economy. The information, released on the National Statistics Office web page did not cover Cuba's large service exports. Prices for key Cuban exports such as sugar, nickel and refined oil products all tumbled last year. The Communist-run country began cutting back on its 2016 import orders last year and has been slow in making some payments to creditors and suppliers. Cuba orders much of its imports a year in advance. Cuban…
Rosneft's Igor Sechin Meets PDVSA's V. P. of E & P
Rosneft President, Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Eulogio Del Pino, PDVSA Vice President of Exploration and Production today. The parties pointed meaningful results of joint projects of the two companies at the meeting. Daily production of the joint venture in the territory of Republic of Venezuela is currently 160 thousand barrels. The parties also discussed the signed contract for the delivery of Rosneft oil and oil products to PDVSA with downpayment of 2 billion dollars. Igor Sechin and Eulogio Del Pino expressed confidence that organization of constant deliveries will strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation between the companies.
