Several Caribbean governments have begun signing agreements with the United States to accept third-country deportees, a move critics say followed U.S. visa restrictions on Dominica and Antigua meant to force regional compliance. Leaders in nations including Guyana, Grenada, St. Kitts, St. Lucia and Antigua insist the deals will exclude violent offenders and apply mainly to CARICOM nationals, while opposition groups demand greater transparency and warn about social and security impacts.
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U.S. to Go Ahead with Democracy Project
For most of this year, the U.S. government has been toying with the idea of plowing money into nongovernmental civic organizations and political parties in Guyana to help them strengthen democracy at the local level largely because the system has gradually broken down over the years. The U.S. has set aside a grant of $1.5 […]