DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

Staff of the Dominican embassy and consulate in Venezuela returned on a Sky High flight direct from Venezuela on Tuesday, 30 July 2024.

The Maduro administration had ordered the Dominican mission to leave immediately, after the Dominican Republic called for transparency actions following the Sunday, 28 July 2024 election in Venezuela.

Incumbent Foreign Minister Yvan Gil ordered all diplomatic staff from Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Peru, Panama, the Dominican Republican, and Uruguay to leave Venezuela with immediate effect; the expulsion is in response to these governments’ refusal to accept the results of the election without a detailed accounting.

The Americas is divided regarding the Nicolas Maduro government. In the Caribbean, the president of the Caribbean Common Market (Caricom), St. Vincent’s head of government Ralph Gonsalves has congratulated Maduro. Gonsalves...