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coexist after Greenidge’s letter in April
was made public this week is unclear
but it appears that his days as agent are
numbered.
Guyana moved to the World Court
in early 2018, asking it for a once and
for all ruling on both land and marine
borders between the two nations. Tensions
have flared in recent years with
Venezuela stepping up its verbal and
military aggression against its eastern
neighbor, allowing military planes to
enter Guyana’s airspace and buzz villages
and even trying to land a military
helicopter on a seismic vessel linked to
ExxonMobil which is producing oil in
Guyana’s waters. Guyana argues that an
1899 international tribunal boundary
demarcation is the final pronouncement
on the border line.
Complaining formally to Ali, Greenidge
contended that “my position as
agent and advisor to the minister is now
untenable,” saying that sessions with
the ministers and other officials are
“out of place, offensive and calculated
to offend.”
For its part, the ministry said in a
statement that it wanted to add additional
local experts to the team handling
the case, chief among those being
Ambassador Keith George who is the
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head of mission to Suriname.
Greenidge appears to be uncomfortable
with this as well as with others identified
by the minister, but the ministry
said some senior staffers it considers to
be assets to the team fighting the case
had been left out and should be added
to the group. This includes Ambassador
George.
“The singular objective of the minister
of foreign affairs and international
cooperation is to ensure that all available
local expertise, specialist and technical
support and assistance are made
available to Guyana’s international legal
team in order for them to access, with
ease, the best possible sources of information,
experience and ideas on the
matter before the International Court
of Justice.”
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nations.
“Washington Democrats have the
power to build a better vision of our
country, and secure a true recovery
for each and every one of us who call
America home,” Awawdeh continued.
“It’s time they start listening to the
majority of the American voters and
take bold action to ensure all our
futures.”
Yaritza Mendez, co-director of
organizing at Make the Road New
York, said, “Our communities have
fought tooth and nail for decades for
a pathway to citizenship, and that is
what we deserve.
“Immigrants are integral to our
country and should not constantly
fear being separated from their loved
ones,” Mendez said. “Temporary work
permits fall short of meeting the needs
of our loved ones and neighbors. We
urgently call on the Democratic leadership
to deliver on their promise and
ensure the ‘Build Back Better’ package
includes a path to citizenship for millions
of immigrants.”
The rally and march came after the
news that the current “Build Back
Better” package only includes a parole
plan, which would grant temporary
and time-limited immigration and
work benefits to immigrants brought
to America as children, Temporary
Protected Status (TPS) holders and
farmworkers, but without any path to
a green card and eventual citizenship.
NYIC, an umbrella policy and advocacy
organization for more than 200
groups in New York State, joined
national partners in demanding the
Democratic Party deliver on their
promise to deliver legalization for millions.
Over the past few weeks, NYIC has
launched a video ad; immigrant New
Yorkers held an evening vigil in front
of Sen. Schumer’s Brooklyn home; a
rally in front of his Manhattan office; a
four-day #NoSleepTilCitizenship sleepout
in front of the Senator’s Brooklyn
home; and rallied in Long Island to
keep up the pressure for a pathway to
citizenship to be included in the final
budget reconciliation package.
A few weeks before Biden’s inauguration,
NYIC launched an aggressive
campaign targeted at key members of
New York’s Democratic congressional
delegation, demanding an unequivocal
commitment to achieving a pathway
to citizenship.
NYIC said its work is part of a multi
organizational and national effort
spearheaded by FIRM to transform
America’s immigration system.
It pointed to a recent Data for
Progress poll that revealed that a clear
majority of Americans, 67 percent,
support legalization for Dreamers,
TPS recipients and essential workers.
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Former Guyana’s Vice President and
Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl B.
Greenidge. Associated Press / Bebeto
Matthews