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T&T blocks sanctioned Venezuelan craft
Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021
T&T blocks sanctioned Venezuelan craft from repatriating its nationals
Trinidad and Tobago has rejected its consent previously granted for a Venezuelan aircraft to land in the country to carry out a repatriation exercise. The decision comes after authorities discovered that the plane was sanctioned by the United States.
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