The president of the Aruba Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Diederik Kemmerling, raised the need to reopen the border with Venezuela with the aim of increasing commercial exchange, in addition to benefiting tourism.

According to the official, the main items that arrive to the island from Venezuela are food and construction materials. Opening the border would boost the economy of both territories by encouraging imports and exports.

In an interview with Crónicas del Caribe, Kemmerling noted: “The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Aruba wants to open the border with Venezuela completely. This is very important for importing and exporting products, because right now the products in the supermarket are very expensive.”

According to data from the Central Statistics Office of Aruba, during the first four months of 2024, Venezuela was ranked fifth among exporters to the island. “In that period, 1,590 tons were imported, compared to 1,381 tons during the first three months of 2023,” said office states.

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Daniel Palacios, Ministry of the Interior of Colombia, signed the decree establishing the closure of all air, river and land borders in the country from Saturday 28 at 6:00 p.m. until Monday, May 30 at 6:00 p.m., due to the development of the presidential elections.

According to what is indicated in the decree: “The measure must include migratory controls at border land and river posts. Transits that must be carried out due to unforeseeable circumstances or force majeure are exempted from the restriction.”

On the other hand, the decree refers to the dry law established in the Electoral Code of Colombia, which will be applied throughout the national territory of the New Granada country and will come into force from Saturday, May 28 at 4:00 p.m. until Monday, May 30 at 12:00 noon.

Colombians residing in Venezuela vote at border posts

Venezuela and Colombia have not maintained diplomatic relations since February 23, 2019, for which all Colombians who live in Venezuela and wish to vote must go to the border posts.

The National Registry of Civil Status of Colombia notified that “184,421 Colombians residing in Venezuela are registered in the electoral census”, who will be able to vote at the border posts of the departments of Norte de Santander, Arauca, La Guajira and Guainía.

The process for the election of the new president of Colombia began on the border between Colombia and Venezuela on May 24, while in the country they will be held next Sunday, May 29.

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The United States will open its borders this week to vaccinated international travelers after 20 months of closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. This measure will be carried out at the land, air and sea borders and a day of incidents is expected.

The new policy will end non-essential travel restrictions that were first enforced in March 2020, although Americans had no restrictions on returning home.

Until now, only foreigners with permanent residence and holders of specific visas (such as students) have been able to enter the country from the affected regions. To get there, many foreigners have had to first go through Mexico or Costa Rica, remain in quarantine for two weeks, and then fly to the United States.

Travelers will need to present proof of complete regimen of one of the six vaccines authorized by the WHO: Moderna, Pfizer, Janssen, AstraZeneca, Sinovac and Sinopharm. Others, like Sputnik, are not allowed.

Travelers must also present a negative PCR or antigen test carried out no later than three days before the trip. Those under 18 do not need to be vaccinated, but a negative test for those over 2 years of age is a must.

Source: dpa

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