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Kimone Francis

Kimone Francis is a senior reporter at the Jamaica Observer who covers politics, offering in-depth reporting and analysis on national and international issues.

PetroCaribe

Venezuela, PetroCaribe, and the “Orgy of Corruption”

By
Ingrid Arnesen,
Jim Clancy,
Dale Elliott and
Kimone Francis | December 5, 2019

How An Oil Alliance Founded by then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to Confront U.S. Influence in the Caribbean Collapsed into Broken Deals, Dashed Hopes and Rampant Corruption.

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