Antigua and Barbuda Facilitates Prisoner Swap Between US and Venezuela
On Tuesday, Venezuela’s Information Minister, Freddy Nazareth Nanez, announced in a message to Reuters that Air Force veteran Joseph St. Clair had been released to U.S. envoy Richard Grenell on the Caribbean Island of Antigua.
This prisoner release coincided with Denise Odelia Charles’s arrival at VC Bird International Airport, marking the end of her 32-year absence as she returned from Venezuela.
The chartered flight that brought Charles to Antigua was the same one that transported St. Clair. After his arrival, he was placed on a flight to the United States.
According to reports, St. Clair had been wrongly detained in Venezuela since November 2024.
St. Clair’s parents expressed their overwhelming joy and gratitude in a release, stating that they are still processing the sudden news of his release.
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