Antigua and Barbuda Facilitates Prisoner Swap Between US and Venezuela

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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.

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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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Comments (6)

  • Stone May 21, 2025, 3:37 PM

    Nothing is for free
    Reply
  • Juju Bee May 21, 2025, 5:59 PM

    Well Tuesday was indeed a day of history making in Antigua. Prisoner swap, missing person returned home. This sounds very calculated. Whats really going on
    Reply
  • Food4thought May 21, 2025, 10:50 PM

    Just so happen that a prisoner was on a PRIVATE FLIGHT with a person missing for over 32 Years. Hmmm
    Reply
  • Antigua Surf May 21, 2025, 10:52 PM

    Little Antigua making its name across the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Pacific Ocean. As this handover was done on our soil, let’s imagine the many more things we are capable of
    Reply
  • Unruly One May 22, 2025, 8:27 AM

    Lol Hold Up! Somethinh aint right! 😂! What is this about!
    Reply
  • Ben Simmons May 23, 2025, 12:44 AM

    sweet sweet ANU. lol
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