The US president arrived last night in Jamaica, a first since Ronald Reagan in 1982.
Barack Obama was warmly welcomed in Kingston by Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. The head of the White House went to the Bob Marley Museum, the former home of reggae legend who died in 1981. The US president would then participate in the meeting of Caricom, the Caribbean Community. Objective: To offer an alternative to cheap Venezuelan oil.
Venezuela, whose relations with Washington are notoriously complicated since Chavez and his successor Maduro era.
Pro and anti-Venezuela have also demonstrated yesterday in Panama which will take place tomorrow Summit of the Americas. A highly anticipated summit with a historic meeting announced between Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro, while the two countries have initiated a rapprochement since December.
