Published 3 May 2023
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The Venezuelan Training School Ship, Liberator Simon Bolívar, left the waters of St. Kitts and Nevis on Saturday, April 29, after being docked at Port Zante the previous four days.
The official visit to St. Kitts and Nevis was part of the activities of the XXXIII Overseas Training Cruise, referred to as “CARIBE 2023”.
While in port, citizens and residents of St. Kitts and Nevis were welcomed onboard the ship for guided tours.
Officers and cadets of the Venezuelan Training School Ship also took part in a wreath laying ceremony at the Cenotaph last Wednesday to pay homage to St. Kitts and Nevis and Anguilla soldiers killed in World Wars I and II and to recognize our men and women martyrs of the Battle of Lake Maracaibo also known as the ‘Naval Battle of the Lake’ was fought on July 24, 1823, on Venezuela’s Lake Maracaibo.
