Two more bodies from Venezuela’s Delta Amacuro boatwreck have surfaced, bringing to eight the number of people confirmed dead. Venezuelan media reported yesterday that except for the seven passengers who were rescued by a commercial ship operating in the Boca de Serpiente (Snake’s Mouth) last Thursday, there have been no further survivors. As the days go by, the chances of anyone else being found alive grow slim. Full Text -> StabroekNews

Two bodies and seven people rescued are the official figures so far after a boat sank last Friday off the coast of Guiria, Venezuela, in the Gulf of Paria. Those on board were said to be trying to enter Trinidad and Tobago illegally. Over the weekend, the governor of Delta Amacuro state in Venezuela, Lizeta Hernández, confirmed the reports in a statement. Hernández said the boat left in the early hours of Friday from La Horqueta, in the city of Tucupita, carrying about 24 people. By Grevic Alvarado. Full Text -> Newsday