Tag: Colombia

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 19:31 UTC

  Maduro announces “total rupture” of relations between Venezuela and Colombia

  

  In the midst of a tense day in which there have been clashes between volunteers and Venezuelan military officials on the borders of the country, President Nicolás Maduro, considered a usurper by the parliament of his country, announced the “total” cessation of diplomatic relations with Colombia.

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 11:00 UTC

  Venezuela: What will happen today?

  

  Venezuela will live a historic day this Saturday, February 23: thousands of people will gather at the borders of the country for a massive mobilization that expects to receive tons of humanitarian aid.

• Saturday, February 23rd 2019 - 10:55 UTC

  Guaido appeared at the “Venezuela Aid Live” in Colombia along with Duque, Piñera and Abdo

  

  The president of the National Assembly (AN) and recognized Venezuela’s interim president for half a hundred countries, Juan Guaidó, arrived this Friday by surprise to the Colombian city of Cúcuta, where the concert “Venezuela Aid Live” was held, organized by the British billionaire Richard Branson. Guaidó said that he crossed the border to the Colombian side thanks to the support of the Armed Forces of his country despite the prohibition to leave the country that the administration of Nicolás Maduro imposed on him.

• Friday, February 22nd 2019 - 09:48 UTC

  Maduro closes the border with Brazil; Guaidó leads caravan to Colombian border

  

  President Nicolas Maduro ordered the closure of Venezuela's border with Brazil on Thursday in an increasingly fraught power struggle. Guaido set out in a convoy of vehicles to personally pick up US aid being stockpiled on the other side of the Colombian border, defying Maduro's military to stop him.

• Thursday, February 21st 2019 - 09:09 UTC

  Maduro's regime closes air and sea traffic from Caribbean islands to block humanitarian aid

  

  Venezuela’s government said on Wednesday that it was closing its border to air and sea traffic from three Caribbean islands in an effort to block aid shipments to the country organized by the Venezuelan opposition.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 09:23 UTC

  Trump calls on Venezuelan military to support opposition leader Juan Guaido

  

  President Donald Trump said on Monday that “a new day is coming in Latin America,” as he sought to rally support among the largest Venezuelan community in the U.S. for opposition leader Juan Guaidó. Speaking at Florida International University in Miami before large American and Venezuelan flags, Trump said the U.S. stands behind Guaido, whom the U.S. recognizes as the country's rightful president, and condemns President Nicolas Maduro's government and its socialist policies.

• Saturday, February 16th 2019 - 16:36 UTC

  US Air Force plane takes off with help for Venezuela

  

  A C-17 cargo plane of the United States Air Force took off Saturday from the Homestead Air Force Base, in Florida, with the Venezuelan-Colombian border as the destination. The aircraft is one of three that will transport 250 tons of food, hygiene kits and nutritional supplements, a congressional aide to the US Congress told the Associated Press (AP).

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 22:11 UTC

  United Kingdom confirms humanitarian aid for Venezuelans

  

  The government of the United Kingdom announced on Tuesday that it will grant 6.5 million pounds, approximately 8.4 million dollars, to finance the different humanitarian agencies that are in the region assisting Venezuelan citizens inside and outside their country.

• Tuesday, February 12th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Brazil ready to provide humanitarian aid to Venezuela through Roraima

  

  Venezuelan opposition envoy Maria Teresa Belandria was received as her country’s official ambassador in Brazil on Monday and said Brazil’s government would provide all possible support to get humanitarian aid to the border.

• Monday, February 11th 2019 - 08:33 UTC

  Guaidó warns Venezuelan military that blocking humanitarian aid is a “crime against humanity”

  

  Opposition leader Juan Guaido, recognized by some 50 countries as Venezuela's interim president, warned the military on Sunday that blocking humanitarian aid from entering the country is a “crime against humanity.”