Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Tuesday, January 7th 2020 - 08:41 UTC

  Lima Group backs re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaidó

  

  The Lima Group regional bloc said on Monday that it backed the re-election of opposition leader Juan Guaido as head of Venezuela's Congress after the government of Nicolas Maduro forced a separate vote imposing a new leader of the legislative body.

• Monday, January 6th 2020 - 09:56 UTC

  The Venezuelan National Assembly has two speakers: US recognizes Guaidó

  

  Two lawmakers in Venezuela have both declared themselves parliamentary Speaker after a tumultuous day in the country's politics. US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó and rival Luis Parra both claimed to be Speaker of the National Assembly on Sunday.

• Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC

  Cuba's defense chief and family barred from US for supporting Maduro's regime

  

  The State Department announced on Thursday it was barring Cuba's defense chief from entering the US, citing what it called human rights violations in supporting the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Maduro says barracks assailants are refuging in Brazil and asks Bolsonaro to return the stolen weapons

  

  The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said Monday that 11 people have been arrested in connection with an assault early Sunday at a military post in the south of the country and said that some of those involved were in Brazil along with the stolen weapons of the installation.

• Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:05 UTC

  Maduro trying to block Guaido's re-election; US anticipates further sanctions

  

  The United States on Friday promised further sanctions to pressure Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of bribing lawmakers to block the re-election of his opponent Juan Guaido.

• Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Maduro's court opens criminal cases against four opposition lawmakers

  

  Venezuela's Supreme Court opened criminal cases Monday against four National Assembly lawmakers opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of rebellion and treason for their part in a failed military uprising.

• Monday, December 16th 2019 - 09:45 UTC

  Bolivarian countries call Evo's departure from presidency “a coup d'état”

  

  Dignitaries of several Latin America and Caribbean countries Saturday criticized the uprising that led the resignation of Evo Morales as president of Bolivia in - which was dubbed a “coup d'état” in a joint statement in Havanna on the closing day of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA) summit to celebrate the grouping's 17th anniversary.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Guaidó admits “acts of corruption” among legislators from his opposition coalition

  

  Venezuela's opposition on Sunday said it will investigate alleged wrongdoing within its ranks after a media outlet reported that a group of opposition lawmakers had unduly advocated for a businessman linked to the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Maduro publicly thanks God for the all mighty dollar as an escape valve for Venezuela's economy

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embraced the currency of his bitter rival the United States on Sunday, calling it an “escape valve” that can help the country weather its economic crisis amid U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing him from power.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Venezuelans take to the streets to protest against Maduro, but crowds are smaller and feel frustrated

  

  Venezuela's opposition staged nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and Sunday and called for a new wave of demonstrations to revive their stalled effort to topple the deeply unpopular ruling Socialist Party.