Tag: Nicolas Maduro

Wednesday, October 10th 2018 - 11:59 UTC
Chile's President says Bolsonaro's plan is “what Brazil needs”

Chilean President Sebastián Piñera Tuesday welcomed Brazilian far-right presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro's economic plan and explained it is what the largest economy in the region needs.
Tuesday, October 9th 2018 - 08:31 UTC
Protests in Venezuela over the killing of a jailed opposition lawmaker

Protesters in Venezuela have accused the government of murdering a jailed opposition lawmaker, who the authorities say killed himself. Crowds were calling for justice at a rally outside the Sebin intelligence agency headquarters in Caracas where Fernando Albán had been held.
Monday, October 8th 2018 - 16:36 UTC
UNHCR calls “monumental crisis” the migration of Venezuelans

The UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, made a visit to the Colombian-Venezuelan border to understand the dimensions of the exodus of Venezuelans that, according to the UN statistics, 1.9 million have left Venezuela since 2015 due the Venezuela's economic and social situation.
Saturday, October 6th 2018 - 09:12 UTC
Top Republican Senator will travel to Venezuela “to assess the situation”

The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee will travel to Venezuela “to assess the current situation,” a spokeswoman said, amid tensions between Caracas and Washington.
Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:08 UTC
“Thank you Donald Trump, for surrounding me with dignity” replies Maduro next to US sanctioned officials

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro replied to Donald Trump's UN speech saying his comments were an apology for America’s history of colonialism in the region and offered words of support for the sanctioned officials who joined him during an event broadcast over state television.
Wednesday, September 26th 2018 - 09:04 UTC
Trump urges the UN to support a “restoration of democracy” in Venezuela

The United States imposed new sanctions on President Nicolas Maduro’s wife and several of his top allies on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump urged members of the United Nations to support a “restoration of democracy” in the once-booming Venezuela oil producing nation.
Wednesday, September 19th 2018 - 08:11 UTC
China agreed to invest US$ 5bn in Venezuelan oil, alleges Maduro

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that new investments from China will help his country dramatically boost its oil production, doubling down on financing from the Asian nation to turn around its crashing economy.
Tuesday, September 18th 2018 - 08:44 UTC
Maduro's Turkish stake delight, shocks and infuriates hungry Venezuela

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dined on expensive steak at a “Salt Bae” restaurant in Istanbul during a stop-off returning from a visit to China, drawing furor back home where millions struggle to get enough to eat and red meat is a rare luxury.
Friday, September 14th 2018 - 09:11 UTC
A Judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuela chavista officials with corruption

A judge in Andorra has charged 29 Venezuelans with corruption - among them two former deputy ministers. Prosecutors allege that they were part of a network of corrupt officials who received US$ 2.3bn in bribes from companies in return for lucrative contracts with Venezuela's state-run oil company, PDVSA.
Friday, September 14th 2018 - 08:50 UTC
Maduro in China after more financial support to prop Venezuela's collapsing economy and oil output

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is travelling to China to discuss economic agreements, as the crisis-struck OPEC nation seeks to convince its key Asian financier to disburse fresh loans.