Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2024 - 19:02 UTC

  Oldest man on earth dies aged 114

  

  Venezuelan national Juan Vicente Pérez Mora passed away Tuesday due to respiratory complications at the age of 114 in San José de Bolívar, Francisco de Miranda municipality, in the state of Táchira. He was certified by the Guinness World Record on Feb. 4, 2022, as the oldest man on earth. He had been born in El Cobre, Táchira State, on May 27, 1909.

• Saturday, March 30th 2024 - 09:58 UTC

  Unusual criticism from Lula da Silva and Petro on Venezuela's presidential race controversy

  

  Renowned South American political figures Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil, and Gustavo Petro, head of state of Colombia, have taken an unusual stance against Venezuela's government, criticizing its refusal to allow opposition candidate Corina Yoris to register for the upcoming presidential elections.

• Thursday, March 28th 2024 - 11:40 UTC

  Venezuela: Rosales claims he is not Maduro's candidate

  

  Former Zulia governor Manuel Rosales, who once challenged the late Hugo Chávez Frías for Venezuela's presidency, said he was willing to withdraw from this year's July 28 elections if another opposition candidate made it through the restrictions imposed by Nicolás Maduro's regime. “I am not Maduro's candidate,” he insisted after becoming the most prominent contender on behalf of a fragmented opposition.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 11:45 UTC

  Maduro's regime consolidating as a dictatorship, says Uruguay's FM

  

  Uruguay's Foreign Minister Omar Paganini Tuesday said that Nicolás Maduro's regime was “consolidating itself as a dictatorship” after the main opposition candidates were unable to compete in the July 28 presidential elections. Paganini also underlined that Venezuela was “moving away from any possible democratic practice.”

• Wednesday, March 27th 2024 - 10:52 UTC

  Power outages hit Argentine Embassy in Caracas after granting asylum to opposition leaders

  

  The Government of President Javier Milei denounced the power outage at the Argentine Embassy in Caracas after the Libertarian administration granted asylum to a group of Venezuelan nationals chased by the Nicolás Maduro regime.

• Tuesday, March 26th 2024 - 11:40 UTC

  Venezuelan opposition unable to enter Yoris' candidacy before deadline

  

  Venezuela's main opposition coalition, the Democratic Unitary Platform (PUD), announced in the early hours of Tuesday that it had been unable to register Corina Yoris' candidacy for the July 28 presidential elections within the deadline established by the National Electoral Council (CNE).

• Tuesday, March 12th 2024 - 21:42 UTC

  Venezuela blocks Argentine aircraft from its airspace in retaliation for cargo plane seizure

  

  Venezuela has announced the closure of its airspace to aircraft originating from or bound for Argentina, following the seizure of a cargo plane that was subsequently handed over to U.S. authorities. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil declared, “Venezuela exercises full sovereignty in its airspace,” vowing that “no aircraft” from Argentina will be permitted to fly over Venezuelan territory until compensation is provided for damages caused by the seizure.

• Wednesday, March 6th 2024 - 22:55 UTC

  María Corina Machado hits back at Lula da Silva's criticism: “Me crying, President Lula?”

  

  María Corina Machado, the opposition candidate elected in Venezuela's October primary elections, has responded strongly to Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva's recent comments indirectly criticizing her candidacy.

• Saturday, March 2nd 2024 - 10:32 UTC

  Lula and Maduro review Venezuelan elections; Essequibo not discussed

  

  Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil and Nicolás Maduro of Venezuela met Friday in Kingstown, (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines) to discuss issues concerning both countries, Agencia Brasil reported citing a statement from the Planalto Palace. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 8th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac).

• Thursday, February 22nd 2024 - 11:25 UTC

  Venezuelan military refugee in Chile is abducted from his home in an apparent commando operation

  

  A former Venezuelan Army Lieutenant who had fled his country and had been granted political asylum in Chile has been abducted apparently in a commando operation sanctioned by Caracas, it was reported Wednesday in Santiago.