Tag: Nicolas Maduro

Friday, February 20th 2015 - 03:54 UTC
Maduro's agents arrest metropolitan Caracas mayor on charges of coup attempt

Venezuelan intelligence agents arrested on Thursday opposition leader and Caracas metropolitan mayor Antonio Ledezma, witnesses said, after accusations he was involved in a coup attempt against President Nicolás Maduro.
Friday, February 20th 2015 - 00:30 UTC
Protestors take to the streets in Venezuela on anniversary of opposition leader's year in jail

Backers of jailed Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez took to the streets of Caracas on Wednesday on the first anniversary of his arrest and subsequent jailing, but the mood of last year’s mass protests against the government of President Nicolas Maduro was markedly different.
Saturday, February 14th 2015 - 06:59 UTC
Maduro claims a coup attempt was foiled, and blames the US

Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro Thursday night went on the air and said the intelligence services had foiled a coup and arrested multiple people who were behind the attempt, which was backed by the United States.
Friday, February 13th 2015 - 04:03 UTC
Clashes and tear gas in Venezuela on the anniversary of students' revolt

Venezuelan police fired tear gas Thursday to break up students demonstrating against President Nicolas Maduro's government, on the anniversary of protests that eventually left 43 people dead last year.
Tuesday, February 10th 2015 - 05:45 UTC
S&P downgrades Venezuela long term credit rating to CCC

Ratings agency Standard and Poor's on Monday downgraded Venezuelan long-term credit ratings to CCC from CCC+, citing falling oil prices and the government's failure to address economic distortions.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:50 UTC
Oil Prices Changing The Face Of Global Geopolitics

In a documentary that aired recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular The Fifth Estate program, an allegory of Vladimir Putin was presented. The wily Russian president was described growing up in a shabby St. Petersburg apartment, where he would often corner rats.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 07:17 UTC
Venezuela denies authorization to former presidents to visit political prisoner

The Venezuelan government has turned down a request by former presidents of Chile and Colombia to visit opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez in jail. Chile's Sebastian Piñera and Colombia's Andres Pastrana say they are in Venezuela to support the opposition and have called for the release of Mr Lopez, who was arrested nearly a year ago.
Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 05:43 UTC
In “God will provide” speech Maduro admits economic failure and calls for unity

In a three-hour State of the Nation speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday night, president Nicolás Maduro acknowledged some of the economic realities facing Venezuela: the economy contracted by 2.8% in 2014 and inflation stood at 64%.
Tuesday, January 13th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Arrests in Venezuela following protests over swelling lines for basic goods

At least a dozen protesters arrested in Venezuela remained in jail and masked assailants burned a bus overnight amid scattered unrest over swelling lines for basic goods, activists said.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:34 UTC
Maduro announces 20bn dollars in investment credits from China

President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he had secured a total of more than 20 billion dollars in investment from major creditor China for economic, social, and oil-related projects.