Tag: Venezuela

• Friday, August 6th 2021 - 07:52 UTC

  In thirteen years Venezuela has eliminated 14 zeroes from the Bolivar currency

  

  Because of the hyperinflation process, as of next October the Venezuelan currency, Bolivar, will lose six zeroes, the central bank announced on Thursday, This is the third time in thirteen years that monetary officials in the country appeal to eliminating ciphers.

• Tuesday, July 27th 2021 - 09:08 UTC

  Duque wants Venezuela to be declared “promoter of terrorism” for harboring FARC dissidents

  

  Colombian President Iván Duque Monday said several former guerrilla commanders were being granted shelter in Venezuela and asked the United States that Venezuela be added to the list of countries that promote terrorism.

• Monday, May 4th 2020 - 07:54 UTC

  Venezuela launches new repression campaign after announcing a “failed terrorist attack” from Colombia

  

  Venezuela's government said it foiled a marine incursion on Sunday by “terrorist mercenaries” who attempted to enter the country on speedboats from neighboring Colombia.

• Friday, May 1st 2020 - 08:31 UTC

  US looking into Mexican firms involved in oil for food accord with Venezuela

  

  The U.S. State Department, the Treasury Department and the U.S. Embassy in Mexico are investigating at least two Mexican firms involved in an oil-for-food pact signed in 2019 with Venezuela’s government, U.S. officials said.

• Tuesday, April 28th 2020 - 06:55 UTC

  “Brazil on the path to prosperity, not in the path of despair as Argentina and Venezuela”

  

  “We're on another path, the path of prosperity, not in the path of despair”, said Brazilian economy minister Paulo Guedes when asked about Argentina's decision to partially abandon Mercosur. It was also an opportunity for president Jair Bolsonaro to openly express support for his the “super” minister, who seemed strongly weakened following the forced resignation of the other “super” minister Sergio Moro.

• Thursday, April 23rd 2020 - 09:22 UTC

  Pandemic forcing Venezuela's Maduro and Guaidó to hold exploratory talks

  

  Allies of both Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his bitter foe, opposition leader Juan Guaido, have secretly begun exploratory talks as concerns grow about the possible impact of coronavirus, according to sources on both sides.

• Wednesday, April 1st 2020 - 18:23 UTC

  Guatemala/Belize dispute, a potential second front during the Falklands conflict?

  

  The Falklands War, a 10-week undeclared conflict between Argentina and the United Kingdom, broke out in April 1982 over two British dependent territories in the South Atlantic. However, it appears, the Argentine threat was not the only one that Downing Street had to counter at the time.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Russia's oil giant Rosneft, yields to US pressure: ceases operations in Venezuela

  

  Russian oil production giant Rosneft said it had ceased operating in Venezuela and transferred its assets to a company own entirely by the Russian government. The move is apparently intended to shield the company from US sanctions aimed at punishing entities that do business with the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, March 30th 2020 - 07:27 UTC

  Retired Venezuela general charged with drug-trafficking turned himself to US authorities

  

  A retired Venezuelan general has turned himself over to Colombian authorities after the United States charged him with drug-trafficking and offered a reward for his capture, local media reported. Cliver Alcala turned himself in on Friday to the Colombians, who in turn handed him over to US authorities, the El Tiempo de Bogota newspaper said.

• Friday, March 27th 2020 - 09:05 UTC

  US Justice offers US$ 15 million for the capture of Maduro, head of “The Cartel of the Suns”

  

  The US Justice Department announced the indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday for “narco-terrorism” and offered US$15 million for information leading to his capture.