Tag: Venezuela crisis

• Thursday, June 20th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bachelet in Venezuela to check human rights situation; Maduro releases 21 political prisoners and applauds the visit

  

  The United Nations' top human rights official arrived in Venezuela on Wednesday for a visit that comes amid heightened international pressure on President Nicolás Maduro for allegedly silencing opponents with jail, torture and excessive violence.

• Friday, June 14th 2019 - 22:54 UTC

  Michelle Bachelet visiting Venezuela next week to examine Human Rights situation

  

  Michelle Bachelet, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, confirmed her visit to Venezuela between June 19 and 21 to meet with President Nicolas Maduro, as well as several ministers and senior officials of his Government.

• Saturday, June 8th 2019 - 22:19 UTC

  Argentina: Overprices of up to 90% in sales to Venezuela detected

  

  Inconsistencies were found in binational businesses for overpricing and irregular billing for more than 20,000 million dollars between Venezuela and Argentina. According to a report from the General Syndicature of the Nation (Sigen), which was accessed by the newspaper La Nación, between 2012 and 2016 at least 15 Argentine companies would be involved in the escrow between the two countries.

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump administration clamps down on US tourist visits to Cuba: cruise industry in shock

  

  The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba on Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  PDVSA: Venezuelan oil exports fall 17% in May

  

  Venezuelan oil exports fell by 17% in May compared to April, due to the difficulty to sell barrels of heavy crude oil that US refiners used to buy and process before the sanctions imposed on the Nicolás Maduro government, reported Reuters.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's diplomat and banker named EU's representative to help with the Venezuelan situation

  

  The European Union on Tuesday named Uruguayan former banker and diplomat Enrique Iglesias as its point man to help end the crisis in Venezuela, part of an intensification of diplomatic efforts to seek new elections.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Guaidó: Oslo talks must ensure exit of Maduro and free and fair elections

  

  Talks between Venezuela's government and opposition on ending months of the crisis were underway in Norway, sources said on Tuesday, but Washington insisted that the only item for discussion should be President Nicolas Maduro's removal.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Colombia and Peru call on the world to face the massive migration of Venezuelans

  

  Colombia and Peru on Monday called on the international community to commit more aid to help them cope with an influx of around three million Venezuelans who have migrated to the two countries in recent years.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 09:59 UTC

  Norway, the seat for discussions between Venezuelan officials and opposition?

  

  Representatives of Venezuela's government and the opposition have traveled to Norway to discuss potential options following a failed uprising against President Nicolas Maduro, according to four opposition sources.

• Thursday, May 16th 2019 - 06:48 UTC

  US suspends all commercial passenger and cargo flights with Venezuela

  

  The US Department of Transportation on Wednesday ordered the suspension of all commercial passenger and cargo flights between the United States and Venezuela, citing reports of unrest and violence around airports in the South American country.