Tag: Venezuela crisis

• Saturday, April 13th 2019 - 07:25 UTC

  World Bank grant for Colombia to help deal with Venezuelan refugees

  

  Colombia will receive a US$ 31.5 million grant to help deal with the flood of refugees from neighbouring Venezuela, the World Bank announced on Friday Colombia has received about a third of 3.7 million refugees who have fled the worsening crisis in Venezuela in recent years - the most dramatic and fastest exodus in the world after war-torn Syria, according to the United Nations.

• Wednesday, April 10th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  OAS Permanent Council accepts Representative of Venezuela’s National Assembly

  

  The Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) approved on Tuesday a resolution on the situation in Venezuela in which it resolves “to accept the appointment of Mr. Gustavo Tarre as the National Assembly’s designated permanent representative, pending new elections and the appointment of a democratically elected government,” and instructs the Secretary General ”to transmit the text of this resolution to the Secretary General of the United Nations.”

• Tuesday, April 9th 2019 - 07:29 UTC

  Venezuela pledges to fulfill its commitments to Cuba despite US sanctions

  

  Venezuela will “fulfill its commitments” to Cuba despite United States sanctions targeting oil shipments from Maracaibo to its ideological ally, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Monday.

• Monday, April 8th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Venezuelans march for power, water and getting rid of Maduro

  

  After weeks of power cuts and limited access to water, tens of thousands of Venezuelans took to the streets on Saturday to back opposition leader Juan Guaido and protest against President Nicolas Maduro, who they accuse of wrecking the economy.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 10:00 UTC

  Blackouts hit Venezuela oil output, and clog Orinoco basin tar-oil pipelines

  

  Rolling blackouts across much of Venezuela that started on March 7 paralyzed most of the country’s oil wells and rigs, which have slowly come back online. Oil output averaged less than 600,000 bpd during the blackouts, the people said, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.

• Saturday, April 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Venezuelans protestors and government supporters take to the streets nationwide on Saturday

  

  Venezuelans are expected to take to the streets nationwide on Saturday, less than a week after power outages left many without basic services and water. US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaido, who declared himself interim president in late January, called on his supporters to gather in the capital Caracas and different areas around the country to protest against President Nicolas Maduro and the “tragic” conditions plaguing the country.

• Wednesday, April 3rd 2019 - 19:15 UTC

  Guaidó after the strip of his immunity: “Nothing is going to stop us”; leaders ask for military intervention

  

  The ruling National Constituent Assembly (ANC) decided to withdraw parliamentary immunity to the opposition leader, President of the National Assembly (AN) and declared interim President of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, who affirmed that nothing will stop him by ensuring that “there is no need to respond to an organism that does not exist. ” Opposition leaders expect to activate an article of the constitution that allows the AN to authorize a foreign military intervention in the country in order to withdraw “illegitimate” President Nicolás Maduro.

• Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Maduro's regime strips Guaido of immunity; Venezuela remains with no power

  

  Venezuela's chief justice asked lawmakers on Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity, taking a step toward prosecuting him for alleged crimes as he seeks to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, April 1st 2019 - 08:20 UTC

  Venezuela collapses: no power, water or internet; Schools suspended, workday limited to 02:00 PM

  

  Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro announced 30 days of electricity rationing on Sunday, after his government said it was reducing the length of the workday and keeping schools closed due to devastating blackouts plaguing the country.

• Sunday, March 31st 2019 - 17:07 UTC

  Venezuela suffers the fifth mass blackout of the month

  

  A new massive blackout was recorded this weekend in Venezuela after a nationwide interruption of electricity service this Friday, which was slowly restored in main cities as Caracas. However, a new relapse of the supply occurred on Saturday night, affecting 16 states of the country - more than half.