Tag: Venezuela

Tuesday, May 14th 2019 - 09:07 UTC
Venezuela receives 71 tons of medical supplies from China

A second airplane from China carrying medical supplies including medicine arrived in Venezuela on Monday as part of a “humanitarian technical” cooperation agreement between President Nicolas Maduro's government and the Asian powerhouse.
Monday, May 13th 2019 - 09:36 UTC
Venezuelan general calls on forces to rise against Maduro, controlled by the Cuban “communist dictatorship”

A Venezuelan general called on the country's armed forces on Sunday to rise up against President Nicolas Maduro, who has relied on the backing of the military to hold on to power despite an economic collapse.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 23:50 UTC
Venezuela denounces US provocation in national waters when Guaidó announces contacts with the Southern Command

The president of the Venezuelan Parliament, Juan Guaidó, asked on Saturday his diplomatic representative in the US, Carlos Vecchio, to meet with the leaders of the Southern Command of that country to coordinate possible military cooperation in the face of the Venezuelan crisis. Meanwhile, the minister of defense of the administration of Nicolás Maduro, Vladimir Padrino López, warned on the same day “a provocation” of a US Coast Guard vessel that sailed 20 kilometers away from La Guaira, the main port of Venezuela.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 09:55 UTC
US imposes more sanctions on Venezuelan defense and security services

The Trump administration on Friday expanded the scope of its Venezuela sanctions to the defense and security services sectors to try to crank up economic pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Saturday, May 11th 2019 - 08:20 UTC
Venezuela opens borders with Aruba and Brazil; Colombia remains closed

The Venezuelan government is seeking to ease the country's isolation, reopening borders with Aruba and Brazil after shutting off sea and land access in February to block the opposition from delivering humanitarian aid.
Friday, May 10th 2019 - 09:57 UTC
Developers rush to supply electricity to Brazilian state that depends on Venezuelan power

Developers have presented more than 150 proposals for power plants ahead of an auction this month to supply electricity to the Brazilian state of Roraima, which has struggled with a rash of blackouts due to reliance on the shaky Venezuelan power grid.
Thursday, May 9th 2019 - 09:59 UTC
Maduro's police arrest the Venezuelan Parliament vice president after the failed military uprising

The intelligence of Nicolás Maduro's regime detained Edgar Zambrano, vice president of the National Assembly (AN) of Venezuela, on Wednesday, after having supported the military uprising on April 30 against the authoritarian mandatory in the framework of the final phase of Operation Freedom, led by Parliament’s president, Juan Guaidó.
Wednesday, May 8th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
US lifts sanctions on Venezuelan general who broke ranks from Maduro's regime

The US has lifted sanctions on a Venezuelan general who broke ranks from the Nicolás Maduro regime, saying it hoped it would push others to follow. Vice-President Mike Pence on Tuesday said the US would “consider sanctions relief for all those who step up”.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 09:53 UTC
Five dead and 233 arrests, the official result of Venezuela's failed uprising

Five people died and 233 were arrested in protests sparked by a failed military uprising against Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro last week, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on Monday. “All those cases are being investigated,” Mr Saab said in a television interview.
Tuesday, May 7th 2019 - 07:52 UTC
Pence is to announce more incentives for the military to turn against Maduro

US vice-president Mike Pence is set on Tuesday to offer new incentives to Venezuela's military to turn against President Nicolas Maduro, responding to an attempted uprising that fizzled out last week, a senior administration official told Reuters.