Tag: Venezuela

Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:51 UTC
Guaido bids for reelection as Venezuelan parliament speaker on Sunday

After a tumultuous year in which he declared himself Venezuela's acting president and at times seemed close to toppling socialist leader Nicolas Maduro, Juan Guaido will bid for re-election as the parliament's speaker on Sunday.
Friday, January 3rd 2020 - 09:50 UTC
Cuba's defense chief and family barred from US for supporting Maduro's regime

The State Department announced on Thursday it was barring Cuba's defense chief from entering the US, citing what it called human rights violations in supporting the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.
Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:20 UTC
In a public release Piñera tells president Fernandez MYOB, abstain from comments on Chilean domestic policy

In a formal public release, the Chilean Foreign office demanded that Argentine president Alberto Fernandez avoid making comments about the internal affairs of the country, following Fernandez statements during a television interview that the international community was not so critical of Chile as it is of Venezuela.
Thursday, December 26th 2019 - 12:00 UTC
Francis urges the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts”

Pope Francis urged the world to let the light of Christmas pierce the “darkness in human hearts” that leads to religious persecution, social injustice, armed conflicts and fear of migrants.
Tuesday, December 24th 2019 - 09:56 UTC
Maduro says barracks assailants are refuging in Brazil and asks Bolsonaro to return the stolen weapons

The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, said Monday that 11 people have been arrested in connection with an assault early Sunday at a military post in the south of the country and said that some of those involved were in Brazil along with the stolen weapons of the installation.
Monday, December 23rd 2019 - 08:55 UTC
Bolivia's interim government decides to join the Lima Group to address the Venezuela situation

Bolivia on Sunday announced its entry into the Lima Group regional bloc that was set up to find a way out of the Venezuelan crisis. The Bolivian foreign ministry said in a statement that it hoped to “contribute to a peaceful, democratic and constitutional solution to the crisis in Venezuela, which must be guided by the Venezuelan people.”
Saturday, December 21st 2019 - 11:05 UTC
Maduro trying to block Guaido's re-election; US anticipates further sanctions

The United States on Friday promised further sanctions to pressure Venezuela's leader Nicolas Maduro, accusing him of bribing lawmakers to block the re-election of his opponent Juan Guaido.
Tuesday, December 17th 2019 - 09:51 UTC
Maduro's court opens criminal cases against four opposition lawmakers

Venezuela's Supreme Court opened criminal cases Monday against four National Assembly lawmakers opposed to President Nicolas Maduro, accusing them of rebellion and treason for their part in a failed military uprising.
Thursday, December 12th 2019 - 17:47 UTC
Venezuela increases oil output amid drive to keep world inventories low

OPEC Wednesday announced that oil pumping in Venezuela in November reached 697.000 bpd. But one country's increase in production may not have a positive impact in the near future in view of OPEC's decision to curb output in an attempt to keep inventories at a level that holds profit margins attractive.
Tuesday, December 10th 2019 - 17:49 UTC
No end in sight for Venezuela's hyperinflation as November indexes are released

Hyperinflation continues to reign supreme in Venezuela as it reached 38.5% in November, with a cumulative rate of 5,515.6% and an interannual of 13,475.8%, the opposition National Assembly reported Tuesday.