Tag: Venezuela

• Saturday, December 7th 2019 - 09:40 UTC

  Guyana optimistic it will win the Esequibo dispute at the International Court of Justice

  

  President David Granger is optimistic that the International Court of Justice (ICJ) will dispense a ruling in Guyana’s favor in the border case with Venezuela. The Guyanese president expressed these sentiments while appearing on the popular radio program, Hot Seat.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Guaidó admits “acts of corruption” among legislators from his opposition coalition

  

  Venezuela's opposition on Sunday said it will investigate alleged wrongdoing within its ranks after a media outlet reported that a group of opposition lawmakers had unduly advocated for a businessman linked to the government of President Nicolas Maduro.

• Monday, December 2nd 2019 - 09:29 UTC

  3 reasons why Latin America has erupted in protests

  

  From Chile to Venezuela and Bolivia to Nicaragua, it’s no understatement to say that Latin America is on fire.

• Tuesday, November 26th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Colombia expelling 59 Venezuelans arrested during street protests

  

  Colombia said on Monday it was expelling 59 Venezuelans for taking part in street protests, as conservative President Ivan Duque gathered with business and labor leaders in a bid to quell violent anti-government protests.

• Monday, November 25th 2019 - 09:43 UTC

  A US$ 1.35 billion appeal fund launched to meet Venezuelan migrants humanitarian needs

  

  A US$1.35 billion appeal has been launched to meet the increasing humanitarian needs of Venezuelan refugees and migrants in Latin America and the Caribbean and to support the communities hosting them. The ongoing political and economic crisis in Venezuela has forced more than 4.6 million citizens to flee, nearly 80% of whom are sheltering in the region.

• Tuesday, November 19th 2019 - 08:55 UTC

  Maduro publicly thanks God for the all mighty dollar as an escape valve for Venezuela's economy

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro embraced the currency of his bitter rival the United States on Sunday, calling it an “escape valve” that can help the country weather its economic crisis amid U.S. sanctions aimed at forcing him from power.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Venezuelans take to the streets to protest against Maduro, but crowds are smaller and feel frustrated

  

  Venezuela's opposition staged nationwide protests against President Nicolas Maduro on Saturday and Sunday and called for a new wave of demonstrations to revive their stalled effort to topple the deeply unpopular ruling Socialist Party.

• Monday, November 18th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Bolivian interim government cuts relations with Venezuela and orders Cuban medical teams out of the country

  

  Bolivia's interim leadership says it has broken diplomatic ties with the Government of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and ordered Cuban medical teams to leave Bolivia.

• Saturday, November 16th 2019 - 09:49 UTC

  Guaidó expects today a large protest march throughout Venezuela

  

  The widely recognized as interim president of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, convened for this Saturday a great day of protest throughout the country to maintain the pulse in the street against the government of Nicolás Maduro, an initiative backed by the Episcopal Conference of Venezuela (CEV), which also called for citizen mobilization.

• Thursday, November 14th 2019 - 08:43 UTC

  Venezuela ex intelligence chief missing after Spanish court agrees to his extradition to the US

  

  Venezuela's former military intelligence chief has gone missing in Spain just days after a court-approved a request for his extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, police said on Wednesday