Venezuela

Friday, August 21st 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Oil spill from refinery triggers an environmental disaster along the Venezuelan coastline

A strip of Venezuela's western coastline boasting pristine beaches and fragile ecosystems such as mangroves and coral reefs could take more than half a century to fully recover from the environmental impacts of a recent oil spill, a researcher said.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:55 UTC
Colombia claims Venezuela is working to acquire missiles from Iran

Colombia's President Ivan Duque claimed on Thursday that the government of President Nicolas Maduro in neighboring Venezuela was working to acquire missiles from its ally Iran.
Friday, August 21st 2020 - 08:50 UTC
Trump accuses Venezuelan president Maduro of blocking humanitarian evacuation flights for US citizens

The government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is blocking US citizens in the country from leaving, rebuffing efforts by Washington to arrange humanitarian evacuation flights, a State Department spokeswoman said on Thursday.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 10:14 UTC
More pressure on Cuba: all private charter flights with the US suspended

The US administration has suspended all private charter flights between the United States and Cuba, to increase economic pressure on Havana. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo tweeted that “the Castro regime uses tourism and travel funds to finance its abuses and interference in Venezuela”.
Friday, August 14th 2020 - 08:47 UTC
Caracas district governor and close ally of Maduro died of Covid-19

Dario Vivas, the governor of Venezuela's Caracas capital district and a strong ally of President Nicolas Maduro, died on Thursday of Covid-19 at 70 years old, officials said.
Tuesday, August 11th 2020 - 09:54 UTC
Venezuelan court sentenced two former US soldiers to 20 years in prison over a failed coup to oust Maduro

A Venezuelan court sentenced two former US soldiers to 20 years in prison for their role in a failed incursion aimed at ousting President Nicolas Maduro in early May, chief prosecutor Tarek Saab said over the weekend.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:49 UTC
US warns Maduro that Venezuela's December elections would be deeply fraudulent

The United States warned on Tuesday that elections planned in Venezuela later this year would be deeply fraudulent, accusing leftist leader Nicolas Maduro of seeking to manipulate the outcome.
Wednesday, July 29th 2020 - 09:30 UTC
White House bars two ex Maduro officials from entering US, alleging involvement in corruption

The United States on Tuesday imposed sanctions on two former officials of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro's government, barring them from traveling to the United States over accusations they were involved in significant corruption.
Thursday, July 23rd 2020 - 09:55 UTC
Venezuela reacts furiously at US decision to put a prize reward for Chief Justice accused of corruption

Venezuela's government blasted a US$5 million US reward offer for information leading to the arrest of the country's Supreme Court president, likening it to something out of the Wild West.
Wednesday, July 22nd 2020 - 08:06 UTC
Putin approves a US$ 4bn loan to Venezuela

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law ratifying the protocol to the intergovernmental agreement on providing a loan to Venezuela by Moscow, which guarantees timely debt repayment to Russia.