Venezuela

Thursday, October 22nd 2020 - 09:24 UTC
Venezuela plans massive immunization with Russian and Chinese vaccines

Venezuela plans to vaccinate citizens with Russian and Chinese coronavirus vaccines, which could arrive in the South American nation in December or January, President Nicolas Maduro said.
Wednesday, October 21st 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Venezuelan tanker listing dangerously: fears of a catastrophic spill of 1,3 million barrels of crude

Concerns are growing that an oil tanker carrying millions of gallons of oil could spill its load into the sea between Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, causing an ecological catastrophe.
Wednesday, October 7th 2020 - 09:35 UTC
UN human rights council condemns Venezuela and extends two years the mandate of investigators

The United Nations Human Rights Council on Tuesday extended by two years the mandate of investigators who have documented executions, disappearances, and torture in Venezuela that they say may amount to crimes against humanity.
Tuesday, October 6th 2020 - 09:26 UTC
US Southern Command: Efforts to oust Maduro “have worked” though “not so fast”

International efforts to overthrow Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro “have worked,” Admiral Craig Faller, head of the U.S. Southern Command, said Monday but added that it will take time to get results.
Monday, October 5th 2020 - 09:58 UTC
Guyana's big profits dreams crushed by the pandemic and the “resource curse”

By Amy Myers Jaffe (*) – This year was supposed to bring great things for Guyana. ExxonMobil discovered massive oil deposits off the South American country’s Caribbean coast in 2015, and Guyana sold its first cargo of crude oil this February. As production ramps up, its first stage offshore wells were projected to produce 750,000 barrels a day by 2025, tripling the size of Guyana's economy, from US$ 3,4 billion to US$ 13 Billion.
Wednesday, September 23rd 2020 - 08:44 UTC
US Asphalt Company pleads guilty to paying bribes to South American leftist governments to win contracts

A major U.S. asphalt company agreed to pay US$16.6 million in fines while pleading guilty Tuesday to federal charges that it paid millions in bribes to officials in Brazil, Ecuador and Venezuela for almost a decade to win lucrative contracts.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:50 UTC
US imposes more sanctions on Iran and Maduro, and demands Europe follows suit

The United States said on Monday it was imposing sanctions on Iran's defense ministry and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro under a contested UN authority and demanded that Europe follow suit.
Tuesday, September 22nd 2020 - 08:31 UTC
Mexican court unfreezes bank account of company blacklisted by US for trading with Venezuela

Mexican court has unfrozen the bank accounts of a local company blacklisted by the United States for trading in oil with Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA despite US sanctions, Mexico's anti-money laundering unit said.
Friday, September 18th 2020 - 09:40 UTC
Latin America resuming normal social and public life too soon, warns WHO

Latin America has started to resume normal social and public life at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic still requires major control interventions, World Health Organization regional director Carissa Etienne warned.
Thursday, September 17th 2020 - 09:15 UTC
UN report slams Venezuela government for methodical extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and torture

The Venezuelan government was accused of committing crimes against humanity in a report published on Wednesday by a United Nations-backed fact-finding mission.