Venezuela

• Tuesday, April 19th 2022 - 09:40 UTC

  Venezuelan woman and her son arrested for mocking gov't officials

  

  Venezuelan authorities Monday arrested a 72-year-old woman and her son for mocking President Nicolás Maduro in a Tik Tok video that went viral. They were charged with “incitement to hatred.”

• Friday, April 8th 2022 - 09:19 UTC

  Venezuela's monthly inflation stays within one-digit figures

  

  Venezuela's economic authorities have reported one-digit monthly inflation once again for a country that had grown accustomed to astronomic figures. However, independent observers consider this data to be absurd.

• Tuesday, April 5th 2022 - 09:20 UTC

  Mural of Chávez and Putin together unveiled in Caracas

  

  Clear signs of support for Russian President Vladimir Putin are on display in the Venezuelan capital. A mural of him alongside the late Hugo Chávez Frías has been unveiled Monday in appreciation. Another mural of Argentine football legend Diego Armando Maradona is to be seen in Caracas not far off, it was reported.

• Friday, April 1st 2022 - 09:53 UTC

  ICC to open Caracas office, Prosecutor Khan announces in surprise trip

  

  International Criminal Court (ICC) Prosecutor Karim Khan Thursday announced the opening of an office in Caracas to further strengthen President Nicolás Maduro's pledge to abide by international law in matters of human rights.

• Friday, March 25th 2022 - 09:31 UTC

  Venezuela's Maduro feels worthy of Nobel Prize in Economics

  

  Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro Thursday unleashed anger worldwide when he claimed his government deserved the Nobel Prize in Economics, which earned him a barrage of negative comments on social media.

• Tuesday, March 15th 2022 - 09:29 UTC

  Arrest warrant issued in Argentina against Diosdado Cabello

  

  Argentine surrogate Judge Mariela Alejandra Giménez has issued an arrest warrant against Venezuela's Government leader Diosdado Cabello, number two of the ruling PSUV, should he try to enter the country. Authorities believe Cabello might try to travel through the northern border in the province of Jujuy.

• Friday, March 11th 2022 - 09:35 UTC

  Duque tells Biden Colombian crude available if needed

  

  President Iván Duque has made Colombian oil available to the United States if the Joseph Biden administration needs to stabilize global energy prices following Russia's military operations in Ukraine, it was announced in Bogotá Thursday.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:52 UTC

  Uruguay to pick up the tab for Venezuela's unpaid milk bills?

  

  Uruguayan dairy producer Conaprole has filed a lawsuit against the State for nearly US$ 62 million due to payments owed by Venezuela for the sale of products, Agriculture Minister Fernando Mattos announced.

• Wednesday, March 9th 2022 - 21:10 UTC

  Argentina's monthly inflation above that of Venezuela in 2022

  

  Argentina's consumer price index (CPI) for the month of February of 2022 is expected to be around 3.9%, while Venezuela's would be below half that much, at 1.7%, it was reported.

• Tuesday, March 8th 2022 - 09:54 UTC

  Surprise turnaround of Ukraine invasion: Washington and Maduro regime hold weekend talks

  

  The United States and Venezuela are back in talking terms. White House admitted on Monday that a US delegation held weekend talks in Caracas with the government of Nicolas Maduro including discussions on energy supplies.