Venezuela

• Thursday, June 6th 2019 - 09:55 UTC

  Trump administration clamps down on US tourist visits to Cuba: cruise industry in shock

  

  The Trump administration clamped down on US tourist visits to Cuba on Tuesday, aiming to cut the flow of dollars to a country that Washington accuses of helping prop up Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 10:50 UTC

  PDVSA: Venezuelan oil exports fall 17% in May

  

  Venezuelan oil exports fell by 17% in May compared to April, due to the difficulty to sell barrels of heavy crude oil that US refiners used to buy and process before the sanctions imposed on the Nicolás Maduro government, reported Reuters.

• Wednesday, June 5th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Brazil reluctantly recognized Venezuela opposition envoy as ambassador

  

  Brazil's right-wing President Jair Bolsonaro received the diplomatic credentials of Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido's envoy to Brazil, formally recognizing her as the ambassador of the neighboring country.

• Thursday, May 30th 2019 - 09:56 UTC

  Oslo talks to continue, says Guaidó, but insists Maduro's removal and free and fair elections

  

  Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaido said that talks hosted by Norway between his delegation and that of President Nicolas Maduro would continue despite Wednesday's discussions ending “without agreement.”

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:58 UTC

  Central Bank reveals that Maduro administration shrunk Venezuela's economy by the half

  

  After several years, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) published results of gross domestic product (GDP) until the third quarter of 2018, with which officially confirms the recession that is experienced in the oil country. With the data it is known then that between the third quarter of 2013 to September of last year the economy lost 52.3%. President Nicolás Maduro is on power since 2014.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:50 UTC

  Uruguay's diplomat and banker named EU's representative to help with the Venezuelan situation

  

  The European Union on Tuesday named Uruguayan former banker and diplomat Enrique Iglesias as its point man to help end the crisis in Venezuela, part of an intensification of diplomatic efforts to seek new elections.

• Wednesday, May 29th 2019 - 09:27 UTC

  Guaidó: Oslo talks must ensure exit of Maduro and free and fair elections

  

  Talks between Venezuela's government and opposition on ending months of the crisis were underway in Norway, sources said on Tuesday, but Washington insisted that the only item for discussion should be President Nicolas Maduro's removal.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:54 UTC

  Colombia and Peru call on the world to face the massive migration of Venezuelans

  

  Colombia and Peru on Monday called on the international community to commit more aid to help them cope with an influx of around three million Venezuelans who have migrated to the two countries in recent years.

• Tuesday, May 28th 2019 - 09:47 UTC

  Rationing, long queues and empty shelves in Cuba as the economy heads to recession

  

  As long lines outside shops with mostly bare shelves are increasingly common in Cuba, and the government has indeed signaled that things are going from bad to worse, Havana is blasting president Donald Trump's administration for the hardship and misery.

• Monday, May 27th 2019 - 06:04 UTC

  Guaidó insists Oslo peace talks are not a negotiation: Maduro must go “if not we will remain in the streets”

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Sunday played down the prospects for success at a new round of mediation with the government to be hosted by Norway next week, saying protests would continue until President Nicolas Maduro resigned.