Venezuela
Thu, 07 Jan 2021 09:55:00 GMTCredit Suisse cuts relations with wealthy Venezuelan families
Fearing of doing business with politically-exposed clients in a sanctions-hit country, Credit Suisse Group AG has cut relationships with a number of Venezuela’s wealthy.
Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:14:00 GMTLima Group does not recognize Venezuela's Maduro National Assembly
The Lima Group, a regional bloc comprised mostly of Latin American nations, said on Tuesday that it does not “recognize the legitimacy or legality of the National Assembly installed on January 5” in Venezuela.
Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:34:00 GMTPolitical prisoner dies in Venezuelan jail: fears for the lives of twelve others
Venezuelan member of the Pemon indigenous group accused of aiding a raid on a military post in late 2019 died on Sunday in a jail close to Caracas, rights group Penal Forum said in a tweet.
Tue, 29 Dec 2020 09:22:00 GMTMaduro calls on Judiciary to act against “unconstitutional” opposition controlled National Assembly
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term into next year was “unconstitutional,” and called on the country's justice system to “do its work...
Tue, 15 Dec 2020 08:59:00 GMTTwenty Venezuelan “boat people” drown fleeing from the country
The bodies of at least 20 migrants who were travelling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were found over the weekend, officials said.
Fri, 11 Dec 2020 09:00:00 GMTUK announces travel bans and asset freezes for human rights violators
The United Kingdom Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Secretary announced travel bans and asset freezes for 11 Russian, Venezuelan, Gambian and Pakistani human rights violators.
Thu, 10 Dec 2020 09:30:00 GMTMaduro allies win 91% of the legislature's seats following the Sunday vote
Allies of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro won 91% percent of the legislature's seats following a vote on Sunday that was boycotted by the opposition and disavowed by the United States and the European Union.
Wed, 09 Dec 2020 08:52:00 GMTInternational Contact Group reject Venezuelan election, but Argentina did not sign the statement
The International Contact Group issued a statement on Tuesday to reject the parliamentary elections organized by the dictatorship of Nicolás Maduro last Sunday in Venezuela. The block indicated that the electoral process did n...
Tue, 01 Dec 2020 08:58:00 GMTUS sanctions Chinese company supporting Venezuela's Nicolas Maduro
The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro efforts to undermine democracy.
Fri, 27 Nov 2020 09:42:00 GMTVenezuela resumes direct shipments of oil to China despite US sanctions
Venezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv Eikon vessel-tracking data and internal documents from state company Petroleos ...