Venezuela
Thu, 25 Feb 2021 10:05:00 GMTVenezuela declares EU's head of delegation persona non grata and gives her 72 hours to leave the country
Venezuela announced on Wednesday that the head of the European Union's delegation in Caracas had 72 hours to leave the country and declared her persona non grata after the bloc imposed new sanctions on Venezuelan officials this...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:25:00 GMTMaduro complains sanctions are hurting Venezuela's ability to fight the pandemic and consequences
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Monday denounced international sanctions against his country, saying they have limited the government’s ability to fight the health and economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis. Europe...
Tue, 23 Feb 2021 08:37:00 GMTEuropean Union adds 19 senior Venezuelan officials to its list of sanctions
The European Union on Monday imposed sanctions on 19 senior Venezuelan officials, lawmakers and members of the security forces in response to December's legislative election that the bloc said was rigged in favor of President N...
Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:15:00 GMTEurope calls on Venezuela for broad talks and new elections, warns of more sanctions
AP – The European Union called for broad political talks in Venezuela to set up new elections and warned that it stands ready to slap sanctions on more senior Venezuelan officials in the country if they undermine democracy or...
Thu, 14 Jan 2021 09:54:00 GMTGuyana and United States sign defense and cooperation agreement
Guyana and the Unites States have signed a new pact aimed at boosting the South American CARICOM nation’s military might. It comes following a decree issued by embattled Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, unilaterally layi...
Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:40:00 GMTAccording to Maduro, extreme poverty in Venezuela reaches 4%; experts place it at 79.3%
After greeting his cabinet, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday “we are back” to the legislative body that he did not attend in 4 years, a period in which the opposition-controlled the National Assembly. In ...
Tue, 12 Jan 2021 09:26:00 GMTUS openly supports Guyana: joint coast guard exercise and visit of top Navy commander
The United States is doubling its support for Guyana in the territorial dispute with Venezuela, another flank in Washington's campaign to force Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro out of power.
Mon, 11 Jan 2021 09:50:00 GMTPolice/gang warfare leaves some 25 people killed in Venezuela
Some 25 people died over the weekend in a clash between police and gangs in Venezuela's capital Caracas, according to news reports and human rights activists, as the government faces international scrutiny for killings by secur...
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.