Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido on Tuesday made his strongest call yet to the military to help him oust President Nicolas Maduro but there were no concrete signs of defection from the armed forces leadership. Early on Tuesday, several dozen armed troops accompanying Guaido clashed with soldiers supporting Maduro at a rally in Caracas, and […]
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Shadow of sanctions could hit Venezuela’s sick hardest
In sanctions-scourged Venezuela, the sick suffer the most. Five-year-old Zabdiel needs a bone marrow transplant. Venezuela’s government has stopped paying his treatment, blaming sanctions by the United States — which is set to add an oil embargo Sunday. Zabdiel’s case is common in Venezuela, where families want answers as their sick children await life-saving transplants. […]
Journalism in Venezuela: it would be ‘a crime’ to stop
Journalism is becoming “very complicated” in Venezuela where power outages, patchy internet and threats of violence have made reporting increasingly difficult, says Luz Mely Reyes. But she says it would be “a crime” to stop. The director of Venezuelan independent news site Efecto Cocuyo made the remarks in Rio de Janeiro after media watchdog Reporters […]
Two employees from Venezuela’s central bank arrested after meeting Guaido: lawyer
Two people who work at Venezuela’s central bank were arrested on Friday after meeting opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has called on public officials to disavow President Nicolas Maduro, according to the employees’ lawyer and a source familiar with the matter. The attorney, Alonso Medina Roa, said the pair – Deny Albujar and Manuel Alberto […]
Maradona fined after dedicating win to Venezuela’s Maduro
MEXICO CITY: Diego Maradona has been fined for dedicating a recent victory by his Mexican club to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Mexico’s football federation said on Monday. The Argentine great, who coaches Dorados de Sinaloa, had dedicated a 3-2 win over Tampico Madero to Maduro and Venezuela in a news conference at the end of […]
Venezuela’s Guaido calls demo to maintain pressure on Maduro
Venezuela’s opposition leader Juan Guaido urged his supporters to demonstrate in the streets Saturday to maintain pressure on his rival President Nicolas Maduro, amid rising anger over the collapse of public services. Thousands of opposition supporters are expected to march through the capital Caracas from 11:00 am on Saturday as Venezuela’s power struggle is exacerbated […]
Venezuela lawmakers loyal to Maduro open door to prosecution of Guaido
Venezuela’s Constituent Assembly, an all-powerful legislature controlled by the ruling Socialist Party, on Tuesday approved a measure allowing for a trial of opposition leader Juan Guaido, in what appeared to be step toward having him arrested. Guaido, leader of the opposition-controlled National Assembly, in January invoked the country’s constitution to assume the interim presidency after […]
Oil hits 2019 high on OPEC cuts, concerns over demand ease
Oil hit a 2019 high above $69 a barrel on Tuesday on the prospect that more sanctions against Iran and further Venezuelan disruptions could deepen an OPEC-led supply cut, and as the market became less worried that demand may slow. The United States is considering more sanctions against Iran, whose oil exports have been halved […]
Top Venezuela court tightens noose on opposition chief Guaido
Venezuela’s Supreme Court called Monday for Juan Guaido to be stripped of his legislative immunity, tightening the noose on the opposition chief just days after authorities announced a ban on him holding public office. Guaido — recognized as Venezuela’s interim president by some 50 countries — is locked in a power struggle with President Nicolas […]
Millions without water as Venezuela crisis deepens
Millions of Venezuelans were left without running water Monday amid a series of massive blackouts, forcing President Nicolas Maduro to announce electricity rationing and school closures as the government struggles to cope with a deepening economic crisis. Maduro announced 30 days of power rationing on Sunday, after his government said it was shortening the work […]