Etiket: Venezuela
Oil declines, opening in Venezuela and possible turnaround in Europe
(New York) Oil prices fell on Tuesday, with the prospect, still distant, of a possible resumption of Venezuelan exports and the hypothesis of a European tax on Russian oil rather…
Venezuela | Washington eases some sanctions to promote dialogue
(Washington) The United States announced Tuesday a limited relief of some sanctions against Venezuela, saying it wanted to promote a resumption of dialogue between President Nicolas Maduro and the opposition…
Venezuela | Two police officers taken hostage during a riot in a prison
(Caracas) Forty-seven prisoners who were locked up in a police cell intended for ten people revolted and took two policemen hostage on Sunday near Valencia (center north), announced an NGO…
Venezuela | The domino, master of games and game of masters
(Chichiriviche de la Costa) “Zapato! Fuera! Outside ! shout, hilarious and a little tipsy, the domino players in Chichiriviche, a small fishing village on the Venezuelan coast about fifty kilometers…
After his visit to Venezuela, the Russian Deputy Prime Minister in Cuba
(Havana) Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borissov is due to arrive in Havana on Thursday for a working visit, amid the Russian-Western crisis over Ukraine, the Cuban Foreign Ministry announced.…
Venezuela | Electoral authority rules anti-Maduro referendum request ‘inadmissible’
(Caracas) The Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) declared on Thursday “inadmissible” the request for a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro filed by Venezuelan opponents, who had already announced that…
Venezuela | Twelve hours to collect 4.2 million signatures against Maduro
(Caracas) The electoral authority of Venezuela has given 12 hours next Wednesday to the promoters of a recall referendum against President Nicolas Maduro to collect the more than 4.2 million…
Venezuela | A former oil giant entangled in the crisis
(Puerto Concha) Piping and fittings corroded by rust, spare parts lying on the ground, leaks… In the former oil field of Lake Maracaibo (west) stairs lead nowhere, a metaphor for…
Venezuela | Opposition victory in the stronghold of Chavez: a lesson for the future?
(Barinas) “We have been experiencing this calamity for 23 years. It could not last, ”said Adela Aliso, 62, candle in hand, during mass celebrating the victory of opposition candidate Sergio…
Venezuela: the government asks the opposition to stop its “hypocrisy”
(Caracas) Jorge Rodriguez, one of the key men in Venezuelan power, asked the opposition to stop its “hypocrisy” on Wednesday when he was reappointed as president of the National Assembly…
Venezuela | Juan Guaidó appointed interim president for one year by the opposition
(Caracas) Opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who had proclaimed himself interim president of Venezuela in an attempt to oust President Nicolas Maduro, was confirmed in this post for a year on…
Venezuela | A boat carrying at least nine people wanted
(Caracas) A search was launched on Sunday to find a boat connecting Trinidad and Tobago to Venezuela and carrying at least nine people, AFP learned from a source within the…
Central University of Venezuela celebrates 300 years in the midst of crisis
(Caracas) Professors with tiny salaries due to hyperinflation, students having to choose between “eat and study”, degraded infrastructure… The Central University of Venezuela is celebrating its 300th anniversary in the…
In Venezuela, “Super Mustache” the cartoon to the glory of Nicolás Maduro
Tall, strong, with abs, but above all … mustache! Super Bigote, in French “Super Mustache”, has the features of Venezuelan President Nicolats Maduro. The hero embodies the savior of Venezuela…
Venezuela | President Maduro says he had a meeting with the CIA
(Caracas) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro assured Thursday on national television that he had received a CIA agent while his country is the subject of American sanctions and that he never…
Venezuela | More than 200 police officers convicted of human rights violations
(Caracas) More than 200 Venezuelan law enforcement officers have been sentenced to prison terms of up to 28 years for human rights violations, Attorney General Tarek William Saab said on…
Election in Venezuela | Justice calls for second election in Chavez stronghold
(Barinas) The Venezuelan justice canceled Monday the election of the governor in Barinas (west), stronghold of the Chavez family, requiring the holding of a new ballot in January without the…
Election in Venezuela | The court suspends the counting of votes in the stronghold of Chavez
(Barinas) Justice on Monday suspended the count of votes in Barinas, stronghold of the Chavez family and last of the 23 Venezuelan states whose results of the regional ballot of…
Elections in Venezuela | EU observers described as “enemies” by Maduro
(Caracas) Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday called “enemies” and “spies” European Union observers who came for the recent local elections, denying the irregularities pointed out in their mission report.…
Venezuela: crushing victory for power in regional elections
The power of President Nicolas Maduro, whose re-election to the presidency of Venezuela in 2018 is not recognized by part of the international community, won a landslide victory in Sunday’s…