Venezuelan News in English Archives

Latin América’s new ‘pink tide’ gains pace as Colombia shifts left; Brazil up next
Publicado el junio 23, 2022 8:46 am
Latin América’s new “pink tide” is gaining pace after Colombia elected its first leftist leader Gustavo Petro, with Brazil expected to follow suit in […]

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Colombia is the latest victim of the pink tide
Publicado el junio 23, 2022 8:39 am
The pink tide is sweeping Latin América, with leftist administrations taking power across the region. Colombia elected Gustavo Petro on Sunday as the nation’s first leftist leader, […]

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Irán’s Raisi pushes regional diplomacy as nuclear tensions rise
Publicado el junio 23, 2022 8:31 am
Tehran has seen a flurry of diplomatic activity in recent months, hosting three presidents in June alone. By Aljazeera – Maziar Motamedi Jun 22, […]

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Norway hopes that Venezuelan gov’t, opposition will resume talks
Publicado el junio 23, 2022 8:24 am
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that it hopes the Venezuelan government and the country’s opposition will resume political talks soon, following an […]

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Petro Upends Colombia Diplomacy by Reaching out to Venezuela
Publicado el junio 23, 2022 8:19 am
Colombian President-elect Gustavo Petro spoke to Venezuela’s government about reopening the border between the countries, likely heralding the end of a long diplomatic impasse […]

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Fighting for political control in Venezuela’s main campus
Publicado el junio 22, 2022 9:41 am
Anchored in the nostalgia of power, the opposition has fought fiercely to gain control of the UCV student movement. Although it’s a legitimate struggle […]

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Leftist’s election to test Colombia’s alliance with US
Publicado el junio 22, 2022 9:35 am
It’s one of the United States’ few enduring alliances in an often-turbulent Latin America, one built around a decades-long partnership combating the nation’s drug […]

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Venezuela
Publicado el junio 22, 2022 9:28 am
Venezuela, country located at the northern end of South América. It occupies a roughly triangular area that is larger than the combined areas of France and Germany. Venezuela is bounded by […]

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Venezuelan Oil exports to Europe set to resume after two years -sources
Publicado el junio 22, 2022 9:17 am
A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela’s oil chartered by Italy’s Eni ENI.MI is about to set sail carrying the first export of crude from the U.S.-sanctioned country to Europe in […]

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The war in Ukraine is a ticking timebomb for Latin América
Publicado el junio 22, 2022 9:13 am
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and his Mexican counterpart, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, don’t agree on much when it comes to foreign policy, even if […]

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In Venezuela, priests convicted of abuse have returned to ministry
Publicado el junio 21, 2022 8:06 am
Clergy who sexually abused children have served little or no time. Critics fault both the Church and the judicial system. By Washington Post – […]

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American detained in Venezuela has attempted suicide, his family says
Publicado el junio 21, 2022 7:57 am
An American who has been detained in Venezuela for nearly two years has attempted suicide, his family said in a statement shared with CNN. […]

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Former U.S. Marine jailed in Venezuela attempts suicide, is hospitalized in Caracas
Publicado el junio 21, 2022 7:52 am
Matthew Heath, a former U.S. Marine jailed under terrorism charges by the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela, has been hospitalized after trying to take […]

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Venezuelan government reps and opposition to attend Oslo Forum
Publicado el junio 21, 2022 7:46 am
Delegates from Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government and the opposition will both attend the Oslo Forum this week, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said on […]

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Crude exports disrupted as Venezuela begins asking for advance payments
Publicado el junio 21, 2022 7:41 am
Venezuela’s PDVSA has started asking spot market buyers of its crude oil to pay in advance for the shipments after several recent payment defaults, […]

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Foreign policy headache looms for Biden admin as Colombia elects first ever leftist president
Publicado el junio 20, 2022 8:29 am
Latin América has taken another leftward turn, this as Gustavo Petro was elected president of Colombia, Sunday, making history as the country’s first leftist elected […]

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Venezuelan oil exports to Europe set to resume after two years
Publicado el junio 20, 2022 8:22 am
A 650,000-barrel-cargo of Venezuela’s oil chartered by Italy’s Eni (ENI.MI) is about to set sail carrying the first export of crude from the U.S.-sanctioned country to […]

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A sidelined Venezuelan opposition is deeply divided over U.S. sanctions
Publicado el junio 20, 2022 8:18 am
As we finally come face-to-face with the ghost of sanction relief, let’s see where do the different factions of the Venezuelan opposition stand in […]

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US removes relative of Venezuela’s Maduro from sanctions list
Publicado el junio 20, 2022 8:11 am
Carlos Erik Malpica Flores, an ex-national treasurer, was put on blacklist in 2017 on charges of undermining democracy. By Aljazeera Jun 17, 2022 The […]

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Inclusion has no borders
Publicado el junio 20, 2022 8:06 am
Marco is a 28-year-old Venezuelan trans man living in Lima. He got used to wearing headphones to cope with the crowded world around him. […]

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Venezuela inflation in May was 6.5% -central bank
Publicado el junio 17, 2022 9:46 am
Venezuela’s consumer price growth accelerated in May, hitting 6.5%, below the 4.4% registered in April, according to data from the central bank. By Reuters […]

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How to level the playing field for women in Venezuelan Politics
Publicado el junio 17, 2022 9:42 am
Despite some small advances and changes in legislation, both chavismo and the opposition make things more difficult for female politicians. But Venezuela could take […]

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Venezuela, Qatar pledge direct flights – Maduro
Publicado el junio 17, 2022 9:37 am
Venezuela’s President, Nicolás Maduro, on Thursday announced that direct flights between Caracas and Doha, the capital of Qatar, will begin from October. By Reuters […]

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After Colombia’s election surprise, a populist TikTok star poses stiff competition
Publicado el junio 17, 2022 9:32 am
In a shock to a political system long dominated by traditional parties and machine politics, an eccentric, 77-year-old populist who promises drastic budget cuts […]

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Venezuela president praises Irán fuel shipments during visit
Publicado el junio 17, 2022 9:27 am
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro on his first visit to Iran says the Islamic Republic helped his nation by sending badly needed fuel despite U.S. […]

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Armed Groups Grow under Maduro
Publicado el junio 16, 2022 8:13 am
The Nicolás Maduro regime has been exploiting the growth of armed groups in Venezuela, encouraging the strengthening of some illegal groups considered useful for […]

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Venezuela president talks cooperation with Qatar emir
Publicado el junio 16, 2022 8:09 am
Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro met Wednesday with Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani in the gas-rich Gulf nation, his fifth stop of a regional […]

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Venezuela’s Maduro meets Qatar’s ruling emir on Mideast trip
Publicado el junio 16, 2022 8:05 am
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro met with Qatar’s ruling emir on Wednesday as part of a Mideast tour. By CHRON Jun 15, 2022 Sheikh Tamim […]

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Tanker built by Irán for Venezuela to carry fuel components in first trip -sources
Publicado el junio 16, 2022 8:01 am
A tanker built by an Iranian shipyard for Venezuela plans to depart next month from the Middle Eastern country with a cargo of fuel components […]

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Venezuelan leader, Iranian president sign 20-year agreement
Publicado el junio 16, 2022 7:54 am
Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and Iran’s hard-line president signed a 20-year cooperation agreement Saturday, a day after Maduro praised the Islamic Republic for sending […]

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