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75% of Venezuelans Live on $1.90 Per Day; United States Offers $171M in Help

CARACAS (AP) — The U.S. government plans to pledge more than $171 million today for humanitarian and development projects to assist Venezuelans experiencing a variety of urgent needs at home…

John McCarthy March 17, 2023

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Venezuela To Ship Fuel To Cuba On U.S.-Blacklisted Supertanker

CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela's state-run oil company PDVSA today was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political…

John McCarthy March 13, 2023

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CERAWEEK-Trinidad In Substantive Negotiations With Venezuela On Gas Project

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago has held substantive talks with Venezuela on developing the promising Dragon offshore gas field following a U.S. authorization to begin the long-stalled…

John McCarthy March 10, 2023

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Trinidad Says Negotiations With Venezuela on Gas Project to Happen Soon

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago's Prime Minister Keith Rowley on Friday told Parliament his government had been in touch with Venezuela following a U.S. license to jointly…

John McCarthy February 4, 2023

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‘TRICKY-DADIANS!’ TnT Tries To Skirt U.S. Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil By Paying in Food

PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — Trinidad and Tobago would pay Venezuela for natural gas produced at an offshore development with humanitarian supplies like food and medicine, Prime Minister Keith Rowley…

John McCarthy January 26, 2023

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Venezuelan Crew Member Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Smuggling Off St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Venezuelan crew member admitted in federal court to his role in helping transport 90 pounds of cocaine into the waters off St. Thomas late last year.…

John McCarthy December 15, 2022

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3 Venezuelans Off ‘La Gran Tormenta’ Sentenced in St. Croix Cocaine Case

CHRISTIANSTED — Three Venezuelan nationals caught at sea in 2019 off the coast of St. Croix, and charged in connection with a cocaine conspiracy case, have been sentenced for their…

John McCarthy November 29, 2022

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Venezuelan Who Claimed ‘Pirates’ Put A Gun To His Head and Made Him Smuggle Cocaine Gets 4 Years

CHRISTIANSTED — A Venezuelan defendant who claimed that armed pirates forced him and 10 others to smuggle 121 pounds into St. Croix got nearly four years in prison today. Daniel…

John McCarthy September 8, 2022

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Venezuelan Banker In Bribe Scandal Pleads His Innocence

SAN JUAN — An international banker accused of bribing Puerto Rico’s then-governor to undermine an investigation into his institution turned himself in on Wednesday, almost a month after he was charged in…

John McCarthy September 1, 2022

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2nd Firefighter Dies as Cuba Controls Big Oil Facility Fire

HAVANA — Officials said that a second firefighter has died in Cuba, where crews have controlled a massive blaze that began last week at a key oil storage facility amid…

John McCarthy August 13, 2022