SANTO DOMINGO — The United States has seized a plane used by Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown it from the Dominican Republic to Florida after determining that its purchase violated U.S. sanctions, the U.S.…
MIAMI — The Biden administration has relaunched a humanitarian parole program for Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti and has strengthened the process’ security measures after the government found some fraudulent applications. The Department of Homeland…
CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Venezuela got 3.8 years in prison for smuggling at least 70 pounds of cocaine into the Caribbean. Jose Reinoza, 33, of Caracas, was sentenced to 46 months incarceration after pleading…
CARACAS — An oil spill, which appeared to originate from Venezuela’s El Palito refinery several days ago, has contaminated a bay off the country’s north-central coast in the Caribbean Sea, five sources told Reuters on…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A Colombian man who was deported four years ago has been indicted by a federal grand jury for re-appearing in St. Thomas as an illegal migrant … again. William Giraldo Cabanzo, 59,…
CARACAS — Thousands of Venezuelans marched across the South American country on Saturday over its contested election, as President Nicolas Maduro told supporters some 2,000 people had been arrested during protests against the results. Venezuela’s…
MIAMI — The Biden administration has temporarily halted a humanitarian parole program that has allowed nearly half-a-million nationals from Cuba, Venezuela, Haiti and Nicaragua to live and work in the United States amid concerns of…
CARACAS (AP) — A former U.S. Green Beret who in 2020 organized a failed cross-border raid of Venezuelan army deserters to remove President Nicolás Maduro has been arrested in New York on federal arms smuggling charges. A…
CARACAS (AP) — President Joe Biden and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday called on Venezuela’s government to release detailed voting data from the presidential election. Electoral authorities have said President Nicolás Maduro won,…
WASHINGTON —Senior U.S. and Venezuelan officials restarted talks today, with Washington saying it urged President Nicolas Maduro’s government to ensure that elections scheduled for July 28 will be “competitive and inclusive.” Venezuela’s chief negotiator Jorge Rodriguez said…