Tag: Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

United States Blacklists 2 Venezuelan Officials Over Former Citgo Executives’ Trial

WASHINGTON — The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo sentenced to prison by a Venezuelan court last month. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it blacklisted the Supreme Court judge who presided […]

United Arab Emirates Emerges As Hub For Companies Helping Venezuela Skirt U.S. Oil Sanctions, Report Says

ABU DHABI — In June, the United States imposed sanctions on half a dozen oil tankers managed by established shipping firms. It was a major escalation of American attempts to choke off Venezuela’s oil trade. Within weeks, a little-known company based in the United Arab Emirates took over management of several tankers that had been […]

Trinidad To Impose Stiffer Penalties On Trafficking Of Venezuelans

PORT OF SPAIN — Trinidad and Tobago said it would impose stiffer penalties on those trafficking migrants from neighboring Venezuela, days after a Venezuelan boat headed to the Caribbean twin-island nation sank, killing at least 28 people. A humanitarian crisis in Venezuela has spurred the mass migration of millions, including to Trinidad and Tobago, where […]

What Is The Future Now for Venezuela? Opinion By David Jessop

It is hard to know what the future holds for Venezuela, its opposition leader Juan Guaidó, or the present U.S.-led policy that emphasizes sanctions and isolation. Last week, as was wholly predictable, President Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and allied parties, took 67 percent of seats in the National Assembly in an election not […]

14 Dead In Migrant Shipwreck Between Venezuela And Trinidad

CARACAS — The Venezuelan government said it had found 14 bodies after a ship carrying migrants bound for Trinidad and Tobago was wrecked en route this past weekend. The government said in a statement that 11 bodies were found by a Coast Guard patrol on Saturday afternoon, and “today, following up on the events that […]

Due To COVID-19 Concerns, Cuba Will Isolate Visitors From Main Island Population

HAVANA -— With the coronavirus waning in Cuba, the government plans to restart its tourism industry by sending visitors to five narrow islands that will offer all-inclusive vacations and keep foreigners isolated from the rest of the nation. The state-run system, which debuted last week, is designed to reopen a vital source of economic activity […]

IRAN WARNS! U.S. Poised To Act Like ‘Pirates’ Of The Caribbean Against Fuel Shipment To Venezuela

PORT OF SPAIN — An Iranian news agency close to the elite Revolutionary Guards said today that there would be repercussions if the United States acted “just like pirates” against an Iranian fuel shipment to Venezuela. A senior official in President Donald Trump’s administration told Reuters on Thursday the United States was considering measures it […]