Tides move oil spill away from Tobago to the Caribbean, neighbors on alert
PORT OF SPAIN (Reuters) — A week after an oil spill was first spotted near Tobago's shore, portions of the stain are moving in opposite directions into the Caribbean Sea,…
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US defense official to visit Guyana amid border tensions with Venezuela
GEORGETOWN (Reuters) — A top U.S. defense official will visit Guyana on Monday and Tuesday, the U.S. embassy in the South American country said, as tensions between Guyana and neighboring…
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Deported by US, arrested in Venezuela: One family’s saga highlights Biden’s migration challenge
MIAMI (AP) — Pedro Naranjo idolized his father growing up and followed him into the Venezuelan air force to fly helicopters. So deep was their bond that when the older…
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First output from Venezuela’s Dragon gas field expected in 2 years -Trinidad officials say
CARACAS (Reuters) — A natural gas project to be developed in Venezuelan waters by Shell and Trinidad and Tobago's state firm National Gas Company could achieve first output in the next…
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Guyana president calls Venezuela’s Maduro an ‘outlaw’ in border dispute
GEORGETOWN — A day before their scheduled meeting, Guyana President Mohamed Irfaan Ali called Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro an "outlaw" who is "acting recklessly" in trying to wrest oil-rich land…
Guyana, Venezuela agree to not use force or escalate tensions in Esequibo dispute
KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Reuters) — Guyana and Venezuela on Thursday agreed to avoid any use of force and to not escalate tensions in their long-running dispute over…
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Exclusive: Venezuela prods BP, Chevron to revive gas project near Trinidad, Guyana
CARACAS (Reuters) — Venezuela has begun contacting energy firms involved in an long-idled offshore gas project to push them to begin new exploration and operations near its maritime border with…
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US-owned firms appear to help Venezuela avoid US sanctions
WILLEMSTAD (AP) — A company with an office in Houston and another owned by two American citizens appear to be helping Venezuela bypass U.S. sanctions and quietly transport millions in…
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Venezuelan women increasingly taking up gruelling work of fishing in the Caribbean
CARACAS — Long before sunrise, dozens of people gather around more than 50 boats along this portion of Venezuela's vast Caribbean coast, their tanned bodies showing scars and maimed hands…
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Caribbean leaders seeking discounted oil criticize US sanctions against Venezuela
GEORGETOWN (AP) — Caribbean leaders on Friday denounced U.S. economic sanctions against oil-rich Venezuela, saying they’ve been forced to buy costlier petroleum elsewhere as they struggle with tight budgets. Members…