Venezuelan News in English
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Halliburton eliminates Venezuela staff after U.S. sanctions halt operations
Publicado el enero 03, 2021 9:37 amOilfield services provider Halliburton Co has eliminated all staff positions in Venezuela as a result of U.S. sanctions limiting its operations in the crisis-stricken […]
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Hanke’s inflation dashboard: Venezuela still leads
Publicado el diciembre 29, 2020 2:42 pmVenezuela remains at the summit of my monthly list of the world’s top inflators—those countries in which I measure the annual rates of inflation […]
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Fatal journey: Venezuelan pirogue was overloaded
Publicado el diciembre 29, 2020 2:30 pmSome of the Venezuelan migrants who drowned on December 6, as they embarked on an illegal journey to Trinidad and Tobago, were coming “to […]
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Venezuela’s Maduro calls extension of parliament “unconstitutional”
Publicado el diciembre 29, 2020 1:50 pmVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Monday said a move by the opposition-controlled National Assembly to extend its term into next year was “unconstitutional,” and […]
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Venezuelan drownings: 41 in a boat for eight
Publicado el diciembre 28, 2020 7:26 pmThirty one venezuelans drowned off the coast of Guiria, Sucre after being crammed into a small boat designed for eight people, which capsized on […]
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“Overloading” caused sinking of migrant’s boat, says venezuelan officials
Publicado el diciembre 28, 2020 7:16 pmVenezuelan officials have said that a boat carrying dozens of migrants to Trinidad and Tobago sank earlier this month because it was moving too many people. […]
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Venezuela’s opposition-held Congress extends term after disputed vote
Publicado el diciembre 28, 2020 6:59 pmVenezuela’s opposition-held National Assembly on Saturday approved a statute extending its term into 2021, after a disputed Dec. 6 election in which allies of […]
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US again protects Citgo assets from Venezuela creditors
Publicado el diciembre 24, 2020 10:41 amThe Trump administration on Wednesday extended a measure blocking holders of crisis-torn Venezuela’s debt from liquidating its U.S.-based Citgo refineries as payment. Por AP […]
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Japan, IOM to support project in favor of venezuelan migrants and refugees in Peru
Publicado el diciembre 23, 2020 11:06 amThe Embassy of Japan in Peru and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have signed an Exchange of Notes for the implementation of the project “Humanitarian Assistance […]
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Venezuela resumes direct oil shipments to China despite U.S. sanctions
Publicado el diciembre 23, 2020 10:57 amVenezuela has resumed direct shipments of oil to China after U.S. sanctions sent the trade underground for more than a year, according to Refinitiv […]
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Venezuelan woman struck dead on highway
Publicado el diciembre 22, 2020 11:23 amA woman and a man were killed in separate road collisions early on Monday. By Susan Mohammed/ Daily Express The woman, police said, is […]
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More and more are in need of Christmas charity in Venezuela
Publicado el diciembre 22, 2020 11:16 amIt is an old tradition in Venezuela to help those in need at Christmas, donating toys, food and clothes. But the economic crisis that […]
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Venezuela: Humanitarian groups under attack
Publicado el diciembre 22, 2020 8:04 amVenezuelan authorities are harassing and criminally prosecuting civil society organizations that are doing essential work to address the ongoing humanitarian emergency in the country, Human Rights Watch […]
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UNC: Government needs real plan for Venezuelan migrants
Publicado el diciembre 19, 2020 2:46 pmNAPARIMA MP Rodney Charles accused the Government of making up a Venezuelan migrant policy as it goes along, and in such a way as […]
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Venezuela is quietly quitting socialism
Publicado el diciembre 19, 2020 2:34 pmShantytowns surround Caracas, Venezuela’s capital, like the walls of a bowl. Little houses pile on each other on the steep hills, some reachable only […]
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Venezuela’s ruling socialists to shut all-powerful legislative assembly
Publicado el diciembre 19, 2020 2:16 pmVenezuela’s National Constituent Assembly, a pro-government legislature created in 2017 that was widely criticized for undermining democracy, will cease operations at the end of […]
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US sanctions tech company for aiding Maduro election gambit
Publicado el diciembre 19, 2020 2:03 pmThe Trump administration has imposed sanctions on an Argentine-owned technology company for helping Nicolás Maduro carry out recent legislative elections boycotted as fraudulent by […]
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World court to intervene in Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
Publicado el diciembre 19, 2020 8:56 amhe United Nations’ highest court ruled Friday that it will intervene to settle a decades-old border dispute between South American neighbors Guyana and Venezuela. […]
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Venezuelan migrants under Covid-19: Managing South America’s pandemic amid a migration crisis
Publicado el diciembre 17, 2020 1:38 pmIn a new report from the Latin American Program, “Venezuelan Migrants under COVID-19: Managing South America’s Pandemic Amid a Migration Crisis,” Jacqueline Mazza details […]
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Venezuelan migrant believes wife, son among 23 drowned in attempt to reach Trinidad
Publicado el diciembre 17, 2020 1:28 pmLonging to see his family, a 51-year-old Venezuelan migrant was elated on December 6 when his wife and ten-year-old son boarded a boat from […]
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Venezuelan village mourns 23 drownings, seeks those missing
Publicado el diciembre 17, 2020 1:19 pmTwinkling Christmas lights have been turned off in the remote fishing village of Güiria in Venezuela as hundreds mourn and gather on its shores […]
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The United States Supports the Voices of the Venezuelan People
Publicado el diciembre 16, 2020 6:49 pmWe congratulate the Venezuelan people on the success of the Consulta Popular or “People’s Referendum.” Millions of Venezuelans came together to raise their voice and demand a […]
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Emergency assistance to indigenous peoples affected by Covid-19 in Cesar and La Guajira departments
Publicado el diciembre 16, 2020 1:48 pmColombia hosts the highest number of migrants from Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) in the region, with nearly 1.8 million people. Of these, over 150 […]
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Venezuela’s PDVSA starts oil transfer from offshore facility to barge, sources say
Publicado el diciembre 16, 2020 1:40 pmVenezuelan state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela has begun transferring crude off of an offshore oil facility where governments in two neighboring countries have […]
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UNHCR and IOM saddened at deaths of refugees and migrants in shipwreck off Venezuela coast
Publicado el diciembre 16, 2020 1:11 pmUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) are deeply distressed by the death or disappearance at sea of up […]
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Venezuela wields a powerful ‘hate’ law to silence Maduro’s remaining foes
Publicado el diciembre 14, 2020 7:14 pmFrancisco Belisario, a Venezuelan mayor, retired general and member of the ruling Socialist party, had enough. His loudest local critic had accused him of […]
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20 migrants drown after fleeing Venezuela for Trinidad
Publicado el diciembre 14, 2020 6:17 pmThe bodies of at least 20 migrants who were traveling by boat from Venezuela to the nearby Caribbean nation of Trinidad and Tobago were […]
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OAS approves resolution rejecting venezuelan elections
Publicado el diciembre 11, 2020 1:02 pmThe Organization of American States (OAS) approved a resolution Wednesday rejecting parliamentary elections held over the weekend in Venezuela. By Laura Gamba / AA […]
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Forced back home by the pandemic, venezuelan grandmother sees no choice but to flee once again
Publicado el diciembre 11, 2020 12:55 pmWhen Rosalba decided to flee her native Venezuela, she never imagined she would end up facing so many hardships abroad that returning home would […]
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Legislative election leaves Venezuela in political standoff
Publicado el diciembre 10, 2020 8:23 pmPresident Nicolás Maduro has cemented formal control over all major institutions of power in Venezuela with authorities reporting Monday that his political alliance easily won […]
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