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Venezuela to tax hard-currency transactions between clients of private banks
Publicado el noviembre 25, 2020 6:09 pmVenezuela said on Wednesday it will tax hard-currency transactions between clients of the same bank, an effort by President Nicolas Maduro’s government to boost tax […]
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Rights commission alarmed as Venezuelan minors deported from Trinidad and Tobago
Publicado el noviembre 25, 2020 11:51 amThe Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Monday expressed concern for dozens of Venezuelan migrants, including 16 minors, who were deported from neighboring […]
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Ad exec feeds downtrodden Venezuelans from his bicycle seat
Publicado el noviembre 25, 2020 8:57 amAndrés Burgos’ world was becoming increasingly solitary. The office of his advertising firm was practically empty, thanks to Venezuela’s crushing economic crisis, and many […]
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Judge in Trinidad expresses concern about deportation of Venezuelan children
Publicado el noviembre 25, 2020 8:43 amJustice Avason Quinlan-Williams said Monday it was “a bit concerning” and “disturbing” that the court’s order to have the Venezuelans appear in the court […]
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Venezuela’s Guaido Seeks to Maintain Bipartisan U.S. Support Amid Biden Transition
Publicado el noviembre 25, 2020 8:29 amVenezuela’s opposition hopes to maintain bipartisan support from politicians in the United States as President-elect Joe Biden prepares to take office in January, opposition […]
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Ambassador Sandoval accuses Nicolás Maduro of being the main person responsible for crimes against humanity and predicts his prosecution
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 10:13 amWith the sponsorship of the Peruvian University of Applied Sciences and the ‘Alfonzo X el Sabio’ University, this Friday was held the Forum “The […]
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Maduro gov’t scores legal victory in $1bn Venezuelan gold tussle
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 10:03 amA legal battle over $1bn worth of Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England (BoE) took a fresh twist on Monday after a […]
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How to live in a country in constant crisis
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 9:52 amWhile people in the U.S. are on the brink of an explosive political conflict and brace for years of unrest in a divided country […]
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Venezuela’s human-capital flight
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 9:39 amKamala Harris wants equal outcomes for all. Hugo Chávez promised the same. By WSJ – Wall Street Journal – Mary Anastasia O’Grady Nov 08, […]
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Venezuela to discuss dollarization plan with local banks
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 9:22 amVenezuelan central bank officials have summoned executives from a handful of local financial firms to discuss plans to create a clearing and settlement system […]
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Venezuela’s Bitcoin story puts it in a category of one
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 9:04 amVenezuela is an example of cryptocurrency adoption during an economic crisis. No other economy facing hyperinflation has come near the South American nation in […]
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US Ambassador to the UN: “We are pressing for free and fair elections”
Publicado el noviembre 17, 2020 8:39 amThe Ambassador of the United States (USA) to the United Nations (UN), Kelly Craft, reiterated that the US government is working to achieve free […]
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Venezuela to buy 10 million doses of Russian COVID-19 vaccine
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 10:02 amVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday that his government has agreed to buy 10 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19. By […]
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Deputy Silva denied that the capital of Venezuela lives in a “bubble” and denounced the crisis of basic services
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 9:52 amThe Deputy of the National Assembly (AN), Ivlev Silva, assured that Caracas, the capital of the country, is no longer a “bubble” and that […]
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Will Venezuela’s economic crisis remove Maduro from power?
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 9:39 amIn desperation, Maduro’s autocratic regime has turned to Iran, another pariah state, for assistance. The collapse of Venezuela’s once-mighty oil industry has not only […]
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Biden heralds shift in US strategy toward Venezuela
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 9:19 amPresident Donald Trump’s election defeat marks the end of a hardline pressure policy designed to oust Venezuela’s leftist president Nicolas Maduro, and the arrival […]
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Miami judge blasts Venezuela’s top airline for ‘fraud’
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 9:01 amTwo Venezuelan businessmen once convicted in the U.S. as unregistered agents of the late Hugo Chavez have scored a major victory in a Miami […]
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President (e) Guaidó: The EU, by ratifying its pressure measures, reaffirms that it will not recognize that Maduro electoral farce
Publicado el noviembre 16, 2020 8:44 amThe president in charge of Venezuela, Juan Guaidó, recognized the efforts of Venezuelans and the international community to jointly reject the electoral fraud that […]
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López supports the extension of the EU sanctions against Maduro’s regime: “We will continue to do what corresponds until we dismiss the dictatorship”
Publicado el noviembre 15, 2020 9:23 amThe presidential commissioner for the Center of Government, Leopoldo López, celebrated that the European Union maintains pressure against Nicolás Maduro’s dictatorship. By CCN – […]
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Venezuela opposition to appeal decision finding PDVSA 2020 bonds valid
Publicado el noviembre 15, 2020 9:10 amVenezuela’s opposition said on Friday it planned to appeal a U.S. court ruling that found state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela’s (PDVSA) 2020 […]
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On Latin America, Biden’s brand of diplomacy will be a major shift from Trump
Publicado el noviembre 15, 2020 8:58 amWhen it came to Latin America, the Trump administration pursued a relatively narrow agenda, focusing on stemming illicit immigration and targeting leftist governments in […]
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Living without CITGO: Why Venezuela may lose its crown jewel
Publicado el noviembre 15, 2020 8:41 amThe decision of renewing the license that would save the company from falling into the hands of its creditors depends on one man. That […]
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International report highlights the success of the “Health Heroes” program promoted by the Legitimate Government of Venezuela
Publicado el noviembre 15, 2020 8:28 amThe international news agency Reuters published this Thursday a report highlighting the hard work carried out by the president in charge of Venezuela, Juan […]
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The regime aims at NGOs working for Human Rights in Venezuela
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 10:12 amIt’s been raining for two weeks in Táchira state and several rivers and streams have flooded, thousands of families have lost their homes; Looks […]
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Pizarro condemned the regime’s lack of cooperation with the UN related to allegations of human rights violations
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 9:56 amThe United Nations Commissioner for Human Rights, Miguel Pizarro, denounced that Nicolás Maduro’s regime once again failed to comply with its duty to respond […]
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Phantom Buyers in Russia, Advice from Iran Help Venezuela Skirt Sanctions
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 9:45 amOn Aug. 21, a tanker called the Otoman docked at the Jose oil terminal on Venezuela’s coast in the Caribbean to load 1.82 million […]
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Funds seized in U.S. help Venezuela health workers survive crisis
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 9:26 amFor Venezuelan hospital security guard Yurymay Diaz to buy a full cart of groceries and put aside enough money to buy new shoes for […]
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Venezuela VP, PDVSA chief travel to Russia to ‘deepen ties’
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 9:04 amVenezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez and the head of the South American country’s state oil company, PDVSA [PDVSA.UL], arrived in Russia to “deepen strategic […]
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Commissioner Borges: “Maduro leads a criminal state with an anti-western agenda
Publicado el noviembre 13, 2020 8:48 amThe Presidential Commissioner for Foreign Affairs, Julio Borges, participated this Tuesday in the forum “Countering Malign Foreign Influence in Venezuela”, an event organized by […]
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Slew of tankers sail toward Venezuela, suggesting oil export rebound
Publicado el noviembre 12, 2020 10:18 amAt least 18 oil tankers are expected to load oil for export from Venezuela in the coming weeks, according to tracking data and internal […]
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