U.S. Prosecutors propose June 2027 trial date for Nicolás Maduro

EFE – Prosecutors in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York proposed Tuesday that the trial of former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, who face drug trafficking charges, begin in June 2027, according to a filing submitted to a federal court in New York. The proposal comes […]

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UN Humanitarian Chief calls for easing sanctions on Venezuela to protect relief efforts

EFE — Tom Fletcher, the United Nations’ humanitarian chief, told EFE on Wednesday that governments should ease sanctions on Venezuela to ensure they do not hinder humanitarian assistance or the country’s recovery efforts following the twin earthquakes. “It is always important for us to have humanitarian exemptions so that nothing required for humanitarian support falls […]

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OFAC temporarily authorizes Transactions for humanitarian aid following Venezuela earthquake

The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a general license Thursday that temporarily authorizes transactions related to humanitarian relief efforts following the earthquake in Venezuela, partially easing restrictions under the country’s sanctions program. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License No. 60, allowing “all transactions related to earthquake […]

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U.S. Restructures sanctions on Venezuela with four new licenses for oil, gas, and electricity

The Daily Journal — The United States has restructured its sanctions regime on Venezuela by issuing four new general licenses that expand operating opportunities for U.S. and allied companies in the country’s oil, petrochemical, natural gas, and electricity sectors under a framework of financial oversight and geopolitical restrictions. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office […]

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U.S. companies may supply technology and software to Venezuela’s mining sector

The Daily Journal — U.S. corporations may now supply goods, technology, software, and services to Venezuela’s mining industry under General License No. 54A issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). The measure took effect on June 10, 2026, under the signature of Director Bradley T. Smith. It amends […]

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U.S. Eases sanctions on Venezuelan gold and authorizes commercial transactions with Minerven

The Daily Journal — The United States government has eased part of the sanctions imposed on Venezuela’s mining sector by allowing U.S. companies to trade, transport, and purchase Venezuelan minerals, including gold, under a new oversight and compliance framework established by the Treasury Department. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) formalized the measure through […]

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OFAC Removes Vessels Linked to Venezuela’s “Ghost Fleet” from Sanctions List

The  Daily  Journal.- As  part  of  its  new  strategy  to  modernize  the  financial  control  system,  the  Office  of  Foreign  Assets  Control  (OFAC)  of  the  U.S.  Department  of  the  Treasury  formally  removed  from  its  Specially  Designated  Nationals  and  Blocked  Persons  (SDN)  List  a  group  of  oil  tankers  that  had  been  sanctioned  for  being  part  of  the  […]

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