Venezuela’s oil exports fall in July as indian demand declines

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s oil exports declined in July as demand from India weakened after the ceasefire in the conflict involving Iran allowed Middle Eastern crude cargoes stranded in the Persian Gulf to reach international markets, Bloomberg reported. July data tracked by Kpler Ltd. show that shipments of Venezuelan crude to India, one of […]

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United States resumes deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants

The Daily Journal.— The United States resumed deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants on Monday after suspending the program following the June 24 earthquakes. According to official information released by the government repatriation program, Flight No. 165 transported 147 Venezuelans, including 132 men and 15 women. Authorities from the national and regional governments received the deportees […]

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U.S. frames new political dialogue within Trump’s three-phase plan

The Daily Journal.— The U.S. Department of State endorsed the start of talks between the Venezuelan government and the opposition delegation led by Dinorah Figuera, placing the process within the strategy that President Donald Trump’s administration has outlined for Venezuela. In a press statement released Monday, spokesperson Thomas Pigott confirmed U.S. support for the initiatives […]

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Who are the PSUV negotiators for the dialogue with the 2015 National Assembly?

The pro-government delegation brings together the Chavista movement’s chief political strategist, a former foreign minister, two lawmakers, a key party organizer, and a representative of the coexistence program promoted by Delcy Rodríguez. The Daily Journal – Delcy Rodríguez’s administration has assembled its team for the dialogue table with the National Assembly elected in 2015. Jorge […]

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National government and a sector of the opposition prepare to launch a new round of talks

The Daily Journal — Venezuela’s current National Assembly and Dinorah Figuera, president of the 2015 National Assembly, will take part in a new round of political negotiations. Figuera returned to Venezuela on June 18 after spending eight years in exile. She accepted an invitation from the U.S. Department of State to discuss Venezuela’s political transition. […]

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ICE arrests former Venezuelan soccer captain after TPS termination

The Daily Journal – U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested a former captain of a Miami college soccer team at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport after the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program for Venezuelan nationals ended. She has an active asylum application. ICE agents stopped 28-year-old Claudia Carolina Rodríguez Caglianone as she went through the […]

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Ballard Partners, Trump-connected lobbying firm, to open an office in Caracas

The Daily Journal. — Ballard Partners, one of the leading lobbying firms in the United States and one that has seen its revenue surge during President Donald Trump’s second term, announced Wednesday that it will open an office in Caracas, as U.S. companies and multinational corporations show renewed interest in investing in Venezuela. Scott Wagner, […]

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ABC: U.S. Congress investigates fund managing Venezuelan oil revenue

The Daily Journal. — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) has launched an investigation into the fund through which the Donald Trump administration manages revenue generated from Venezuelan oil exports. Representatives Joaquín Castro and Sean Casten, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Tim Kaine, requested the investigation. They are seeking information about the accounts […]

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Senior U.S. official questioned over handling of Venezuelan oil funds meets Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas

The Daily Journal. — Caleb Orr, the U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs, met with Acting President Delcy Rodríguez in Caracas on Wednesday. Two weeks earlier, members of the U.S. Congress questioned Orr about the management of revenue generated from the sale of Venezuelan oil. Caracas announced that Rodríguez held […]

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