EFE. — Texas has become the leading destination for Venezuelan crude oil entering the U.S. market, receiving 43% of total imports thanks to a refining infrastructure built over decades to process heavy crude grades such as those produced in Venezuela. According to S&P Global Commodity Insights data for June, Texas received 43% of the Venezuelan […]
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EFE — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained Venezuelan journalist Wilmer Solano in Miami Beach despite his pending asylum application, according to statements released Tuesday by his family and a Venezuelan journalists’ organization. The arrest took place Sunday in the Haulover Beach area while Solano was working, the Association of Venezuelan Journalists Abroad (Apevex) […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States has received more than $13 billion from Venezuela since the military operation on January 3, when U.S. forces captured Nicolás Maduro and took control of the country’s political leadership. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump argued that the funds obtained from […]
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the long-awaited negotiations over what could become the largest sovereign debt restructuring in more than a decade. More than 15 investment funds have joined the Venezuela Creditors Committee since the United States captured former President Nicolás Maduro in early January, according to a person familiar with the matter. The arrival of new investors has strengthened […]
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By Héctor Sánchez The Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela leaves no room for doubt: sovereignty belongs exclusively and permanently to the people. That principle, which in 1999 promised a transition from representative democracy to a participatory and leading democracy, now appears to have surrendered. As sociologist and Central University of Venezuela (UCV) professor […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated that his administration currently maintains “a very good relationship” with Venezuela and said the United States is receiving substantial financial resources from the country. While speaking aboard Air Force One, a reporter repeatedly asked him about the destination of the money the United States receives from […]
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The Daily Journal — The United States government expressed support on Saturday for Acting Venezuelan President Delcy Rodríguez’s decision to withdraw the country from the Rome Statute. The U.S. administration also urged other member states to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC). Criticism of the court In a statement released by the U.S. Department of […]
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The Daily Journal — Opposition leader María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia acknowledged on Sunday that they are not taking part in the dialogue table the United States promoted between Venezuela’s 2015 National Assembly and representatives of the ruling party. Despite remaining outside the initiative, both leaders said they will closely monitor the process, […]
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The Daily Journal — U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Venezuela is still “not ready” to hold elections. However, he acknowledged that the country has made “significant progress” toward that goal. “Regarding elections in Venezuela, they’re not really ready yet, but we’ve made a lot of progress,” Trump told reporters from the Oval Office […]
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The Daily Journal — Judge Lauren F. Louis of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted former minister Alex Saab permission to skip Friday’s scheduled hearing in the money laundering case against him in the United States. Saab’s defense team also requested that the court enter a not guilty plea on […]
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