Trade has declined and has yet to recover since the hyperinflationary crisis of 2018, but foreign direct investment and remittances have soared in the last two years
An intelligence report links the Serb and Giovanny Andrés Rojas, known as ‘Araña,’ to a transnational drug‑trafficking network, turning their extraditions into a diplomatic issue between Washington, Bogotá, and Caracas
The measure passed after two weeks of consultations with the opposition, but nearly 200 members of the military have been excluded from the pardon
A month and a half after the US attack, the Bolivarian Revolution is testing a flexible opening and working on consensus to improve the economy
A recent survey by Spain’s Commercial Office in Havana puts the outstanding liabilities at about $276 million and warns that another $80 million are trapped in retained dividends and accounts that cannot be transferred off the island
Five Venezuelans have accused the former military officer, who is currently in an ICE facility and could be deported to Venezuela, of torturing them during the 2013 protests
The new attacks come after the departure of the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford, which since October had been part of the Southern Spear counternarcotics mission
While the world is focused on whether the Cuban government will survive, it is critically important to understand what is happening to ordinary people on the island
The protest has escalated in a Caracas prison after Jorge Rodríguez promised the freedom of all inmates 10 days ago
The recovery of the Caribbean country will require new rules and large investments
The former CIA director tells EL PAÍS he hopes that Trump’s threats against Greenland ‘are just a negotiation strategy’
Amidst a gerontocratic leadership, younger and lower-profile politicians are emerging. Some are already occupying positions of power, such as the great-nephew of Fidel and Raúl Castro
Political prisoners started to be released a month ago, but the pain does not end when they walk free
Chris Wright toured the Orinoco Belt oil fields in Venezuela in the company of President Delcy Rodríguez, and said this year could see a ‘dramatic’ increase in oil, gas and electricity levels
The Brazilian jurist begins his term as president of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights focusing on three key areas: climate action, bringing the court closer to citizens, and expediting measures
On Thursday the National Assembly is scheduled to discuss the bill to release hundreds of political prisoners of the Chavista regime
Once at the helm of the city of Mérida, he now faces possible deportation to Ecuador, where he has no ties, despite having gone through the legal asylum process in the US
Dissidents are beginning to slowly raise their voices again, and the longtime activist says he feels a ‘cautious optimism’
María Corina Machado’s party, the one most affected by the repression, has had up to 200 people arrested
The detention of the opposition leader, just hours after his release, is intended to signal that the authorities remain firmly in charge. ‘There are people who think they can do whatever they want,’ warned Diosdado Cabello
According to the investigation, the president received nearly $3.3 million from companies linked to the Alba Petróleos consortium
The Catholic prelate criticizes Donald Trump’s anti-immigrant offensive and warns that his foreign policy has jeopardized the United States’ ‘moral role’ in the world
After Maduro’s arrest and with the immigration restrictions imposed by Trump, going back to Venezuela is becoming a real possibility for some. However, doubts remains as the Chavista regime continues to hold power
Nicolás Maduro’s alleged frontman, disgraced in Venezuela, has been detained amid confusing circumstances with few clues as to his fate
In his first televised address to the nation since the arrest of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela, the Castroist leader insisted that any negotiation with the Trump administration would take place ‘without pressure’
The author and expert on the Bolivarian Revolution warns that the Venezuelan opposition must strongly denounce its exclusion or the country will risk remaining ‘a dictatorship’