Venezuela

The Colombian capital will become the first city in Latin America to have a permanent envoy from the largest police department in the U.S.

The Maduro government detains activists on charges of terrorism or treason, but ordinary citizens are also arrested under pretexts such as recording businessman Alex Saab while he was on vacation

The group of Chavista leaders who plundered the energy sector treated themselves to a high standard of living. New documents reveal exorbitant expenses on decoration ($7 million), hotels ($1.8 million) and cooking courses ($430,690)... All paid for with money embezzled from — or kickbacks related to — PDVSA

Officials said the sale, done without U.S. government authorization, violated export control laws and also improperly benefited Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard

The company said the concessions were granted by Guyana and that it is committed to its operations despite the tensions with Venezuela. Previous attempts to explore for oil and gas in that area have failed

The National Electoral Council has not announced dates yet, but the government is moving toward elections without oppposition political alliance Plataforma Unitaria (Unitary Platform)

The U.S. is pledging to help Guyana buy new aircraft, helicopters, a fleet of military drones and, for the first time, radar technology

The operation, carried out during Donald Trump’s administration, skirted international law and targeted dozens of people, including the Venezuelan president himself, according to The Associated Press

Caracas views Washington’s decision as an attack on its sovereignty and maintains its veto on opposition candidate María Corina Machado

The U.S. presses President Maduro to let all opponents run for office and to release more political prisoners

The Treasury Department gave companies doing business with Venezuela’s state-owned mining company until Feb. 13 to wind down operations

Hundreds of people who do not have the resources to carry on their journey to the United States or to return to the south are stuck in the Central American country. They are left to rely on charity and precarious jobs to continue financing their dream

María Corina Machado won a presidential primary held in October by the faction of the opposition backed by the U.S. She secured more than 90% of the vote

The Chavista regime denounces the existence of a plan to assassinate the president and casts doubts about plans for elections in 2024

The negotiations between the Maduro administration and the opposition are on hold. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has continued to refrain from ruling on the participation of the candidate who is most critical of the president

The death of a Venezuelan artist rekindles the debate on gender-based violence and puts the spotlight on the challenges facing street performers

Police officers violently raided the offices of teachers’ union leader Víctor Venegas and imprisoned him. He recently organized protests for education workers demanding better salaries

A law discussed in the National Assembly could render independent civil associations in the country ineffective

A Defense official said the U.S. would help Guyana create a more organized and better equipped military in coming months

The rate is still the highest in the world, but it has sharply declined from the 305% recorded in 2022. Experts believe it is on a downward trend

Behind every migrant who sends money to their family abroad lies a story of uprooting and hardship, but also of solidarity and hope

Chavismo could be considering other candidates for the election due to the Venezuelan president’s low popularity

It is the latest in mounting tensions between Venezuela and the former British colony

The HMS Trent’s visit led Venezuela to begin military exercises a day earlier in the eastern Caribbean near its border with Guyana as the Venezuelan government presses its claim to a huge swath of its smaller neighbor

In one of Latin America’s chief host countries for migrants and refugees, foreigners must contend with bureaucracy and job insecurity as they dream of being reunited with their relatives