Year in Review: Biden Continues Bleeding Latino Support, is Even Overtaken by Trump in Latest Poll The scenario is in line with a broader decline of Biden's approval rate heading into 2024 Latin Times · Dec 27, 2023
Year in Review: How Democratic and Republican Officials Seek to Convince Latino Voters The Latin Times spoke to Jaime Florez, from the GOP, and Biden-Harris spokesperson María Casado. These are the highlights Latin Times · Dec 26, 2023
Fugitive defence contractor 'Fat Leonard' returned to US in Venezuela prisoner swap Leonard Glenn Francis fled to Venezuela to escape sentencing in the United States Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2023
US-Venezuela prisoner swap includes notorious key ally of Nicolás Maduro Ten Americans were released in the deal, but critics say release of Alex Saab shows that corrupt Venezuelan officials enjoy impunity The Guardian - US · Dec 20, 2023
'Fat Leonard,' a fugitive now facing extradition, was behind one of US military's biggest scandals Convicted defense contractor Leonard “Fat Leonard” Francis is facing extradition to the United States as part of the Venezuelan prisoner swap The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
U.S. Releases Alex Saab, a Close Ally of Venezuela's Maduro, in Swap for Jailed Americans A news dispatch reported that, in exchange, Venezuela will free some, if not all 10 U.S. citizens still imprisoned in Venezuela Latin Times · Dec 20, 2023
The US has released an ally of Venezuela's president in a swap for jailed Americans, the AP learns The Associated Press has learned that the Biden administration has released a close ally of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in swap for jailed Americans The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2023
Guyana, Venezuela, 11bn barrels of oil – and six centuries of colonial conflict Maduro’s annexation threat is only the latest move on a chessboard stretching back to the 15th century. The outcome could reverberate throughout Latin America and the Caribbean The Guardian - UK · Dec 14, 2023
Biden Links Trump to Venezuela's Maduro and Chávez in Latest Latino-Targeted Political Ad "Republicans, like dictators, want to take things away," says a passage of Biden's new ad Latin Times · Dec 14, 2023
Guyana and Venezuela leaders to meet face-to-face as region pushes to defuse territorial dispute The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela are scheduled to meet face-to-face as regional partners urgently seek to defuse a long-standing territorial dispute that has escalated after Venezuelans voted in a referendum to claim two-thirds of their small neighbor The Independent UK · Dec 14, 2023
ExxonMobil says it will stay in Guyana for the long term despite territorial dispute with Venezuela Oil giant ExxonMobil says it will keep ramping up production in offshore Guyana despite the escalation of a territorial dispute with neighboring Venezuela, which claims that oil-rich region as its own The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023
Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week as region worries over their territorial dispute The leaders of Guyana and Venezuela will meet this week to address an escalating dispute over the Essequibo region that is rich in oil and minerals The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023
The Observer view: Maduro’s land grab in Guyana is a cynical ploy to hang on to power in Venezuela The unpopular leader is eyeing nationalist votes by stoking of tension over Guyana’s Essequibo region The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023
Tensions are soaring between Guyana and Venezuela over century-old territorial dispute A century-old territorial dispute is boiling over between neighbors Guyana and Venezuela The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2023
The Conversation · Dec 8, 2023 Why Venezuela is threatening to annex Guyana's oil-rich province of Essequibo The US air force has taken the unusual step of holding joint drills with Guyana as the United Nations scheduled an emergency meeting of the security council to discuss Venezuela’s threat to annex more than two-thirds of the oil-rich South American country.
Latin Times · Dec 7, 2023 Venezuela-Guyana Tensions Escalate Over Essequibo With U.S. Involved in Military Drills The U.S. Army carried out a joint aerial exercise with Guyana. Washington reiterated its support for the country
International Business Times · Dec 7, 2023 Chevron, Exxon Responses Diverge Amid Venezuela-Guyana Border Buildup ExxonMobil and Chevron are both waiting to see what happens next for Guyana, as a dizzying set of competing incentives come into play.
The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023 Helicopter carrying 5 senior Guyana military officials is missing near tense border with Venezuela A military helicopter carrying seven people has vanished near Guyana’s border with Venezuela
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Guyana's president says it is preparing for a possible incursion by Venezuela into disputed area Guyana's president tells The Associated Press his country is taking every necessary step to protect itself from a potential incursion by Venezuela, which has ordered its state-owned companies to explore and exploit oil and minerals in Guyana’s vast Essequibo region that it considers its own
The Guardian - AU · Dec 6, 2023 Venezuela orders state companies to exploit oil and gas mines in Guyana territory Order from president Nicolás Maduro comes after referendum on whether Venezuela should claim sovereignty over the region
The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023 Maduro orders the 'immediate' exploitation of oil, gas and mines in Guyana's Essequibo Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is ordering the country’s state-owned companies to “immediately” begin to explore and exploit the oil, gas and mines in Guyana’s Essequibo region, a territory larger than Greece and rich in oil and minerals that Venezuela claims as its own
The Hindu · Dec 4, 2023 Needless diversion: On Venezuela’s refereundum and its claim over Essequibo While a border crisis could be a welcome distraction for President Nicolás Maduro from domestic woes, it does not offer any solution to the crises that Venezuela is facing
International Business Times · Dec 4, 2023 Venezuela's Guyana Annexation Referendum Leaves Region On Razor's Edge The Maduro regime is threatening to destabilize the Caribbean in a bid for offshore oil reserves, in a move likely to invite back crippling US sanctions.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 4, 2023 Venezuela referendum result: voters back bid to claim sovereignty over large swath of Guyana Disputed territory of Essequibo is larger than Greece, rich in minerals and gives access to part of the Atlantic boasting oil in commercial quantities
The Independent UK · Dec 3, 2023 Venezuelans vote in referendum over large swath of territory under dispute with Guyana Venezuelans are heading to the polls to try to decide the future of a large swath of neighboring Guyana