Colombia, Venezuela border to reopen to cargo traffic The presidents of Colombia and Venezuela say the years-long closure of their countries’ shared border to cargo transport will end Sept. 26 The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022
Third group of migrants settling in after arrival from Texas, Chicago officials say CHICAGO — A group of more than 100 migrants arrived in Chicago Wednesday afternoon from the Texas border, city officials confirmed. Chicago Tribune · Sep 8, 2022
Venezuela: Armed forces make largest pot bust in a decade The armed forces of Venezuela have carried out what authorities say is the largest marijuana bust of the last 10 years in the South American country The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022
Editorial: Trafficked to Chicago? Migrants are not interstate political pawns For a window into the chaos surrounding the current U.S. immigration policy and its enforcement flaws, you only needed to watch the late news in Chicago Wednesday night. Some 60 exhausted migrants, seemingly mostly from Venezuela, found themselves stumbling off a bus and staring into cameras outside Chicago’s Union Station. Chicago Tribune · Sep 3, 2022
Venezuela government again accuses ex-oil czar of wrongdoing The Venezuelan government is again accusing its former oil czar of wrongdoing while he oversaw the country’s most important industry The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2022
Texas buses migrants to Chicago, worsening political tensions Governor Greg Abbott says the buses are needed because President Joe Biden has failed to secure the southern border. Al Jazeera · Sep 1, 2022
Migrants sent by Texas governor arrive in Chicago. ‘People told us no one is going to help you.’ Texas Gov. Greg Abbott blasts what he calls Biden’s border “inaction” and Lightfoot’s pledge to remain a welcoming city for immigrants in sending about 60 to the city: “I look forward to seeing this responsibility in action,” Abbott says. Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 1, 2022
Venezuelan migration picks up, reaches about 6.8M About 6.8 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since economic crisis took hold in earnest for the country of some 28 million people The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022
Behind bars: Latin America women prisons as seen by Ana Maria Arévalo Photographer Ana Maria Arévalo "Dias Eternos" focuses on the condition in detention centers and jails for women in Venezuela, El Salvador and Guatemala. Radio France Internationale · Aug 31, 2022
Son of revolutionary Che Guevara dies in Venezuela Camilo Guevara March reportedly suffers heart attack on visit to Caracas The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
LA man jailed in Venezuela pleas for Biden not to forget him A Los Angeles attorney detained for five months in Venezuela is pleading for help from the Biden administration The Independent UK · Aug 30, 2022
Restoring Chevron operations in Venezuela depends on U.S. -minister Progress in relaunching oil major Chevron Corp's operations in Venezuela under U.S. sanctions on the country depends on licenses from Washington, Venezuelan oil minister Tareck El Aissami said on Tuesday. Reuters · Aug 30, 2022
Venezuela, Colombia take step toward normalizing ties The governments of Venezuela and Colombia have taken a step toward normalizing ties after President Nicolás Maduro hosted an event to welcome the newly appointed ambassador from the neighboring South American country, a post that had been empty since 2019 over a diplomatic impasse The Independent UK · Aug 29, 2022
Andean Community nations push for Venezuela, Chile to return to bloc Representatives of the Andean Community bloc of nations - made up of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, said on Monday that they would like to bring Venezuela and Chile back into the group, as much of South America shifts left. Reuters · Aug 29, 2022
Zenger · Aug 29, 2022 Russian Army Engineers Compete For The Title Of Best Road Paving Team Teams from Venezuela, Russia and China show off their military might at the Army International Games organized by the Russian Ministry of Defense.
Daily Record · Aug 27, 2022 Tyson and Paris Fury's parenting rules including home-schooling ahead of new reality show The show, with a working title At Home With The Furys, is set to give fans an insight into the heavyweight champion of the world as he retires from the ring to embrace a quiet life with his family including wife Paris, 32, father John and his six children.
The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2022 Visa rules in Mexico don't stop Venezuelans headed to US When Mexico imposed a visa requirement on Venezuelans in January, it briefly had the desired effect of plunging numbers of Venezuelans detained at the U.S.-Mexico border
The Guardian - US · Aug 24, 2022 ‘I live in fear’: can Colombia’s new president ease violence at the border? As armed groups prosper, local residents put hopes Gustavo Petro’s pledge to normalise relations with Venezuela
Reuters · Aug 23, 2022 Colombia will guarantee asylum, Petro says, after Venezuela urges extradition Colombia will guarantee the right to asylum and refuge, President Gustavo Petro said late on Monday, after a high-ranking Venezuelan lawmaker urged the extradition of his party's political opposition from Colombia.
Reuters · Aug 22, 2022 Brazil's Lula supports free elections in Venezuela Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva would like to see free elections in Venezuela and a democratic alternation of power like his country enjoys, the former President and current leftist presidential candidate said on Monday.
The Independent UK · Aug 20, 2022 New claims against ex Miami congressman hired by Venezuela New filings in a civil suit allege that a former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire
Miami Herald · Aug 19, 2022 Russia holding war games in Venezuela, sending alarming signals throughout Latin America Snipers from Russia and other countries hostile to the United States are competing in war games being held this week in Venezuela in events described as Olympic games for soldiers that were organized not only to show that Moscow still has friends but also that some of them are in…
Reuters · Aug 17, 2022 Venezuela to support reconstruction of Cuban port damaged by oil fire CARACAS - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Tuesday that Venezuela would support Cuba in the reconstruction of its only supertanker port in Matanzas, which was partially destroyed by a fire after lightning struck one of the its crude tanks.
Tribune News Service · Aug 16, 2022 Jose Rodriguez came to America looking for a brighter future. He ended up a casualty in the political battle over immigration between Texas and New York NEW YORK — Jose Rodriguez was tired, hungry and beaten down when he crossed the border from Mexico into Texas after a two-month journey. He didn’t have money, and he didn’t have many options. Although he had originally hoped to go to Miami, he heard there was a free bus…
The Independent UK · Aug 15, 2022 Pay pushes Venezuelan teachers to protest, consider quitting Public school teachers across Venezuela had planned to use their annual vacation bonus to buy uniforms for their children, waterproof leaky roofs and get new prescription glasses