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Reading Time: 2 minutes Venezuela’s government has reorganized its crypto team following the alleged arrest of its head Joselit Ramírez is said to have been arrested on charges of corruption, almost three years since U.S. authorities announced they were after him Ramírez was not included in the rejigged crypto department…

CARACAS, Venezuela — In his last televised message before dying of cancer, the late President Hugo Chávez told Venezuelans to choose Nicolás Maduro as his successor, promising that the leftist policies that oversaw a reduction in poverty would continue under the then-vice president’s guidance. That promise remains unfulfilled 10 years…

CARACAS, Venezuela – The regime of socialist dictator Nicolás Maduro debuted an official salsa theme song for Súper Bigote (“Super Mustache”), Maduro’s cartoon alter ego, local outlets reported this week. The song, eponymously titled “Súper Bigote,” is performed by Venezuelan musician El Conde de la Salsa (“The Count of Salsa”)…

Then US President Donald Trump greets Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido at the White House on February 5, 2020 - Copyright AFP Asaad NIAZI Shaun TANDON The move was bold and intended to be decisive. The United States, joined by most of its allies, recognized Venezuela’s opposition leader as interim…

February 4, 2023 — Caracas (AFP) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and the visiting Iranian foreign minister discussed the need for "vigilance in defending their national interests against external pressures," according to a statement released Saturday. The Caracas visit Friday by Foreign Minister Ossein Amir-Abdollahian underlined the strength of an alliance…

News Clint Chan Tack Saturday 4 February 2023 Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro shake hands after an agreement to negotiate a gas exploration agreement at Miraflores Palace, Caracase on December 5, 2016. The agreement for the Dragon gas deal was signed on August 25, 2018.…

VALENCIA, Spain (AP) — Like many of the 7 million Venezuelans who have abandoned their homeland in recent years, when Dinorah Figuera left behind her family and medical career in 2018 she was forced to accept meals from local charities and hop from one low-cost shared apartment to another upon…

The status of the Venezuelan gold currently being held by the Bank of England might fall into regulatory limbo after the dissolution of the interim government of Juan Guaido. The 31 tons of gold have been the subject of dispute between the current president Nicolas Maduro and Juan Guaido since…

CARACAS, Venezuela — For three years, Juan Guaidó led the Venezuelan opposition’s efforts to bring about new elections and remove socialist President Nicolás Maduro. But on Friday, dozens of politicians who once backed Guaidó voted in favor of removing the 39-year-old engineer and replacing his U.S.-supported “interim government” with a…

/ Americas Issued on: 31/12/2022 - 07:13 Venezuelan opposition figure Juan Guaido takes part in a virtual meeting with members of the country’s National Assembly, a body elected in 2015 that is largely symbolic, in Caracas on December 30, 2022. © Leo Alvarez, AFP The Venezuelan opposition on Friday dissolved…