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WASHINGTON—The Trump administration on Monday blacklisted a major Chinese government-owned defense company it said sold goods to Venezuela that aided political repression by the regime of President Nicolás Maduro. The U.S. Treasury Department said goods sold by China National Electronics Import & Export Corp., or CEIEC, helped the Maduro government…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States imposed sanctions on Monday on Chinese firm China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC), accusing it of supporting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s efforts to undermine democracy.FILE PHOTO: Steven T. Mnuchin, Secretary, Department of the Treasury during the Senate's Committee on Banking, Housing, and…

/ Shows / The Interview Issued on: 27/11/2020 - 20:11 THE INTERVIEW © FRANCE 24 In an interview with FRANCE 24, leading Venezuelan opposition figure Leopoldo Lopez explains how he left Venezuela for Spain last month to be "more effective in our fight against the dictatorship from exile". According to him, President Nicolas…

US Ambassador to T&T Joseph Mondello said the Nicolas Maduro-led regime is to blame for the current humanitarian crisis faced by Venezuela. In a statement, Mondello said Venezuelan authorities under Maduro have committed grave human rights violations and crimes in contravention of international law, including extrajudicial executions, torture, arbitrary detentions,…

The spill-over impact of Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis demands that Caricom stand united in pushing the incoming Biden administration to rescind its economic sanctions against Venezuela.After 14 years of punitive actions against the Chavez and Maduro governments, the United States has nothing to show except an unravelling of that country’s economy…

News Grevic Alvarado 3 Days AgoVenezuelans line up outside the Ministry of National Security in December last year to collect their registration cards to allow them to live and work in TT for one year. - For Venezuelans in TT, the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president of the…

MEDELLIN, Colombia (AP) — “Don’t WORRY!,” reads the cryptic note scribbled on a scrap of perforated paper smuggled out of a dank, basement cellblock. “Han Solo always wins!”The weeks-old message is all the family of Matthew Heath has to pin its hopes on since the former U.S. Marine corporal was…

By AFP     Oct 28, 2020 in World Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro claimed on Wednesday the country's largest oil refinery had come under armed "terrorist" attack and blamed opposition leader Juan Guaido.His claims came a day after opposition leaders revealed there had been an explosion at the refinery in…

BOGOTÁ, Colombia—Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López, a former political prisoner and prominent leader in the movement to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime, fled Venezuela and arrived in Madrid on Sunday, Spain’s government said.... Read More

Leopoldo López, a former political prisoner and prominent Venezuelan opposition leader, has left the country, his Popular Will party confirmed in a statement Saturday.Why it matters: He's been highly influential in the push to oust President Nicolás Maduro's regime and a mentor to opposition leader Juan Guaidó. He'd been in…