Maduro

A recent Associated Press article (New York Times, 3/17/20) headlined "IMF Rejects Maduro's Bid for Emergency Loan to Fight Virus" declared: The request is an about-face for Maduro, who for years refused to share economic data with the Washington-based lender and just last month condemned it as a tool of U.S. imperialism. In…

Caracas (AFP) - The United States ramped up the pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro this week by accusing him of "narco-terrorism" and offering a $15 million bounty for information leading to his capture.It's the latest in a succession of measures to try and force Maduro from power in favor…

notabanker March 28, 2020 at 7:11 am I was wondering if that United Airlines story would make the links here. Literally hours after they get the bailout passed, the CEO is saying it’s not enough and workers will go as soon as the October deadline is passed. This is all…

A retired Venezuelan army general indicted alongside Nicolas Maduro has surrendered in Colombia and is being taken by Drug Enforcement Administration agents to New York for arraignment, four people familiar with the situation told the Associated Press on Friday. Cliver Alcala has been an outspoken critic of the Venezuelan president…

CARACAS/BOGOTA (Reuters) - U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents on Friday remanded in custody retired Venezuelan general Cliver Alcala, three people familiar with the matter said, after he agreed to work with prosecutors who charged him, President Nicolas Maduro and other top officials with drug trafficking. Alcala surrendered to DEA agents…

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The Trump administration has indicted Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro and more than a dozen members of his inner circle, stepping up measures to drive the socialist leader from power. U.S. prosecutors announced the charges Thursday, accusing Maduro of narcoterrorism. Washington backs opposition politician Juan Guaidó, who…

FILE PHOTO: Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro speaks during a news conference at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, March 12, 2020. REUTERS/Manaure QuinteroMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia said on Friday U.S. “narco-terrorism” charges against Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro were absurd, adding that sanctions on Caracas could become “a tool of genocide” amid…

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said on Thursday that drug trafficking charges by the United States against President Nicolas Maduro announced earlier in the day showed the "desperation" of the "Washington elite". Arreaza said the decision by the administration of US President Donald Trump to offer rewards for the capture of…

rss President of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro is now the Most Wanted man in the Americas. (Photo by Carolina ... Cabral/Getty Images) Getty Images It took long enough. But the U.S. Department of Justice has announced today that Nicolas Maduro, head of the ruling Socialists United of Venezuela (PSUV), and many…

However, last January, the Trump administration formally recognized a rival to Maduro, Venezuelan assembly leader Juan Guaidó, as the president of the country. “As alleged, the Maduro regime is awash in corruption and criminality,” Attorney General William Barr said. Several other regime officials, including the defense minister and head of…