Caracas. The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, proposed this Saturday a constitutional reform to establish life sentences and lifelong political disqualifications for crimes of corruption and treason in the South American country, where the maximum penalty is 30 years in prison. “The time has come for a constitutional reform to introduce into our Constitution the … Read more
NY. The UN Security Council on Monday called for “moderation” in both Guyana and Venezuela, expressing concern about the “possible escalation of tensions” between the two countries over the territorial dispute over the oil-rich Essequibo. . The members of the Security Council, of which Guyana has been a part since January, expressed in a statement … Read more
At the least opportune moments, the worst news in an athlete’s career often happens. The months leading up to the Olympic Games tend to be inopportune for some of them. The main reason, injuries. However, these types of incidents, to which all athletes are exposed, reach even more dramatic tones, and are magnified if they … Read more
The former Minister of Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami. The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saabannounced this Tuesday the arrest of the former Minister of Petroleum Tareck El Aissami for his alleged participation in a corruption scheme in the oil sector, whose whereabouts had been unknown for a year, when he resigned from his position … Read more
Caracas. The Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro, yesterday questioned his Ecuadorian counterpart, Daniel Noboa, for the assault on the Mexican embassy in that country last Friday night, and assured that said action was carried out in coordination with the United States. “Noboa, he doesn’t even go to the bathroom to relieve himself without asking permission from … Read more
Tareck El Aissamiformer vice president and former right-hand man of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, this week joined an already extensive list of ministers of Chavista governments persecuted by the justice system of his country for alleged acts of corruption. El Aissami is the fourth oil minister of the administrations of Hugo Chávez Frías and Maduro, … Read more
Caracas. The attorney general of Venezuela announced on Tuesday that former Oil Minister Tareck El Aissami was arrested more than a year after his resignation following the arrest of several officials linked to strategic sectors, including the state corporation Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA). ). El Aissami would be linked to a million-dollar corruption plot initially … Read more
God given hair. The Parliament’s Domestic Policy Committee of Venezuela -controlled by chavismo– prepares a bill against “traitors to the country” recently proposed by the president of the Legislature, the ruling party Jorge Rodriguez. Deputy God given hairpresident of that commission, said this Wednesday that a team “is already working” on the development of this … Read more
Caracas. The Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, stated this Tuesday that “it is time for the United States to abandon its interference and slavery claims.” In his account on the social network Gil alluded to a statement by the Undersecretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs of the United States Department of State, Brian Nichols, … Read more
The recent arrest in Venezuela of the renowned YouTuber Oscar Alejandro captured the attention of the international communityraising concerns about freedom of expression and the treatment of digital media in the country. The influencer, who resides in Miami and has with an audience of millions on YouTube and Instagramwas arrested at the Simón Bolívar international … Read more