Venezuela’s new amnesty law makes political prisoner’s release possible

The Venezuelan government released José “Mazuco” Sánchez, a political prisoner, on Wednesday from a high-security prison near Caracas, according to activists.

Helping Venezuela: Amazon partners with Airlink to support cargo flights from MIA to Caracas

To help the victims of the earthquakes in northern Venezuela, Amazon announced a new partnership with Airlink to support seven weekly flights to Caracas.

Helping Venezuela: Faith-based nonprofit Mercy Chefs team arrives at Caracas

With more than two decades of experience in humanitarian relief work, Janette Alvarez, a bilingual member of nonprofit Mercy Chefs, was in Venezuela on Saturday.

Helping Venezuela: A week after quakes, reports of hurdles abound

A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela, the Global Empowerment Mission had dispatched more than $1 million in aid, according to the Doral-based nonprofit’s representatives.

Helping Venezuela: Doral-based nonprofit dispatches over $1 million in aid from community

A week after the 7.2- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes in Venezuela, the Global Empowerment Mission had dispatched more than $1 million in aid, according to the Doral-based nonprofit’s representatives.

Helping Venezuela: Doral-based Global Empowerment Mission runs distribution center in Valencia

After they stopped accepting donations on Monday afternoon in Doral, dozens of Global Empowerment Mission volunteers clapped because more help was on the way to the devastated coastal towns of Venezuela.

Helping Venezuela: Miami-Dade rescue teams set to deploy for earthquake relief

The U.S. Southern Command announced Saturday that it is sending additional military resources to Venezuela as part of the U.S. government’s ongoing earthquake relief mission, which was requested by the Venezuelan government and is being led by the U.S. State Department.

Helping Venezuela: Officials close La Guaira, require volunteers to register in Caracas

Venezuela’s disaster zone was closed to the public on Saturday morning, and witnesses reported on social media that law enforcement and the military were turning away donors and volunteers.

Helping Venezuela: Grey Bull Rescue Foundation team arrives at Caracas

The Tampa-based Grey Bull Rescue Foundation, a veteran-led and donor-funded nonprofit organization, had a team in northern Venezuela on Saturday.

Helping Venezuela: Veteran-led Project DYNAMO delivers 20,000 pounds of aid in 1st 48 hours

Project DYNAMO already had a team on the ground ready to help when the devastating 7.2 and 7.5 magnitude quakes struck late Wednesday.

Helping Venezuela: U.S. Southern Command focuses on airport damage

The U.S. Southern Command reported U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Jarrard was already working to solve problems in Venezuela after the earthquakes.

JetBlue plans new Fort Lauderdale flights to Venezuela

JetBlue recently announced plans to offer direct flights to and from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela.

Assignment Venezuela: After Castro indictment, protesters in Caracas see ‘momentum’ afoot

The indictment of Raul Castro was big news in Venezuela, especially among those who consider the ouster of the country’s dictator, former President Nicolas Maduro, the beginning of change.

Assignment Venezuela: Caracas residents report inflation continues to plague highly-dollarized economy

It has been about four months since Nicolás Maduro’s capture, and residents in Caracas say they are still feeling the economic pain.

Venezuelan students in Caracas protest death of late political prisoner’s mother

Central University of Venezuela students were marching on Monday in Caracas to protest a grieving mother’s death after months of demanding that the government disclose her son's whereabouts.

Venezuelan Americans feel hopeful about U.S. embassy reopening in Caracas

As the president of Miami-Dade-based Independent Venezuelan American Citizens, or IVAC, Ernesto Ackerman said he felt hopeful.

Nobel committee chair describes Maduro regime’s crimes against Venezuelan children

During a speech on Wednesday, Jørgen Watne Frydnes, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, described the regime of Nicolás Maduro’s crimes against children in Venezuela.

Maduro faces growing pressure ‘to leave’ Venezuela, expert says

Nicolás Maduro recently accused President Donald Trump of devising a war that he will avoid. An expert said this could be indicative of his intention to flee from Venezuela.

How man went from federal prison in Miami to a powerful job overseeing a country’s industrial system

In a bizarre turn, a 52-year-old Colombian businessman with friends in high places went from sleeping in a federal prison in Miami to recently celebrating his appointment as Venezuela’s new minister of industry and national production.

Pandemic continues to hurt most vulnerable in Venezuela, Colombia

Yummy food delivery app allows Venezuelans in U.S. to help family back home

The Yummy food delivery app allows Venezuelans in South Florida to help their families back home during the coronavirus pandemic.