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Mayerlin Mayor left her native Maracaibo with her 7-year-old daughter Victoria this month

Without a solution that restores the flow of money into and throughout the country, the number of Afghans at risk of hunger is doomed to soar, aid groups say.

Voters in the Venezuelan state of Barinas — where Chavismo was born — elected an opposition candidate as governor during a special election on Sunday. It was the first time in more than two decades that a member of the Chávez family wasn’t on the ballot.

A small plane crashed on railroad tracks just outside a suburban Los Angeles airfield on Sunday. Officers pulled out the pilot just before a commuter train hit the plane. The pilot was hospitalized. (Jan 10)

Twice in less than two months, Venezuela’s opposition has prevailed in the gubernatorial race in the home state of the late President Hugo Chávez, with the results giving hope to that faction while shocking the ruling party

Voters in the home state of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chávez have picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the contender representing that faction in November’s regular contest was retroactively disqualified as he was ahead in the vote count.

Voters in the home state of Venezuela’s late President Hugo Chávez on Sunday picked an opposition candidate for governor in a closely watched special election called after the contender representing that faction in November’s regular contest was retroactively disqualified as he was ahead in the vote count. Sergio Garrido, candidate for the U.S.-backed opposition, defeated former foreign minister Jorge Arreaza, whose campaign drew ruling party heavy hitters in an all-out effort to keep the bastion of Chavismo under their control. The candidates campaigned for roughly five weeks after the country’s highest court disqualified opposition candidate Freddy Superlano and the special contest was scheduled.

ExxonMobil said Wednesday that it made two additional oil discoveries off the coast of Guyana as the South American country prepares to become the world’s newest major oil producer. The company said a vessel that arrived in Guyana late last year is expected to start production in upcoming months with a target of up to 220,000 barrels of oil a day. Guyana issued its first oil and gas license to ExxonMobil in 2017 after the company said it made “significant” oil discoveries off the country’s Atlantic coast.

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Richard Rogers, the lauded British architect who was one of the forces behind the Pompidou Center in Paris and later designed London’s Millennium Dome has died.

Farmer Julio Álvarez hasn’t sold milk in about a year and a half even though the cows at his farm in northwestern Venezuela are milked every day

Farmer Julio Álvarez hasn’t sold milk in about a year and a half even though the cows at his farm in northwestern Venezuela are milked every day.

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has named a former foreign minister as his party’s candidate for a special gubernatorial election in the home state of his predecessor and mentor, Hugo Chávez

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has officially joined the centrist Liberal Party — a key political deal in his quest for reelection in 2022

The developer of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant.

Nearly 6 million Venezuelans have left their homeland since 2015, and many are on the move again.

Venezuela's elections have come to a close, with Maduro's party taking 20 of the 23 governorships in the country.

A divided Venezuelan opposition has found itself on familiar territory, having lost an overwhelming majority of races disputed in a regional election over the weekend.

Venezuelans head to the polls this weekend to participate in what has been described as "mega-elections."

The decision to send observers to upcoming local and regional votes undermines the opposition to the regime of Nicolas Maduro.

An international prosecutor has announced an investigation against the Maduro regime for "crimes against humanity," after spending three days in visiting Venezuela.

Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday evening.

The small beachside town street vendors that used to cater to Colombian city tourists have adapted their inventory to their new customers: A new wave of desperate migrants heading to the U.S.

At the Colombian coastal town of Necoclí, there is a store selling only boat tickets to cross the Gulf of Urabá — which acts as the bridge between South and Central America.

Necoclí is no longer the secluded beachside town tourists from neighboring cities used to visit. The stop in a smugglers’ route is old. Local officials say the desperation is unprecedented.

How one family in Venezuela is making a cryptocurrency income from playing video games.

Millions from Latin America to the Middle East are waiting for promised doses of the Russian-made Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine due to manufacturing problems and other issues.

A Vermont man pleaded guilty today to hiring a woman in Venezuela to kidnap an adult male and make a video of the man being beaten, tortured, and suffocated to death, and to conspiracy to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography. Fiore’s digital media, seized and searched by law enforcement, revealed that he paid a woman in Venezuela $4,000 to kidnap, torture, and murder a “slave” in Venezuela. Fiore requested a video of the torture and murder, which the woman sent to him over the internet. Fiore pleaded guilty to murder-for-hire, conspiracy to kidnap or murder a person in a foreign country, conspiracy to produce child pornography, and possession of child pornography. Sentencing Guidelines and other statutory factorsThe woman who sent Fiore the videos, co-defendant Moraima Escarlet Vasquez Flores, is charged with conspiracy to murder and kidnap a person in a foreign country, conspiracy to produce child pornography, production of child pornography, and aiding and abetting the receipt of child pornography.

The government's move to end quarantine for arrivals from 47 countries is hailed as a "genuine reopening".

More people are now coming from Ecuador, Brazil, Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.

The former coup leader's army connections have spooked some in the nation of 2 million.

For the third time in 13 years, Venezuela has slashed zeroes off its inflation-battered currency, the bolivar. This time, it will shed six zeroes, for a total of 14 since 2008. With that, a million bolivars have overnight become one -- still the equivalent of about 25 US dollar cents. Venezuela's central bank announced the move last month to simplify transactions, with consumers scrambling to make payment for even the most basic goods or services. According to private sector estimates around two thirds of transactions in the country now happen in US dollars. Old banknotes now worth almost nothing have become children’s toys or lie discarded in streets around the country. The once-rich oil producer is battling its eighth year of recession and hyperinflation that reached nearly 3,000 percent in 2020 and more than 9,500 percent the year before, according to central bank figures.

The fight for a path to permanent citizenship for thousands of Venezuelans in the United States is an “uphill battle” that needs the support our political leaders, advocates say.

Government and Venezuelan opposition representatives are continuing a dialogue aimed at finding a common path out of their country’s political standoff

Venezuelan opposition parties say they will participate in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November, a reversal from their boycotts of recent balloting

At least 13 people were injured following an explosion at a police station near Colombia’s border with Venezuela, officials in the city of Cucuta said.

The Venezuelan government and the opposition came together for the fourth dialogue since 2012, in Mexico earlier this month. Norway mediated the discussions between the two countries, yet expectations among most Venezuelans remain low.

The governments of Panama and Colombia have agreed to impose a daily limit on the number of migrants passing through the thickly jungled and roadless Darien Gap on the two countries’ border

Ante esta situación de superávit de vacunas en Estados Unidos y la negativa a esta población a usarlas, ciertos lugares ya ofrecen vacunación para turistas. Muchos latinoamericanos lo han considerado como una opción mejor que esperar por el turno correspondiente en sus países. Fue gratis y ya me dieron fecha para la segunda dosis; tengo que acercarme ahí y me la colocan”, dijo Rodríguez. En abril, el excandidato presidencial peruano Hernando de Soto tuvo que aclarar que se vacunó en Estados Unidos. Porcentualmente hablando, pocas personas pueden pagar los costos de un viaje a los Estados Unidos y los trámites para obtener la visa de turistas.

It's a freedom rally event not only for Cuba, but Venezuela and Nicaragua as well.

City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez and Commissioner Joe Carollo held a news conference Friday to announce new details regarding the Call for Freedom of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua event.

A Miami commissioner and local activists met Wednesday at Miami City Hall to announce an upcoming public rally to send a message to the White House.

When protests erupted last week, it was a dream come true. Cubans will no longer seek freedom on foreign shores. Cubans want freedom at home.

Three days of conflicts between Nicolas Maduro’s regime and gangs have led to 26 deaths in Venezuela, sparking crackdowns in the country.

The U.S. government has begun to ease the crippling sanctions imposed by the Trump administration against Venezuela by allowing companies to export propane to the troubled South American country, a step that could mitigate a shortage that has pushed people to cook on charcoal or wood grills

Three members of Fuerza y Fé, a Venezuelan nonprofit organization, said they are hiking with undocumented migrants to help give others perspective about the ongoing diaspora.

Some Venezuelans have gotten a shot in the arm thanks to a gift of Cuban-developed COVID-19 vaccines, bringing relief to some residents while simultaneously deepening the mystery around the country’s donation-dependent vaccination campaign

As the coronavirus pandemic is raging in Venezuela, Alida De Guidi, 76, said she woke up at dawn and waited in line in Caracas for a vaccine against COVID-19.

Tiene demasiadas conexiones con Venezuela y con Cuba para mantenerse en el poder, y él mismo quiere mantenerse en el poder. No me sorprendería que propongan a Rosario como presidente y Daniel como vicepresidente, o alguna otra combinación en la que Rosario sea la cabeza. A final de cuentas, Ortega está yendo en la dirección de ser reconocido como un paria en la región”, dijo Breda. Además, la familia Ortega, así como la familia Chamorro, son conocidas por acaparar el poder en la historia reciente del país. (Editado por Melanie Slone y Gabriela Alejandra Olmos)The post Autoridades nicaragüenses encarcelan líderes de oposición, facilitan reelección de Daniel Ortega appeared first on Zenger News.

People familiar with the matter believe diplomatic efforts may have made a difference.

The Colombian military announced on Wednesday intelligence agents are searching for members of a leftist guerrilla after a car bomb injured 36 on Tuesday near the border with Venezuela.

Concern is mounting over two ships from the Iranian Navy thought to be carrying a cargo of missiles and speeding across the Atlantic Ocean toward Venezuela. The ships were mid-ocean on Saturday, after reportedly departing from the port of Bandar Abbas in early May. It marks the first time that the Iranian military has sent vessels to round the Cape of Good Hope and enter the Atlantic. Satellite images show the larger of the two ships, the Makran, a forward supply vessel, carrying small, fast att

There appears to be no violation of international law in possible weapons transfer from Iran to Venezuela

It's unclear what the ships are carrying, but the US military has publicly said that a transfer of weapons "would be a provocative act and a threat."

Venezuelan and Haitian leaders stood together at a press conference to call for permanent protections for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) holders in light of a Supreme Court decision, Monday, which excluded some TPS holders from permanent residency.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills Monday morning aimed at combating foreign influence in the U.S. from seven specific countries including China, Cuba, Russia, Iran, Syria, Venezuela and North Korea.

A convicted crime ringleader has been dishing the dirt on members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling party through a series of tell-all videos

The good news about Latin America is that the region’s economy will rebound much faster than expected, mainly because of a sharp rise in U.S. and Chinese imports. The bad news is that the region’s politics will most likely ruin the recovery.

It's still unclear where the ships are headed, but docking in Venezuela is a concern.

Some Venezuelan politicians who oppose Nicolas Maduro and his socialist party are already campaigning to run in gubernatorial and municipal elections set for Nov. 21st.

US officials believe the Iranian vessels are heading for Venezuela and will soon pass the rare milestone of the Atlantic Ocean, Politico reported.

The Biden administration on Tuesday gave Chevron Corp. and several other American companies six more months to continue operating in Venezuela. The special license exempting the companies from U.S. sanctions comes as the Biden administration reviews the U.S. policy that seek to starve President Nicolás Maduro's socialist government of badly needed oil revenue. It allows Chevron and other companies, including Halliburton and Schlumberger, until Dec. 1 to carry out essential work on oil wells that preserves its assets and employment levels in the South American nation.

The World Health Organization has issued an emergency use listing for the COVID-19 vaccine made by Sinovac in adults 18 and over.

The duty of journalists is to keep those who are in power in check. This continues to be difficult in Venezuela where Nicolas Maduro and his supporters harass the Venezuelan editors, writers, reporters, and photojournalists who are doing their job.

Seattle Mariners backup catcher José Godoy made history on Friday as Major League Baseball's 20,000th player in 150 years.

Impoverished indigenous teenagers who left their families behind to get a college education in Bogotá have joined the tax reform protests. Some of them decided to march against police brutality. Others are demanding health reform and an increase of the $285 monthly minimum wage.

Familias en Colombia y Venezuela piden ayuda financiera a través de GoFundMe, para pagar gastos relacionados con tratamientos médicos de COVID-19.

Leopoldo López, un activista prominente de la oposición venezolana, dijo el miércoles que la reciente oferta de negociación hecha por su movimiento al gobierno del presidente Nicolás Maduro fue motivada por la crisis humanitaria en el país y el prolongado estancamiento político.

Venezuela’s opposition leader has proposed negotiations with the government of President Nicolás Maduro to open up the country to a possible recovery from a complex crisis

The opposition leader recognized by the U.S. and dozens of other countries as Venezuela's legitimate leader on Tuesday proposed negotiations with the government on resolving the country's crisis and a possible gradual lifting of sanctions. In offering to work with President Nicolás Maduro's administration toward a “National Salvation Agreement,” Juan Guaidó said it is necessary to seek “realistic and viable solutions” to Venezuela’s social, economic and political crisis. Guaidó said any agreement must be reached through negotiations involving the opposition, pro-government forces and the international community.

Miami-Dade Fire Rescue officials and authorities from the Miami-Dade Police Department are participating in a remembrance ceremony Tuesday to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the ValuJet Flight 592 crash.

Cuban Americans organized a meeting with Venezuelan Americans and Colombian Americans on Friday at the Brigade 2506 Bay of Pigs Museum in Miami.

The head of the U.S. House Foreign Relations Committee says recent actions by Venezuela President Nicolas Madura are creating a “window of opportunity” for the U.S. government to engage with a South American leadership

Six American oil executives jailed in Venezuela more than three years ago on corruption charges have been granted house arrest in a gesture of goodwill toward the Biden administration as it reviews its policy toward the politically turbulent South American country.

Estados Unidos dijo el viernes que está trabajando con sus aliados de Latinoamérica y Europa para expandir la ayuda humanitaria y promover elecciones en Venezuela, pero advirtió que podría retomar la política de sanciones si no ve acciones concretas de cambios por parte del gobierno de Nicolás Maduro.

A U.S. government watchdog report is questioning the methods used in a USAID effort to get aid to Venezuela in 2019.

The impact of the coronavirus pandemic is hurting the most vulnerable in Venezuela and Colombia where the vaccination campaigns are progressing at a painfully slow pace and officials are implementing lockdown measures.

Brazil’s health regulator has rejected a request from several states to import almost 30 million doses of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine, citing safety concerns.

En las últimas dos semanas, Maduro aceptó las antiguas demandas de Estados Unidos de que se permita al Programa Mundial de Alimentos establecerse en el país en un momento de creciente hambre.

Venezuela se ha enfrentado a una crisis política y económica que ha llevado a muchos a refugiarse en otros países. Con todo, las enfermedades comunes, como la diabetes, siguen haciendo estragos en una población cargada de riesgos. La diabetes tipo 2 se caracteriza por la reducción en la capacidad de producir insulina, o una resistencia del cuerpo a esta. En Venezuela, la situación del país complica la lucha contra la diabetes. (Editado por Melanie Slone y LuzMarina Rojas-Carhuas)The post Diabéticos en Venezuela viven triple crisis appeared first on Zenger News.

La Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA) rechaza las notas que el gobierno venezolano dirigió al Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas para que investigue “la violencia colombiana contra Venezuela”.

Edith Rosa Medina remained at a temporary shelter this week in Colombia’s town of Auraquita. She has been sleeping in a tent set up at a basketball court where the students of the Gabriel Garcia Marquez school usually play.

La cancillería de Colombia asegura que la "dictadura" de Venezuela "intenta mostrar una imagen ficticia de lucha contra el crimen" para así desviar la atención internacional frente a su relación "cómplice" con grupos irregulares colombianos.

Armado con una orden judicial, el exbanquero suizo corta el plástico duro, lo que libera un torrente de emoción.

For days, the explosions and shootings were loud enough that people on both sides of the Venezuela-Colombia border could hear them. The violence was part of a Venezuelan military operation that started about two weeks ago.

Copyright 2021 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved. Mark Pieth, experto en lavado de dinero dijo que en los últimos años se han producido varios escándalos con bancos suizos, de modo que no hay excusa para que no conozcan la fuente de enormes sumas de dinero reunidas por sus colaboradores en Venezuela. “En ese momento me di cuenta de que la situación me venía grande”, dijo Krull, que se escabulló de comer con los hombres con el corazón acelerado. Matthias Krull pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to conspiracy to commit money laundering. If you need help with the Public File, call (954) 364-2526.

Copyright 2021 The Associated Press. En Caracas, el presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Jorge Rodríguez, rechazó el jueves en un comunicado los hechos de violencia registrados en territorio venezolano, limítrofe con Colombia, y advirtió que Venezuela no permitirá que “grupos armados delincuenciales” del vecino país atenten en contra de su país. El documento agregaba que esos hechos “son resultado del conflicto armado interno que Colombia no ha sabido responder, causando daños bilaterales”. ARAUQUITA – “Nosotros salimos porque como a una cuadra de mi casa explotaron unos artefactos. Copyright 2021 The Associated Press.

BOGOTA, Colombia – A group of activists recently met to protest a xenophobic backlash that Venezuelans are facing in Bogotá, Colombia. The March 10 shooting in Bogotá happened after Caro and another police officer performed a traffic stop and a search. We need guarantees for Colombians.”Edmundo López, a Colombian lawyer and activist in Bogotá's Chapinero neighborhood, participated in the meeting against xenophobia. This wasn’t the first time anti-xenophobia activists were concerned about López’s statements about Venezuelans and crime in Bogotá. The U.N. refugee agency has reported Venezuelans have faced issues with xenophobia and discrimination in Colombia and Peru.

PEMBROKE PARK, Fla. – A game changer this week for Venezuelans in South Florida and across the county. Temporary protected status allows those who are eligible to live and work legally, without fear of deportation. This Week in South Florida host Michael Putney spoke about it last week with Carlos Vecchio, Ambassador to the United States for opposition leader Juan Guaido, widely recognized as Venezuela’s interim President. Their discussion can be seen at the top of this page.

MIAMI – Opposition leader Juan Guaidó's envoy to the United States, Carlos Vecchio, said Friday that President Joe Biden took a very important step when he granted Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelans. Ad“With this protection now we will be more stable, in order to help us to raise the voice in favor of Venezuela,” Vecchio said. The cost includes the $50 TPS fee, the $85 biometrics fee, and the $410 work permit fee. Postal service in Florida need to mail their applications to the USCIS, Attn: TPS Venezuela, P.O. Those using FedEx, UPS, or DHL need to mail them to USCIS, Attn: TPS Venezuela, 1820 E. Skyharbor Circle S., Suite 100, Phoenix, AZ 85034.

Hernández, 26, remembers fondly how hundreds of green-clad women celebrated in Argentina late last year after winning their fight to legalize abortion. AdThe OAS also reported the situation of healthcare for pregnant women, was likely boosting their migration to neighboring countries. Mónica Tamarones started the independent station, which has a YouTube channel, an Instagram page, and a community on Whatsapp. “This is another silent pandemic.”More facts about femicides in Latin AmericaAbout 4,555 women were victims in 15 Latin American countries and four Caribbean countries in 2019. In Latin America, the highest rates of femicide were in Honduras, El Salvador, the Dominican Republic, and Bolivia.

Nuns created many traditional sweets in Venezuela during colonial times. Venezuela has many regions with different climates, and each one has a particular cuisine and a distinct set of desserts. Other Venezuelan desserts include Zulian mandocas, which combine banana’s sweetness and cheese’s salt. “We also have the green papaya sweet and the angel hair, made with a fruit similar to a watermelon,” said Marrero. Hall)The post Tasting the Sweet Life via Venezuelan Desserts appeared first on Zenger News.

When it came to Latin America, the Trump administration pursued a relatively narrow agenda, focusing on stemming illicit immigration and targeting leftist governments in Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua. President Trump visited Latin America only once while in office — a 2018 jaunt to Argentina for a Group of 20 summit — and that trip was mostly about global economic topics, not regional concerns. Another Trump favorite, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, could face pressure from the Biden administration on a different front. The Trump administration embraced the Monroe Doctrine, the 19th century assertion of U.S. dominance in the region. AdvertisementThe Biden administration is expected to continue backing law enforcement efforts to eradicate coca, cannabis and opium poppy fields in Latin America while targeting cartels.

"Those who assume they can attack the institutional framework in Venezuela will have to assume the consequences of their action," said Cabello, adding that one of the detained claimed to be an agent of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

(Reuters) - Coronavirus cases across the globe jumped on Thursday as Japan planned to set up a special virus task force and New Zealand went under lockdown. AMERICAS- New York, experiencing more coronavirus deaths and infections than any other U.S. state, is showing tentative signs of slowing the spread of the virus. - Mainland China reported a second consecutive day of no new local coronavirus cases as the countrys epicenter of the epidemic Hubei province opened its borders. - Thailand reported 111 new coronavirus infections, taking its tally to 1,045, while South Korea reported 104 new coronavirus cases, bringing its total infections to 9,241. - South African officials identified quarantine sites across the country on Wednesday, as the number of confirmed coronavirus cases rose to 709.

If youre trying to persuade Tom Perez to vote for the Democrats and youre here in Florida, you know the first question you want to ask: Is that Tom Perez from the Dominican Republic, is he from Puerto Rico, is he from Venezuela, is he from Cuba?

PELOSI: We passed TPS in the House a while ago. I dont know why Sen. Rubio isnt picking up that ball and running with it. I dont know why (the administration) hasnt. We are in agreement with the administration that we have to oppose (the regime) and support the people of Venezuela. (In our bill), we urge the White House to urge the Russians and the Turks, for example, to be helpful because they have influence there.

SOUTH FLORIDA The visit to Jamaica by the U.S. Secretary of State should be suspected by all well thinking and conscious people. Obviously the u.s. believes it has reason the invited countries will take decisions which are in the best interest of the U.S. The next question is, who benefits from the visit and hopefully a vote by Caribbean countries which would benefit the move to oust Nicolas Maduro from Venezuela? And too, will we understand this divide and conquer tactic is nothing new regardless of who sits in the White House. Voice your opinion on the Open Line with Winston Barnes daily on WAVS 1170AM or listen on-line

U.S. oil major Chevron on Tuesday said it expects to write down the value of its assets $10 billion to $11 billion this quarter and is considering selling some natural gas projects to prepare for long-term low prices. The second-largest U.S. oil company, which plans to hold its 2020 spending program flat at $20 billion, said it may sell shale gas properties and its stake in a Canadian liquefied natural gas project. Chevron said it expected writedowns this quarter related to a deepwater Gulf of Mexico project, which needs higher oil prices to churn a profit, and shale gas in Appalachia, which has suffered from low natural gas prices. Chevron recently warned of massive cost overruns at a giant Tengiz oil project in Kazakhstan. Overall costs are projected to rise 25% to $45.2 billion, with Chevron's share of the overrun expected to be about $4 billion to $5 billion.