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16 hours ago

Juan Guaidó to join FIU as visiting professor

The former Venezuelan opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, has accepted an invitation from Florida International University to become a visiting professor.

Many Venezuelans no longer have to live in fear of deportation

Sigmund Garcia, who was born in Venezuela and moved to South Florida about a year ago, said in Spanish that he lives with the fear of deportation.

China upgrades relationship with Venezuela to ‘all weather’ partnership

China has announced that it’s upgrading its diplomatic ties with Venezuela to an “all weather” partnership.

Chicago to move migrants from police stations to tent camps before winter under mayor's plan

Nearly 1,600 migrants seeking asylum in the U.S. will be relocated from Chicago police stations to winterized camps with massive tents under a plan by Mayor Brandon Johnson.

Japan rallies to beat Venezuela at World Cup, closes in on Olympic berth

Japan is one win away from getting back to the Olympics.

Small but mighty Curacao back in position to make a big run at the Little League World Series

Coming back to the Little League World Series after losing last year’s title game, Curacao doesn’t just want to be good for its size.

15 dead, 36 injured in Mexico bus crash, most apparently Venezuelan migrants

A bus carrying mostly Venezuelan migrants has crashed into a freight truck in central Mexico, killing at least 15 people and injuring 36.

Pollution in Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo threatens life in one of the world's oldest lakes

The fishermen of Lake Maracaibo say they face their worst nightmare everyday as fish stocks decline and pollution degrades the health of this great freshwater lake, one of the oldest — and largest — in the world.

Immigration parole program: Cuban mother dreams of family reunion in Miami-Dade

Odamyis Gomez, a married mother of two in Cuba, said she dreams of a family reunion in Miami-Dade County, and she had put her hope on President Joe Biden’s parole program. But in January, a group of 20 states challenged the case-by-case basis program to help Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans.

Venezuela bans opposition leader from public office for 15 years

María Corina Machado, one of the few opposition leaders left in Venezuela, won’t be able to hold public office for 15 years, the troubled country’s officials announced on Friday.

Colombia’s government, largest remaining rebel group agree to cease-fire at talks in Cuba

Colombia’s government and the country’s largest remaining guerrilla group declared a cease-fire agreement during talks in Cuba, the latest attempt to resolve a conflict dating back to the 1960s.

Opponents compete to square off against Venezuela's powerful leader

Leaders of Venezuela’s fractured opposition are shaking voters’ hands and promising — yet again — that they will defeat President Nicolás Maduro at the ballot box.

'Risk it all': Migrant surge as US prepares for Title 42 end

A recent surge of migrants in the Brownsville, Texas, area of the U.S.-Mexico border is highlighting immigration challenges as the U.S. prepares for the end of a policy linked to the coronavirus pandemic that allowed it to quickly expel many migrants.

Be tough in seizing Iran oil, bipartisan senators urge Biden

A dozen senators are making a bipartisan appeal to President Joe Biden to reinvigorate the power of U.S. authorities to seize Iranian oil assets.

Defiant Juan Guaidó fears for family’s safety, denounces persecution in Venezuela, Colombia

Juan Guaidó said Venezuela’s regime deals with the opposition with torture, murder, exile, threats, and division — just as dictators in Nicaragua and Cuba do.

Guaidó not seeking political assylum in U.S.

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó is holding a news conference Thursday in Coral Gables, days after he was threatened with deportation in Colombia.

Venezuela’s Guaidó denounces being expelled from Colombia

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó says he was expelled from Colombia hours after he crossed the border from Venezuela to try to meet with some participants at Tuesday’s international conference to discuss his country’s political crisis.”

Award-winning retired AP journalist Harold Olmos dead at 78

Award-winning Bolivian journalist Harold Olmos, who led Associated Press operations in Venezuela and Brazil, has died at age 78.

Planets on parade: 5 will be lined up in night sky this week

There's a special chance this week to see five planets lined up in the night sky.

Astros star Altuve has surgery on broken thumb, a WBC injury

Houston Astros star Jose Altuve has had surgery on his broken right thumb.

Altuve may be out 'a while' due to hand injury, Baker says

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve seems headed for a lengthy stint on the injured list after being hit on the hand with a pitch while playing for Venezuela in the World Baseball Classic.

Astros' Altuve leaves WBC game after hit on hand by a pitch

Jose Altuve left Venezuela’s 9-7 quarterfinal loss to the United States with a possible broken right thumb after getting hit by a pitch.

Cuba beats Australia, reaches 1st WBC semifinal since 2006

Cuba advanced to the World Baseball Classic semifinals for the first time since 2006 with a 4-3 win over Australia as Alfredo Despaigne hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly and Yoelkis Guibert followed with a two-run single in three-run fifth inning.

Venezuela tops Nicaragua 4-1 in WBC, is 3-0 in group play

Eugenio Suárez and Anthony Santander had two hits each as Venezuela beat Nicaragua 4-1 and improved to 3-0 in the World Baseball Classic.

Colombian government, rebels resume peace talks in Mexico

Colombia’s government and its largest remaining rebel group have met in Mexico City to resume peace talks.

Mayorkas visits Miami-Dade with warning for Cubans, Haitians, Venezuelans, Nicaraguans

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said on Monday in Miami-Dade County that the new program for refugees and asylum seekers from Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua is already working.

Illegal border crossings plunge among Cubans, Nicaraguans

The Biden administration says U.S. authorities have seen a 97% decline in illegal border crossings by migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela since Mexico began accepting those expelled under a public health order.

With new leadership urging for unity, Venezuela’s opposition stands divided in South Florida

While the Venezuelan diaspora in South Florida agrees that Nicolás Maduro needs to be removed from power, they don’t all have hope for the future of the opposition and the 2024 presidential elections.

Business trusted most in a more polarized world, report says

People worldwide are more gloomy about their economic prospects than ever before and trust business far more than governments, nonprofits and the media in an increasingly divided world.

South Florida sponsor helping Venezuelan migrants with Biden parole program

As President Joe Biden announced the recent expansion of an immigration policy for migrants coming from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, sponsors in South Florida are stepping up to help people who might not even know about the program.

South Florida migrants benefitting from Biden’s parole program

After President Joe Biden announced nearly one week ago that he is expanding a program to accept up to 30,000 migrants per month from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela, many South Floridians are already benefitting.

Venezuelan migrants in limbo after Supreme Court rules to keep Title 42 in effect

Venezuelan migrants continue to remain in limbo after the Supreme Court voted that Title 42 would remain in effect.

How will asylum work after Title 42 ends? No one knows yet

The Biden administration has been conspicuously silent about how migrants who plan to claim asylum should enter the United States when Trump-era limits end, fueling rumors, confusion and doubts about its readiness.

Jury finds Hugo Chavez’s ex-nurse guilty of money laundering

The former nurse of late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has been found guilty of money laundering in connection to bribes paid by a billionaire media mogul to green light lucrative currency transactions when she served as the country's national treasurer.

Biden eases Venezuela sanctions as opposition talks resume

The Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.

Dominican drug lord pleads guilty in US federal court

A powerful drug lord from the Dominican Republic known as “The Abuser” has pled guilty to drug trafficking charges in U.S. federal court.

Venezuela’s bid to save ‘diplomat’ from US charges takes hit

For two years, Venezuela’s socialist government has been fighting to extricate from the U.S. justice system an insider businessman it claims was on an ultra-secret mission to Iran when he was arrested on a U.S. warrant during a routine fuel stop in Africa.

Small town in southern Mexico hosts thousands of migrants

Venezuelans and other migrants are struggling to come to terms with a new U.S. policy discouraging border crossings.

US migrant policy 'bucket of cold water' to some Venezuelans

Venezuelan Gilbert Fernández still plans to cross the dangerous Darién jungle into Panama headed over land toward the U.S. despite Washington's announcement that it will grant conditional humanitarian permits only to 24,000 Venezuelan migrants arriving by air.

DHS announces new law enforcement process for Venezuelan migrants

The Department of Homeland Security announced Thursday that they are releasing new directives for a major change in Venezuelan immigration policy to the U.S.

Survivors of Venezuelan mudslide bury dead, look for missing

A day after burying his mother, Rafael Negrín has carried the coffin of his aunt who also died in floods and landslides in central Venezuela that killed at least 43 people and left dozens missing.

Treasury Department to probe whether DeSantis misused COVID funds for migrant flights

The U.S. Department of the Treasury will investigate whether Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis misused pandemic relief funds to fly a group of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Massachusetts in September, a U.S. Senator said.

Venezuela searches for missing after landslide; 43 dead

Rescue workers in Venezuela are clearing rocks and mud from the streets of a north-central city that was hit by a massive landslide three days earlier.

Rain-fueled landslide sweeps through Venezuela town; 22 dead

Authorities say a landslide fueled by flooding and days of torrential rain has swept through a town in central Venezuela, leaving at least 22 people dead as it dragged mud, rocks and trees through neighborhoods.

Tropical Depression Twelve forms, Caribbean disturbance moving west

Tropical Depression Twelve formed yesterday some 3,400 miles east of Miami and is expected to quickly unravel thanks to hostile upper-level winds.

Colombia and ELN rebels to restart peace talks

Delegates of Colombia’s government and the nation’s largest remaining guerrilla group announced that they will restart peace talks that were suspended in 2018.

Reports: Migrant flights’ mysterious recruiter identified

The mysterious woman who allegedly lured dozens of migrants on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ flights to Martha’s Vineyard from San Antonio has been identified by several media outlets as Perla H. Huerta, a former combat medic and U.S. Army counterintelligence agent living in Tampa.

Venezuela rejects UN report detailing torture, rights abuses

The government of Venezuela has rejected a report by an independent experts working with the United Nations’ top human rights body who allege that President Nicolas Maduro personally ordered the detention of government opponents.

All eyes to the western Caribbean and Gulf next week

The disturbance we’re tracking along the northern coast of Venezuela in the eastern Caribbean Thursday – coined Invest 98L – is expected to organize into a strengthening storm by next week and pose a potential threat to the U.S. while powerful Hurricane Fiona will bring hurricane conditions to Bermuda Thursday night into Friday before morphing into an extreme, historic, and potentially record-shattering hurricane-like storm for Nova Scotia and the Canadian Maritimes this weekend.

Teen’s mother wants answers after brutal beating at West Broward High School

A vicious beat down that took place on a South Florida school campus was caught on camera.

Amid lawsuit, investigation, Gov.’s political opponents continue taking aim at migrant flights

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to send a group of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard continues to attract criticism from political opponents, as well as a criminal investigation and lawsuit, but the governor has remained steadfast defending the move.

With help from Doral police, charities, Venezuelan migrants land on their feet in South Florida

A Venezuelan migrant family is sharing their journey to South Florida in an exclusive interview with Local 10 News.

‘Opening people’s eyes’: DeSantis defends migrant flights amid Texas investigation, lawsuit

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending his decision to send a group of Venezuelan migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard amid a criminal investigation and, now, a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of the migrants filed Tuesday.

Texas sheriff opens investigation into DeSantis’ migrant flight to Martha’s Vineyard

A Texas sheriff has opened an investigation into the circumstances surrounding Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly a group of migrants from San Antonio to Martha’s Vineyard, his agency tweeted Monday evening.

State spent $615K to fly migrants to Massachusetts; DeSantis points finger at Biden

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis pointed fingers at President Joe Biden Friday amid questions over his decision to fly a group of migrants to Martha’s Vineyard, as others criticize the move.

Venezuelan-American groups decry Gov.’s decision to send migrants to Massachusetts

Leaders in South Florida’s Venezuelan-American community gathered in Doral Thursday to denounce Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to send two planes filled with undocumented immigrants to Massachusetts.

Venezuelan tycoon shields US fortune from FARC rebel victims

An appeals court has overturned a Florida federal judge’s order seizing the U.S. fortune of a sanctioned Venezuelan billionaire with alleged cartel ties to satisfy a $318 million judgment for the American victims of a Colombian terrorist kidnapping.

New claims against ex Miami congressman hired by Venezuela

New filings in a civil suit allege that a former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire.

Firefighters battle big blaze at Cuba tank farm for 2nd day

Cuban firefighters have been joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela as they battle for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm.

Venezuela, Colombia border areas hopeful as reopening looms

Official cross-border trade between Venezuela and Colombia has been nearly shut off since 2015, when Venezuela’s socialist president closed crossings after years of deteriorating relations with Colombia’s conservative administrations.

Colombia’s upcoming political shift comes amid guerrilla leader’s mystery

The Colombian government claims the leader of a remaining Marxist guerrilla group is on his deathbed in Venezuela. The guerrilla group claims he was injured but he is recovering.

Ride-sharing apps rise in Venezuela as public transit decays

At least three Venezuelan ride-sharing apps launched during the pandemic. They’ve taken advantage of a de facto switch of currencies from the Venezuelan bolivar to the U.S. dollar.

Asset managers accused of helping launder $1.2B in Venezuelan oil money

Federal prosecutors charged two financial asset managers Tuesday, accusing them of taking part in a $1.2 billion international scheme to launder funds corruptly obtained from Venezuela’s state-owned oil company over a span of more than three years.

Caribbean storm likely to gain force, hit Central America

The U.S. National Hurricane Center says a storm that has hurled rain on the southern Caribbean and the northern shoulder of South America is expected to hit Central America as a tropical storm over the weekend and eventually develop into a hurricane over the Pacific.

Biden to meet next month with Mexico's president

President Joe Biden plans to meet on July 12 at the White House with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador.

Ex-Venezuela mayor pleads guilty for $3.8 million in bribes in Miami federal court

A one-time ally of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has pleaded guilty for taking $3.8 million in bribes to help steer lucrative oil contracts to companies tied to officials in Venezuela’s socialist government and military.

Venezuelan opposition leader attacked during national tour

The leader of the U.S.-backed opposition in Venezuela has been physically attacked during a visit to a rural community.

Migrant caravan on the move in southern Mexico

Several thousand migrants have started walking through southern Mexico, covering ground before the heat of the day — and while authorities show no signs yet of trying to stop them.

Biden renews sanctions license for Chevron in Venezuela

The Biden administration has renewed a license partially exempting Chevron from sanctions on Venezuela so it can keep operating in the oil-rich, socialist-run nation.

Venezuelan businessman given probation in top bribery case

A bribe-paying Venezuelan businessman has been sentenced to five years’ probation in the United States in recognition of his efforts to expose rampant corruption in that country’s judiciary.

US to ease a few economic sanctions against Venezuela

The United States government is moving to ease a few economic sanctions on Venezuela in a gesture meant to encourage resumed negotiations between the U.S.-backed opposition and the government of President Nicolás Maduro.

South Florida Venezuelans vent frustrations over Biden’s dialogue with Maduro

The White House is touting the release of two American's they say were wrongfully detained in Venezuela.

Pariahs no more? US reaches out to oil states as prices rise

Three checkered oil regimes that President Joe Biden and past U.S. leaders have spectacularly snubbed — Venezuela, Saudi Arabia and Iran — are the targets of U.S. outreach as global fuel prices hit dizzying highs during the Ukraine crisis.

The possible search for fuel sources in Venezuela draws criticism from a Florida senator

As the United States look for fuel sources, the possible search for oil in Venezuela is drawing criticism from a Florida senator.

As Colombia’s elections approach, some candidates use fear to win more votes

Both officially and in terms of public perception, Colombians in recent years have welcomed Venezuelan migrants with open arms. But with Colombia's upcoming elections this year, many experts warn that trend could change.

Possible Russia oil embargo drives US outreach to Venezuela

Senior U.S. officials secretly traveled to Venezuela over the weekend in a risky bid to unfreeze hostile relations with Vladimir Putin’s top ally in Latin America, a top oil exporter whose re-entry into U.S. energy markets could mitigate the fallout at the pump from a possible oil embargo on Russia.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine comes amid Colombia-Venezuela tensions

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine comes at a time when tensions between Colombia and Venezuela have been escalating.

Colombian working as Venezuelan diplomat was DEA informant, records show

A federal judge unsealed records on Wednesday in Miami revealing that a Colombian businessman who Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro had described as his envoy was a confidential source for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.

Amnesty International report reveals how Maduro regime handles opponents

Amnesty International believes the findings of a report filed this week could be proof of crimes against humanity in Venezuela.

‘El KoKi’ will go down in Venezuelan history as notorious criminal, expert says

Venezuelan authorities touted this week that a powerful criminal organization that had ruled marginalized squatter settlements on the hills of southwestern Caracas had taken a hit.

Venezuela’s long-running economic crisis appears to have hit bottom

Gladys Rosales, a retired nurse in Caracas, said she has trouble making ends meet. She has to rely on the bolivar despite the ongoing dollarization in Venezuela.

Venezuela: Next opportunity for voters to remove Maduro is in 2024

Nicolás Maduro’s supporters determined the Venezuelan opposition had 12 hours to collect the 4.2 million signatures needed to request a revocation referendum against the president.

Venezuela: Petition fell short in seeking Maduro recall vote

Venezuela’s National Electoral Council says an opposition petition drive seeking to force a recall referendum against President Nicolás Maduro fell far short of the signatures needed.

Victory at the cradle of Chavismo offers a glimmer of hope for Venezuelan opposition

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.

Opposition candidate wins in Venezuela's cradle of Chavismo

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.

Pictures of Week in Latin America & Caribbean Photo Gallery

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British architect Richard Rogers dies at age 88

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.

Vote shock in Chávez homeland underscores Venezuela's divide

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.

Sputnik V maker: Vaccine could be adapted to fight omicron

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

‘Mega Elections’ in Venezuela wrap up, with Maduro’s party taking majority of positions

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

Venezuela votes in regional election under international eye

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 for ‘mega elections’ this Sunday

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

International prosecutor will launch investigation into ‘crimes against humanity’ in Venezuela

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

Small town entrepreneurs find opportunity in Haitian migrant crisis

Small town entrepreneurs find opportunity in Haitian migrant crisis

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.

More Haitian migrants face deadly jungle after crossing Colombia-Panama border

More Haitian migrants face deadly jungle after crossing Colombia-Panama border

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.

Colombian coastal town adapts to surge of Haitian migrants en route to US-Mexico border

Colombian coastal town adapts to surge of Haitian migrants en route to US-Mexico border

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.

Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine

Russia struggles to meet global orders for Sputnik V vaccine

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.

Explosion at Colombian police station leaves 13 injured

Explosion at Colombian police station leaves 13 injured

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.

Venezuelan officials, opposition leaders negotiate in Mexico

Venezuelan officials, opposition leaders negotiate in Mexico

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.

Large freedom rally at Bayfront Park not only for Cuba, but also Venezuela and Nicaragua

Large freedom rally at Bayfront Park not only for Cuba, but also Venezuela and Nicaragua

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

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