April 23, 2024 By: Insight Crime April 23, 2024 A threatening pamphlet sent to residents of a fishing village in the state of Zulia, Venezuela, marked a turning point for…
Category: VENEZUELA
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on the so-called “Law for the defense of Essequibo” approved by the Venezuelan Regime
April 9, 2024 The General Secretariat of the Organization of American States (OAS), with the firm purpose of promoting and defending peace and security, condemns the approval by the Venezuelan…
STATEMENT ON THE UNACCEPTABLE ESCALATION OF TENSIONS AND THREATS TO REGIONAL PEACE AND SECURITY OCCASIONED BY THE ADOPTION OF “THE ORGANIC LAW FOR THE DEFENCE OF GUYANA ESSEQUIBA” ON APRIL 3, 2024, BY THE BOLIVARIAN REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA
April 9, 2024 The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) considers that the adoption of “the Organic Law for the Defence of Guyana Essequiba” on 3 April 2024, by the Government of the…
Back-to-Back Scandals Lift Lid on Venezuela’s Judicial Corruption
By: Insight Crime February 27, 2024 In an unusual start to the year, Venezuelan authorities have charged, dismissed, and even arrested a series of judicial officials accused of corruption across…
ELN, Ex-FARC Mafia Drive Rising Cocaine Production in Zulia, Venezuela
By: Insight Crime February 20, 2024 A series of large-scale drug seizures at clandestine laboratories in a Venezuelan border state suggest the ELN and ex-FARC mafia are expanding cocaine processing…
Venezuela readies military while Guyana signs new oil contracts
By: Staff Writer February 16, 2024 Venezuela has been building up military personnel at the border with Guyana amid the ongoing dispute over the Essequibo region. The Venezuelan government also…
US hit Venezuela with more sanctions!
By: Staff Writer January 31, 2024 The United States reimposed sanctions on Venezuela’s oil sector ealier this week after the South American country’s top court this past Friday upheld a…
Statement from the OAS General Secretariat on Recent Events in Venezuela
January 30, 2024 The recent actions of the Venezuelan dictatorship of prosecution and political imprisonment of opponents, especially those linked to the majority opposition leadership, have made it clear that…
Ali: “NO RETREAT” on Essequibo
By: Staff Writer December 15, 2023 President of Guyana, Dr Irfaan Ali, said after Thursday’s meeting with his Venezuelan counterpart, Nicolas Maduro that he has reiterated to CARICOM that as…
Ali and Maduro to meet in SVG over Essequibo dispute
By: Staff Writer December 12, 2023 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will meet with Guyana’s president, Dr Irfaan Ali, this coming Thursday to discuss ways to avoid Venezuela forcibly annexing the…
CARICOM Statement on Venezuela-Guyana Border Controversy
December 12, 2023 CARICOM Heads of Government met in caucus on Friday December 8 to discuss the situation with regard to the Venezuela Guyana border controversy and agreed to issue…
Venezuela 10m plus to invade Guyana’s Essequibo
By: Staff Writer December 5, 2023 Venezuelans this past Sunday voted overwhelmingly to reclaim the disputed Essequibo region with some 10.5m people coming out to support the Nicolas Maduro regime’s…