WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The Trump administration yesterday imposed sanctions on eight more Venezuelan officials, including the brother of late socialist leader Hugo Chavez, to punish them for helping President Nicolas Maduro to create a new legislative superbody, U.S.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s asphyxiating economy will contract between 7 and 10 percent this year, the head of the country’s main business chamber Fedecamaras said on Wednesday at the Reuters Latin America Investment Summit in Caracas.
PUERTO ORDAZ, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Rising rivers have flooded homes in southern Venezuela, affecting more than 15,000 people and forcing some 500 to leave their homes, according to civil protection officials.
(Trinidad Guardian) As Chinese businesses continue to be targeted, police say one of the barriers to catching the culprits is that they are not getting certain information.
LIMA, (Reuters) – Peru called the government of Venezuela a “dictatorship” yesterday after hosting the first meeting of a new, 17-member regional bloc that aims to seek a peaceful end to the country’s deepening political crisis.
(Reuters) – Singer-guitarist Glen Campbell, the “Rhinestone Cowboy” who went on a farewell tour to play hits such as “Wichita Lineman” and “Gentle on My Mind” before Alzheimer’s disease robbed him of talents, died yesterday at the age of 81.
CARACAS, Venezuela, (Reuters) – Venezuela appears to be sliding toward a more volatile stage of unrest after anti-government forces looted weapons during a weekend raid on a military base and frustration over what some see as an ineffectual opposition leadership boils over.
HAVANA, (Reuters) – The Cuban government said yesterday the freeze on new licences for some private-sector occupations would not last years, in an attempt to reassure citizens worried about an apparent pause in the liberalization of the economy.
(Trinidad Guardian) Security officers attached to the Piarco International Airport fear there may be a major security/safety breach in the future.
(Trinidad Express) As turmoil continues to plague countries globally, including neighbouring Venezuela, more people are turning to Trinidad and Tobago as a haven from pain and persecution as evident in a drastic increase in the numbers of those seeking refuge.
(Trinidad Express) Relatives of two men who were shot dead in Kelly Village on Thursday night said they were unable to understand why they were murdered as they were not involved in any illegal activity.
(Trinidad Express) Two new investigations will be launched into the multi-billion-dollar operations of CL Financial and its subsidiaries.
(Trinidad Guardian) Stacy Mohammed and her 15-year-old son Antonio were two of the 30 passengers who were on board American Airlines Flight 2713 from Miami on Wednesday night who were thanking God for life yesterday.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – The Venezuelan state prosecutor’s office yesterday asked a local court to halt the inauguration of the country’s new 545-member legislative superbody, citing allegations that the government fudged the results of the vote that created it.
(Trinidad Express) The number of passengers injured as a result of the turbulence encountered by an American Airlines flight headed to Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday night, stands at 30.
(Trinidad Express) A life guard who married a girl who was 14 years old when he was charged with committing eight sexual assault offences against her, has been committed to stand trial for the alleged offences.
(Trinidad Express) Trinidad Cement Limited employee Al Pascall was shot and killed at his home early yesterday.
(Trinidad Guardian) A 25-year-old Arouca man died on Tuesday after being chased and knocked down by a man driving a car, moments after he was forced to flee his girlfriend’s home following an argument with her former boyfriend.
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s opposition today readied itself for massive protests against a freshly elected legislative superbody that is expected to hand President Nicolas Maduro vast new powers.
St CROIX, V.I., (Reuters) – For a glimpse at the precarious financial health of this Caribbean island, visit its public hospital.
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