Jan 30 U.S. considering more measures against Venezuelan President Maduro after pulling some sanctions relief By Fatima Hussein, Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press The U.S. is considering additional measures against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's government after the South American country's highest court blocked the presidential candidacy of an opposition leader. Continue reading
Jan 29 Venezuelan opposition candidate blocked by court calls it ‘judicial criminality,’ won’t abandon race By Regina Garcia Cano, Associated Press Machado said she expects government repression and other obstacles to increase against her and her team. But she wouldn't explain the steps that she plans to take to be allowed by electoral authorities to participate in the presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 10 Guyana asks U.S. to help boost its military as territorial dispute with Venezuela deepens By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The announcement follows two days of talks among top Guyanese officials and Daniel P. Erikson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for the Western Hemisphere who traveled to the South American country to discuss defense and security partnerships. Continue reading
Dec 31 Mexico, Venezuela resume repatriation flights amid U.S. pressure to curb migration By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press Mexico and Venezuela announced Saturday that they have restarted repatriation flights of Venezuelans migrants in Mexico, the latest move by countries in the region to take on a flood of people traveling north to the United States. Continue reading
Dec 30 British warship arrives in Guyana as Venezuela holds military exercises in response By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press A British warship arrived in Guyana on Friday afternoon amid rising tensions from a border dispute between the former British colony and Venezuela. Continue reading
Dec 28 Venezuela will hold military exercises as a British warship heads to Guyana By Manuel Rueda, Associated Press In a nationally televised address on Thursday, Maduro said that 6,000 Venezuelan troops, including air and naval forces, will conduct joint operations off the nation's eastern coast -- near the border with Guyana. Continue reading
Dec 20 U.S. and Venezuela swap prisoners, trading Maduro ally for 10 Americans and extradition of fugitive contractor By Joshua Goodman, Eric Tucker, Associated Press The deal represents the U.S. government’s boldest bid to improve relations with the major oil-producing nation and extract concessions from the self-proclaimed socialist leader. Continue reading
Dec 14 Guyana says it refuses to bow to Venezuela in dispute over oil-rich territory By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The small South American nation of Guyana says it refuses to bow to its larger neighbor Venezuela before the two countries met in the latest chapter of a bitter dispute over an oil and mineral-rich territory claimed by both. Continue reading
Dec 14 Guyana and Venezuela leaders meet as Caribbean region pushes to defuse territorial dispute By Bert Wilkinson, Associated Press The dispute escalated after Venezuelans voted in a referendum to claim two-thirds of their small neighbor. Continue reading
Dec 11 Leaders of Guyana and Venezuela to meet this week amid territorial dispute By Associated Press Guyana's president says he is coming to the meeting with goodwill but insists that the case be heard at the International Court of Justice. Continue reading