Venezuela Is Starving
Maria Planchart has had to go through trash to find food for her one-year-old son, Jean Pierre. She is among a growing number of Venezuelans suffering from hunger and malnutrition. Continue Reading
Venezuela unrest death toll rises, Chavez statue destroyed
Volunteers, members of a primary care response team, walk together as demonstrators clash with police during a rally against Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela. A 20-year-old Venezuelan protester Continue Reading
Venezuelans again take to streets as death count jumps to 36
Students held demonstrations across Caracas Thursday as a two-month-old protest movement that shows no signs of letting up claimed more lives. At the Central University of Venezuela, soldiers bathed hundreds Continue Reading
PetroVietnam says Venezuela oil project still stalled, hopes to reactivate
PetroVietnam’s joint venture with Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA remains stalled but the Vietnamese company hopes ongoing talks will lead to reactivation of operations, a top executive for the company Continue Reading
GM Takes $100 Million Charge on Venezuela Operations
General Motors Co. is taking a $100 million charge to write off its operations in troubled Venezuela, where authorities last month unexpectedly seized its production plant on a court order, Continue Reading
Venezuela opposition blocks streets to protest Maduro’s power shakeup
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro speaks during his weekly broadcast ”Los Domingos con Maduro” (The Sundays with Maduro) in Caracas, Venezuela. Miraflores Palace/via Venezuela’s opposition was blocking streets on Tuesday to Continue Reading
Venezuela security forces battle protesters amid May Day rallies
Security forces fired tear gas at youths throwing stones and petrol bombs on Monday as Venezuela’s opposition began a second month of protests against socialist President Nicolas Maduro. With hundreds Continue Reading
U.S. Supreme Court sides with Venezuela over oil rigs claim
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against an American oil drilling company that claimed Venezuela unlawfully seized 11 drilling rigs in 2010. Siding with Venezuela, the justices ruled 8-0, Continue Reading
French major Total impresses with Venezuelan (?) shale
At a time when volatility is an emerging trend in the energy sector, French supermajor Total remains an attractive player, an investment profile read. A floor price for crude oil Continue Reading
Venezuela to Begin Process to Withdraw From Organization of American States
Venezuela said it would begin a two-year process to pull out of the world’s oldest regional diplomatic body, in a move that is likely to heighten tensions with its neighbors Continue Reading