Venezuela
Shortage of spare parts delays repair of vehicles in Venezuela
CARACAS: Repairing any type of vehicle in Caracas can take from six months to one year due to shortages of...
Venezuela currency cuts $3b in profit at US blue-chip companies
CARACAS: Venezuela's currency woes cut nearly USD 3 billion in profit at United States blue-chip companies during the second quarter...
Uruguay announces to export 235,000 tons of food to Venezuela
CARACAS: The government of Uruguay confirmed it would export 235,000 tons of food to Venezuela in exchange for oil, in...
Venezuelan crude oil falls as economic slowdown in China
CARACAS: The Venezuelan oil basket and byproducts continue on a downward trend, averaging USD 45.87 per barrel this week, mainly...
Venezuela asks UN to resolve Guyana border dispute
CARACAS: Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro said he asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for U.N. mediation in his country's century-old border...
Offshore oil in Guyana reignites Venezuela border dispute
CARACAS: Venezuela's president Nicolas Maduro said he asked U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for U.N. mediation in his country's century-old border...
Venezuelans require tourist visa to travel to Cuba
CARACAS: Venezuelans wishing to travel to Cuba must obtain a tourist visa at the Cuban consulate in Caracas from this...
Venezuela customs arrests 2 former military officers for drug trafficking
CARACAS: Two former members of the Venezuelan armed forces have been arrested on suspicion of drug trafficking, using the main...
Venezuela asks suppliers to submit offers to sell light crude through contracts
CARACAS: Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) has asked oil suppliers to submit offers to sell the South American country up to...
Guyana considers energy alternatives as Venezuela fails to meet export quotas
GEORGETOWN: Guyana is considering energy alternatives to the Petrocaribe program as Venezuela fails to meet export quotas and tensions flare...
Venezuela arrests former military members over drug trafficking
CARACAS: Venezuela has arrested two former military members accused of drug trafficking, including one linked to Mexico's Sinaloa Cartel wanted...
Venezuela task force arrest 2 National Guards for drug trafficking
CARACAS: An anti-narcotics task force arrested former National Guard Capt. Vassyly Villarroel Ramirez, according to a statement released by the...
Venezuela food producers to supply products between 30%, 100%
CARACAS: Private companies in Venezuela say the government has ordered them to distribute food staples to a network of state-run...
Venezuela not to renew contract to import gas from Colombia
CARACAS: Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA said it would not renew its 1.4 million cubic metre per day contract to...
Mercosur likely to heighten efforts to craft trade deal with EU
BRASILIA: Mercosur, the customs union consisting of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay and Venezuela, may soon heighten its efforts to craft...
Venezuela to discount Uruguay’s oil debt, import 265,000 tons of food
CARACAS: While Uruguay settles its debts with Venezuela at a 35 percent discount, Nicolás Maduro’s government will see its debt...
Venezuela expands oil blending scheme with Nigeria crude oil
CARACAS: Venezuelan state-run oil company PDVSA has bought two 1-million barrel cargoes of Nigerian crude from Royal Dutch Shell in...
US officials confiscate endangered fish bladders in Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN: U.S. officials in Puerto Rico have seized a load of fish bladders taken from an endangered species and...
Venezuela oil price falls 7.4% for 5th consecutive week
CARACAS: Venezuela's weekly oil basket price fell 7.4% in its fifth straight week of falls as oil prices slipped in...
Venezuela decides to stop rice imports from Guyana
CARACAS: Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana's rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South...
