Venezuela
China’s Haier to build $912m factory in Venezuela
CARACAS: Five years after Chinese home appliance maker Haier agreed to build a $912 million (578 million pounds) factory in...
3 members of drug-trafficking ring sentence to jail for smuggling cocaine
CARACAS: Three members of a drug-trafficking ring were sentenced to prison after they admitted to smuggling into the US $6.5million...
Colombia hails solution to dispute over maritime border with Venezuela
BOGOTA: Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hailed the fact that the dispute between his country and Venezuela over maritime borders...
Venezuela oil basket price down for 4th week
CARACAS: Venezuela's weekly oil basket price slipped for a fourth week as oil prices slipped in international markets on economic...
Venezuela to stop buying rice from Guyana amid escalating border
GEORGETOWN: Venezuela has decided to stop buying much of Guyana's rice crop amid an escalating border dispute between the South...
Smugglers sentenced to prison for trafficking $6.5m worth of cocaine
NEW YORK: Three members of a drug-trafficking ring were sentenced to prison after they admitted to smuggling into the US...
Venezuela replaces new decree on its maritime boundary
CARACAS: Venezuela replaced a controversial decree on its maritime boundary, less than one week after the 15-nation Caribbean Community (Caricom)...
Venezuela pledges 1.4m ounces of gold in exchange for $1b loan from CitiBank
CARACAS: Venezuela has pledged 1.4 million ounces of gold in exchange for a $1 billion loan from CitiBank, according to...
Venezuela’s Maduro announces 30% minimum wage hike to support workers
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced a 30% minimum wage hike as part of his government's ongoing efforts to support...
Venezuela recalls ambassador for consultations amid offshore territory dispute
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said he was calling in the country's ambassador in neighboring Guyana for consultations amid an...
Venezuela oil price slips for 4th week as oil prices down in international markets
CARACAS: Venezuela's weekly oil basket price slipped for a fourth week as oil prices slipped in international markets on economic...
Venezuela agrees to cancel Guyana’s $120m PetroCaribe debt
CARACAS: Venezuela has agreed to cancel more than US$120 million in debt accumulated by Guyana for the payment of fuel...
Panama likely to accept oil or gas from Venezuela as payment for dollar debt
CARACAS: Panama could accept oil or natural gas from Venezuela as payment for the more than $1 billion in dollar...
UN offers help to resolve Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
BRIDGETOWN: U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered help to resolve a long-running border spat between Venezuela and its South American neighbor...
Spain to ask Venezuela to deport charged member of armed Basque group ETA
MADRID: The Spanish government says it will ask Venezuela to extradite a convicted member of the armed Basque group ETA....
Venezuela faces national beer shortage as breweries workers go on strike
CARACAS: Venezuela could be facing a national beer shortage as workers go on strike at two leading breweries. Workers have...
Venezuela voices solidarity with Greece, refuses payment of $1.8b to IMF
CARACAS: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro voiced solidarity with the Greek government of Alexis Tsipras after the latter refused a payment...
Venezuela strengthens ties with China, Iran, and Caribbean neighbours
CARACAS: Venezuela and China drafted a 10-year plan for strategic cooperation as part of the China-Venezuela High-Level Joint Commission that...
Venezuela demands Guyana to stop oil exploration
CARACAS: Venezuela demanded that neighboring Guyana halt oil exploration being carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp in disputed offshore territory...
Venezuela armed gangs ‘pirates’ steal equipment from oil wells in Lake Maracaibo
CARACAS: When night falls over western Venezuela, armed gangs known as "pirates" sometimes ride boats into muggy Lake Maracaibo to...
