Venezuela and Guyana to maintain direct dialogue amid Essequibo dispute
The two leaders gathered following a letter by Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines calling to defuse rising tensions.
Dialogue between US and Venezuela advances step further
Venezuela received a visit from a US delegation amidst US and European efforts to tackle a brewing energy crisis driven by the imposition of sanctions on Russia.
Venezuela: Thousands affected by floods, Maduro declares 90-day emergency
At least 20 people have died in the western state of Mérida, where heavy rains caused mudslides and flooding.
EU imposes further sanctions on Venezuela as Maduro visits UN Human Rights Council
Caracas has also denounced violations of the Vienna Convention after its embassy in Peru was attacked.
UN Special Rapporteur blasts ‘devastating’ and ‘illegal’ US and EU sanctions against Venezuela
UN Human Rights expert Alena Douhan called for sanctions to be lifted and revised.
EU extends sanctions against Venezuela
The extension comes as the country continues to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, with Maduro securing 10 million Sputnik V vaccine doses.
Tales of resistance: Love in times of coronavirus
With Venezuela facing a coronavirus crisis, VA columnist Jessica Dos Santos praises Venezuelans’ response and delivers a hopeful message.
Venezuela suspends rent payments, protects wages to deal with COVID-19 crisis
President Nicolas Maduro ordered that all commercial and residential rent, as well as all capital and loan interest payments, are to be suspended for six months