EL NACIONAL Venezuelan newspaper boss decries US$13-million damages ruling Yesterdat 13:52 Venezuela's Supreme Court of Justice orders 'El Nacional' newspaper to pay Diosdado Cabello US$13.4 million as a punishment in a defamation case.
Global pandemic Maduro says Venezuela will produce Cuban Covid-19 vaccine 12-04-2021 14:22 Venezuela has signed an agreement to produce the Cuban coronavirus vaccines in its laboratories according to President Nicolas Maduro.
INTERVIEW – PERIODISMO PURO Rafael Bielsa: ‘Alberto Fernández is very far from being a puppet’ 10-04-2021 07:42 Rafael Bielsa, Argentina’s current Ambassador to Chile, on the pandemic, the president, Peronism and bilateral relations. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA GoFundMe or death: Venezuelans seek online help in Covid pandemic 09-04-2021 08:00 With a saturated public health care system and out of reach prices in private clinics, many Venezuelans are turning to crowdfunding sites throughout the Covid-19 pandemic.
Global pandemic Venezuela claims sanctions blocking vaccine purchases 08-04-2021 11:48 Venezuela's foreign minister claims that without economic sanctions against the government of President Nicolás Maduro, the country would already have purchased all 30 million coronavirus vaccines it needs.
Maduro's Venezuela Venezuela to request UN aid to clear mines from Colombia border 05-04-2021 12:34 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said in a televised speech that the country is preparing to ask for immediate emergency aid from the UN to defuse antipersonnel mines allegedly placed in the southeast of the country by Colombian armed groups.
Global pandemic 'Oil for vaccines,' offers Venezuela's Maduro as Covid bites 29-03-2021 14:07 As a second wave of coronavirus takes Venezuela by storm, president Nicolas Maduro offers to exchange "oil for vaccines."
AS I SEE IT A country caught in a time warp 27-03-2021 07:57 Obsessed as they are by the world of almost half a century ago, Cristina and her admirers have little interest in the country they are now governing. by James Neilson
Global pandemic Venezuela won't accept AstraZeneca vaccine through Covax 25-03-2021 14:47 Venezuela informs the Pan American Health Organisation it will not accept the AstraZeneca vaccine, despite having ordered between 1.4 and 2.4 million doses of it through Covax.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Argentina quits Lima Group, saying its work has ‘led to nothing’ 24-03-2021 15:29 Buenos Aires announces its withdrawal from the Lima Group, saying its efforts had "led to nothing" and failed to provide an exit from the crisis.
WOMEN'S RIGHTS Brutal murders in rural Venezuela highlight violence against women 08-03-2021 14:41 Human rights activists are warning that the Covid-19 pandemic has worsened gender-related violence in Venezuela, with 256 femicides in 2020, compared to 167 in 2019.
MIGRATION CRISIS Complex culture clash as Venezuelan migrants flood into Chile 03-03-2021 11:07 According to the UN, five million Venezuelans have fled their country since 2015. Most have travelled elsewhere in South America, including about a half million to Chile, where many expect to find a chance at a new life in a more stable economy.
GENDER VIOLENCE Venezuelans protest femicide after three women murdered in a week 28-02-2021 07:41 Hundreds of Venezuelans protested Saturday following the murders of three young women last week, in a rally against femicide in the troubled nation.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Venezuela expels EU ambassador over fresh sanctions 24-02-2021 16:38 Venezuela on Wednesday expelled the European Union's ambassador to Caracas in response to new sanctions, giving the Portuguese envoy 72 hours to leave the country and raising the bloc's renewed ire.
Global Pandemic Venezuela to begin Covid immunisation programme with Sputnik V 18-02-2021 12:44 President Nicolás Maduro announces healthcare workers, legislators, members of the Armed Forces and authorities will start to receive Covid-19 vaccines, with mass immunisation campaign is planned for April.
BLOOMBERG Bankrupt Venezuela cedes control of companies 16-02-2021 18:14 Dozens of confiscated firms have been transferred – but not sold – to private operators in so-called strategic alliances.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Biden team sees no contact 'anytime soon' with Venezuela's Maduro 03-02-2021 23:32 United States says it had no plans to open direct contacts with Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro, who has called for improved relations after Donald Trump's exit from the White House.
Venezuela In crisis-hit Venezuela, maternity wards have become death traps 29-01-2021 17:31 With seven years of back-to-back recession and the highest inflation in the world, Venezuela's hospitals are creaking skeletons of their former selves, and the effects on maternity wards can be devastating.
US-LATIN AMERICAN RELATIONS Biden to adopt ‘dramatically different’ approach to Latin America 23-01-2021 08:57 With President Joe Biden now in the White House, three respected experts offer their opinions on what lies ahead for US-Latin American relations over the next four years. by Jennifer Heiman
UNITED STATES Biden’s three priorities for South America 23-01-2021 08:39 Newly inaugurated US president’s foreign policy will have three main fronts in South America: environmental protection, the crisis in Venezuela and countering the growing influence of China. Negotiations with the International Monetary Fund will be the first bilateral test for Alberto Fernández. by Leandro Dario
BILATERAL RELATIONS Don’t expect ‘carnal relations’ between Alberto and Joe Biden 23-01-2021 08:31 One actor could tilt the scales, though: Pope Francis. Biden is the second Catholic president of the US, preceded by John F. Kennedy. How much will the Peronist leader of the Holy See nudge Biden our way? by Agustino Fontevecchia
UNITED STATES Venezuela's Maduro hopes for 'better relations' with US under Biden 21-01-2021 15:22 Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro says he hopes for better relations with Washington under US President Joe Biden.
Global pandemic Evo Morales: Fernández offered Covid-19 treatment in Argentina 14-01-2021 23:50 Former Bolivia president Evo Morales, who has tested positive for the coronavirus, said on Thursday he has received treatment offers from allies Argentina, Venezuela and Cuba.
Bloomberg Putin’s allies are ordering Sputnik vaccine across Latin America 07-01-2021 16:07 Argentina, Venezuela and now Bolivia have all approved Russia's Sputnik vaccine for emergency use. In all, the countries have placed orders for more than 30 million doses.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA New National Assembly leaves Guaidó out in cold in Venezuela 05-01-2021 11:26 A new Venezuelan National Assembly will be sworn in Tuesday, leaving Western-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó out in the political cold.
INTERVIEW Anne-Marie Slaughter: ‘Climate is clearly Biden’s top priority. 26-12-2020 09:55 Former director of policy planning in the US State Department Anne-Marie Slaughter discusses the likely foreign policy approach of the incoming Biden administration. by Leandro Dario
ECLAC Projection UN slashes LatAm economic slowdown projection 16-12-2020 16:06 Executive secretary of the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Alicia Bárcena predicts the region will experience growth of 3.7 percent in 2021.
Mercosur 'Distrust' of Brazil stalls EU-Mercosur trade deal 13-12-2020 19:45 Concerns over Amazon deforestation under Bolsonaro are delaying the ratification of a two-decades long negotiated trade deal between the European Union and Mercosur.
VENEZUELA CRISIS Argentina refuses to back OAS condemnation of Venezuela vote 12-12-2020 09:39 Alberto Fernández administration refuses to back Organisation of American States resolution denouncing last weekend’s vote as “fraudulent” and “neither free nor fair.”
Venezuelan elections Venezuela’s election facade helps push Juan Guaidó offstage 08-12-2020 08:31 Sunday’s feigned election in Venezuela, ending Juan Guaidó’s connection with the legislature that formed the basis of his claim to the presidency, may be what some need to rethink how to deal with the troubled nation.
Venezuelan elections Boycott-tainted poll win gives Maduro total control in Venezuela 07-12-2020 12:16 President Nicolás Maduro seized total control of Venezuela's political institutions on Sunday with a sweeping victory in legislative elections that were boycotted by the main opposition parties and criticised by the international community.
JUAN GUAIDÓ INTERVIEW Leading poll boycott, Venezuela's Guaidó seeks more sanctions on Maduro 02-12-2020 00:12 Opposition leader Juan Guaidó is leading a boycott of Venezuela's legislative elections on Sunday and, despite losing political momentum, says he is still the person the international community needs to oust Nicolás Maduro's regime.
US ELECTION 2020 Biden heralds shift in Washington's strategy toward Venezuela 15-11-2020 08:03 Democratic leader's arrival in the White House could help pave the way for a political solution to crisis in Venezuela, with use of sanctions against social administration in Caracas likely to be more targeted.
US ELECTION 2020 Latin America watches on as United States heads to the polls 31-10-2020 10:36 With the region facing unprecedented economic and health concerns, as well as the issue of China’s increasing presence, Tuesday’s election could set the tone for the next phase of US-Latin America relations. by Jennifer Heiman & Anina Hoffman
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Leopoldo López leaves embassy haven to flee Venezuela 25-10-2020 10:54 Statement from Voluntad Popular party confirms former opposition mayor has left the country to continue his work from abroad in a decision they deemed “best for the country and the fight for Venezuela's freedom.”
THE WEEK What we learned this week: October 17 to 24 24-10-2020 08:30 Headlines and stories that caught our eye over the last seven days in Argentina.
MORALES LEAVES ARGENTINA Evo Morales leaves Argentina for Venezuela 23-10-2020 22:51 Bolivia's former president Evo Morales left Argentina for Caracas late Friday in an official Venezuelan aircraft, state news agency Télam reported.
AS I SEE IT In thrall to an abject failure 10-10-2020 10:21 Like many others, the Kirchnerites put their own ideological hang-ups first and human rights a long way second. by James Neilson
THE WEEK What we learned this week: October 3 to 10 10-10-2020 09:56 Our pick of the stories from the last seven days in Argentina.
EDITORIAL Uncertainty amid the malaise 10-10-2020 09:41 Burning as all these problems are, literally so in the case of the fires and metaphorically in the case of the economic and monetary crisis and the coronavirus pandemic, none of them are really being faced by a government seeking or obsessed with another agenda.
HUMAN RIGHTS UN vote on Venezuela opens up faultline in Frente de Todos 10-10-2020 09:32 Argentina throws support behind a UN human rights report in Venezuela, sparking criticism from Kirchnerite figures and the resignation of key ambassador.
FOREIGN (AND DOMESTIC) POLICY Venezuela: Argentina's old/new problem 10-10-2020 09:07 It doesn’t really matter whether Cristina is calling the shots, whether her henchmen are acting independently, or if Alberto is acting out of his own accord, trying to please his vice-president and keep his coalition united. The end result is the same: increased uncertainty, which ultimately feeds Argentina’s risk thermometer: the dollar-peso exchange rate. by Agustino Fontevecchia
Human rights UN extends Venezuela human rights violations probe 07-10-2020 18:05 UN Human Rights Council slams "widespread" political persecution in Venezuela and votes to extend its fact-finding mission for another two years, a decision that sparks immediate repercussions in Argentina.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Control of Venezuelan gold held in London cast into doubt 05-10-2020 17:07 British court throws in question who controls nearly US$2 billion in Venezuelan gold stowed in a London bank vault amid a power struggle between President Nicolás Maduro and US-backed opposition leader Juan Guaidó.
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Government’s approach to Venezuela crisis falls under spotlight 03-10-2020 09:54 Argentina's Ambassador to the OAS Carlos Raimuni sparks controversy with criticism and pushback after criticising UN report on human rights violations in Venezuela.
PERIODISMO PURO | INTERVIEW Moisés Naím: 'Argentina is a world champion in political necrophilia' 03-10-2020 08:59 Arguably Venezuela’s most influential intellectual speaks about the crisis facing his country and the lessons it could teach other nations in the region: not to fall for the facile discourse of charlatans and to pay attention to sleeping authoritarianism in society. by Jorge Fontevecchia
CRISIS IN VENEZUELA Venezuela's oil revenue collapses 99% in six years, says Maduro 30-09-2020 09:31 Venezuela's oil revenue has collapsed 99% over the last six years, President Nicolás Maduro said, blaming financial sanctions put in place by the US for much of the loss.
GUEST VOICE Juan Guaidó’s R2P bet: all bark, no bite? 26-09-2020 10:19 While it may seem unlikely, a global pandemic can sometimes be an opportunity. This seems to be the case for Juan Guaidó. by Andrei Serbin Pont
HUMAN RIGHTS Experts cite 'crimes against humanity' in Maduro's Venezuela 16-09-2020 15:25 Independent experts for UN's top human rights body accuse Maduro administration of torture and killings, claiming security forces have used techniques like electric shocks, genital mutilation and asphyxiation against detainees.
Bloomberg Ex-Costa Rica president Laura Chinchilla pitches IDB top job candidacy 03-09-2020 11:56 Laura Chinchilla, former president of Costa Rica, is considered a long-shot in the race to head the Inter-American Development Bank, but is positioning herself as a moderate alternative to US President Donald Trump's nomination, Mauricio Claver-Carone.