The Trump Admin. Has a Cozy Relation With Venezuela's Interim Govt. It's Reportedly Closing In On Its Oil Reserves. The deal would more than double the U.S.'s oil reserves. International Business Times · Aug 27
Colombia's New President Guts 15 State Agencies While Targeting Migrants, Alarming Families in South Florida De la Espriella signed 24 decrees reshaping 15 Colombian agencies and launched a migrant crackdown that has South Florida's Venezuelan community on edge. Latin Times · Aug 27
U.S. Telecom Licenses Could Open Venezuela to American Companies at China's Expense, Experts Say New U.S. sanctions licenses permit Western telecom investment in Venezuela while strictly blocking Chinese firms like Huawei and ZTE, creating structural challenges for the country's infrastructure. Latin Times · Aug 27
ICE Deports Former Venezuelan Guard Commander Rafael Quero Silva After Judge Finds Torture Allegations and other Human Rights Violations U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement deported former Venezuelan National Guard commander Rafael José Quero Silva to Venezuela on Aug. 19, removing a man accused by Venezuelan plaintiffs of overseeing the torture of anti-government demonstrators during the early years of Nicolás Maduro's rule. Latin Times · Aug 27
A Venezuelan Reporter Spent Almost Three Weeks in an ICE Tent. He's Now Describing What He Saw. A Venezuelan journalist spent 19 days in ICE custody after a Miami Beach traffic stop, describing a 250-person tent at Krome with no fire safety gear. Latin Times · Aug 27
Florida Congressman Brands Venezuela's Acting President an "Interim Dictator," Demands Her Ouster Rep. Carlos Giménez's Aug. 24 demand that Delcy Rodríguez step down is the latest in an eight-month pressure campaign that splits Republicans and hits close to home for South Florida's Venezuelan diaspora. Latin Times · Aug 26
ICE Keeps Venezuelan Soccer Pro Detained as Third Bond Bid Fails Homero Calderón, a Venezuelan pro soccer player, has spent over six months in ICE custody in Georgia after a judge denied his bond for a third time. Latin Times · Aug 26
India pivots to US for LPG, LNG as West Asia crisis disrupts Gulf supplies India is sharply increasing LPG and LNG imports from the United States as West Asia disruptions constrain traditional Gulf supplies. US LPG accounted for over 73% of India’s LPG imports in August, while US LNG volumes also rose. Russia remains India’s largest crude supplier, while Venezuela and the UAE gain… The Economic Times · Aug 25
Conflict-hit oil supply crisis deepens as nearly half of global output comes from affected countries Nearly half of the world’s oil supply now comes from countries affected by conflict, highlighting the growing vulnerability of global energy markets. Reuters calculations based on IEA data show that Iran, Russia, Ukraine, Libya and Venezuela produced around 45 million barrels per day in 2025, accounting for more than 43%… The Economic Times · Aug 25
Maestro Gustavo Dudamel Turned His Los Angeles Farewell Into a Love Letter to Venezuela and Latin America with Chris Martin, Natalia Lafourcade, Lasso and More- VIDEO Gustavo Dudamel ended his 17-year LA Philharmonic tenure with a star-filled Hollywood Bowl benefit for Venezuela's earthquake victims. Latin Times · Aug 24
Why are there suddenly so many devastating earthquakes? Colombia, Venezuela, Japan, Indonesia, Spain and Mexico have all seen large quakes this summer. But experts tell Julia Musto it’s all normal The Independent UK · Aug 23
Venezuela abandoning the bolivar and adopting the U.S. dollar would be the biggest currency switch since the advent of the euro, Hanke says “Taming inflation is the key to restoring stability in Venezuela, and all the other progress flows from that.” Fortune · Aug 22
A Miami Court Orders Maduro's Inner Circle to Pay $314 Million A Miami judge ordered Maduro and Alex Saab to pay $314M to three Americans tortured in Venezuela — but collecting may be another fight entirely. Latin Times · Aug 21
Cilia Flores: What the Betting Markets Really Say About Her Chances of Walking Free This Year Betting markets give Maduro's wife a leading, but far from certain, shot at release by year's end. The legal calendar tells a more cautious story. Latin Times · Aug 21
Latin Times · Aug 21 First 20 U.S. Deportees Arrive in Liberia Under Third-Country Deal Expected to Include Venezuelans and Cubans Liberia agreed this week to accept up to 1,200 people over the next 12 months, making the arrangement one of the Trump administration's largest third-country deportation deals
Latin Times · Aug 21 Peru Becomes the Third South American Country Hit by Major Quake in Two Months — No Deaths Reported A 6.7 quake hit Peru's Andes Aug. 20, its mildest damage yet next to Colombia's 319 dead and Venezuela's 6,438. Depth explains the gap, seismologists say.
Latin Times · Aug 21 A Third Voice Enters Venezuela's Transition Fight — and He Wants Machado's Blessing. Who Is Enrique Márquez? Enrique Márquez unveiled his "Pacto por Venezuela" transition plan as Delcy Rodríguez's interim rule draws fire and María Corina Machado waits to return.
The Economic Times · Aug 21 Rust, power cuts and delays: Inside Venezuela’s oil export crisis Venezuela's oil exports face significant delays due to ageing port infrastructure. Tankers wait up to thirty days for loading, slowing operations considerably. Equipment failures and power outages plague key terminals, especially Jose. This congestion limits overseas shipments despite increased crude production. Infrastructure upgrades are crucial for Venezuela's oil export revival.
The Independent UK · Aug 20 Powerful earthquake strikes Peru’s southern Andes, USGS says The latest earthquake comes weeks after Venezuela and Colombia were both hit by destructive quakes
Fortune · Aug 20 Exclusive: Venezuela, sick with hyperinflation, engages the ‘money doctor’ Steve Hanke for a dose of dollarization medicine The Johns Hopkins professor has spent five decades traveling the world, fighting for the cause of sound money. He's taking on his biggest dragon yet.
The Economic Times · Aug 20 India reworks oil map with Venezuela as Hormuz battlefield keeps Gulf flows in doubt India is increasing crude oil imports from Venezuela and Latin America. This diversification aims to secure supplies amid Middle East disruptions. Russian oil remains India's dominant supplier, providing a crucial hedge. The nation is also accelerating alternatives like gas and electric vehicles. This strategy enhances energy security through broader supplier…
Fortune · Aug 20 Venezuela oil minister to U.S. companies: ‘It's an entire world waiting to be discovered’ Smaller, private U.S. oil producers are beginning to ink deals in Venezuela as the dilapidated energy industry evolves.
Latin Times · Aug 19 Nearly Eight Months After U.S. Intervention, Venezuela Remains the World's Riskiest Investment Bet Nearly eight months after the United States' military intervention in Venezuela and the capture of Nicolás Maduro, the country remains by a considerable margin the most dangerous place in the world for investors, according to J.P. Morgan's Emerging Markets Bond Index, or EMBI.
Latin Times · Aug 19 ICE Detains Venezuelan San Diego Padres Staffer Oswaldo Pirela in Texas Oswaldo Pirela, a Venezuelan and minor league catching coordinator for the San Diego Padres, was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, at El Paso International Airport in Texas while returning to Arizona from a work trip.
Latin Times · Aug 19 Venezuelan Crude Is Quietly Cushioning U.S. Gas Prices as the Iran War Drags On Chevron's expanded access to Venezuelan crude is easing U.S. gas prices during the Iran war, even as Venezuelan migrants face separate deportation risk.