Is Venezuela About to Face Another Regime Change Operation?
4 days ago · That is how El País is describing the signing in of Nicolás Maduro for another presidential term on January 10, just 10 days before Donald J. Trump’s investiture. As some are saying, there is a tense calm in the air in Venezuela. Just before Christmas, Venezuela’s de facto opposition leader ...
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Venezuela’s Maduro Warns CARICOM of Guyana and US …
Mexico City, Mexico, December 10, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro urged the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to be wary of the designs of US Southern Command in Guyana following a recent meeting between Guyanese President Irfaan Ali with US military leadership.“I call on the Caribbean, on CARICOM, to be alert, because the Southern Command is there provoking ...
Venezuela: Oil Output Shows Steady Increase as PDVSA Reaches …
Caracas, March 14, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan oil industry has continued its slow recovery amidst existing and prospective US-led economic sanctions.The latest monthly report from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) placed the Caribbean nation’s February output at 820,000 barrels per day (bpd) as measured by secondary sources.
The Economics, Culture, and Politics of Oil in Venezuela
Aug 30, 2003 · For example, while Venezuelan individual income taxes during the 70’s made up only 4.1% of total tax income and corporate taxes made up 70.3%, in neighboring Colombia, the tax burden is distributed much more evenly among different sources, so that individual income tax makes up 11% and corporate tax 12.8% of total tax income.
Venezuela: Authorities Arrest 19 ‘Mercenaries’ in Anti-Terrorism ...
Caracas, October 20, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan Interior Minister Diosdado Cabello announced the arrest of a new group of foreign nationals for alleged involvement in a terrorist plot.At a press conference on Thursday, Cabello presented photographs of the detainees and explained their roles as “mercenaries” in the plan …
Venezuela: Parallel Lawsuits, Controversial Terms Entangle CITGO …
Caracas, October 13, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – A Delaware court-mandated auction of Venezuelan US-based refiner CITGO is facing renewed obstacles from separate creditor legal efforts.Gramercy Distressed Opportunity Fund, G&A Strategic Investments and Siemens Energy have filed lawsuits in Texas and New York to collect on debts via shares belonging to PDV Holding (PDVH), CITGO’s parent ...
Delaware Court to Revamp Auction, Seek New Bids for …
Caracas, November 29, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Delaware court overseeing the sale of Venezuela’s US-based refiner CITGO is set to revamp an ongoing auction process.Robert Pincus, the court-appointed “Special Master” overseeing proceedings, recommended that Judge Leonard Stark overhaul the sale following recent controversy and criticism of a chosen bid from vulture fund Elliott ...
Venezuela Prepares for Election to Select Local ‘Peace Judges’
Caracas, December 12, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) — On December 15, the Venezuelan people will head to the polls for local elections to select 30,000 “communal peace judges” as part of the country’s efforts to establish a new grassroots democracy.Sunday’s vote will take place in over 4,000 communal circuits spanning the Venezuelan map, including 481 …
Venezuelan Parliament Approves ‘Bolívar’ Law to Punish Endorsers …
Caracas, December 2, 2024 (venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) has approved new legislation to punish political figures who support coercive measures against the country.The “Liberator Simón Bolívar against the Imperialist Blockade” Organic Law was passed by the legislative body following its second discussion last Thursday.