The Swiss government denied Thursday that it had talked with Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido about blocking suspect funds in Switzerland. Guaido told Mexican broadcaster Televisa Wednesday that the Venezuelan opposition was trying to freeze Swiss bank accounts held by Venezuelan officials after “irregular movements” were discovered.
Read MoreOne of the most notable people who expressed rejection of Managua Mayor Reyna Rueda’s presence in San Jose was former Costa Rican president Laura Chinchilla. She wrote on Twitter “let it be clear: we don’t want any of the collaborators of the oppressive Ortega-Murillo regime in our country.”
Read More“We’re in a very difficult situation. There is militarization at a regional level, and gender-based violence. We are at risk, we cannot silence that,” Aura Lolita Chávez, an indigenous woman from Guatemala, complained at a meeting of human rights defenders from Latin America held in the Mexican capital.
Read MoreA giant tortoise believed extinct for over 100 years has been discovered on the Galapagos island of Fernandina, Ecuador’s environment minister said late on Tuesday. An adult female specimen of the Chelonoidis Phantasticus species was found by an expedition led by the Galapagos Parks authority and the Galapagos Conservancy group.
Read MoreVenezuela’s defence minister on Tuesday stressed the army’s loyalty to President Nicolas Maduro, saying it was on “alert” against any border violations, while Maduro’s challenger, Juan Guaido, stepped up pressure on the military to allow deliveries of humanitarian aid.
Read MoreLike an octopus, metals mining has been spreading its tentacles throughout Central America and dealing a blow to the region’s agriculture and natural ecosystems, according to affected villagers, activists and a new report on the problem.
Read MoreAs if the food was in surplus in Venezuela, the Government of Nicolas Maduro announced the shipment of 20,000 boxes from the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP) to the vulnerable population of the Colombian city of Cucuta, located on the border of Colombia and Venezuela. Likewise, a mega counter-concert is set for February 22 and 23rd on the Venezuelan side.
Read MoreEuropean lawmakers who were barred from entering Venezuela on Sunday will make a new attempt when the opposition tries to take humanitarian aid into the country on Saturday, February 23, a member of the delegation has said.
Read MoreWealthy British businessman and philanthropist Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, announced that on February 22 a concert will be held in the Colombian city of Cúcuta with Luis Fonsi, Alejandro Sanz and Juanes to raise funds for Venezuela.
Read MoreIf in the end Nicolas Maduro decides to resign as president of Venezuela and flee to a friendly country, the ones most mentioned are Russia, Cuba and Turkey. However, the surprise decision by Russia’s Gazprombank to freeze the accounts of the Venezuelan State Oil Company PDVSA, reported by Reuters on Sunday, may have dropped the top candidate from the list.
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