venezuela crisis

Venezuela to Replace 100-Bolivar Banknotes with Coins

Venezuela will replace its 100-bolivar banknotes with coins within 72 hours. The government hopes swapping the country’s highest denomination notes…

8 years ago

Venezuela Crisis: President Nicolas Maduro Rules Out Holding Early Elections

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has ruled out holding early elections amid calls from opposition groups for him to resign. In…

8 years ago

Venezuela Opposition Meets Nicolas Maduro amid Political Crisis

Venezuela’s opposition parties and the government are meeting for the first time this year to try to resolve the country's…

8 years ago

Venezuela: Rival Demonstrations Held In Caracas

Hundreds of thousands of demonstrators took part in rival marches in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas. Anti-government protesters called for President…

8 years ago

Venezuela and Colombia Reopen Border After Nearly A Year

Venezuela and Colombia have reopened their common border after nearly a year. Thousands of Venezuelans began crossing into Colombia in…

8 years ago

Nicolas Maduro Recall: Venezuela Election Council Approves First Step

The first step in Venezuela’s opposition campaign to recall President Nicolas Maduro has been approved, the national election council has…

8 years ago

Nicolas Maduro: Recall Referendum Will Not Take Place This Year

According to Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro, a referendum the opposition is trying to recall him will not take place this…

8 years ago

Venezuela Crisis: Opposition Leader Henrique Capriles Appeals to Army

The leader of Venezuela’s opposition, Henrique Capriles, has urged the army to choose whether it is "with the constitution or…

9 years ago

Nicolas Maduro Won’t Be Ousted by Referendum, Says VP Aristobulo Isturiz

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro won't be ousted by a referendum because there will be no referendum, Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz has…

9 years ago

Venezuela Crisis: Nicolas Maduro Threatens to Seize Closed Factories

In a speech to supporters in Venezuela’s capital Caracas, President Nicolas Maduro has threatened the seizure of factories that have…

9 years ago

Venezuela Reverses Half-Hour Time Change to Save Energy

Venezuela has reversed a half-hour time change that was one of the signature measures of former president Hugo Chávez’s idiosyncratic…

9 years ago

Venezuela Stores Halve Work Hours to Comply with Energy Rationing Rules

Venezuela’s stores will halve their work hours to four a day in order to comply with the government’s energy rationing…

9 years ago

Venezuela: Nicolas Maduro meets opposition leaders in crisis talks

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has met opposition leaders in crisis talks aimed at quelling weeks of protests. Nicolas Maduro opened…

11 years ago