WASHINGTON—The United States on Wednesday imposed sanctions on a Venezuelan judge and a prosecutor over their roles in the trial of six former executives of U.S. refiner Citgo sentenced to prison by a Venezuelan court last month. The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it blacklisted the Supreme Court judge who presided over the…
US Blacklists 2 Venezuelan Officials Over Imprisonment of Former Citgo Executives
Eastern Caribbean Issues Rare Alerts for Rumbling Volcanoes
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Volcanoes that have been quiet for decades are rumbling to life in the eastern Caribbean, prompting officials to issue alerts in Martinique and St. Vincent and the Grenadines as scientists rush into study activity they say hasn’t been observed in years. The most recent warning was issued late Tuesday for La Soufriere…
Nicaragua Passes Law to Sideline Adversaries in 2021 Election
Nicaragua’s National Assembly on Dec. 21 passed a law to prevent people whom the government believes financed attempts to oust President Daniel Ortega, or encouraged sanctions against his officials, from standing in 2021 general elections. The Law in Defense of the Rights of the People to Independence, Sovereignty, and Self-Determination for Peace was backed by…
Former Political Prisoner: Today’s America Has Lesson to Learn From Cuban Socialism
The United States is teetering on the edge of socialism, and the pattern of events are similar to what happened in Cuba when it fell from being a prosperous capitalist country into socialism, according to a former Cuban political prisoner. “I am sure that at this time, there are strong forces inside the United States…
Ecuador Declares State of Emergency Amid Violent Clashes
QUITO—Ecuador’s President Guillermo Lasso on Monday declared a state of emergency and night curfews in three coastal provinces, amid a wave of violence over the weekend in the Andean country that left at least eight people dead. Mr. Lasso declared the state of emergency in the provinces of Manabi and Los Rios and in the…
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