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BREAKING: Venezuela building up troops near Guyana border
DEMERARA WAVES
President David Granger on Tuesday said Venezuela was building up troops near the border with Guyana.
Venezuela demands Guyana immediately corrects maritime boundary
DEMERARA WAVES
Venezuela is formally demanding that Guyana immediately corrects an aspect of its maritime boundary related to the Essequibo River.
Venezuela sets December election date
BBC NEWS
The National Electoral Council in Venezuela says elections for the country's National Assembly will be held on 6 December.
Delays in setting a date had raised concerns the poll could be cancelled.
US Venezuela talks take place in Haiti despite tensions
BBC NEWS
Details have emerged of a high-profile meeting in Haiti between Venezuela and the United States.
Venezuela demands Guyana halt 'imperial' oil exploration
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Tuesday demanded that neighboring Guyana halt oil exploration being carried out by Exxon Mobil Corp in disputed offshore territory in an escalation of a long-running border dispute between the two South American nations.
Venezuelan leader Maduro condemns new US sanctions
BBC NEWS
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has called the latest US sanctions "the most aggressive, unjust and harmful step that has ever been taken by the US against Venezuela".
United States expands Venezuela visa bans
BBC NEWS
The United States has imposed visa restrictions on unnamed Venezuelan officials it accuses of human rights violations and corruption.
Several protesting Venezuela prison inmates die of drug poisoning
Caribbean News Desk
CARACAS, Venezuela - At least 13 hunger striking inmates at an overcrowded prison in Venezuela have died after they allegedly drank a deadly cocktail of multiple drugs and grain alcohol, officials said Thursday.
Venezuela: United Nations Concerned Over Renewed Violence
By the Caribbean Journal staff
The United Nations is expressing its concern over renewed violence in Venezuela, the world body said earlier this week.
Venezuela opposition's Leopoldo Lopez hands himself in
BBC
A Venezuelan opposition leader, Leopoldo Lopez, has handed himself over to the National Guard after holding a speech to thousands of his supporters.