Topic: Venezuela
Cuba fuel shortage disrupts flights, prompts monitoring in Cayman
A jet fuel shortage in Cuba has forced airlines to cancel or reroute flights, prompting monitoring by officials in Cayman.
Cuba in crisis: What it means for its people, and for Cayman
Cuba’s deepening economic crisis is heightening fears of instability, with potential ripple effects for Cayman.
Venezuela uncertainty continues to weigh on Caribbean travel
Uncertainty tied to recent developments involving Venezuela continues to weigh on travel demand across the Caribbean, despite the region’s vast geographic spread and the absence of safety concerns at most destinations.
From Caracas to Cayman: Why Venezuela matters here
The fall of Maduro brings relief for many in Cayman and unease over what US intervention in Venezuela and elsewhere means for the Caribbean.
Governor: Cayman safe despite fears over US action in Venezuela
Governor Jane Owen has assured Cayman residents and tourists that the islands remain "safe and secure" despite controversial US intervention in Venezuela to topple president Nicolás Maduro
Regional flights impacted by US strikes on Venezuela
Hundreds of commercial flights across the Caribbean were cancelled on 3 Jan. after US military strikes in Venezuela led to airspace restrictions that were set to remain in place through early Sunday, with the possibility of extension.
Caribbean responds as US attacks Venezuela and captures Maduro
Caribbean leaders react after a US military operation in Venezuela captured President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.
Governor says UK is ‘vigilant’ over US/Venezuela tensions
Governor Jane Owen has told Deputy Opposition Leader Kenneth Bryan that the UK is "vigilant" amid US military action against Venezuela.
Caribbean standoff – Venezuela and the US build-up
Tensions around Venezuela are rising fast, and the Caribbean is once again being pulled into great power politics.
Venezuelan pilot petitions for freedom after six years in Cayman prison
A Venezuelan pilot who has spent more than six years in jail without charge in the Cayman Islands is mounting a fresh legal bid for freedom.
Expert: Global concerns driving US troop build-up in Caribbean
The build-up of US forces off the coast of Venezuela now represents the biggest commitment of American troops in the region since the invasion of Panama.
US amassing firepower in Caribbean, what it means for Cayman
The Compass takes a closer look at the biggest US military deployment in the Caribbean in three decades and asks what's behind it and what it means for Cayman and its regional partners.
Chasing gold: From the Amazon to the Alps, the inside story of Cayman’s Operation...
Compass investigation details how $6 million of 'dirty gold', a private jet and $135,000 in cash were confiscated in a cross-border inquiry led by Cayman police.
Cayman’s Venezuelan community to join global protest
Cayman’s Venezuelan community will join a global demonstration in defence of Venezuelan democracy and fair elections on Saturday.
UPDATED: UK, Cayman investigate gold smuggling scheme
The UK’s National Crime Agency is working with Cayman Islands authorities to investigate CI$4.1 million worth of gold seized at London’s Heathrow airport on 1 June.
Column: Venezuela’s health crisis is the hemisphere’s problem
Fortunately, Venezuela’s neighbours are better prepared to deal with dangerous outbreaks.
Column: Negotiating with Maduro would be a mistake
The cascade of Western democracies recognizing Guaido sends a strong message to the Venezuelan military, too. It’s telling that Maduro did not give the order this past weekend to disperse crowds of protesters with violence. It suggests that he knows that most of his army would not follow it.
Cayman funds sue Venezuelan government
Two Cayman-registered funds are suing the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, claiming that the struggling South American regime owes them some US$26 million in unpaid debt.
EDITORIAL – Explaining the disparity in the wealth of nations
The wealth of nations – all wealth of all free nations – is generated by the private sector, not the government sector. Put another way, the business sector makes, the public sector takes.
Men swallowed liquid cocaine, court hears
Two Venezuelan nationals imported cocaine into the Cayman Islands by swallowing packages of the drug in liquid form, Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Patrick Moran said on Friday.
Three Venezuelans plead guilty to cocaine charges
Three Venezuelan nationals appeared in Summary Court Thursday when they all pleaded guilty to importing cocaine.
Customs officer among five arrested in drug raid
A Cayman Islands customs officer was arrested in a Friday night drug raid in George Town along with three foreign nationals from Venezuela and a West Bay resident, police and customs officers announced Monday.
Cayman customs officer, 3 Venezuelans arrested in drug raid
A Cayman Islands customs officer was arrested in a Friday night drug raid in George Town along with three foreign nationals and a West Bay resident, police and customs officers announced Monday.
Venezuela and the eclipse of American leadership
Venezuela’s steady descent into chaos has repeatedly prompted pundits like me to predict that the authoritarian populist regime founded by Hugo Chávez was doomed to collapse, or be ousted.
Bloomberg: Desperate Venezuela gets a frightening new comandante
Putting the military and neighborhood loyalists in charge of food deliveries also raises a more chilling prospect: that only Maduro’s supporters will eat.
Post: Venezuela in agony
By most measures, Venezuela is already a failed state: Amid crippling shortages of food, medicine, power and water, every societal ailment is soaring.
EDITORIAL – How rich countries (mis)manage to go broke
The world has experienced the “tech bubble,” “housing bubble” and even the “tulip bubble." Now, we have the “government bubble.”
Rahn: The next financial crisis
The end is near – depending on how you define “near” and where you live.
O’Brien: Venezuela ‘should’ be rich
It’s come to this: The country with the largest oil reserves in the world can’t afford to brew its own beer, stay in its own time zone, or even have its own people show up to work more than two times a week.
Margolis: Weak reforms doom Venezuela’s Maduro
With Latin America’s most troubled economy heading toward default, there was hope that Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro might discard half-measures and pull his country back from the edge. Instead, last week he announced policy changes that amounted to an optical illusion.
Bloomberg View: A big test for Venezuela’s opposition
Bloomberg View Editorial Board
The newly elected coalition that was now in charge of Venezuela’s congress represents more than 20 parties, but they share three...
