Author: Joshua Goodman
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Haitian PM arrives in Puerto Rico after long absence as he struggles to get home to quell violence
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Haiti’s embattled prime minister has landed in Puerto Rico as he tries to return to Haiti to quell a surge in violent gang attacks
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CIA terminates whistleblower who prompted flood of sexual misconduct complaints
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The CIA this week terminated a woman whose whistleblower account of being assaulted in a stairwell at the spy agency’s headquarters prompted a flood of colleagues to come forward with their own complaints of sexual misconduct
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Sources: U.S. investigating ex-Green Beret for Venezuela raid
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MIAMI • A former Green Beret who has claimed responsibility for an ill-fated military incursion into Venezuela is under federal investigation for arms trafficking, according to current and former U.S. law enforcement officials. The investigation into Jordan Goudreau is in its initial stages and it’s unclear if it will result in charges, according to a…
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Report: U.S. to deploy anti-drug Navy ships near Venezuela
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MIAMI • President Donald Trump announced Wednesday that Navy ships are being moved toward Venezuela as his administration beefs up counter-narcotics operations in the Caribbean following a U.S. drug indictment against Nicolás Maduro. The president’s announcement was a break from the daily White House press briefing to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, which has left much…
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U.S. indicts Venezuela’s Maduro on narcoterrorism charges
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MIAMI • Nicolás Maduro effectively converted Venezuela into a criminal enterprise at the service of drug traffickers and terrorist groups as he and his allies stole billions from the South American country, the Justice Department charged in several indictments against the embattled socialist and his inner circle that were made public Thursday. The coordinated unsealing…
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Bolton warns foreigners that violate Venezuela asset freeze
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CARACAS, Venezuela • National Security Adviser John Bolton pressed his case Tuesday for sweeping action against Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro, warning foreign governments and companies that they could face retaliation in the U.S. if they continue to do business with his socialist administration. Bolton’s comments came after the White House froze all Venezuelan government assets…
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Pence in Colombia announces new sanctions on Maduro
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BOGOTA, Colombia • The Trump administration announced new sanctions Monday on allies of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro as it struggles to find new ways to boost his opponent after an effort to deliver humanitarian aid to the economically devastated nation faltered amid strong resistance from security forces loyal to the socialist leader. Vice President Mike Pence…
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EU nations endorse Venezuela opposition leader over Maduro
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CARACAS, Venezuela • More than a dozen European Union countries endorsed Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido as the country’s interim president Monday, piling the pressure on embattled President Nicolas Maduro to resign and clear the way for a new presidential election. Maduro stood defiant, rejecting a U.S offer of humanitarian aid that has shifted attention…
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After two years jailed in Venezuela, this American is on his way home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joshua Holt, who traveled to Venezuela from Utah in 2016 to marry a Spanish-speaking Mormon woman but soon found himself jailed and later branded the CIA’s top spy in Latin America, was set free by the anti-American Maduro government on Saturday in what his family called “this miracle.” The release of Holt…
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Trump says he won’t rule out military response to Venezuela
WASHINGTON— President Donald Trump said Friday that that he wouldn’t rule out military action against Venezuela in response to the country’s descent into political chaos following President Nicolas Maduro’s power grab. Speaking to reporters at his Bedminster, New Jersey, golf club, Trump bemoaned the country’s growing humanitarian crisis and declared that all options remain on…