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In November, the Peruvian government passed a decree ordering all foreign-flagged vessels operating in Peruvian waters to use an additional satellite device starting January 1, 2021. This will enable authorities to know the routes and movements of each vessel with greater precision. On October 18, Ecuadorean Foreign Minister Luis Gallego told EFE news agency that a mostly Chinese-flagged fishing fleet…
Daniel Ortega insists on controlling humanitarian aid in emergency situations. He recently blocked the actions of civil organizations to deliver medicine, clothing, and food aid to thousands of people affected by hurricanes Eta and Iota in Nicaragua, between November 3-16, 2020. “The Ortega regime has hidden information, has forsaken thousands of families who lost their income, has sabotaged support activities…
In mid-November, the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime increased service members’ salaries to cushion the impact of hyperinflation, news portals El Pitazo (Venezuela) and Infobae (Argentina) reported. According to Vice Admiral (ret.) Jesús Briceño García, former commander of the Venezuelan Navy and external advisor to the National Assembly Defense Commission, a major general would earn $17 per month, while a sergeant…
On December 10, U.S. Navy Admiral Craig Faller, commander of U.S. Southern Command, a key U.S. government figure in making visible the crisis in the South American nation, was in Panama for the fourth time. During his visit to Panama, Adm. Faller, reiterated that the United States is maintaining its policy aimed at “a peaceful transition to a legitimate government”…
Nearly one third of the Venezuelan population — about 9.3 million people — are food insecure, malnourished, or suffer from hunger. This acute food insecurity is in serious danger of worsening. These were some of the warnings from the United Nations (U.N.) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in the FAO-WFP “Early Warning Analysis…
On November 27, senior law enforcement officials from the United States, El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras announced criminal charges in Central America against more than 700 members of transnational criminal organizations, primarily MS-13 and 18th Street gangs, which resulted from a one-week coordinated law enforcement action under Operation Regional Shield (ORS). ORS began in 2017 and is a U.S. Department…
Venezuela’s legitimate Interim President Juan Guaidó is helping doctors and nurses fight COVID-19 — and survive the pandemic themselves — by paying them a living wage. “It is the first time in history that funds recovered and protected against the dictatorship are used for the benefit of Venezuelans,” Guaidó said September 5 when the Health Heroes program began. “While the…
On November 30, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated China National Electronics Import & Export Corporation (CEIEC) for supporting the illegitimate Maduro regime’s efforts to undermine democracy in Venezuela, including its efforts to restrict internet service and conduct digital surveillance and cyber operations against political opponents. Chinese technology companies, including CEIEC, continue to…
The illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela is deepening its relations with Iran, opening the doors to the Islamic Republic’s military activities in the region and putting the security of neighboring countries at risk. The relationship between Iran and Venezuela is a fact, says the report The Maduro-Hezbollah Nexus: How Iran-backed Networks Prop up the Venezuelan Regime, published by the…
Following the December 6 vote, which saw the illegitimate Nicolás Maduro regime win a majority in the parliamentary election, the European Union (EU) and the Lima Group, along with the United States, declared they would not recognize the results. According to Venezuela’s electoral council, just 31 percent of 20 million eligible voters participated in the election — less than half…
“Iran may have begun providing military equipment to the Nicolás Maduro regime in Venezuela,” says a November 19 report by the Critical Threats Project, an initiative of the Washington D.C.-based think tank American Enterprise Institute, which tracks and analyzes security threats to the United States and partner nations. The report came on the same day that Maduro announced on state-run…
On December 6, the illegitimate Maduro regime in Venezuela staged a political farce intended to look like legislative elections. Fortunately, few were fooled. The United States, along with numerous other democracies around the world, condemns this charade which failed to meet any minimum standard of credibility. Maduro brazenly rigged these elections in his favor through the illegal seizure of political…
