Trump Declares the USA is at War with Venezuelan Drug Cartels

Nancy O'Brien Simpson The president stood beneath the flags, shoulders squared, and spoke in the language of war. Generals flanked him; maps glowed behind him; cameras took the angles that make authority look inevitable. He told the country it was...

Analysts: PM doing ‘balancing act’ with Venezuela

T&T’s ef­forts to re­vive the long-stalled Drag­on gas deal have reached a de­ci­sive turn­ing point, with Prime Min­is­ter Kam­la Per­sad-Bisses­sar ex­press­ing her will­ing­ness to per­son­al­ly trav­el to Venezuela to ini­ti­ate...

Venezuela’s ‘Dad’s Army’ militia preparing for war with US

At 62 years old, Rafael Astudillo is two years past retirement age in Venezuela. But the former soldier is not preparing to ease up as his homeland faces increasing threats of invasion by the world’s most powerful fighting force. Mr Astudillo is a...

An Energy Atmanirbharta Act

“Viksit Bharat” and atmanirbharta are resonant national slogans. There is no minister of energy in the central government with oversight responsibility for the core components of the energy ecosystem — coal, petroleum, renewables and nuclear. But...

Prince Arthur Eze secures multi-billion-dollar oil mining deal in Central African Republic

By Obinna F. Nwachukwu In a major boost to economic cooperation between Nigeria and the Central African Republic (CAR), prominent Nigerian businessman and investor, Prince Arthur Eze (Ozo Igbo Ndu), President of Stantech Engineering Group Nigeria...

US struck another boat illegally carrying drugs off Venezuelan coast, Trump says

US forces on Saturday evening struck another vessel illegally carrying drugs off the coast of Venezuela, Donald Trump said on Sunday to thousands of sailors at a ceremony celebrating the US navy’s 250th anniversary. He added that the US would also...

Venezuelan Embassy in Cairo Hosts Academic Webinar to Strengthen Promising Bilateral Tourism Project with Egypt

Sun 05 Oct 2025 | 07:36 AM The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the Arab Republic of Egypt proudly announced the successful organization of an international academic webinar titled “Tourism in Egypt and Venezuela: Government...

U.S. Defense Secretary Signals Readiness for Caribbean Strikes Near Venezuela

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said he has “every authorization needed” to carry out strikes in the Caribbean targeting suspected narcotics vessels near Venezuela. His comments underscore a more assertive regional posture that could heighten...

Quick Reads: Extreme Weather in Boquete; Pearl Island Abandons Construction of $29 Million Hotel; US Parked Outside Venezuela; Minister of Finance and Economy

This Sunday Oct 5th, heavy rainfall caused damage and flooding in Boquete, Palmira and Volcan in the province of Chiriqui. Damages included trees falling, landslides, and partial collapse of roads in several areas. The Caldera River was cresting...

How Venezuela’s Air Defenses Could Challenge Any U.S. Strike?

Begin with combat aviation, the first ring of defense. The Aviación Militar Bolivariana fields around twenty Su-30MKV multirole aircraft as the backbone of its fighter force and retains a remnant of F-16A/Bs with erratic availability. The Su-30s...

China, Venezuela and the US: The Coming Confrontation in the Caribbean

The United States appears to be on a mission to blow up alleged “narco-boats” in Venezuelan waters. In the last two weeks alone, two such vessels have been destroyed by the US navy with some fourteen casualties. The Trump Administration has...

Venezuela Launches International Forum Against Colonialism and Imperialist Plunder

Simon Bolivar Institute of Venezuela The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Saint Lucia is boldly addressing a pressing issue: the launch of the International Forum on Colonialism and Imperialist Plunder. On October 2, Caracas...

Latinos en Pizza: A Trip to Naples Changed Caracas-Born Antonio Errante’s Destiny Forever

By Sofia Arango, Latinos en Pizza Editor’s note: The following article is an expanded version of a profile featured in PMQ’s September 2025 cover story, Latinos en Pizza: 10 Wildly Talented Latino Pizza Chefs to Watch. In Antonino Errante’s...

Venezuela–U.S. Military Tensions Escalate: Maduro Warns of Armed Defense Against Aggression

Members of the Bolivarian Armed Forces during defensive maneuvers amid Venezuela–U.S. military tensions. October 4, 2025 Hour: 10:20 am Venezuela–U.S. Military Tensions: President Nicolás Maduro accuses the U.S. of fueling military aggression and...

Three things to know as Trump edges closer to war with Venezuela

The Venezuelan President has this week vowed to strike back if Trump threatens his country's sovereignty Tension between the United States and Venezuela has been mounting over the past several months as the US builds up its military presence in...

Trump’s phony war on Venezuela — and his larger war on reality

Donald Trump’s assault on the world — not to mention democracy, diplomacy, basic human decency and the rule of law — may look like an incoherent series of vindictive episodes aimed at “flooding the zone with s**t,” as the now-clichéd expression...

What Trump really wants from Venezuela

When the headlines scream “narco-wars” and pundits wag their fingers about “fentanyl,” it is tempting to reduce Donald Trump’s Venezuela policy to one issue: drugs. A convenient shorthand – but also a red herring. Read closely and a very different...

How F-35 Operations Off Venezuela’s Coast Could Provide Key Electronic Intel on its S-300 Air Defences

Venezuelan air defences on October 2 detected five F-35 fighter aircraft approaching its territory from the north over the Caribbean Sea,at a time of heightened tensions between the two states. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino...

Venezuela and US edge toward war footing

Domestic concerns, international risks may hold Washington back By Robert Muggah For many in Venezuela, the question is no longer whether tensions with Washington will reach a boiling point – they already have. Rather, the big unknown now is...

Why Venezuelan gas matters

IN the world of Caribbean energy politics, the Dragon gas deal is a sharp example of ambition undercut by poor diplomacy. Conceived in 2018 under the Rowley administration, the agreement between Trinidad and Tobago, Shell and Venezuela’s PDVSA...