Mario Caicedo and Carlos Caicedo Jr., brothers of Carla Stefaniak, a Florida woman murdered in Costa Rica, filed a lawsuit against Airbnb, the booking site from which Stefaniak rented her unit, records show.
El Nacional will end print publication, as Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro continues his systematic destruction of freedom of the press in Venezuela. The newspaper will continue to publish on its website.
The United Nations is expecting at least 2 million more Venezuelans to flee their country in 2019, as the hemisphere’s largest migratory crisis continues to accelerate.
Cuban Americans will still carry clout in foreign affairs and push an anti-socialism message in the next Congress, where Venezuela will be the top priority for lawmakers like Marco Rubio and Bob Menendez.
Sens. Menendez, Rubio lead congressional effort to protect Venezuelans living in the United States from being forced to return to the troubled South American country.
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro warned that Washington, Colombia and others are pursuing plans to topple his administration. He says mercenaries are training in northern Colombia and at Florida’s Eglin Air Force Base as part of a coup plot.
Venezuelans on Sunday went to the polls to elect 2,459 council members, amid another call of abstention from many opposition parties. The ruling socialist party led by President Nicolas Maduro is expected to sweep the municipal elections.
An announcement that Iran may deploy new-generation warships to Venezuelan waters could alter the region’s geopolitical balance and almost certainly disturb the U.S. government.
Carla Stefaniak’s determination took her around the world, posting photos on social media to influence others. That’s what led her to Costa Rica to celebrate her 36th birthday. A few days later, her body was found.
Russian President Vladimir Putin voiced his support for Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro who is visiting Moscow amid a spiralling economic crisis in his country, on Dec. 5, 2018.
Twenty years ago, on December 6, 1998, Venezuelans elected Hugo Chávez as president. He served until he died in 2013, paving the way for current leader Nicolás Maduro.
Sex trafficking, domestic violence and slavery often plague women who leave Venezuela to escape Nicolas Maduro’s collapsing economy. At least 41 migrants have been killed in Latin American countries such as Mexico.
Women like Kenny Finol and Lorena Cardozo left Venezuela to other Latin American countries to find relief from shortages, hyperinflation and unrest. Instead, these immigrants were beaten, tortured and murdered.
These Venezuelan women were among the droves of migrants moving to other countries such as Mexico in search of jobs. Instead, they found a world of prostitution, violence and death. Here are their stories.
