Denying protections for asylum seekers denies them opportunities to seek safety
I’ll never forget the day Pedro and Sandra Ramírez (names changed) first came to my office. Soft-spoken and kind, the elderly Venezuelan couple radiated grace and warmth — a welcome contrast to the dreary November More...
UNCR presents plan for Venezuelan refugees
NEW YORK - 95 organizations from 16 countries have presented a large-scale plan to deal with the flow of refugees from Venezuela. This is according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNCR) who More...
Dutch First Chamber discusses ‘devastating’ situation at St. Maarten police cells and refugee crisis in Curaçao and Aruba
THE HAGUE - The St. Maarten police cells became a point of discussion during a meeting of experts with the First Chamber of the Dutch Parliament on Tuesday about Venezuelan migrants and refugees in Curaçao and More...
The Netherlands responsible for human rights
WILLEMSTAD - The Netherlands as the largest country in the Kingdom is responsible for human rights. That is what the UN Committee against Torture says in a report that has just been published. The guarantee function More...
Will Russia keep its $6bn promise to Venezuela?
CARACAS - Russian officials have cast doubt on multibillion-dollar pledges to Venezuela touted by its president Nicolás Maduro, whose crisis-wracked country has become increasingly dependent on Moscow as its most More...
UN seeks $738M to help Venezuela’s neighbors handle migrant flood
GENEVA - The United Nations said on Tuesday it was seeking $738 million in 2019 to help neighboring countries cope with the inflow of millions of Venezuelan refugees and migrants, who have “no prospect for return More...
Curaçao selects US company to restart refinery
WILLEMSTAD - Curaçao has selected a US company as the preferred bidder for a long-term contract to run its oil refinery, stepping in before Venezuelan state-owned PdV's lease expires in December 2019. RdK, the More...
KTK wants to dismiss part of its staff
WILLEMSTAD - Towing Company KTK offers a part of the staff the opportunity to leave voluntarily. Those who submit their resignation will receive a golden handshake. Due to the crisis at oil company PDVSA, the activities More...
Rosneft chief rebukes Venezuela oil shipments
WASHINGTON, MEXICO CITY - The head of Russian oil company Rosneft, Igor Sechin, flew to Caracas last week to meet Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and complain over delayed oil shipments designed to repay loans, More...
Venezuela’s former treasurer took $1 billion US in bribes
Alejandro Andrade received properties, platinum and gold Rolex watches and Mercedes-Benz cars thanks to scheme Venezuela’s former national treasurer admitted receiving over $1 billion US in bribes as part of illicit More...
