Update: Curaçao refinery runs slow as PDVSA port backlog starts to ease
WILLEMSTAD - The Isla refinery operated by Venezuela’s state-run PDVSA is working at minimum capacity while awaiting new crude shipments and as a tanker backlog in the country’s ports began to ease. PDVSA’s More...
Venezuela forced to shut down production as operations fall apart
HOUSTON - Every week the crisis in Venezuela takes a turn for the worse. There are now signs that its oil industry is entering a dangerous new phase. Argus Media reports that Venezuela has begun to “proactively More...
Curacao becoming less attractive for Venezuelan investors
Besides a large number of Venezuelans leaving their country, because of all the problems we already know about, we should not forget that there is also an important number of professionals and investors looking More...
Venezuelan floating market to return to Sha Caprileskade
WILLEMSTAD - According to the Minister of Economic Development Steven Martina, the Venezuelan fruit boats will return to their original location in downtown Punda, the Sha Capriles quay. During a national dialogue More...
Curacao’s Isla refinery working at minimum, awaits Venezuelan crude
WILLEMSTAD - The Isla refinery operated by state-run oil firm PDVSA is working at minimum capacity while awaiting new shipments of Venezuelan crude PDVSA’s operations this year have been mired by problems ranging More...
Gijsbertha: InselAir to resume flights to Venezuela
WILLEMSTAD, CARACAS - The local airline InselAir can resume its operations to and from Maiquetía, Valencia and Punto Fijo in Venezuela in the short term. An agreement was reached last week between a Curaçao delegation More...
Venezuelan ladies arrested at snack bar
WILLEMSTAD - The police have arrested an unknown number of Venezuelan ladies yesterday. They did not have any valid residence papers with them. This police action took place at a snack bar on the Avesweg in Buena More...
Delegation to Venezuela to talk about debt to InselAir
WILLEMSTAD, CARACAS - Minister of Finance Kenneth Gijsberta traveled with a delegation to Venezuela this week. The delegation is going to talk about the money that the South American country owes to the local aviation More...
Curaçao invites Venezuelan businessmen to invest in the island
There are many business facilities, our economy is diversified, there is the import of raw material as well as real estate activities, said Marcos Leal, director of the Tourism Office Curacao in Venezuela. CARACAS, More...
U.S. confiscates $800 million from Venezuelan socialist leader Diosdado Cabello
WASHINGTON - The United States has confiscated $800 million from senior Venezuelan socialist and alleged drug trafficker Diosdado Cabello, according to a Tuesday report from Miami journalist Óscar Haza. Cabello, More...
