After US military strikes in Venezuela closed Caribbean airspace, tens of thousands of travelers in Puerto Rico and Aruba found paradise turned into a logistics trap. Families chasing New Year sun now chase refunds, scarce seats, and rising hotel bills. Sunshine, Then the Sky Closed Synda Clements came to San Juan for her 40th birthday […]
In Manhattan, defense lawyer Barry Pollack, nicknamed Pit Bull, stood beside ousted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro days after a raid. Prosecutors press drug-trafficking charges. The case tests issues such as sovereignty (a nation’s independent authority), extradition (the transfer of a suspect from one jurisdiction to another), and U.S. power, echoing Latin America’s memory from Caracas […]
IMF coming to Venezuela’s rescue? Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 10:00 UTC Unfolding political events in Caracas will play a key role in determining whether that option is available US Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced on Monday a plan to stabilize Venezuela’s collapsing currency by re-engaging with global financial institutions. The […]
Venezuela’s interim administration releases 24 potitical prisoners Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 10:07 UTC Foro Penal confirmed early Tuesday that 24 individuals — including two Italian nationals — were freed from the La Crisálida and El Rodeo I prisons Hundreds of relatives of the Venezuelan Bolivarian regime’s political prisoners remained outside the various […]
No human corridor through Peru for Venezuelans exiting Chile Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 10:19 UTC Peru’s internal security takes precedence over regional transit, Jerí insisted Peru’s President José Jerí told Chile’s President-elect José Antonio Kast that the human corridor through his country so that Venezuelan migrants could return home was not a […]
Argentina halts Jerusalem Embassy move amid Falklands oil drilling dispute Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 10:59 UTC Milei first announced his intention to move the diplomatic HQ from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem during a visit to Israel in Feb. 2024 and reiterated that he was looking to inaugurate it in the spring Argentina […]
Trump spoils Lula’s celebration of trade surplus with Iran Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 10:00 UTC The crisis in Iran is escalating, and Trump will take whichever action he deems necessary US President Donald Trump announced on Monday that any nation conducting business with Iran will face a 25% tariff on all trade […]
By News Americas Now Staff News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Mon. Jan. 12, 2026: As deaths in U.S. immigration detention reach their highest level in two decades, a quieter but more consequential shift is underway inside the nation’s detention centers – one that challenges the core justification used to defend its rapid expansion. Demonstrators protest […]
By NAN Staff Writer News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Tues. Jan. 13, 2026: Drumbeats echoed through the streets of Regla on January 8th as Cuba marked Abakuá Day, commemorating 190 years since the founding of the Abakuá fraternity – one of the island’s most enduring and least understood Afro-Cuban traditions. An Ireme, the masked dancer […]
Venezuelan serviceman recounts U.S. strike that disabled air defenses before Maduro capture Tuesday, January 13th 2026 – 03:17 UTC Venezuela had long boasted of possessing one of Latin America’s strongest air-defense networks. Yet, those assets were quickly neutralized during the first minutes of the U.S. offensive A Venezuelan serviceman stationed at the Meseta […]