International Relations

A demonstrator dressed as Venezuelan independence hero SimÃ³n Bolivar is silhouetted against a national flag during a tribute to the dead July 24 in Venezuela.

U.S. Imposes First Economic Sanctions Against Venezuela

PATRICIA MAZZEI

The U.S. imposed its first economic penalties against Venezuela on Friday, hitting the South American country's financial sector in an attempt to starve...

In Doral, Pence Pledges 'Full Weight' Of U.S. Pressure On Venezuela. But No Specifics

Tim Padgett

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence came to the Venezuelan enclave of Doral on Wednesday promising that the Trump administration would “bring the full...

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence speaks to Central American leaders during Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America at Florida International University on June 15.

VP Pence To Visit Doral, Miami’s Venezuelan Enclave

PATRICIA MAZZEI

Vice President Mike Pence will be in Miami on Wednesday. As part of the visit, Pence is scheduled to deliver remarks at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic...

U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, left, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Lt. Gov. Carlos Lopez-Cantera, right, speak to the media in El Arepazo 2 restaurant in Doral, Fla., on Friday, Feb. 28, 2014.

Gov. Scott Moves To Prevent Investment In Companies In Business With Venezuelan Regime

News Service of Florida

Calling it “huge step in the right direction,” Gov. Rick Scott got support from two state Cabinet members Wednesday to keep an agency they oversee from...

Gustavo Marcano, opposition mayor of the Venezuelan city of Lecheria, talks to the media in Doral Wednesday morning.

Venezuelan Mayor Hunted By Socialist 'Dictatorship' Escapes To South Florida

Tim Padgett

Now that Venezuela’s socialist government has morphed into what critics call a dictatorship, the regime is out to arrest its political opponents. One of...

Havana taxi drivers chat while waiting for customers in this archival photo from 2013.

Analysts See Fear Behind The Cuban Government Crack Down on Private Sector

Allison Light

The Cuban government is putting the breaks on the bustling private taxi industry. It has released a proposal for a state-run taxi cooperative, and...

Marleine Bastien, Executive Director of FANM, called for business leaders and government representatives to advocate on behalf of TPS recipients.

Haitians Launch Renewed Campaign to Stay in the U.S. as Six-Month TPS Extension Officially Begins

Holly Pretsky

The six-month extension of Temporary Protected Status for Haitians began over the weekend, and ends in January of 2018.

Goldman Sachs Reaches Out To Florida Governor About Proposal To Ban Doing Business With Venezuela

News Service of Florida

Goldman Sachs Asset Management, which has taken heat for its purchase of $2.8 billion in bonds of Venezuela's state-run oil company, is working behind...

Sunny Isles-based artist Gustavo Rodriguez, aka "Garrincha," created a caricature of Olijslager as a going-away gift. He got to know Olijslager while leading a workshop organized by the Dutch consulate.

'I Was Born Below Sea Level': Outgoing Dutch Consul General Talks Sea Level Rise At Home, In SoFla

Kate Stein

In certain circles, people from the Netherlands inevitably get asked about sea level rise. It's because for hundreds of years the country has had to...

Gov. Scott Wants Florida To Stop Doing Business With Companies Dealing With Venezuelan Government

Allison Light

Florida Governor Rick Scott returned to Doral this Monday for another "Freedom Rally" in support of the Venezuelan opposition and committed to taking...