Article: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/guyanas-oil-growth-potential-rises-venezuela-tensions-set-ease-2026-02-17/ One of the fastest-growing countries in the world right now, Guyana, has set forth to become one of the top oil exporters in South America and currently plans to vastly improve its current infrastructure, but also to boost its oil production with the involvement of foreign companies and the state’s own oil-sponsored programs. Most evidently, they have projected… Read more »
Source: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/americas/peru-president-jose-jeri-ousted-intl-latam On February 17, 2026, the Peruvian Congress voted to remove interim President Jose Jeri from office after he served only four months. The motion to oust the leader passed with 75 votes in favor, 24 against, and three abstentions. This decision was triggered by a scandal known as Chifa-Gate, which involved allegations of undisclosed, clandestine meetings between Jeri… Read more »
Article: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/17/americas/peru-president-jose-jeri-ousted-intl-latam This just in from Lima: their president has been ousted! Following the suspicious meetings with Chinese businessmen in different locations throughout the country, one time even wearing a hood, the prior Peruvian president Mr. Jose Jeri has been ousted by Peru’s Congress on account of misconduct. None of his aforementioned meetings were recording in the presidential logbook, nor… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/us-seizes-venezuela-linked-tanker-ahead-trump-machado-meeting-officials-say-2026-01-15 The article explains that the United States seized another oil tanker linked to Venezuela just before a planned meeting between President Donald Trump and Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado. U.S. forces intercepted the tanker called Veronica, a Guyana-flagged Aframax tanker, in the Caribbean without incident, according to officials. This is the sixth tanker the U.S. has seized recently… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/eu-mercosur-sign-trade-deal-after-25-years-negotiations-2026-01-17 The article tells us that the European Union and the South American trade bloc Mercosur officially signed a long-awaited free trade agreement on January 17, 2026, in Paraguay after 25 years of negotiations. The deal aims to cut tariffs and expand trade between the two regions, creating one of the largest free-trade areas in the world covering about 700… Read more »
https://www.reuters.com/business/davos/us-treasury-secretary-bessent-brushes-off-hysteria-over-greenland-2026-01-20/ The article reports that the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent responded to growing global concerns about the U.S. government’s plan to take over Greenland, a autonomous part of Denmark. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Scott Bessent downplayed fears of a trade war or major conflict, calling much of the reaction “hysteria.” He was responding to tariffs… Read more »
Link: Link United States President Donald Trump continues to send threats to Denmark and Greenland, ones that express the thought of that if the United States isn’t in control of the mineral rich and geographically advantageous island of Greenland than Russia or China would easily be able to overtake the Danish military and become not only a military and economic… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/venezuela-us-diplomatic-relations-maduro-12eca94ea60dbdbc8d8ac37535a5d23b The United States and Venezuela announced they are exploring the possibility of restoring diplomatic relations after years of strained ties. This followed a visit by a Trump administration delegation to Venezuela to evaluate whether the U.S. embassy in Caracas could reopen. This visit marks one of the most serious efforts toward renewed engagement since relations were… Read more »
Link to article: https://apnews.com/article/cuba-us-venezuela-maduro-e66899b41f0b84cf83f77a69d399b486 Cuba announced that 32 of its military and police officers were killed during a U.S. military operation in Venezuela over the weekend. This is the first official death toll released related to the American strikes. According to a statement on Cuban state television, the officers were in Venezuela at the request of the Venezuelan government. While… Read more »
Link to article: https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/brazil-billionaire-batista-met-with-venezuelas-rodriguez-us-officials-2026-01-14/ Brazilian billionaire Joesley Batista has been acting as an informal middleman between Venezuela and the United States. According to Reuters, he met with Venezuela’s interim president, Delcy Rodríguez, before and after meeting with U.S. officials in Washington. Batista told U.S. officials that Rodríguez seems open to foreign investment in Venezuela’s oil and gas industry and willing… Read more »
