US authorities have set March 17 for the second appearance of Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores, the New York Federal Court indicated this Monday.

During the first hearing, both were formally presented before the US justice system, and at the end of the initial session, “the judge in charge of the case established the schedule for the continuation of the process, setting the date for the second appearance.”

It is important to note that both pleaded not guilty during this first hearing to the charges against them in this historic legal process.

“During the hearing, presided over by Federal Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein, Maduro faced charges of drug trafficking and weapons possession. Addressing the court, Maduro stated, “I am innocent, I am not guilty.”

The defense did not request bail at this stage of the proceedings, nor did Flores’s defense, although “it did make an urgent health request to the court. It requested medical attention, alleging possible rib injuries.”

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Venezuela is experiencing tense moments after several explosions occurred at various military targets early Saturday morning, January 3, and President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, were captured.

According to local and international media, in a statement from the White House, US President Donald Trump confirmed an attack on the Mountain Barracks, the Port of La Guaira, La Carlota Airport, and Fort Tiuna, and the subsequent extraction of Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores.

A State of External Disturbance was declared throughout the country, according to a message disseminated via Telegram by Foreign Minister Yván Gil, who stated: “The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela rejects, repudiates, and denounces before the international community the extremely serious military aggression perpetrated by the current government of the United States of America.”

For her part, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez “confirmed at 6:00 a.m. this Saturday, January 3, that Nicolás Maduro and Cilia Flores were captured by US forces” and demanded that the Trump administration provide proof of life for both of them.

Meanwhile, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi announced early this morning that Maduro and his wife “have been indicted in the Southern District of New York on charges of narco-terrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to import cocaine, possession of machine guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to possess machine guns and destructive devices against the United States.”

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According to estimates revealed by Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, coffee production in the country expanded from 0 to 250,000 hectares by 2025.

The goal, Maduro indicated, is to continue growing, and he emphasized that currently “more than 60,000 coffee-growing families are organized nationwide in 20 states, which guarantees the consolidation of a solid production network with the capacity to supply both the domestic and international markets.”

Data from the 2024-2025 harvest indicates a yield of 3,027,724 quintals. “Each quintal contains 46 kilos. This year’s harvest has increased by 55 %, and we are predicting 4,701,550 quintals, which is equivalent to more than 216 million kilos,” said Maduro.

Currently, there are 438 coffee brands in the South American country, a great achievement thanks to the efforts of coffee growers and local producers.

According to Maduro, the nation has 210 million kilos to complete the cycle of perfect adaptation, and he defined the scenario as “the equation of producing everything in Venezuela, supplying the entire national market, and increasingly exporting quality Venezuelan products to the world.”

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The creation of the Special Economic Zone (ZEE in Spanish) in the Venezuelan state of La Guaira, promoted by President Nicolás Maduro, has attracted investment and created more than 4,000 jobs.

Governor José Alejandro Terán emphasized this last week in an interview with the state television channel, adding that “this initiative seeks to generate incentives for the private sector to promote investment in the country.”

He detailed that an “exceptional legal framework has been established that provides the necessary incentive to invest in the region,” including projects under development through partnerships with other nations, such as “a fully operational sunflower oil processing plant, a fish processing plant, and a toy factory with an initial capacity of approximately 50,000 toys per month.”

Terán also mentioned agreements already signed with two factories: one for fiber optics and another for yarns and fabrics. “In that context,” he announced, “the largest wheat processing plant in Latin America will be inaugurated soon.”

Through the “La Guaira Emprende Plan,” regional authorities have activated “the commercial and tourism sector, for the enjoyment of both residents and visitors.”

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Venezuela will hold its fourth National Popular Consultation on community projects on November 23, as confirmed this Sunday, November 2, by President Nicolás Maduro.

On the selected date, the community projects submitted so far will be put to a popular vote. In this regard, the president emphasized that these consultations seek to “strengthen and transform each of Venezuela’s communities through coordinated work with popular and communal power.”

In a message posted on his Telegram channel, the Venezuelan president celebrated the high citizen participation in these consultations, indicating that there are already more than 2,500 Assemblies of Popular and Communal Power; “This is a step forward ‘towards a new system of direct and neighborhood democracy,’” he added.

The popular consultation is considered a mechanism of direct democracy that allows organized communities to define local priorities and “channel proposals for their implementation, within the framework of a territorial governance strategy promoted by the Executive branch.”

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Through a partnership with China, Venezuela assures that it will soon have its first minisatellite ready. This was announced by the president of the South American nation, Nicolás Maduro, who also appointed the Minister of Industries, Alex Saab, to this task.

Maduro announced the news during the closing of the International Space Congress held in Caracas, stating that the construction of the first Venezuelan minisatellite is “a wonderful idea.”

During the event, the president also emphasized the need to accelerate “the activation and launch,” in collaboration with China, of the “new communications satellite Gran Cacique Guaicaipuro,” a task that “must be pursued and completed promptly.”

The Minister of Science and Technology, Gabriela Jiménez, referred to the need to build “a collective strategy that promotes the common good and peaceful study,” and highlighted the innovative projects and solutions that have been shared so that space “is not considered a disputed territory, but an area of ​​global governance, open science, and shared agendas that drive collective development.”

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During a meeting between President Nicolás Maduro and China’s ambassador to Venezuela, Lan Hu, held on Tuesday, October 7, several key agreements were signed to foster bilateral cooperation.

Both nations maintain strong commercial relations in strategic areas such as trade, investment, and technology through more than 600 agreements. The signing of new alliances seeks to strengthen these ties, including “infrastructure projects and economic development initiatives,” aimed at “boosting growth in the Global South and countering external pressures.”

In the economic sector, the treaties signed between China and Venezuela have contributed to expanding trade and attracting foreign investment.

These initiatives have been supported by the Venezuelan government, “along with public and private productive sectors,” within the framework of the All-Proof, All-Weather Strategic Partnership.

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Nicolás Maduro, President of Venezuela, issued a decree on Monday, September 29, declaring a state of external emergency, granting the government special powers to act in defense of the country against any threat.

Vice President Delcy Rodríguez chaired the National Council for Sovereignty and Peace, which was convened in response to the US military deployment in the Caribbean to combat drug trafficking.

In this context, Venezuela has taken a stance against any event considered a threat to sovereignty and the population.

The measure, which grants the head of state, among other powers, “special authority to mobilize the National Armed Forces (FANB) throughout the national territory, to take control of public utility infrastructure to guarantee its operation, to control the oil industry and basic industries, to activate citizen security plans, to deploy the People’s Militia as part of the integrated national defense system, and to close land, sea, and air borders to protect territorial integrity and the population,” was announced through social media and local media outlets.

 

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During his weekly television program on Monday, September 22, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro urged the economic sectors, particularly the business sector, to avoid superfluous and unnecessary imports and focus on achieving full self-sufficiency for the country.

Maduro stated: “One key objective is for the country to achieve self-sufficiency in everything and to limit imports to the maximum extent possible. I say to all economic sectors, and especially to the business sector: limit unnecessary and superfluous imports and focus on production.”

He referred to the need to avoid importing products that are not necessary or essential for “the functioning of society, the economy, and people’s lives,” since this represents an unnecessary expenditure of dollars.

Maduro continued by pointing out that “the system is generating foreign currency reserves, and that wealth should and must be invested in the industrial, autonomous, and technological development of Venezuela.”

The president emphasized that the South American nation is moving towards a model based on national production, self-sufficiency, and monetary sovereignty, and insisted: “The foreign currency that the country manages today is national; it belongs to all the Venezuelan people. We have established a new economy and are achieving important milestones: domestic production, national supply, a functioning commercial system, and technological advancement.”

In his program, Maduro also mentioned the creation of a stable payment and exchange system, in relation to the increase in transactions in bolivars in stores due to the lack of dollars.

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On Monday, September 15, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the country will develop its own artificial intelligence (AI). He added that classes on the subject will be taught in schools this year so that students know what it is and how to use it.

Maduro said: “Venezuela will soon have its own artificial intelligence, sovereign, national, Venezuelan, coordinated by the world, but fueled by us,” during a visit to a school to mark the start of the new 2025-2026 school year.

Although the Venezuelan president did not provide further details about the announcement or specify a date for when Venezuela will have its AI, he referred to it as a positive step forward for the nation.

In November 2024, the president urged action in education so that the country knows how to “manage AI at the highest level, through alliances with strategic allies such as Russia and China.”

According to Maduro, AI and new technologies should be studied in all university programs, “and he highlighted their application in fields such as medicine, engineering, design, and political science,” among others.

An important piece of information related to this announcement is the signing of a memorandum of understanding last July with the Chinese company iFlytek for the joint development of AI technologies.

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