Stephen Gibbs
@STHGibbs
Latin America correspondent for @thetimes. Formerly with the BBC in Mexico and Cuba.
US considers limited authorizations for oil firms in Venezuela, sources say reuters.com/business/energ…
Jair Bolsonaro made to wear ankle tag to stop him seeking asylum thetimes.com/article/5ab900…
This always was a very odd law when introduced in 2018. And somewhat ironic given the age of previous incumbents.
🇨🇺| La @AsambleaCuba aprobó, en votación nominal, una Ley de Reforma Constitucional que elimina el requisito de tener hasta 60 años para ser elegido Presidente de la República de #Cuba.
.@POTUS made clear that his administration will hold accountable foreign nationals who are responsible for censorship of protected expression in the United States. Brazilian Supreme Federal Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes's political witch hunt against Jair Bolsonaro created a…
🇸🇻🇻🇪🇺🇸 | URGENTE: Presidente de El Salvador, Bukele: "Hoy hemos entregado a todos los ciudadanos venezolanos detenidos en nuestro país, acusados de pertenecer a la organización criminal Tren de Aragua (TDA). Muchos de ellos enfrentan múltiples cargos por asesinato, robo,…
El Salvador to send detained Venezuelans to Caracas in prison swap for Americans, sources say | Reuters reuters.com/world/americas…
Chevron seals $53bn Hess takeover after Exxon fails to torpedo deal ft.com/content/0571e4… via @ft
Trump on Thursday said that “within” two weeks he’d make a decision re Iran. It was widely reported he’d said “in”, which is different.
“Take a piece of uninhabited land, Romer argued, govern it well, and let the free market do the rest.“ Easier in theory than in practice. My story from Prospera, Roatán. #Honduras thetimes.com/article/cf68dd…
Iran has been added to Trump’s two week deadline list.
Trump gives Putin “Two weeks” Trump on April 27: "Two weeks." Trump on May 19: "Two weeks." Trump on May 28: "Two weeks."
El Instituto Nacional de Aeronáutica Civil (INAC) informo la reanudación de los vuelos de pasajeros, carga y correo, entre 🇻🇪 Venezuela y🇩🇴Republica Dominicana. Se estara a la espera de que las aerolineas anuncien sus itinerarios de sus vuelos.
The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado died today. He was 81. His images of the 1986 Serra Pelada gold rush, first published by the Sunday Times, remain some of greatest examples of the power of photography.
But might another license replace it?
The pro-Maduro Biden oil license in #Venezuela will expire as scheduled next Tuesday May 27th.
What’s next? Resumption of flights to US? Lifting block on X? #Venezuela
My conversation with @ManveenRana on @thetimes podcast, The Story. #ElSalvador podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the…
Mexico City mayor’s aides shot dead in ‘contract killing’ thetimes.com/article/d18eb5…
Delighted to say this film just won a gold award at the Telly Awards in New York. Full credit to the White Hands choir, which represents the very best of Venezuela.
It was a real privilege to work on this short film about the White Hands choir in Barquisimeto, Venezuela. Established in 1995 it was - like many things in this country - ahead of its time. Here is an extract. @GustavoDudamel 1/2
The Trump administration is set to extend Chevron’s deadline to halt its operations in Venezuela by another 60 days as the US continues negotiations with President Nicolas Maduro’s government over the fate of US detainees in the country bloomberg.com/news/articles/…