Pressure mounts on Venezuela’s Maduro
Thousands of anti-government protesters once again took to the streets of Caracas on Saturday as international pressure mounted on President Nicolas Maduro to hold free elections. Tensions also ran high on the diplomatic front. After Maduro suggested this week Venezuela could return to the Organisation of American States (OAS) if its Secretary General Luis Almagro stepped down, Almagro hit back. Yahoo News reports. New Zealand eyes better trade with Latin America New Zealand Trade Minister Todd McClay said on Monday that he believed the time was right to launch trade talks with Pacific Alliance members Mexico, Chile, Peru and Colombia as part of the government’s push for better access in Latin America. “We’ve been talking to the four Pacific Alliance […]