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Dionys Duroc

Miami, Florida, USA

Foreign Correspondent based in Latin America; Editor at Sociedad Media

Venezuela Oil Production 2026: Output Hits 1.09 Million Barrels Per Day as Chevron Expands — Venezuela’s state oil company in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, in Feb 10, 2024. Credit: Leonardo Fernandez Viloria/Reuters

Venezuela

Venezuela Oil Production 2026: Output Hits 1.09 Million Barrels Per Day as Chevron Expands

Venezuela’s oil exports surged to 1.09 million barrels per day in March, marking the highest monthly total in six months as international trading partnerships and sanctions relief drive the energy sector’s dramatic recovery

“Here, the Lions, Too, Go Hungry”: Cuba’s Zoos Become Monuments to a Nation’s Crisis

Cuba

“Here, the Lions, Too, Go Hungry”: Cuba’s Zoos Become Monuments to a Nation’s Crisis

By Dionys Duroc Apr 4, 2026

Father of Argentine Lawyer Mocks Brazil in Racist Gesture & Calls Out Milei Government Hours After Daughter’s Release

Culture

Father of Argentine Lawyer Mocks Brazil in Racist Gesture & Calls Out Milei Government Hours After Daughter’s Release

By Dionys Duroc Apr 3, 2026

Ecuador’s Noboa Declares Fresh 60-Day Emergency Ahead of Easter Holiday

South America

Ecuador’s Noboa Declares Fresh 60-Day Emergency Ahead of Easter Holiday

By Dionys Duroc Apr 3, 2026

Cuba Grants Clemency to Over 2,000 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon

Cuba

Cuba Grants Clemency to Over 2,000 Prisoners in Holy Week Pardon

By Dionys Duroc Apr 2, 2026

Argentina Expels Iranian Diplomat as Milei Strengthens Bonds with U.S.

South America

Argentina Expels Iranian Diplomat as Milei Strengthens Bonds with U.S.

By Dionys Duroc Apr 2, 2026

Latin America is Running Out of Babies — And No One Has a Good Explanation

Society

Latin America is Running Out of Babies — And No One Has a Good Explanation

By Dionys Duroc Apr 2, 2026

U.S. Treasury Removes Delcy Rodríguez from Sanctions List as Washington-Caracas Ties Deepen

Venezuela

U.S. Treasury Removes Delcy Rodríguez from Sanctions List as Washington-Caracas Ties Deepen

By Dionys Duroc Apr 2, 2026

‘King of the South’ Captured: The Arrest of Sebastián Marset and What it Reveals About South America’s Drug Networks

Security

‘King of the South’ Captured: The Arrest of Sebastián Marset and What it Reveals About South America’s Drug Networks

By Dionys Duroc Apr 1, 2026

Sheinbaum Says Mexico Has “Every Right” to Resume Fuel Shipments to Cuba After Russian Tanker Arrives

Mexico

Sheinbaum Says Mexico Has “Every Right” to Resume Fuel Shipments to Cuba After Russian Tanker Arrives

By Dionys Duroc Mar 31, 2026

“I Think the Majority of Cubans Want to Be Capitalist”: Fidel Castro’s Grandson Breaks With the Revolution in CNN Interview

Cuba

“I Think the Majority of Cubans Want to Be Capitalist”: Fidel Castro’s Grandson Breaks With the Revolution in CNN Interview

By Dionys Duroc Mar 31, 2026

Washington’s New Hemisphere: The Venezuela Oil Deal, Russian Tankers in Cuba, U.S. Embassy in Caracas & Rubio in the Hot Seat

Cuba

Washington’s New Hemisphere: The Venezuela Oil Deal, Russian Tankers in Cuba, U.S. Embassy in Caracas & Rubio in the Hot Seat

By Dionys Duroc Mar 31, 2026

Colombia’s Presidential Campaign is Off to the Races: A Guide to the Three Candidates Who Could Define the Country’s Next Four Years

South America

Colombia’s Presidential Campaign is Off to the Races: A Guide to the Three Candidates Who Could Define the Country’s Next Four Years

By Dionys Duroc Mar 30, 2026

Brasília is Watching the Bombs Fall on Tehran—and Lula Doesn’t Like it

Brazil

Brasília is Watching the Bombs Fall on Tehran—and Lula Doesn’t Like it

By Dionys Duroc Mar 30, 2026

Bodies in the Streets of Artibonite: The Gran Grif Gang’s Latest Massacre in Haiti

Caribbean

Bodies in the Streets of Artibonite: The Gran Grif Gang’s Latest Massacre in Haiti

By Dionys Duroc Mar 30, 2026

Maduro in a Brooklyn Jail, on Trial in Manhattan: What Happened in Court on March 26

Venezuela

Maduro in a Brooklyn Jail, on Trial in Manhattan: What Happened in Court on March 26

By Dionys Duroc Mar 30, 2026

Trump Allows Russian Oil Tanker into Cuba, Citing Humanitarian Need: “They Have to Survive”

Cuba

Trump Allows Russian Oil Tanker into Cuba, Citing Humanitarian Need: “They Have to Survive”

By Dionys Duroc Mar 30, 2026

Washington Opens Venezuela’s Gold Mines to U.S. Companies—and the Arco Minero is Next

Venezuela

Washington Opens Venezuela’s Gold Mines to U.S. Companies—and the Arco Minero is Next

By Dionys Duroc Mar 29, 2026

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