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Guyana intensificó las medidas contra el contrabando de oro desde Venezuela

Guyana anunció un endurecimiento en sus acciones contra el contrabando de oro en la frontera con Venezuela, tras insistentes solicitudes del gobierno de Estados Unidos, según declaraciones realizadas por el presidente Irfaan Ali, quien destacó que su administración está “dedicando enormes recursos” para enfrentar el problema, que afecta desde hace tiempo a la economía y seguridad del país.
El presidente aseguró que han reforzado la presencia de patrullas fronterizas e incrementado el monitoreo en las zonas de extracción minera. Ali advirtió públicamente a “todos sus aliados” sobre la amenaza que representa este ilícito, recalcando que el contrabando de oro puede “fortalecer o proteger a fuerzas antidemocráticas”.
En el encuentro previo al aniversario 249 de la independencia de Estados Unidos, el mandatario remarcó el compromiso de su país de “adaptar recursos para garantizar que la amenaza del contrabando ilícito de oro, que puede fortalecer o proteger a fuerzas antidemocráticas, sea desplazada contra nuestros aliados”.
Datos del Ministerio de Recursos Naturales de Guyana revelan que el oro constituye el segundo producto de exportación más relevante, detrás del petróleo, generando cerca de 1.000 millones de dólares en 2023. Ese año, la producción llegó a 434.000 onzas, superando levemente las 432.000 del año previo. Sin embargo, las autoridades estiman que hasta el 50% de la producción total es sacada del país de forma clandestina.
Funcionarios locales han señalado que tienen sospechas fundadas de que oro originado en Venezuela, algunas veces sancionado internacionalmente, es mezclado con el extraído en Guyana para, posteriormente, ser presentado y exportado como producción local con destino a mercados de Estados Unidos, Canadá y el Medio Oriente. En 2021, la Real Casa de la Moneda de Canadá suspendió la compra de oro a una importante exportadora guyanesa tras advertencias sobre posibles envíos mezclados con oro venezolano, controversia que fue negada por la compañía implicada.
Por su parte, la Embajada de Estados Unidos en Guyana suspendió las visas de varios mineros acusados de participar en estos esquemas de contrabando. La embajadora estadounidense Nicole Theriot elogió la cooperación de Guyana en controles fronterizos y subrayó la coordinación permanente para resguardar la frontera común con Venezuela.

Entre las preocupaciones adicionales, las autoridades de Guyana han señalado que el oro procedente de Venezuela es comercializado a precios inferiores a los del mercado global. Además, funcionarios guyaneses identifican a la Compañía General de Minería de Venezuela (Minerven) como responsable de parte de las operaciones de extracción y tráfico internacional hacia otros países sudamericanos.
Las relaciones entre ambos países sudamericanos se mantienen tensas por el antiguo litigio sobre la región del Esequibo, un territorio rico en recursos naturales como oro, diamantes, madera y petróleo. Este conflicto territorial se suma al desafío que enfrentan las autoridades de Guyana para frenar el flujo ilegal de oro y regular el sector minero en una zona estratégica para el desarrollo y la estabilidad del país.
De hecho, este sábado la respuesta de la dictadura venezolana no se hizo esperar.
Yván Gil, canciller del régimen chavista, rechazó “con absoluta firmeza” las declaraciones del presidente Ali sobre la presunta implicación de la dictadura de Maduro en actividades de contrabando ilegal de oro.
“Irfaan Ali hizo atrevidas e infundadas acusaciones en contra del Gobierno venezolano, mintiendo descaradamente sobre un tema que bien conoce, ya que es el verdadero jefe de la mafia de extracción ilegal del oro y minerales, que ha ocasionado una destrucción acelerada del ambiente y la vida misma en un territorio que no le pertenece”, reza un comunicado publicado este sábado por el titular de Exteriores chavista.

En la misma nota, reprochó al Gobierno de Guyana no solo su “subordinación política” a Estados Unidos, desde donde Ali ha pronunciado las palabras objeto de esta disputa, sino también que “están liderando un esquema de saqueo del petróleo en un mar pendiente de delimitación, cuya explotación es completamente ilegal e ilegítima según el Derecho Internacional”.
En esta misma línea, las autoridades de Caracas han vuelto a poner sobre la mesa el tema de la soberanía del Esequibo, asegurando que “la Guayana Esequiba es territorio venezolano, y solo el Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966 constituye el mecanismo válido y reconocido para resolver la controversia sobre ese espacio terrestre”. “No existe atajo judicial ni maniobra mediática que despoje a Venezuela de sus derechos históricos”, agrega el escrito.
Por último, el canciller chavista exigió al presidente Irfaan Ali que “mantenga silencio cuando se refiera a Venezuela”, pues “no tiene legitimidad para señalar a nadie”, y ha aseverado que, “más temprano que tarde, tendrá que sentarse con Venezuela a resolver lo que se niega a admitir: que el Esequibo es venezolano”.
(Con información de AP y EFE)
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Rubio slams UNRWA as a ‘subsidiary of Hamas,’ vows it will not ‘play any role’ in delivering aid to Gaza

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who arrived in Israel shortly after Vice President JD Vance left for Washington, railed against the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) amid the U.S.-brokered ceasefire.
«UNRWA’s not going to play any role in it,» Rubio said when asked about whether the controversial agency would assist in delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza. «The United Nations is here. They’re on the ground. We’re willing to work with them if they can make it work, but not UNRWA. UNRWA became a subsidiary of Hamas.»
UNRWA demanded in a post on X that it be allowed to do work in Gaza.
«As the largest U.N. agency operating in the Gaza Strip, by far, UNRWA has an unparalleled logistical network, longstanding trust from the community, managing the distribution of supplies based on vulnerability and clear criteria. Our teams are ready, inside and outside Gaza. Let us work,» the agency wrote.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens to a question as he speaks to the media after visiting the Civil-Military Coordination Center in southern Israel on Oct. 24, 2025. (Fadel Senna/Pool via Reuters)
On Oct. 17, days after world leaders backed a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) opened a Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), which is where Rubio spoke on Friday.
The CMCC is located in southern Israel and will serve as the main hub for Gaza stabilization efforts. It will also oversee implementation of the ceasefire agreement and has an operations floor designed to track real-time developments in Gaza.
During the U.N. General Assembly (UNGA) last month, U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres spoke at a meeting in support of UNRWA, saying that the agency has «made invaluable contributions to development, human rights, humanitarian action, and peace and security, including for Israel.»
«UNRWA is vital to any prospects for peace and stability in the region,» Guterres added.

UNRWA’s headquarters in Gaza City, Gaza, on Feb. 21, 2024. (Dawoud Abo Alkas/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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However, the U.S. and Israel have taken hard stances against the agency, particularly in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre.
President Donald Trump in February reaffirmed the U.S.’s commitment to not fund UNRWA.
In the executive order, Trump said that «UNRWA has reportedly been infiltrated by members of groups long designated by the Secretary of State as foreign terrorist organizations, and UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7, 2023, Hamas attack on Israel.»

A Palestinian boy walks near an UNRWA school sheltering displaced people that was hit in an overnight Israeli strike in Gaza City on July 5, 2025. (Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters)
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In April 2025, when the International Court of Justice (ICJ) demanded Israel work with UNRWA, Washington backed Jerusalem, saying it was under no obligation to work with the agency and had «ample grounds to question UNRWA’s impartiality.»
UNRWA announced in August 2024 the end of an investigation by the Office of Internal Oversight Services into whether its staff participated in the attacks, as Israel claimed. Following the probe, which looked into 19 UNRWA staff members, nine staff members were fired over evidence that «could indicate» they were involved in the attacks.
The investigation found one case in which there was no evidence to confirm the staffer’s involvement and nine other cases in which «the evidence obtained by OIOS was insufficient» to prove their participation, according to UNRWA.
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Fox News Digital reached out to UNRWA and Israel’s mission to the U.N. for comment.
Fox News Digital’s Alexandra Koch contributed to this report.
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Johnson shuts down House to pressure Schumer as government standstill nears one month

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Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has canceled votes in the House of Representatives for a fourth straight week as the government shutdown shows no signs of ending.
Johnson’s move is a part of his continued pressure strategy on Senate Democrats and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., who have sunk the GOP’s federal funding plan 12 times since Sept. 19, when the House passed the measure.
Sept. 19 was also the last day the House was in session, meaning lawmakers have been largely in their home districts for over a month.
Republicans are pushing a short-term extension of fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending levels through Nov. 21 — called a continuing resolution (CR) — aimed at giving congressional negotiators time to strike a longer-term deal for FY2026.
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House Speaker Mike Johnson, right, is canceling House votes to pressure Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, left, for refusing to agree to a GOP-led plan to avert a government shutdown. (Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
Democrats, furious at being sidelined in federal funding discussions, have been withholding their support for any spending bill that does not also extend COVID-19 pandemic-era enhanced Obamacare subsidies that are due to expire at the end of this year.
Johnson’s decision was made public on Friday afternoon during a brief pro forma session in the House. Under rules dictated by the Constitution, the chamber must meet for brief periods every few days called «pro forma» sessions to ensure continuity, even if there are no formal legislative matters at hand.
Pro forma sessions can also be opportunities for lawmakers to give brief speeches or introduce legislation that they otherwise would not have.
Democrats have criticized Johnson’s decision, with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., telling reporters that House Republicans have been «on vacation for the last four weeks.»

The government is in a shutdown after Congress failed to reach an agreement on federal funding. (Getty Images)
Republicans, however, have largely stayed united behind Johnson as the shutdown continues.
«I mean, if all of a sudden the Senate wants to pass a clean CR, I would imagine there are some options on the table that we can pursue to get things back on track,» said Rep. Adrian Smith, R-Neb., who presided over the House chamber on Friday.
«I would defer, ultimately, to [leadership’s] decisions for the schedule. But right now, I don’t see any sign that we need to change what has been on the counter.»
But there have been several notable defections. Both Reps. Kevin Kiley, R-Calif., and Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., have made their criticism of Johnson’s strategy known publicly for weeks.
«I believe very strongly that it’s the wrong decision,» Kiley told MSNBC earlier this week, adding House lawmakers were not «doing all the things we’re supposed to be doing» aside from figuring out how to end the shutdown.
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Rep. Kevin Kiley, seen in August 2023, has been critical of Johnson’s shutdown strategy. (Scott Strazzante-Pool/Getty Images)
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Multiple House lawmakers have also raised concerns about being out of session on private weekly calls that Johnson holds with members of the GOP conference.
Rep. Beth Van Duyne, R-Texas, was the most recent House Republican to suggest the GOP could be in a stronger position if they were back in Washington, Fox News Digital was told.
«I think the longer that we are out, the messaging is starting to get old,» Van Duyne told fellow House Republicans on their Tuesday call.
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