Venezuela Pres­i­dent Nicolás Maduro has long been a thorn in Wash­ing­ton’s side. Ac­cu­sa­tions of nar­co-ter­ror­ism, rigged elec­tions, and hu­man rights abus­es have shaped the US nar­ra­tive.

A woman was robbed of $3,000 in cash and a quan­ti­ty of jew­ellery on Wednes­day evening, min­utes af­ter leav­ing a casi­no in Port-of-Spain.