Politics
The US Coast Guard will impose restrictions for vessels arriving from Venezuela, as of January 23, for security reasons, reported on Wednesday The New Herald.

The measures are "primarily due to the fact that the Venezuelan ports have not maintained effective anti-terrorism measures," said Bena Barry, spokesman for the US Coast Guard, Efe reported.

According to the newspaper, Barry said that the restrictions would be imposed until a remarkable change in the security of Venezuelan ports is carried out.

Nadine Santiago, a US Coast Guard spokeswoman, said that the Venezuelan government has refused repeatedly "to accept requests to review the security measures taken by the Venezuelan ports," to establish whether they are effective and consistent with the requirements of the Department of Homeland Security.

The measures will be applied to "any type of vessels arriving from Venezuela.