03.31.16: Train Wreck

Earlier today, the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) issued a ruling declaring the Ley del Banco Central de Venezuela [Venezuelan Central Bank Law] Continue reading →

03.30.16: Amnesty Law Passed

After a marathon parliamentary session, the National Assembly passed the Amnesty and National Reconciliation Law last night, which grants amnesty to political prisoners Continue reading →

03.29.16: The New Normal

A group of university students in San Cristobal, Tachira hijacked a city bus and crashed it into a police roadblock, Continue reading →

03.28.16: Supreme Happiness

Freddy Brito, the Vice-Minister for the Development of the Electrical Industry, announced early this morning that a government gamble to declare Continue reading →

03.27.16: Telesur Pullout

An article published in Argentina’s La Nacional today reported that Argentina will be pulling out of the Telesur network initiative, signalling Continue reading →

03.26.16: Fiefdom

Residents of a small town called El Playon in Merida state continued to protest today after they were allegedly threatened Continue reading →

03.25.16: Pran

Criminologist Fermin Marmol Garcia told El Tiempo that according to statistics that he has compiled, 26 out of the country’s 38 Continue reading →

03.24.16: Death Corridors

Bloomberg reports today that at least 18 Swiss banks have agreed to hand over information to U.S. authorities involving PDVSA, the state-owned Continue reading →