05.15.16: Playing Pretend

Vice-President Aristobulo Isturiz gave a speech today in which he stated bluntly that there would be no recall referendum against Continue reading →

05.14.16: “Ticking Time Bomb”

Last night, Maduro declared a state of exception [estado de excepcion] throughout the country, citing unspecified threats from domestic and foreign Continue reading →

05.13.16: Clowns

PSUV and opposition supporters are scheduled to take to the streets of Caracas tomorrow in support of their respective sides Continue reading →

05.12.16: Shame or Pain

The largest private business organization in the country, FEDECAMARAS, reacted with disappointment today to news from Maduro yesterday that he would Continue reading →

05.11.16: Paramilitary Dictatorship

An opposition march to one of the offices of the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) ended with heavy government repression as National Guard soldiers Continue reading →

05.10.16: We Can’t Eat Toilet Paper

During a televised speech last night, the mayor of the Libertador municipality in Caracas, Jorge Rodriguez, said that the opposition Continue reading →

05.09.16: The Count

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), the country’s electoral body, has finished its role in the first step of the recall referendum against Continue reading →

05.08.16: Leonardo Gonzalez Dellan

El Nacional reported today that the Panama Papers contain information regarding Leonardo Gonzalez Dellan, the former head of the Banco Industrial de Venezuela (BIV). Continue reading →