11.22.16: Ruffles

Yesterday, Reuters reported that PDVSA had missed making a full bond payment worth $539 million to investors, triggering fears that that state-owned oil Continue reading →

11.21.16: Pumpkins

Yesterday morning, the National Guard arrested a 16-year-old boy for stealing five small pumpkins from a farm in Lagunillas, Zulia state. Continue reading →

11.20.16: Punto, Palito y Gozo

In his first public address since the drug trafficking conviction of his two nephews, Maduro refused to even acknowledge the Continue reading →

11.19.16: Ten to Life

Shockwaves from yesterday’s guilty verdict in the drug trafficking case against Cilia Flores’ nephews – Efrain and Francisco Flores – continued Continue reading →

11.18.16: GUILTY!

A New York City district court jury has just found Efrain and Francisco Flores each guilty of conspiracy to import Continue reading →

11.17.16: Honest Men

Former PDVSA head and current ambassador to the United Nations Rafael Ramirez called opposition deputies at the National Assembly “garbage” in Continue reading →

11.16.16: Runway #4

The Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) issued a ruling yesterday prohibiting the organization and holding of protests in the country. The ruling Continue reading →

11.15.16: 20/20

Today, the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) issued a ruling ordering the National Assembly to stop any attempts to declare Maduro’s post Continue reading →