12.24.16: Christmas Melancholy

Venezuelans greet the Christmas holiday this year with melancholy, as the severe economic crisis that essentially collapsed the country this Continue reading →

12.23.16: Rosneft

Capping off a year of financial difficulties, news broke today that PDVSA has mortgaged all of its remaining shares in Citgo to Continue reading →

12.22.16: Dirty Money

Oderbrecht, a Brazilian construction company mired in a corruption scandal, agreed to settle anticorruption lawsuits with authorities in Brazil, the Continue reading →

12.21.16: Hallacas

The hallaca is the Venezuelan holiday food par excellence. The staple is a ubiquitous fixture in Venezuelan homes all throughout the month Continue reading →

12.20.16: Fearful Outing

The number of deaths from the unrest that shook Bolivar state this the weekend over the government’s mismanagement of the introduction Continue reading →

12.19.16: A Better Strategy

Minister of the Interior Ernesto Reverol announced today that 405 people have been detained in connection to the unrest that shook Continue reading →

12.18.16: Ciudad Bolivar

Confusion over the introduction of a new set of currency continues to hang in the air today, as Maduro announced Continue reading →

12.17.16: Nefarious and Useless

Following yesterday’s nation-wide unrest over the government’s mishandling of the introduction new currency, Maduro backtracked today and said that the Bs. Continue reading →