12.27.16: Record Time

Maria Corina Machado is the head of the Vente Venezuela opposition party. Specially since Maduro came to power in 2013, Machado Continue reading →

12.26.16: Pernicious Path

Jesus Torrealba, the head of the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) opposition bloc, suggested today that removing Maduro from office via Continue reading →

12.25.16: Christmas Messages

Pope Francis spoke about Venezuela during his Christmas address at St. Peter’s Square today, and called for the political “tensions” Continue reading →

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 →