02.02.15: Executives Arrested

After announcing that the Farmatodo pharmacy chain would be facing scrutiny for allegedly deliberately causing lines at its stores, the government announced Continue reading →

02.01.15: Venezuelan Love

The Superintendencia de Precios Justos [Superintendency of Fair Prices] launched legal proceedings against Farmatodo, a national retail pharmacy chain, over allegations that the Continue reading →

01.31.15: Bolivar’s Blood

The home belonging to Flor Teresa, Leamsy Salazar’s mother, was raided by security officials last night. Teresa made the claim Continue reading →

01.30.15: A Very Beautiful Law

The fallout from a new law allowing the military to carry and use firearms to suppress peaceful demonstrations continued today, Continue reading →

01.29.15: Lethal Force

The Venezuelan government authorized the use of lethal force to suppress peaceful protests last night in a surprise move that Continue reading →

01.28.15: A Dignified Soldier

Diosdado Cabello gave an interview today to the Colombian radio station Blu Radio in which he continued to deny the allegations published Continue reading →

1.27.15: El Cartel de los Soles

Spanish newspaper ABC reported today that Diosdado Cabello’s chief of security, Leamsy Salazar, has  left Venezuela and is currently in Washington, Continue reading →

1.26.15: Humanism

The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL), a United Nations body tasked with encouraging economic coordination, released Continue reading →