06.02.16: Urdaneta Ave.

A spontaneous disturbance over lack of food broke out in western Caracas today, with protesters blocking the Urdaneta avenue and Continue reading →

05.22.16: Softening Bombardment

Speaking at a military rally in Vargas state yesterday, Maduro said that Venezuela’s massive crime problem is part of a Continue reading →

04.29.16: Torrealba Attacked

The head of the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica, Jesus Torrealba, was attacked by a group of government supporters today outside the Continue reading →

04.24.16: Ad Infinitum

Minister of Defense Vladimir Padrino Lopez said during a televised interview today on the Televen network that there was a coup d’etat Continue reading →

04.23.16: Calvinball

The Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ), the nation’s top court, released a surprise ruling yesterday which redraws the rules for the National Continue reading →

04.21.16: Chains

Minister of Electrical Energy Luis Motta Dominguez gave a press conference today in which he announced the government’s newest initiative to tackle Continue reading →

08.11.15: Ceballos Gets House Arrest

Former San Cristobal mayor Daniel Ceballos was granted house arrest today by a Caracas court on account of undisclosed health Continue reading →

07.30.15: Expropriation

At around 5:00 PM last night, a judge escorted by National Guard soldiers informed PepsiCo (and its owner in Venezuela, Polar) workers in Continue reading →