July 6: The Right Direction

In an interview on Televen today, the vice-president for the economy, Rafael Ramirez, said that the Venezuelan economy was “heading in the Continue reading →

July 5: Independence Day

Today marks the anniversary of the signing of the Venezuelan declaration of independence, and is celebrated as Independence Day. At Continue reading →

July 3: Enchufados

Miranda Governor Henrique Capriles attended a Popular Assembly [a Town Hall meeting] in Barlovento, Miranda, and made some comments regarding the Continue reading →

July 2: Judgement Day

I am in the process of moving in to a new apartment. This means that I will not have steady Continue reading →

June 28: Concern

Juan Mendez, the UN Special Rapporteur on Torture, said today during an interview with Efe that in Latin America, “crimes are investigated by Continue reading →

June 27: A New Phase

A massive power outage left 60% of the country without electricity for most of the afternoon. The Minister of Electrical Energy, Jesse Continue reading →

June 25: Defining Times

Fallout from Jorge Giordani’s searing rebuke of Maduro continues, as ex-Minister of Education and high-ranking PSUV member Hector Navarro was Continue reading →

June 24: March for Independence

A march called for last week by various student groups throughout the country took place today. Venezuelans took to the streets Continue reading →