02.13.17: El Aissami Sanctioned

The United States Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on vice-president Tarek El Aissami today, freezing all of his assets in Continue reading →

10.31.16: Helping Out

U.S. Department of State envoy Thomas Shannon arrived in Caracas today and met with Maduro in the Miraflores Palace, signalling Continue reading →

08.02.16: Above the Law

  Earlier today, the Mesa de la Unidad Democratica (MUD) handed in the paperwork officially requiring that the Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) Continue reading →

05.12.16: Shame or Pain

The largest private business organization in the country, FEDECAMARAS, reacted with disappointment today to news from Maduro yesterday that he would Continue reading →

05.09.16: The Count

The Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE), the country’s electoral body, has finished its role in the first step of the recall referendum against Continue reading →

03.29.16: The New Normal

A group of university students in San Cristobal, Tachira hijacked a city bus and crashed it into a police roadblock, Continue reading →

12.21.15: Pepsi

National Assembly deputy-elect Delsa Solorzano told El Nacional in an interview that the MUD-controlled National Assembly – which will begin its Continue reading →

12.19.15: Indefinite Detention

Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma has now been in prison for 10 months over allegations that he conspired to commit unspecified Continue reading →