05.14.16: “Ticking Time Bomb”

Last night, Maduro declared a state of exception [estado de excepcion] throughout the country, citing unspecified threats from domestic and foreign Continue reading →

10.20.15: Slowdown

Cipriana Ramos, the president of the Consejo Nacional del Comercio y los Servicios [National Commerce and Services Council] (CONSECOMERCIO) announced yesterday that Continue reading →

10.13.15: Ports

The Consejo Nacional Electoral [National Electoral Council] began an auditing process today of electoral books in preparation for the December 6 parliamentary Continue reading →

10.07.15: Fried Rocks

Yesterday, a Caracas tribunal published an order to the country’s Sistema Integrado de Informacion Policial [Integrated Police Information System] (SIPOL) to track Continue reading →

05.06.15: Operation Jerico

Eight military officers were sentenced to prison today by a military tribunal after being found guilty of conspiring to overthrow Continue reading →

November 12: Gaby Wins

Gaby Arellano, an opposition student leader, won a hotly contested election today for the leadership of the Federacion de Centros Universitarios – Continue reading →

October 31: Happy Bolivarian Socialism

Maduro oversaw the handing over of housing units in Lara state today, and he took the opportunity to calm fears Continue reading →

October 23: The Ration List

Following a report by Reuters claiming that Venezuela was importing light crude oil for the first time in its history, PDVSA announced Continue reading →