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 →

02.05.16: Curfew

The Banco Central de Venezuela has begun negotiations with Germany’s Deutsche Bank to swap some of Venezuela’s gold reserves into cash in Continue reading →

05.13.15: “Competitive Authoritarianism”

El Nacional reports that a judge has barred 22 of the country’s private media heads from leaving the country as part Continue reading →

September 18: Biological Warfare

The discussion surrounding the alleged mystery illness that has claimed a dozen lives over the past two weeks in the Continue reading →

September 16: Downgrade

The rating agency Standard & Poor’s lowered Venezuela’s credit rating to CCC+ today over fears that the country might default Continue reading →

September 15: Carnivores

The Minister of Land and Agriculture, Jose Luis Boterran, appeared on a television show today to talk about the scarcity crisis the country Continue reading →

September 12: Verbal Terrorism

The governor of Aragua, Tarek el Aissami, went on the offensive today against news reports that a mystery illness had Continue reading →

September 11: Lopez Trial Intensifies

Leopoldo Lopez won a stunning courtroom victory today when forensic investigators present at the scene of the crime admitted that Continue reading →