August 12: Union Woes

Wills Rangel, the president of the Central Bolivariana Socialista de Trabajadores de Venezuela (CBST), a union that represents workers from various sectors, Continue reading →

August 7: Enormous Disadvantages

The President of the Federación de Cámaras y Asociaciones de Comercio y Producción de Venezuela [Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce] (FEDECAMARAS), Continue reading →

August 6: Citgo For Sale

Citgo, a subsidiary of PDVSA responsible for oil refining and marketing in the United States, is for sale. The announcement Continue reading →

August 5: El Universal Self-Censors

When El Universal was purchased by an undisclosed group of Spanish investors earlier this month, rumours began to fly that the investors Continue reading →

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 1: Forgeries

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

June 21: Josue Farias Dies

Josue Farias, a 19 year old accounting student from the Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacin in Maracaibo, Zulia, died today as a Continue reading →