05.16.16: Perverse Schemes

The mayor of the Libertador municipality, Jorge Rodriguez, warned opposition supporters today that their planned demonstration on Wednesday would not Continue reading →

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 →

12.03.15: Manuel Furelos

The head of the Sucre municipality police force (Polisucre), Manuel Furelos, has been charged over his alleged involvement in a Continue reading →

11.16.15: A Heavy Load

National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello became the highest-ranking PSUV official to date to address last week’s arrest of First Lady Continue reading →

10.30.15: Fried Brains

El Nacional published an article today in which it claims that the national government has handed out 60% less 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 →

09.08.15: Reality Show

Speaking in a televised speech last night, Maduro ordered the closing of the border in the Paraguachon region of Zulia, Continue reading →

08.25.15: Zone 1

Speaking from the Miraflores Palace last night, Maduro doubled down on his closure of the border with Colombia in Tachira Continue reading →