01.20.17: The Weapon

Yesterday, the Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones [National Telecommunications Commission] (CONATEL) opened an investigation into the Globovision network after the station aired an interview Continue reading →

01.01.17: A Rough Start

Reaction to the release of former presidential candidate Manuel Rosales and five other political prisoners yesterday continued to make headlines Continue reading →

09.11.16: A Happy Christmas

Maduro spoke in a marathon session today at the Bolivar Theater in Caracas, where he was launching a magazine for Continue reading →

04.12.16: TJPC

The national government kicked off the Truth, Justice, and Peace Commission (TJPC) on violent protests that shook the country in April in 2002 and in Continue reading →

03.31.16: Train Wreck

Earlier today, the Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) issued a ruling declaring the Ley del Banco Central de Venezuela [Venezuelan Central Bank Law] Continue reading →

11.22.15: “Colectivo” Attacks Rally

Miguel Pizarro, a National Assembly candidate running on the opposition ballot, attempted to hold a rally today in the Jose Continue reading →

11.17.15: X War

The Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), Ernesto Samper, confirmed today that the organization’s observer mission Continue reading →

11.04.15: Hallacas

The hallaca is a staple dish Venezuelans prepare during the Christmas season, and is ubiquitous in Venezuelan dinner tables during the Continue reading →