María Corina Machado says president should understand he lost vote, amid international doubts over victory claim The opposition leader battling to bring the curtain down on Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian regime has urged the Venezuelan strongman to accept that his exit … Read More
Protests have erupted in the Venezuelan capital Caracas against President Nicolás Maduro’s claim of victory in the country’s disputed election. Crowds of people have been making their way, by foot, to Miraflores – the presidential palace – in protest. Others … Read More
Among the surest signs of a society in deep crisis are persistent blackouts, the inability of a government to supply its citizens with power adequately and consistently. Outages signify neglect of critical infrastructure, warped energy markets, and regulatory corruption. But … Read More
Two decades ago, Venezuela was a thriving country. Today, Venezuela is ranked 176th on The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, just above North Korea. How did Venezuela fall from prosperity so quickly? How did socialist policies affect the nation’s … Read More
Anti-government protests in Cuba pose a challenge to Russia. If the Communist regime collapsed, Moscow would lose a crucial ally in Latin America and its security foothold where the Kremlin enjoys influence, too. SOURCE: KREMLIN.RU Russia dispatched nearly 100 tons … Read More
Venezuela welcomed this week its first diesel cargo since November 2020, a fuel that the country sitting atop the world’s largest oil reserves has been forced to ration, similar to gasoline. The oil products tanker Bueno arrived on Sunday near … Read More
CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela has created a special military unit for an area on its border with Colombia that has been the center of clashes between troops and illegal armed groups since last month, the defense minister said on Monday. … Read More
Maduro claims “Venezuela’s doors are open for oil investment.” (Bloomberg) — Inside a chic lounge, oil lobbyists and executives rub shoulders as Spanish, French, and Italian can be heard in the halls. This isn’t the ZaZa boutique hotel in Houston, … Read More
Venezuela’s Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza (left) presents an expulsion order to EU ambassador Isabel Brilhante Pedrosa on February 24, 2021 Yuri CORTEZ AFP The European Union’s ambassador to Venezuela left the South American country on Tuesday after she was expelled last … Read More
Caracas, Dec 12 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is moving today towards setting up a new National Assembly (unicameral Parliament), in a scenario marked by the categorical triumph of the Great Patriotic Pole in the recent legislative elections. The National Electoral … Read More