CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – March 7. Another day in the midst of the political crisis in Venezuela. Guaidó and Maduro exchange criticism. Protests for water. Lots of discussion about foreign intervention. Business as usual. Suddenly, around 5 p.m., lights out. People start reporting a blackout on Twitter. Whoever you wrote in every corner of the…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – “All options are on the table”. That phrase has turned into a mantra of US officials. Donald Trump, Mike Pompeo, Marco Rubio, Elliot Abrams, and John Bolton repeat it almost on a daily basis. But it has been said so much, and so little has been done that many believe the…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – Apparently, Venezuela has a new president. The president of the National Assembly, Juan Guaidó was sworn in as interim President of Venezuela in front of hundreds of thousands of Maduro’s opponents at the end of a rally convoked more than a week ago, obeying what he says to be his Constitutional…
CARACAS (ViaNews) – Venezuela’s political situation is confusing for most Venezuelans, so it is not strange that it is also confusing for people around the world. The situation changes, new actors step up, the crisis worsens on a daily basis. It is a highly dynamical and complex situation. On January 10th, Nicolás Maduro sworn in…
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (ViaNews) – One of the most recent consequences of the Venezuelan crisis has been the total collapse of the national electrical system. Venezuela’s power system had presented serious issues from time to time in the past due to lack of maintenance but this year has been, by far, the worst. “Electrical system in…
CARACAS (ViaNews) – Venezuela’s unprecedented collapse continues. It seems almost unthinkable for a country that not so long ago was considered an emerging market, according to the IMF, and with the biggest oil reserve in the world, to be in such difficult position, but it’s happening. In this South American country, the incredible is common…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – Venezuela’s crisis continues to grow rapidly and no one seems able to stop it. After last years failed protests and a variety of also failed negotiation attempts with the government, rejection towards MUD (Mesa de la Unidad Democrática – Democratic Union Roundtable) has escalated rapidly. The coalition is deeply fractured by…
MARACAIBO, Venezuela (ViaNews) – The sufferings of Venezuelan economy are hardly unknown these days. Inflation over 10,000 %, massive scarcity of basic products, an insignificant salary, rising dollar black market, cash almost inexistent, and so on. These issues are not isolated in the void. They bring deep social hardships. The critical impoverishment of many Venezuelans…
