It would be a gross understatement to say that the scene in Brazil has been “chaotic” amid the coronavirus pandemic. If the outbreak of COVID-19 taught us anything, it’s that unity is the only way to combat a worldwide health crisis. However, it seems top Brazilian officials have yet to learn this vital lesson as…
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…
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (ViaNews) – For a long time, the Dominican Republic has faced the problem of the penetration of Haitian nationals in its territory. Especially in the face of the almost total deforestation of the Haitian territory with its negative consequences, such as the depletion of its rivers and sources of drinking water…
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…
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (ViaNews) – If you were heading towards the city of Buenos Aires, it’s highly recommended to wait for the Group of Twenty Summit to come to an end on Saturday. Being Argentina the current chair leader of the Group of twenty, the country is holding the Summit that for the first in…
Caracas, Venezuela (ViaNews) – Starting in August, the Venezuelan economy was in such difficult situation that its bank notes were illegally exported to Colombia, where they were reportedly bought by four times its face value. With these bank notes, Colombians were able to buy Venezuelan gasoline and other goods, much cheaper than their own. Hence,…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – Recent leaks were published on the September 8 edition of the New York Times regarding Trump´s administration supporting the military coup against Nicolas Maduro´s government. The paper assured “several meetings” took place in Europe (starting in fall 2017) between Venezuelan ex-military commanders and U.S. diplomats willing to oust President Maduro. “Stay…
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…
