CARACAS Venezuela (ViaNews) – There is currently a climate of anxiety in the country about the complications to acquire cash. Given the economic measures announced in recent months by the national executive regarding the monetary cone (money belonging to the same currency), 5,000; 10,000; 20,000 and 100,000 Bolivares Fuertes (VEF) banknotes were added, freely circulating…
Montevideo, Uruguay (ViaNews) – From December 4th to 7th, the “Energy Week” took place in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. It´s an event organized by the Latin American Energy Organization (OLADE), the Government of Argentina through the Ministry of Energy and Mining, and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The distinguished Convention Center of the…
CARACAS Venezuela (ViaNews) – The study of the influence of the dollar and its impact on the black market has been a recurring theme over the past 4 years in Venezuela. The black market exchange rate in Venezuela is set by a web portal called “DolarToday”, which operates from the United States and it defines…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – The National Electoral Council (CNE), a branch of the Venezuelan government to oversee and guarantee the transparency of elections and referendums is on international news, allegedly for not doing its job. Apparently, there is a growing deep politicization of public elections in Venezuela over the recent years. Remarkably, since 2016, the…
Montevideo, Uruguay (ViaNews) – Uruguay, a small country located in South America with a population of 3.4 million, is born a pioneer by nature, but the pathways to innovation are also followed closely by controversy, its faithful companion. It´s not often one hears about the country in the international media news, and when one does,…
CARACAS, Venezuela (VIANEWS) – One of the biggest lies of this century has emerged in Venezuela and is called the Arco Minero del Orinoco (AMO). The AMO was first announced by former president Hugo Chávez Frías in 2011. He would later include this new project on his governmental program for the period running from 2013-2019….
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – In 1914, the Zumaque I, or MG-1, (the first oil well in Venezuelan territory) marked the beginning of the oil production in Venezuela. It was the milestone from agricultural to an oil-based economy, completely changing Venezuela’s contemporary history. Since then, oil has become a national symbol, associated with wealth-seeking, and strong…
CARACAS, Venezuela (ViaNews) – The high rates of insecurity in South America are longstanding. This is a constantly changing phenomenon and dependent on many variables such as political leadership, social organization quality and cohesion, unemployment rate, and economic stability. The increase of criminal activities in Venezuela has increased dramatically over the last 20 years. It…
Caracas, Venezuela (ViaNews) – After the October 15 election to choose the country’s 23 state governors, the Venezuelan government has repositioned its dominance in the vast majority of the country’s governorates. This victory of the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP) has generated a negative balance in the national opposition, led mainly by the coalition of parties…
Caracas, Venezuela (VIAnews) – The results of the 23 State Governors election held on October 15 in Venezuela indicate that the President Nicolás Maduro’s partisans won 18 states against 5 for the oppositionists. Both parties were very active during the campaign, and the participation reached 61.14 %, with over 10 million voters. The elections were…
