This May, Venezuela’s Supreme Court rejected a controversial law that would have allowed for the privatization and sale of low-income housing on the private market. Earlier this year, the opposition-controlled National Assembly approved a law that would have granted residents of the Great Venezuelan Housing Mission the “right to private…
A state of emergency was declared on Monday, by a decree, published in the government gazette, which will give President Nicolas Maduro and his government and security forces the authorization to ignore most constitutional safeguards in a bid to keep order and supply basic services. Despite its oil reserves, Venezuela…
Once the world’s socialist paradise, Venezuela is no longer a place people wish they lived in. Corruption, dysfunction, bankruptcy, and one of the highest crimes rates in the world is how most people would describe the state of the country today, according to the National Post’s Kelly McParland.Venezuela is no longer able…
With Venezuela in the midst of an economic crisis, shortages of resources are hitting cities and towns all across the country. According to Euro News, everything from beer to toilet paper is scarce within the country that was once prospering. Food is sold at subsidized prices, and many people fear…
At the end of April, Venezuela concluded a week of meetings with the Kimberly Process in what is being called the final steps towards re-certifying the country’s status as an international producer of non-conflict diamonds. The Kimberly Process (KP) is an intergovernmental body, composed of 81 countries, that regulates the…
“Make beer or I will put you in prison,” said Venezuelan President, Nicolas Maduro. According to Peace FM, the beverage company, Empresas Polar shut down its operation in April, and President Maduro is not happy about it. Maduro has since ordered Empresas Polar to reopen its breweries and begin producing…
“This could mean the end,” said Sergio Silva, a shopkeeper in a poor Venezuelan neighborhood. “If Venezuelans do not have beer… this country could blow.” Silva is referring to the shut down of Empresas Polar, Venezuela’s largest privately-owned company and holder of 80% of the domestic beers in the country.…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has declared a 60-day State of Emergency this past weekend.Claiming there were threats against his presidency, Maduro believes there are many within his own country, as well as in the United States, working to undermine his presidency.Maduro is planning on using military force throughout the nation…