In wake of the country’s economic downfall, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has called for Venezuelan leaders to respect their people’s freedom of expression, release political prisoners from jail, and alleviate the widespread food shortages experienced nationwide.At a meeting this week for the Organization of American States (OAS) in…
As the medical crisis worsens, the Venezuelan government continues to deny attempts to bring humanitarian aid into the country. Venezuelan citizens are demanding that their government accept foreign aid after the Maduro administration apparently blocked several requests to import free medicine into the dangerously crisis-ravaged state. Opposition leader Lilian Tintori…
Latin America’s largest airline, Latam, has joined German airline Lufthansa in suspending service to or from Caracas because of outstanding financial debts. Venezuela’s currency controls have made it difficult for international airlines to convert earnings from the bolivar to other currencies, according to several companies, and Lufthansa claims that Venezuela…
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…