In case people have forgotten why it all but died in the first place, the argument for socialism just took another hit. According to The Wall Street Journal, the Venezuelan government announced on Thursday that they will be turning off the electricity in many homes across the country in an effort…
Latin American Restaurants Gearing up for National Empanada Day on Friday
Latin Americans know that their cuisine is the most delicious in the world, but Americans are just beginning to learn how amazing this food really is. On Friday, April 8, the entire nation will celebrate the glory of empanadas on a very special unofficial holiday.According to Lancaster Online, Friday is National…
Zika in Venezuela: Containing an Outbreak the Government Refuses to Acknowledge
The spread of the Zika virus in Venezuela isn’t the only pressing issue that the South American country is currently facing, but it might be the hardest to get a solid grasp of. The country’s current economic downturn has led to a variety of struggles, and the fact that doctors…
18 Months From Zika Vaccine, Venezuela’s Outbreak Could Be Much Worse Than the Government is Reporting
Brazil has been designated as the epicenter of the current Zika virus outbreak, but their neighbors to the north have become one of the breeding ground for the diseases spread. Unfortunately, relief doesn’t look to be coming anytime soon. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) and reported by The…
$100 Million Lawsuit Against Venezuela Now Underway in U.S. Court
The case itself is over a decade old, and some of the details involved go back even further, but a federal trial over a $100 million lawsuit issued in 2004 has finally begun in a United States court in the state of Ohio. At first glance the surrounding details read…
Venezuela’s Food Shortage Keeps Getting Worse
Venezuelans have been aware for a while now that the country’s food supplies have been low — the whole world, really, is probably aware that the country is still running only because residents have been getting supplies through the black market lines from Colombia. Only recently has President Maduro actually…
President Maduro Wants To Be Your Facebook Friend
President Nicolás Maduro hasn’t been a fan of open communication in the past. From refusing to release information about Venezuela’s inflation rate to lying about how much the Zika virus has affected the country, clear communication just doesn’t seem to be his style. So it came as a pretty big…
Venezuela Is Making Many Changes, But Its Economy Is Still Crumbling
Venezuela’s central bank recently stated that it would begin printing Bolivar bills of higher denominations, while phasing out bills of lower denominations, in an attempt to mitigate the country’s inflation rate. According to Venezuela Analysis, the bank will begin printing bills will values of 500 and 1,000. As the Wall…