As Venezuela’s economy worsens and the black market grows stronger, the gray area between organized crime and irrational street violence is growing blurrier, according to a new report from the Organized Crime Observatory. FOX News Latino recently reported that around 40% of all murders in Venezuela are now the results…
Some major U.S. stocks are currently plummeting, and their decline can be partially attributed to rampant inflation throughout Venezuela. According to CNBC, Venezuelan inflation is so bad that many residents are worried about where they will get their next meal amid drastic increases in the price of food. Food prices…
There’s nothing quite as entertaining as a good dose of irony amid catastrophic events, and Venezuela hasn’t let us down. According to a recent report from the Associated Press, the nearly-broke nation doesn’t much of its own currency, the bolivar, left in its bank accounts — but it does have…
Jeison Hernandez has stomped his way into the Guinness World Records book — literally. The 20-year-old Venezuelan’s size 26 feet are now on the books as the largest feet on a living person, measuring in at 40.1cm (15.8in), for the right foot, and 39.6cm (15.6in) for the left. He’s joined…
Venezuela’s economic crisis has reached new heights, with even pet shops struggling to keep food and basic supplies on the shelves. Because of this, animal owners are being forced to make due with what little food they have for their cats and dogs, and police departments are rationing dog food…
A new Venezuelan government document, dated Aug. 14, 2015, was leaked to local media sources and published on Sept. 16, according to a report from the PanAm Post. The document reveals that the current shortage rate for most items is at 70%; it also stated that Venezuelans now have absolutely…
According to a recent statement from Carlos Alberto Gonzalez, the President of Real Estate Camber of Venezuela (CIV), the country’s inflation rate has ballooned enough to impact both public and private sectors of the real estate market. The most shocking part of his statement, as Blasting News and Descifrado reported,…
As if life in Venezuela wasn’t dire enough already, pet owners are coming to grips with the fact that they need to ration pet food for their dogs and cats, according to a new report which states that pet stores in Venezuela are now struggling to keep their shelves stocked.…