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…
The Largest Producer of Venezuelan Beer Shuts Down Due to Crippling Shortage
Alimentos Polar, the Venezuelan company responsible for manufacturing 80% of the country’s beer supply, has officially shut down.This shutdown comes after months of being denied the dollars necessary to buy malted barley, a necessary ingredient used for beer production. Like many other Venezuelan companies, Polar blames the government.President Nicolas Maduro…
Venezuela’s Two Day Work Week Designed to Deal With Energy Crisis
Venezuela is facing a major energy crisis and drought, and in order to deal with these problems, the government has imposed a two-day working week for public sector workers. Until the crisis is over, Vice President Aristobulo Isturiz has announced that civil servants need only come to work on Monday…
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…