Recently, U.S. President Barack Obama embarked on a three-day trip to Central America and the Caribbean for what was much more than a tropical getaway. The President’s recent visit to Jamaica marks the first time a sitting president has visited the country for 33 years. Obama’s trip also marked the…
Deforestation is a major problem in many areas around the world, especially in Latin America. Unfortunately, despite the high number of nonprofit organizations and government agencies who have attempted to address this issue, finding an effective solution has been challenging. This is due in part to the scarcity of information…
The Venezuelan economy and government has been unstable for the better part of a decade, but with the annual Summit of the Americas in Panama close at hand, civil rights organizations and international governments have been honing in on a situation that has put thousands, if not millions, of Venezuelan…
Social media is often regarded as a powerful tool for ordinary people to disseminate information, practice freedom of expression, and promote democracy throughout the world. However, sometimes that sentiment simply isn’t true. Nowhere was that better demonstrated in recent memory than in Venezuela. Protests organized by right-wing groups and activists…
For many people across the globe, accessing the Internet via a mobile phone is a matter of convenience. As of 2012, more than half of all local searches started being conducted from mobile devices, as people used their phones to navigate to shops and restaurants. But for many Venezuelans in…
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is wrapping up his week-long tour of Asia and Russia — and is not coming back to Caracas empty-handed. According to Bloomberg, Maduro embarked on his trip rather quickly in the hopes of convincing petroleum-producing countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia to stabilize oil prices…
Falling oil prices within the last few months have sparked a series of reports in regards to which countries are strong contenders and which should bow out of the oil business gracefully. Though heavy-hitters like Russia and Iran are struggling, Venezuela is truly suffering. The oil industry accounts for over…
After the passage of recent legislation, ties between the United States and Latin America have become strained, at best. The U.S. Senate recently passed the Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act. Though it’s written in the difficult rhetoric of legal English — the style of language legal…