Colombian officials say they want to permanently re-open their Venezuelan border after hundreds of thousands of people flocked to cities like Cucuta over the past two weekends to purchase basic food staples and amenities during temporary government-sanctioned border openings. The border openings are a result of the worsening economic crisis…
Venezuela Facing Economic Crisis, In Denial Despite Claims From Citizens and Surrounding Nations
Up north in the United States, there are more than 10.4 million residential swimming pools along with 309,000 public swimming pools. However, these are luxuries the Venezuelan people cannot afford as the country spirals down the path of an economic crisis.This country’s turbulent economy forces families to wait up to…
Global Increase in Electric Vehicles Could Have Geopolitical Ramifications
Many believe that electric cars are great for the world, but experts warn that their use could lead to major geopolitical issues in the world’s gas and oil industries. According to The National Interest, uncertainties regarding oil markets are causing major issues around the world. Oil prices are on the…
U.S. Secretary of State Asks Venezuelan Leaders to Respect Citizen’s Rights
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…
Venezuelan Government Continues to Block Humanitarian Aid Efforts That Could Save Lives During Crisis
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…
Two Major Airlines Suspending Service to Caracas
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…
Venezuela Supreme Court Rejects Opposition’s Housing Privatization Law
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…
Venezuela Plunges Into Worse Conditions With New Government Decree
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…