Nearly 1 million protesters took the to streets on September 1 in Venezuela to demand the removal of President Nicolas Maduro. They clogged the streets to make their demands known amidst what could be the country’s worst economic crisis in modern history. Venezuela’s economic crisis has spiraled into bigger issues…
An ongoing economic crisis has much worse consequences for the health of the Venezuelan people than it does for their wallets. According to HospiMedica, due to the sweeping corruption and ensuing chaos facing Venezuela, a medical crisis is occurring with no end in sight. Sky News covertly filmed three Venezuelan…
Every year, more than 45 million people move to new towns, new states, and perhaps even new countries. Recently, though, few people are moving to the once most affluent area in Latin America, Venezuela. “I used to live here, now I only survive,” said Alirio Alvarado, a Venezuelan fish farmer.…
Summer typically brings bright, colorful vegetables to the dinner table, promoting healthy eating all season long. But for Venezuelans, this summer brings extreme food shortages, little fruits or vegetables, and bags of pasta that cost $300. Despite this widely publicized, imminent crisis, the Venezuelan ambassador to the United Nations denies…
In the midst of Venezuela’s worst economic crisis in history and faced with the threat of a possible referendum vote that could cut short his six-year term, President Nicolas Maduro announced a new plan to expand healthcare initiatives to citizens in need. In a speech from the presidential palace, Maduro…
As the growing threats of famine and the diminishing supply of medicines in Venezuela put the country’s citizens in a dangerous position, more and more women are forced to abandon their dreams of motherhood. “Before, when you got pregnant, everyone was happy,” said Yessy Ascanio, 38. “Now when a woman…
Globally, there are over 100 billion online searches being conducted each month. But for Venezuelans suffering through a severe economic crisis, simple food items are in scarce supply, let alone computers and mobile devices. Their failing economic state was exemplified last weekend when Venezuela president Nicolas Maduro temporarily opened the…
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…