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Venezuela Faces its Worst Drought in 47 Years
January 19, 2016 For the first time since 1969 Venezuela has seen three consecutive years of drought, bringing nearly all primary reservoirs across the country to critically low levels. -
Venezuela Suspends Electricity Rationing as Historic Drought Comes to Close
July 5, 2016 ... such that normal electricity services will operate 24 hours a day; it’s a victory for the people,” the head of ... adopted in response to the county’s severest drought in 47 years, a product of the El Niño phenomenon that has been ... -
Faced with El Niño, Venezuelan Government Adopts Energy Saving Measures
February 11, 2016 ... ) - Faced with its worst drought in the past 47 years, this week the Venezuelan government took a number ... consumption shopping malls to cut down their opening hours to the public. Malls will also be obliged to generate their own electricity for four hours a day at programmed intervals between between 1-3pm and ... -
Venezuela Implements New Energy Saving Measures
April 7, 2016 ... sectors must generate their own electricity for nine hours daily as part of this new energy saving plan. The ... institutions to generate their own electricity for four hours a day. Industries including state operated aluminium ... Venezuela is currently living through its worst drought in 47 years, pushing reservoir water supplies to a historic low ... -
Venezuelan Government Laments Death of Ex Chávez Ally Luis Miquilena
November 25, 2016 ... April 11, 2002 US-sponsored coup that ousted Chávez for 47 hours. The ex-Chavista continued as a vocal critic of the ... -
Venezuelan National Assembly Declares National Health Emergency
January 28, 2016 ... of a car crash. Doctors in rural areas regularly work 60+ hours in a week, with medical students filling in the gaps. ... she said. Currently experiencing its worst drought in 47 years, Venezuela is more susceptible than ever to ... -
OAS Head Calls for “Concrete Actions” against Venezuela
October 25, 2016 ... social media to label Venezuela a “dictatorship” just hours later. “Only dictatorships strip citizens of their ... -
Venezuelan Social Movements Rally Against Open-Pit Mining in the Orinoco Arc
April 4, 2016 ... security in a country suffering its worst drough t in 47 years. “This project contradicts the eco-socialist ... she told Venezuelanalysis. After more than four hours standing under the hot sun, the activists were finally ... -
Maduro and MUD Agree to Dialogue Agenda as Opposition Divisions Deepen
October 31, 2016 ... points in common,” he added. Agreements After five hours of deliberation, both sides reached a consensus ... coup attempt that ousted President Hugo Chávez for 47 hours. Despite initially endorsing the march, Torrealba ... -
CNE Reports Molotov Attack in Lara State
October 25, 2016 ... thrown at the entrance of its Lara offices in the early hours of Monday morning, in the second attack of this kind ... -
MUD Scraps Miraflores March as Venezuelan Gov’t Releases More Opposition Activists
November 2, 2016 ... the April 11, 2002 coup that ousted President Chávez for 47 hours. “The Vatican has requested that the marches be ... -
Venezuela Partially Lifts Six-Month Closure of Colombian Border
March 1, 2016 ... crossing of heavy-load vehicles during restricted daytime hours. The Francisco de Paula Santander international bridge will now be open to tractor-trailers between the hours of 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. Tachira State Governor Jose ... -
Prominent Chavista Journalist Assassinated in Caracas
January 20, 2016 ... socialist government, was shot dead in the early hours of Wednesday morning while arriving at his Caracas ... -
Venezuela Combats Severe Drought with New Electricity Rationing Plan
April 26, 2016 ... to day and region. No suspensions will occur between the hours of 8:00pm and 12:00am. The plan is aimed at halting ... -
Over 400 Arrested in Cumana Lootings, Authorities Finger Opposition
June 16, 2016 ... this Thursday, leading to the arrest of three in the early hours of the morning. Educational activities were suspended ... Jean Paul Omaña, 17, was shot in the head and died hours later. The public prosecutor’s office announced ...