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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Venezuela’s Maduro Extends Border Closure, Decreases Window for Swapping Old Currency
December 16, 2016 ... with Colombia and Brazil will remain closed for another 72 hours, until Sunday. He reiterated the closure isn’t ... -
Chavismo Marches as Opposition Reels from Failed Strike
October 31, 2016 ... generally eschewed calls to stay in their homes for 12 hours, but some accounts suggest that there were “fewer ... -
Venezuelan Social Movements Converge on Supreme Court, Demand Injunction Against Mining Arc
June 5, 2016 ... for mining?” he stated. Facing the worst drought in 47 years, the Venezuelan government has implemented strict ... -
Venezuelan Intelligence Services Arrest Credicard Directors
December 5, 2016 ... continued to be operative. “From the early hours of the morning, when we were informed that the platform ... -
Venezuela Shuts-Down Border with Colombia and Arrests Currency Smugglers
December 13, 2016 ... moment, the border will be closed with Colombia for 72 hours,” announced Maduro. The Venezuelan head of state ... from 4,200 bolivars to 3,960 bolivars per dollar in 24 hours. Maduro has called the 100 bill recall “urgent to ... -
Venezuela Partially Floats Exchange Rate, Sees Rise by 42 Bolivars
March 23, 2016 ... am, amounting to a 39.4 bolivar fall in the space of two hours. However, the DICOM rate only accounts for 7% of ... -
Venezuelan President Reports “Cyber Sabotage” against Banking System
December 2, 2016 ... government spokespeople, Credicard waited more than four hours to respond to the difficulties. Maduro also accused ... -
Economic Emergency in Effect in Venezuela, as Supreme Court Rules in Favour of Executive
February 15, 2016 ... the fact that the legislative body waited more than the 48 hours required by the Law for States of Exception to hold a ... Assembly does not call a special session within 48 hours or make an official declaration within eight days after ... -
UPDATED: Venezuelan Businessman Replaces Leftist Sociologist as Economy Czar
February 16, 2016 Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced yesterday his decision to appoint the former businessman and sitting commerce minister, Miguel Pérez Abad, as Vice-President for Productive Economy, replacing left-wing political economist Luis Salas after just six weeks in the position. -
How Severe Is Venezuela’s Crisis?
June 23, 2016 ... crisis, caused by Venezuela’s worst drought in 47 years , and extremely low electricity rates, which led ... on Fridays. Electricity rationing, which occurs for three hours a day on a rotating schedule in interior states ... electricity is and has been available for twenty-one hours a day in these areas), remains in effect during the ... -
Venezuela – A Last Warning
May 20, 2016 ... onto the black market. From the family that queues for hours and then re-sells some of what they’ve bought, to the ... to criminal gangs who hire people to queue for hours and buy whatever subsidised products are available ... it over and hand it to the communal power”. Less than 48 hours later, in an interview with Reuters, the vice-president ... -
Venezuela Backs Worker Takeover of Kimberley Clark as Citibank Moves to Close BCV Account
July 13, 2016 ... factory in Maracay, firing 971 workers. “Forty-eight hours ago, without notice, a US company called ...
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