World January 11, 2017 Mass suicide or mass murder? Inmates claim 42 dead in Venezuelan prison were poisoned The news was appalling. Last week Venezuelan authorities announced that 13 inmates died after storming a prison infirmary and, then, gulping down a deadly mix of absolute alcohol and drugs used to treat epilepsy, diabetes and high blood pressure. It was a voluntary mass drug overdose, officials said.
World January 11, 2017 Venezuelans see, hear, feel late President Hugo Chavez at every turn The late president's face, his eyes, his name and even his signature are displayed on almost every public building in Caracas.
GLOBAL ECONOMY January 11, 2017 Venezuela's Car Industry Moving In Reverse: Manufacturing Down 83% In One Year During the last quarter of 2013, the government of president Nicolás Maduro virtually stopped the authorizations for foreign currency to private automakers.
World January 11, 2017 Venezuelan “presidential princesses” stir up controversy Hugo Chávez passed away but his eldest daughters Rosa Virginia and María Gabriela are still living in the official residence of La Casona in Caracas.
World January 11, 2017 With Chávez Long Gone, His Daughters Stir Controversy Living As 'Presidential Princesses' It's been 15 months since president Hugo Chávez passed away but his daughters are still living in the official residence of La Casona in Caracas.
GLOBAL ECONOMY January 11, 2017 Beauty-Obsessed Venezuelans Dealing With Another Shortage: Personal Hygiene Products Venezuela, a country that takes great pride in its looks, is dealing with an issue that has the country in a major tizzy – shortages in beauty products.
World January 11, 2017 Venezuelan Opposition Increasingly Splintered And In Disarray: What's Next? Opposition leaders are asking the Venezuelan government to free all political prisoners, disarm pro-government paramilitary groups and end media censorship.
World January 11, 2017 Venezuelans Take Cue From ‘Occupy’ Movement In U.S., Set Tent City In Caracas What started out with 50 tents is now a sprawling settlement that gives shelter to more than 300 people in almost 200 tents.
POLITICS January 1, 2017 Venezuelan socialist regime and opposition wage war over young voters The grassroots cells of the ruling PSUV party received the express order that at least half of the nominees for the June 28 primary be in their 20s or early 30s.
POLITICS December 31, 2016 Fingerprint scanners in Venezuelan supermarkets will harvest more fraud, critics say Maduro announced that his government will install 20,000 fingerprint scanners in markets to reduce food hoarding and panic buying.
