As Guyana prepares to take the dispute to the United Nations Security Council, Venezuelan authorities have issued arrest warrants for several close allies of the opposition leader
Via a law announced Tuesday, Venezuela will create a new province or state in the disputed territory, having already appointed a single provisional authority: Major-General Alexis Rodríguez Cabello
A scenario of intensifying conflict with Guyana over the contested area opens the door to declaring a state of emergency that would allow Nicolás Maduro’s government to postpone the 2024 vote
There is still no clear date for the vote, but the parties have signed a document in Barbados pledging to respect the constitutional calendar that establishes they should be held in December
The movie exposing the country’s raw wounds of repression has sold out screenings in Latin America, Spain and the United States
The meetings that Caracas and Washington have been holding for a year in Doha have paved the way for the Maduro government to return to the negotiating table
The Venezuelan physicist has contributed to the study of string theory, for which she was awarded the UNESCO L’Oréal International Prize
Héctor Guerrero Flores, who ruled the expanding organization from inside the Tocorón Penitentiary, is nowhere to be found
The capital of Venezuela isn’t able to escape the precariousness being suffered in the rest of the country. Large sectors of the city go without water, while residents live with constant blackouts and electricity rationing
The capture of ‘El Niño Guerrero,’ the leader of the international criminal organization, has not been confirmed despite the massive police and military operation
Several agents have undertaken the journey through the Darién Gap to reach the United States. They have left their jobs in law enforcement, disappointed by low wages, politicization and job instability
Feminist groups have detected misogynistic patterns in the judicial system, with women sentenced and jailed for the murder of their children, when these crimes were committed by others
With less than two months to go to the October 22 vote, candidates have denounced growing threats and violence
While fewer trees are being chopped down in Brazil and Colombia, the rest of the region continues to spiral. The environmental summit will be a key event for the leaders of Peru and Venezuela, who will face each other on the international stage for the first time
The Chavista regime waged a crusade to dominate mass media. Political censorship has alienated audiences from the small screen
Churches and political groups are opposing women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community with the government’s approval
The government of Nicolás Maduro has attempted to halt the process, which Caracas claims is being driven by Washington, through various judicial resources
Up to 14 opposition candidates are taking part in the October 22 primaries, which will decide who will face Maduro in 2024. The so-called ‘iron lady’ is leading the polls with more than 50% of support
Unlicensed operators are capitalizing on the exorbitant cost of a simple funeral service in a country with the lowest minimum wages in the region
From 2015 to 2018, the rate rose from 3.8 to 9.3 per 100,000 inhabitants; men between the ages of 30 and 64 and youths between 15 and 24 are the most at risk
Migrants escaping the poverty of the Latin American country are now wondering whether to go back, as Venezuela’s economy slightly improves while Lebanon’s remains in a tailspin
As immigration restrictions tighten up across Latin America and Venezuelans face rising xenophobia in other countries, thousands of citizens are returning to a more unequal and expensive nation
The corruption scandal engulfing state-owned energy company PDVSA has been exacerbated by huge lines at filling stations and vehicles breaking down due to fuel impurities
Relatives of young men killed in Caracas by security forces take their cases to the International Criminal Court
In the 1990s, PDVSA was a model state enterprise, but its politicization has become an albatross around the country’s neck
Currency devaluation and soaring inflation have crushed monthly incomes to rock-bottom levels
Fake news stories about economic improvement presented by computer-made ‘reporters’ have begun circulating online, evidencing how the technology is being used to further pro-government narratives