Florantonia Singer

The Venezuelan leader is courting support from the pastors ahead of elections in 2023 or 2024 by providing funding for places of worship and handing out bonuses

A new law in Spain opens a path to citizenship for descendants of people who fled the Civil War and dictatorship. Thousands are now eligible to apply. These are three of their stories, from Argentina, Mexico and Venezuela

As the Maduro regime mends relations in Latin America and across the world, most opposition parties are thinking about deserting the president of the National Assembly

A group of Venezuelan breakdancers is training to qualify for the 2024 Olympic Games, which will include the hip hop dance category for the first time

Fact-finding mission details crimes against humanity that were committed at covert detention centers following a system of economic rewards for the most arrests

Under Temporary Protected Status, nationals from the South American country will be safe from deportation and will have the possibility of obtaining work permits

A new neoliberal reality has emerged in the Chavist nation through the use of the US dollar, state controls being lifted and a new relationship with Washington

Olga Mata was charged with inciting hatred for allegedly promoting the president’s assassination in a comedy video about arepas

Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro is making overtures to Washington and toning down his support for Putin, but the move is likely to have a political cost for both countries, say experts

The two countries have reinitiated diplomatic discussions to avert an energy crisis following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The café bears the well-known logo of the California company’s two-tailed siren, but the team behind the venture has had to admit that it is not an official franchise

What began with treats lugged back and forth in suitcases from trips home has evolved into an industry driven by the taste of the soft drinks, candy, pastries and cheesy bites of childhood. Latino expatriates will do anything to get their fix. We delve into a transnational food industry driven by homesickness

Carlos Luis Revete controls a large Caracas neighborhood. The government blames the opposition for his rise to power, but organized crime has now gripped the capital for years

Nicolás Maduro and opposition leaders have opened up to the idea of negotiation to seek a path out of the country’s precarious situation with help from the international community

A flood of social media claims against prominent figures has spawned a movement to end the impunity of aggressors. Poet Willy McKey admitted to statutory rape and committed suicide

Citizens are forced to register with the platform, created by the government of Nicolás Maduro, to receive public salaries, state benefits and Covid-19 vaccines

From declaring the virus a “weapon of war” to promoting herbal remedies as treatment, the Venezuelan president has drawn attention for the amount of misinformation he has spread about the coronavirus

Authorities are preparing to deport two Colombians and a Spaniard who were held on Wednesday in Caracas as they were covering the crisis for EFE

Nicolás Maduro has been criticized after images emerged of his visit to the restaurant of “Salt Bae” in the midst of his country’s deepening food crisis

There were 80,000 establishments 15 years ago, and half that amount today, say industry leaders

People are skipping meals and missing out on vital nutrients because of the persistent shortages