The importance of Interim President Juan Guaidó’s for democracy in Venezuela. In Venezuela, the National Assembly is the only democratic institution left. Juan Guaidó is its president. He also serves as the country’s interim president. Here’s how one role led to the other: What is the National Assembly? Formed as [ … ]
Problems with the supply of basic services in Venezuela have worsened during 2019, Venezuelans told Voice of America (VOA). They addressed the consequences of living in a country going through a crisis that, in their opinion, has interrupted the supply of public services, such as drinking water, electricity, garbage collection, [ … ]
On January 8, Bolivian Communication Minister Roxana Lizárraga said that about 700 presumed Cuban doctors, who were working in Bolivia as part of a health agreement signed by former President Evo Morales, weren’t qualified to practice, because they lacked the necessary degrees or had fraudulent ones, and that their true [ … ]
Thirty percent of Venezuela’s gold production is destined for contraband, according to data from the nongovernmental organization Transparencia Venezuela. During a speech at the headquarters of the think tank the Atlantic Council, experts warned about illegal mining activities, contraband, displacement, and violence taking place in Venezuela due to gold mining, [ … ]
On December 12, 2019, the United States imposed sanctions on Rafael Ortega Murillo, the son of Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, alleging he is guilty of corruption and money laundering to enrich his family. “Rafael Ortega is the key money manager behind the Ortega family's illicit financial schemes,” U.S. Treasury Secretary [ … ]
Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on December 5, 2019 that Brazil’s refugee agency, CONARE, granted refugee status to 21,432 Venezuelans. Until then, CONARE had only granted asylum to 263 Venezuelans, and according to HRW, 224,000 Venezuelans are living in Brazil. In June 2019, CONARE concluded that “there are serious and [ … ]
On December 9, the U.S. Department of the Treasury sanctioned Venezuelan officials Gustavo Adolfo Vizcaíno Gil and Juan Carlos Dugarte Padrón, both members of the Nicolás Maduro regime, over their alleged participation in acts of corruption. In a press release, the U.S. Department of the Treasury indicated that during his [ … ]
Social media has emerged as an effective tool against the socialist regime. Although many Cubans lack internet access because of the State’s costly and controlled internet connection, young people are using technology to question the island’s political system. In 2019, dissident groups initiated protests via social media to show their [ … ]
U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Don Gabrielson, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command/4th Fleet (NAVSO), hosted partner nation fleet commanders for a round table leadership discussion and luncheon, December 9. For the second time this year NAVSO has hosted these commanders to support strengthening partnerships among the U.S. and partner [ … ]
The economic crisis in Venezuela has endangered the survival of the Yukpa people, an ancestral indigenous community that has been forced to emigrate looking for food. For centuries, the Yukpa people have lived in the Perijá mountains, Zulia state, but for the past three years at least 350 of its [ … ]
Bolivia’s former President Evo Morales and his Venezuelan ally Nicolás Maduro will end up in jail, because both leaders have “killed many people” in their effort to cling to power, Bolivian Interior Minister Arturo Murillo told AFP in an interview. Murillo believes that conditions are being met for Morales and [ … ]
Evo Morales’ resignation as Bolivia’s president, amid electoral fraud and a serious administrative crisis, has worsened the social and economic unrest that afflicts Latin America. As a response, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela have intensified repression against their citizens. The former Bolivian president was a member of the so-called Pink Tide, [ … ]
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