With electricity being gradually restored throughout Venezuela after a week of blackouts, Vice President of Communication, Culture and Tourism, Jorge Rodriguez announced that Thursday work activities resume in all sectors of the country. However he said that education centers classes will remain suspended for 24 hours.
Read MoreThe international community must extend protections for Venezuelans in light of a growing humanitarian crisis with no end in sight. Human Rights Watch has urged governments in the Americas to provide temporary protection to the millions of Venezuelans fleeing a severe humanitarian crisis.
Read More“The the crisis in Venezuela is the result of the cumulative impacts of 20 years of internal and external economic war, financial blockade, and sanctions. The mainstream narrative attributes the crisis to incompetence and corruption, but these also plague most Latin American countries.
Read MoreThe Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) and Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, on Tuesday demanded the release of journalist Luis Carlos Diaz, whom President Nicolas Maduro’s government has reportedly accused of involvement with the country’s massive power outage.
Read MoreControversy was growing in Colombia on Monday over President Ivan Duque’s initiative to modify the functioning of a post-conflict justice system, with critics saying it could undermine the already fragile peace process with former FARC guerrillas.
Read MoreThe Cuban government on Monday charged that the United States was behind the now five day-long power blackout in Venezuela, accusing Washington of “sabotage” and a “terrorist act.” Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro blamed the outage on what he termed cyber attacks by the United States.
Read MoreVenezuela has been suffering an almost total Internet outage during the last three days, a reflection of how serious the power outage is that began Thursday night and continues, despite a minor restoration that keeps suffering setbacks.
Read MoreFor weeks now, Juan Guaido has fought a fierce battle for power with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro; now the self-proclaimed interim president wants to increase the pressure with major demonstrations all over the country.
Read MoreEl Salvador’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of three women imprisoned for around a decade under the country’s anti-abortion laws, which are among the harshest in the world. The women were among dozens who have been sentenced to up to 30 years for abortion-related crimes, reported Democracy Now on Friday.
Read MoreThe Venezuelan capital Caracas was quiet on Friday, with schools and work places closed to facilitate the restoration of power while parts of the capital still remained without electricity. A power outage that had lasted for more than 17 hours persisted in several regions of the country, with some hospitals unable to function, daily El Nacional reported.
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