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The Curious Case of a Big Chinese Products Store in Havana

Employees said there had been a theft in the warehouse, and they were awaiting an audit, which is why they could no longer provide services.

The Venezuelan Supreme Court’s certification of sham election results amounts to a coup d’etat against the people’s sovereignty.

Jose Marti lived six months of his short life in Caracas, where he arrived from New York on January 21, 1881.

Reinaldo’s cell phone rings: someone is stuck in the elevator of our building during the power cut this Thursday.

As expected by all concerned, today’s announcement tries to close the door on any challenges and leave Maduro in power until 2031.

The thinking goes: Organized civil society in all its forms must be eliminated and total dependence on the government fomented.

Winston Churchill once stated in a speech that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others.”

A ration of personal hygiene supplies that are reduced to soap, toothpaste and perhaps a little detergent to wash clothes.

There was an unusual sense of hope going into Venezuela’s 28 July election. Democracy seemed on the horizon. Could voting bring change?

Just when the heat is at its peak in this country, the government acknowledges the existence of another serious crisis in power generation.