Caracas

May 10, 2019

Two Venezuelan lawmakers sought refuge at foreign embassies in Caracas on Thursday, as the government of President Nicolás Maduro cracked down on allies of opposition leader Juan Guaidó who supported his attempted uprising last week.

Venezuela opposition figure, facing arrest warrant, says he met with generals

May 03, 2019

Venezuelan opposition politician Leopoldo Lopez, evading arrest in a Spanish diplomatic residence, on Thursday disclosed he met with senior military officials before a failed uprising against President Nicolás Maduro this week.

Maduro hangs on as Venezuelan protests peter out

May 02, 2019

Venezuelans heeded opposition leader Juan Guaidó's call to take to the streets on Wednesday in a bid to force President Nicolás Maduro from power, but there was little concrete sign of change in a crisis that increasingly looks like a political stalemate.

Conflict

Venezuela's Guaidó urges troops to rise, mass protests planned

Business, Economics and Jobs

April 30, 2019

Reuters witnesses said several dozen mostly young armed men in military uniform accompanying Guaidó exchanged gunfire with soldiers acting in support of Maduro outside the La Carlota air base but the opposition did not appear to be about to take power by force.

Conflict

Maduro turns to violent ‘mercenary’ colectivos to maintain order

GlobalPost

April 25, 2019

Armed civilians loyal to embattled President Nicolás Maduro are more trusted than the military to restore order and quell dissent in Venezuela.

Arts, Culture & Media

Venezuela's crisis is a tragedy — but comedy gold for satire, cartoons and memes

The Conversation

April 12, 2019

The rise of black comedy to explain Venezuela's chaos recalls an old saying in the crisis-stricken South American country: 'Laugh so you don't cry.'

Blackouts threaten death blow to Venezuela's industrial survivors

April 12, 2019

For the past month, unprecedented nationwide blackouts in Venezuela have paralyzed the country's industrial sector. The number of companies based in Venezuela has fallen to a tenth of the 5,000 there were two decades ago. The blackouts have only made it worse.

Conflict & Justice

Venezuelans set up burning barricades over lack of power, water

April 01, 2019

Angry Venezuelans set up burning barricades near the presidential palace in Caracas and in other parts of the country on Sunday in protests over constant power outages and shortages of drinking water in the wake of two major blackouts this month.

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Environment

Geo answer

February 28, 2008

Today's Geo Quiz focuses on four cities -- La Paz, Bolivia -- Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania -- New Delhi, India -- and Sydney, Australia. The question is which one has the highest gasoline prices. We had reporters check them out. The answer is Dar es Salaam. A gallon of gasoline in the capital of Tanzania costs 5 dollars and 6 cents.

Making the people's bicycle

May 28, 2008

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the BBC's James Ingham in Caracas about a joint venture by Venezuela and Iran: the two oil producers are joining forces to produce bicycles in government-run, socialist factories.

How Venezuela weathers rising food prices

June 30, 2008

Venezuelans haven't felt the pinch of rising food prices as badly as many consumers have around the world because President Hugo Ch-vez is using his country's ample oil revenues to subsidize food at the local markets

Venezuela's poor lose out on oil wealth

July 28, 2008

Venezuela makes a lot of money from selling its oil, yet despite the huge profits, the country still struggles economically, as Lorne Matalon reports from Caracas.

Venezuela's election controversy

July 29, 2008

Hundreds of opposition candidates have been barred from running in Venezuela's local elections this November, and analysts say the move shows that the government of President Hugo Chavez is worried he's losing support at the local level

Venezuela's municipal elections

November 24, 2008

Venezuela held gubernatorial and mayoral elections over the weekend. The parties allied with President Hugo Chavez won a majority of the contests but the opposition also posted some gains. The BBC's Will Grant reports from Caracas.

Arts, Culture & Media

Geo answer

December 21, 2009

The answer to today's Geo Quiz is Angel Falls. The world's highest waterfall is located in the Venezuelan state of Bolivar. Anchor Marco Werman gets reaction from Ben Rodriques of Osprey Expeditions in Caracas, Venezuela.

Ruling from Venezuela's presidential palace

Business, Economics and Jobs

December 20, 2010

President Chavez has changed many things about Venezuela, but he hasn't changed the presidential palace. Chavez works in the same building that Venezuelan leaders have been working in for over a century. We want to know the palace's official name.

Hugo Chavez humbled in the face of falling gas prices, maybe

The Takeaway

January 15, 2009

Now that gas prices have plunged, Hugo Chavez is gently cozying up to companies like Chevron and Shell to see if they'd like to return to Venezuela for business. For more on this turn of events, we are joined by Simon Romero for the New York Times.

Conflict & Justice

Hugo Chavez and the Arab Spring