Tag: Caracas blackout

• Tuesday, April 2nd 2019 - 09:51 UTC

  Maduro's regime strips Guaido of immunity; Venezuela remains with no power

  

  Venezuela's chief justice asked lawmakers on Monday to strip opposition leader Juan Guaido of immunity, taking a step toward prosecuting him for alleged crimes as he seeks to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

• Wednesday, March 27th 2019 - 07:01 UTC

  Venezuelan workers sent home and schools closed because of the blackout

  

  Venezuela's government told workers and school children to stay home on Tuesday as the second major blackout this month left the streets of Caracas mostly empty and residents wondering how long power would be out amid a deepening economic crisis.

• Saturday, March 9th 2019 - 09:26 UTC

  Venezuela comes to a halt as the blackout extends for a second day

  

  Venezuela shut schools and suspended the workday on Friday as the worst blackout in decades paralyzed most of the troubled nation for a second day, spurring outrage among citizens already suffering from hyperinflation and a crippling recession.

• Friday, April 22nd 2016 - 08:07 UTC

  Venezuela imposes daily four/hours blackout to save power; brewery out of barley will stop beer production

  

  Recession-hit Venezuela will turn off the electricity supply in its 10 most populous states for four hours a day for 40 days to deal with a severe power shortage, the government said Thursday.

• Saturday, June 28th 2014 - 10:36 UTC

  Venezuela blackout interrupts live-television broadcast from President Maduro

  

  A blackout cut electricity in various parts of Venezuela on Friday and twice interrupted the live television broadcast of a speech by President Nicolas Maduro, who said authorities were seeking more information about the outage.

• Wednesday, December 4th 2013 - 06:00 UTC

  Blackout leaves Maduro speechless; blame falls on the fascist opposition'

  

  A huge power outage that darkened Venezuela's capital and parts of the country was a conspiracy to sabotage the Socialist government, according to Venezuela's President Nicholas Maduro. The blackout came five days ahead of Sunday's municipal elections.

• Tuesday, September 3rd 2013 - 23:25 UTC

  Blackout leaves half of Venezuela in the dark; Maduro claims an “electrical coup”

  

  President Nicolas Maduro blamed Venezuela’s right-wing opposition for what he called “sabotage” and an ‘electrical coup’ that he said caused blackouts that plunged much of the country into chaos.