Tag: venezuela crsiis

• 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.

• Wednesday, February 13th 2019 - 08:34 UTC

  Guaido announces humanitarian aid will enter Venezuela on February 23

  

  Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guido told a huge rally of supporters on Tuesday that humanitarian aid would enter the country on Feb. 23, setting the stage for a showdown with President Nicolas Maduro who has refused to let supplies in.