Venezuela Stands up for Democracy

Venezuela is a wonderful country with beautiful and caring people. Nature has bestowed us with an exuberant landscape rich in minerals from oil to iron, to gold.   During the last 18 years, Venezuelans have fallen and stood up several times over, and today, July 16th, 2017, we stood up for democracy, stronger than ever,…

Venezuelan Independence Day

On Venezuela’s 206th birthday, we celebrate the strength of a nation that does not submit to a tyrant or to foreign influence. We also mourn the lives lost in the last three months, 90 deaths, almost one per day of protest. They have fallen victims of the National Guard, El SEBIN, or the Colectivos, a…

News from Venezuela: Don’t be distracted

All major international news outlets reported on Venezuela’s latest events yesterday. CNN, NYTimes, The Guardian, and local news outlets all reported about a helicopter flying over Caracas in the evening news. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/27/world/americas/venezuela-supreme-court-helicopter.html http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/27/americas/venezuela-supreme-court-helicopter-grenade-attack/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jun/28/venezuela-supreme-court-grenade-police-helicopter The facts: Oscar Perez, a handsome crime unit investigator who has taken baby steps into film production, flew a police helicopter…