Venezuela crisis updates: Water shortages, economy
Venezuelans flocked to the capital city of Caracas with buckets this weekend in search of water. Water shortages plague all in the devastated nation, rich and poor. Image/CIA Out of desperation, people are lining More...
Newsbusters: Media ‘reluctant’ to call collapsing Venezuela ‘socialist’
Media watchdog Newsbusters took aim at the press over their avoidance of the “S-word”: socialism. “As Venezuela plunges deeper into humanitarian crisis, the broadcast and cable networks barely More...
Venezuela: Violent crime, shortages prompt travel warning
The U.S. Department of State warns U.S. citizens against travel to Venezuela due to violent crime, social unrest, and pervasive food and medicine shortages. Image/CIA All U.S. direct-hire personnel and their families More...
Venezuela: Dengue fever cases up a third compared to 2013
The number of dengue fever cases in the South American country has increased by 37 percent in 2014, as compared to the same period in 2013, according to an El Universal report Wednesday. Aedes aegypti Image/CDC During More...
Venezuela is the most likely country of origin for the dengue outbreak in Madeira in 2012: study
I covered the dengue fever outbreak on the Portuguese island of Madeira since the first locally transmitted cases were detected in early October 2012, both here at The Global Dispatch and on the Infectious Disease More...