Sanctioned Baseball Goes On
The OFAC sanctions produced another case of overcompliance when American baseball cut its ties with the Venezuelan league. This is the story of how I learned to stop worrying about MLB and love the game.
Life
Best of GEHA 2019
2019 felt more like an endurance test: we went through a lot during these 12 months. This time around, the compilation will be more focused on the events and larger themes that shaped the country this year instead of a larger chronological review.
Older Venezuelans Also Deserve to Rebuild Their Lives Abroad
They should be enjoying retirement. Instead, some of them are leaving their country on foot. Senior Venezuelans, as well as pregnant women and infants, are the most vulnerable victims of the Venezuelan migration.
A Safe Haven for Venezuelan Walkers in Colombia
In the Colombian city of Bucaramanga, the Fundación Entre Dos Tierras managed to organize a humanitarian assistance device for migrants. Adriana Parra, deputy director of the foundation, tells us how it works.
Blame the Gold Rush: Malaria Keeps Spreading
The 2019 World Malaria Report released by the World Health Organization last week shows that the disease hasn’t been controlled in Venezuela and threatens the regional efforts to tackle it.
A Miracle of Music and Hard Currency
Last weekend, caraqueños enjoyed CúsicaFest, a two-day music festival with three generations of Venezuelan bands. It was a triumph of organization, frank capitalism and nothing but joy for those who could join the crowd.
‘Only Two of Us Survived’
Twenty years after the landslides, it’s still hard to understand what survivors went through. This is the story of Ramón Díaz, the first mayor of Vargas, and his two lives: the one before the tragedy and the one afterwards.
The Lost Children of Vargas
Twenty years later, there are twenty open cases of children that went missing during the rescue operations of the landslides in Vargas, and they are believed to be alive.
Health in 2019: Humanitarian Emergency in the Dark
Even though the entry of humanitarian aid lit a spark of hope for the Venezuelan health system, the balance at the end of the year is anything but encouraging.
One Thousand, Ten Thousand, Fifty Thousand Dead
Twenty years ago, the Northern Venezuelan coast suffered one of the worst disasters in the country’s history. But we’ll never know how many people we lost.
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