Uruguay is Receiving Venezuelans, With a Caveat
The Southern small and peaceful country is trying to become an immigration haven again, but granting only a rare -and constraining- figure of citizenship that dates from 1830
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Venezuela’s Independence Wars Ended Exactly 200 Years Ago
On November 1823, the last Spanish force remaining in the former colony surrendered after resisting for more than two years at the Puerto Cabello castle. But this date is not celebrated officially. Why?
The Return of Marisol
The largest solo exhibition of the late Venezuelan-American visual artist just opened in Montreal before going to three other museums in the US. With more than 250 pieces, it reframes for today’s sensibilities the vision of a woman ahead of her times
Fighting River Blindness in Southern Venezuela
Despite the health crisis that Venezuela has gone through, the onchocerciasis elimination program in Venezuela has continued to work reasonably well. One of its leading scientists explains why
On The Road to Venezuelan Paradise
My first vacations out of Maracaibo in many, many years made me discover the beautiful and bizarre country I live in
Venezuela’s Classical Music Repertoire Travels Across the Globe
More and more legendary and contemporary compositions are being played in symphonies abroad, as world-class Venezuelan composers, conductors and musicians gain influence in the global classical circuit
Fear and Running in Maracaibo
In Maracaibo, we now have well-organized marathons that even help fast track public works to prepare the streets. But our problems are still there, spoiling the illusion
TPS Redesignation and Direct Repatriations: the Carrot and the Stick
During this past few days the Biden administration rolled out its new policy toward Venezuelan migrants
Venezuela’s Latest Blockbuster Film is Also a Hard-Watch for Exiles
I was afraid of watching this story about a young man navigating the protests and the repression. But I left the cinema feeling proud
Venezuela’s Neverending Prison Crisis
The story of Tocorón is just another chapter of a complex prison crisis that Chavismo just let run rampant
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