A Trip Back in Time: Holidays in the Andes
We just started a new year, but in the Venezuelan Andes it’s a trip seventy years into the past, with daily power outages, long lines for fuel and the Colombian peso as local currency.
Politics
A New Battle for the National Assembly
The new twist in the neverending political crisis in Venezuela is the regime’s attempt, so far unsuccessful, to control the National Assembly, apparently by order of the Kremlin.
The Takeover of the National Assembly
Using police and military personnel, chavismo kept most of the journalists and opposition lawmakers out of the Legislative Palace, in order to appoint a loyal board led by a corrupt deputy. But Juan Guaidó was reelected as speaker in an official session.
Lunch Break: How To Forcefully Occupy the Parliament
Looks like the constituent assembly isn't enough for chavismo, as it has now occupied the National Assembly, swearing in a new speaker and literally blocking the opposition from entering the building. Did that stop Juan Guaidó from being reelected as speaker? Click and read for yourself.
2019 Migration Year in Review
Venezuelan migration is today the largest displacement crisis the Americas has ever seen, and globally the second largest after Syria’s. The predictions for 2019 became true: there are now at least 4.7 million Venezuelan migrants and refugees in the world
2019 Gave Us a New Kind of Country
It was a year where political change looked closer than ever in two decades of chavismo. However, hope dissolved again. But this defeat was different: it left an...
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.
The Long Journey of the 1999 Constitution
On December 15th it will be twenty years since the referendum that passed the Carta Magna designed by the chavismo to take over the State. But today, that fundamental law has many meanings.
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.
What Is Happening in Venezuela’s Protected Capital?
Are things better in Caracas? New business has sprouted, traffic jams are back, people are getting ready for Christmas, and no one talks about politics. Here’s a stab at understanding what’s going on.
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