Sunday, March 18, 2018

Venezuela News Updates -- March 18, 2018

Caracas, Venezuela. CARLOS GARCIA RAWLINS / Reuters

Panam Post: “The Only Full Refrigerator in Venezuela Is in the Morgue”: Tomas Paez

Sociologist Tomas Paez argues that the disastrous socialist public policy of Chavez and Maduro has been the primary factor in the massive exodus from Venezuela.

“The main cause of Venezuelan emigration is socialism of the 21st century,” said sociologist Tomás Páez, coordinator of the Global Project of the Venezuelan Diaspora; responding to Nicolás Maduro’s comments admitting to a “brain drain” in the country.

The Venezuelan dictator said on Wednesday, March 14, there existed a massive “brain drain” in Venezuela, and also confessed that the diaspora is seeking to “improve their life abroad.”

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Venezuela News Updates -- March 18, 2018

Maduro challenger shakes up Venezuela's presidential vote -- Reuters
Venezuela election candidate Falcon is Maduro's pawn: OAS head -- Business Insider
'Barely surviving': Amid soaring inflation, life is a daily struggle in Venezuela -- NBC
UN official warns of humanitarian "catastrophe" in Venezuela -- AP
Venezuela begins power rationing as drought causes severe outages -- Reuters
'Destroyed' Venezuela needs $15 billion per year: presidential hopeful's aide -- Reuters
Looks like Trump is cracking down on Venezuela's Petro cryptocurrency -- Mashable
Market Gives Venezuelan President Maduro 12 Months Max -- Forbes
U.S. sanctions and worries of a coup erode Maduro's control of Venezuelan military -- Miami Herald

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