People queue to try to buy basic food items outside a supermarket in Caracas March 16, 2016. REUTERS/Carlos Garcia Rawlins
* President Maduro extends Easter holiday from two to five days
* Drought has cut power generation at hydroelectric dams
Venezuela is shutting down for a week as the government struggles with a deepening electricity crisis.
President Nicolas Maduro gave everyone an extra three days off work next week, extending the two-day Easter holiday, according to a statement in the Official Gazette published late Tuesday. Maduro had originally said over the weekend that the extended holiday would only apply to state employees.
The government has rationed electricity and water supplies across the country for months and urged citizens to avoid waste as Venezuela endures a prolonged drought that has slashed output at hydroelectric dams. The ruling socialists have blamed the shortage on the El Nino weather phenomena and “sabotage” by their political foes, while critics cite a lack of maintenance and poor planning.
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WNU Editor: To say that the people in Venezuela are becoming more restless is an understatement .... Small protests proliferate in simmering Venezuela (Reuters).
3 comments:
More proof that socialism works.
Vote Sanders and feel the Bern!
Hillary wants to go down the slow road, while Bernies wants to take the high road like Maduro.
Aizino you know nothing about socialism, democratic socialist like Sanders do not oppose to capitalism, what Bernie wants is something like the Scandinavia social democracy.
If someone oppose to capitalism this result in attack, isolation, betray, and various dirty trick by capitalist country in order to destroy that policy.
The Venezuela of Chavez as give much help to the economy of Brazil, Argentina and Cuba, but only Cuba repay this aid.
Young Communist,
I don't know anything about this, but can you tell me what aid Venezuela gave to Brazil, Argentina, and Cuba? And why didn't Argentina and Brazil not repay this aid to Venezuela.?
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