Cuba lets in the outside world (kinda)
For the those Cubans unable to take advantage of the island’s new travel policies, now they can see the world from their couches: “News-starved viewers watched an Ecuadorean opposition candidate liken...
View ArticleRemembering Chávez
It’s finally happened: “President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela died Tuesday afternoon after a struggle with cancer, the government announced, leaving behind a bitterly divided nation in the grip of a...
View ArticleFlavors of Venezuela: Talking food with Giselle Pinto from Utilisima
As it is universally recognized, food is a photograph of a person’s cultural background that does indeed speak a thousand words or in this case – a thousand taste buds. Whether soul food from the deep...
View ArticleFormer Miss Universe cries out “Your Voice Is Your Power!”
The media is a platform on which people’s voices can be heard from other parts of the world. In this case, it is the voice of Miss Universe 2009 that needs to be heard. In her latest photo shoot, she...
View ArticleYuca fries? McDonald’s with a twist
McDonald’s is one of the most popular food chains in the world. Adults cherish McDonald’s as their favorite childhood pastime where memories were shared with their families. McDonald’s is an...
View ArticleEducation in Venezuela
Students in Caracas are being taught by means of pro-administration messages such as learning English by giving thanks to the late President Hugo Chavez. This and other methods of learning are some of...
View ArticleMiss Universe trades in her heels for flats
Gabriela Isler is the 62nd Miss Universe, on January 25th she passed her title to another beauty queen and Latina awaiting the same triumphant year of humanitarian aid and public service. The 63rd Miss...
View ArticleVenezuelan teen killed by police
Since the news broke a few days ago about the fourteen year old student from Venezuela that was shot to death by Police, there have been very graphic videos as well as pictures circulating on social...
View ArticleScanning fingerprints for groceries
Imagine living in a world that made you scan your fingerprints each time you bought groceries from the grocery store. Weird right? Venezuela will start the process of installing over 20,000 fingerprint...
View ArticleJacksonville businessman fakes his death
Two years ago, 62 year old Jose Lantigua of Jacksonville, Florida faked his death. He was arrested in North Carolina on March 21st due to alleged life insurance fraud. Hartford Life and Annuity Life...
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