Rorshok Venezuela Update

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. News about the deaths of two famous chefs, the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Chiky Lorens’s accusation, Venezuela’s debt, the special commission for climate change, Malaria cases, the trade between Venezuela and the United States, thousands of citizens leaving the country every day, missing people, accredited university deg...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Extradition requirements for Hugo Carvajal, the electoral debacle in Barinas continues, Carabobo’s 2Dracu” governor erects a statue of himself, Guaidó’s foreign affairs commissioner in Bogotá resigned, Venezuela declared the second-highest country with a prevalence of hunger and lack of conditions, economic relations with...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Updates on the regional elections, Caravajal’s possible extradition to the US, Saab’s case, the economic crisis, the elite, the new covid variant, the Cuban vaccine Abdalá, the new drug arriving in Venezuela to fight covid, deficient internet connectivity and the current needs for school development, the national soccer te...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Spotify now in Venezuela, a new Guinness World Record, news about the elections for mayors and governors, Caravajal’s extradition, corruption schemes involving PDVSA, controversial letters sent by Raúl Morodo, Venezuelan migrants in Guyana, international investors, Rafael Payare debuts as conductor of the Philadelphia Symp...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. An attempt to be the largest orchestra in the world, Caravajal’s children’s nanny arrested, Caravajal’s testimony, Maduro’s frontmen unpunished, an appeal hearing for the Citgo 6, the investigation of the International Criminal Court can come to an end, Black Friday and e-commerce, spies, the NatGeo list and much more!  Th...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Venezuela investigated by the International Criminal Court, corruption schemes, Caravajal’s statement, inflation, Venezuelan migrants being expelled from different countries, the reopening of bridges to enter Colombia, restrictions on border-crossing, children: vaccinations, stunting, cancellation of classes; the Performin...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. News about Saab’s hearing, corruption schemes, Caravajal’s extradition, the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Venezuela’s justice system and dolarized economies, Citgo, Covid tracking and food transportation apps and much more!  Thanks for tuning in!  We want to know why you are listening, how you found us, a...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. A new Minister of University Education appointed by Maduro, updates on Alex Saab's case, a well known Venezuelan family involved in money laundering schemes, pedestrian crossing allowed between Colombia and Venezuela, an increase in the cost of subsidized gasoline, an upcoming visit of the prosecutor of the International C...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Alex Saab’s extradition, a web page promising to unveil corruption schemes surrounding Maduro's government, a new alliance with Cuba, a total relaxation of Covid measures for the upcoming months, an outbreak of yellow fever hitting Venezuela and much more!  Thanks for tuning in!  We want to know why you are listening, how...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Celebrations for the Day of Indigenous Resistance, women's national soccer team denounce ex-coach for abuse, another case of Venezuelan migrants killed in Colombia, the commercial reopening of the border with Colombia, more reveals from the Pandora Papers, some positive forecasts by the investment bank Credit Suisse, more...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of the big stuff happening in Venezuela. Blocking between Venezuela and Colombia removed, Venezuela being left out from the US visa lottery, the Pandora Papers scandal, the approval of the Bill for the Promotion and Use of Gender-Sensitive Language, an increase in Covid cases in the country, a new campaign to raise awareness of internet scams, Venezuelan writer t...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. An anti-immigrant march in Iquique in northern Chile culminated in the burning of the belongings of a group of Venezuelan migrants sleeping in the city's main square who had been evicted by police on Friday the 24th of September. This raid resulted in 14 people being detained. In oil news, a shipment of more than 2 million barrels...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Last week, following the extradition request by the United States, Alex Saab was appointed by Nicolás Maduro as a "full member" of the pro-government delegation and was asked to assist with negotiations in Mexico. Jorge Rodríguez, president of the Venezuelan National Assembly elected in 2020 and head of Maduro's government delegat...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. The government of Nicolás Maduro suffered some major blows, including business woes with a petrochemical company and its subsidiary. Two key alliances of the Maduro government were intercepted abroad and Venezuelan Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia, on behalf of the Maduro government, rejected a report published by the Office of th...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. The delegations of Nicolás Maduro and Juan Guaidó met in Mexico again for the second round of negotiations. Two agreements were reached - the first, to establish mechanisms to obtain resources and thus to address the effects caused by the Covid-19 pandemic in all areas; the second suggests that some of the sanctions on the Maduro...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. In the state of Mérida, in the west of the country, the heavy and constant rains caused a trough and landslide in the Valle de Mocotíes on the 26th of August, leaving dozens of families homeless and, so far, 20 people dead. The official Twitter account of the Sputnik vaccine published on Monday the 30th of August a photograph anno...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Sports have uplifted the Venezuelan spirit this week: First, Miguel “Miggy” Cabrera launched his 500th home run this week, becoming the first Venezuelan Major League Baseball player to reach the historic milestone. BMX sweetheart Daniel Dhers led an exhibit ride through Caracas. Twenty-six Venezuelans will compete in seven categor...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro gifts each Venezuelan Olympian a car, upon their return from the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games; only two of the 43 athletes in attendance. Silver medalist and legendary BMX bike rider holds impromptu exhibition in his hometown, weeks after violence had erupted in the neighborhood. Opposition leader Freddy Guevara was rel...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Venezuelan athletes make headlines at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, UNESCO continues to call for investigative action into the Orinoco Mining Arc, corruption allegations persist in Nicolas Maduro’s regime, families of fallen soldiers await compensation and the fulfilment of promised housing, education and medicine. Venezuelan acti...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Olympic medals and world records for Venezuelan athletes in Tokyo, a high number of asylum applications in Spain, concerns about Venezuelan exodus becoming the world’s largest, university autonomy deteriorating, United Socialist Party primary elections coming soon, Venezuela acquires all Petrocedeño shares, the Chavista government...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Venezuelan athletes make headlines at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, UNESCO continues to call for investigative action into the Orinoco Mining Arc, corruption allegations persist in Nicolas Maduro’s regime, families of fallen soldiers await compensation and the fulfilment of promised housing, education and medicine. Venezuelan acti...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. FEDECAMARAS causes social media stir, former PDVSA president Rafael Ramirez to be extradited from Italy, Citigroup to sell shares in Venezuela, CITGO will not send liquefied gas to Venezuela, Venezuela ranked worst place in Latin America to invest, slight improvements in internet speed, bitcoin arrests, suspension of most internat...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. Scary news for the people of Caracas and all over the country this week. In La Cota 905, a slum in the west of Caracas, a large group of criminals led by the well-known leader “El Koki” opened fire against police on the street. After three straight days of shooting, eight people were killed with many more injured. A reward up to $...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. The government engages with cryptocurrency, an increase in electronic commercial transactions, a hold on hyperinflation, oil export improvements, FUNDAREDES leaders detained, debating the bill on “communal cities,” apostille availability from Uruguay, Curaçao, and Trinidad and Tobago, Guaidó creates “Radar Emprendedor” magazine, A...

Rorshok's weekly ten-minute update of stuff happening in Venezuela. The end of protectorates, discussions between U.S. and Columbian presidents, voting rights of Venezuelan migrants, an exploratory mission to Venezuela, EU to donate money to Venezuelans in Chile, a television series about independence battles, the arrival of Abdalá vaccines, Citgo dissolving entities in Aruba, social media conflic...