Florida House of Representatives – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:22:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://onvenezuela.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cropped-Screen-Shot-2019-12-20-at-12.31.03-PM-1-32x32.png Florida House of Representatives – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Imported repression: How Cuba taught Venezuela to quash military dissent https://onvenezuela.com/imported-repression-how-cuba-taught-venezuela-to-quash-military-dissent/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=imported-repression-how-cuba-taught-venezuela-to-quash-military-dissent Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:55:00 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=16071

Imposing surveillance, fear and repression, Cuba helped Venezuela revamp its armed forces and military intelligence service. Reuters reveals how two agreements, undisclosed since 2008, let Havana remake Venezuela’s security apparatus. By Angus Berwick. Full Text -> Reuters

Traducción de cortesía -> Imponiendo vigilancia, miedo y represión, Cuba ayudó a Venezuela a renovar sus fuerzas armadas y su servicio de inteligencia militar. Reuters revela cómo dos acuerdos, no revelados desde 2008, permitieron a La Habana rehacer el aparato de seguridad de Venezuela.

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In race to succeed state Rep. Amy Mercado, Samuel Vilchez Santiago hopes to become first Venezuelan American in the Florida House Posted https://onvenezuela.com/in-race-to-succeed-state-rep-amy-mercado-samuel-vilchez-santiago-hopes-to-become-first-venezuelan-american-in-the-florida-house-posted/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=in-race-to-succeed-state-rep-amy-mercado-samuel-vilchez-santiago-hopes-to-become-first-venezuelan-american-in-the-florida-house-posted Tue, 09 Jun 2020 12:50:09 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=3739

If Santiago is elected, he would become the first Venezuelan American and youngest Latino in Florida state government. District 48 has a total population of 156,456, according to the 2010 census, and out of the total population, 86,793 identify as Hispanic or Latino. By Natalia Jaramillo. Full Text -> OrlandoWeekly

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