Maduro geverment – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com Sun, 31 May 2020 11:59:23 +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 Maduro geverment – Summaries of news and views OnVenezuela https://onvenezuela.com 32 32 Venezuela’s Official Virus Data Is ‘Absurd’: HRW And Johns Hopkins https://onvenezuela.com/venezuelas-official-virus-data-is-absurd-hrw-and-johns-hopkins/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=venezuelas-official-virus-data-is-absurd-hrw-and-johns-hopkins Sun, 31 May 2020 11:59:16 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=3564

“We believe the data — the statistics that the Venezuelan government give, Maduro’s statistics — are absolutely absurd and are not credible,” HRW director for the Americas Jose Miguel Vivanco said during a videoconference Tuesday while presenting the report. The true number could ultimately be closer to “at least 30,000” coronavirus deaths, according to Johns Hopkins associate medicine professor Kathleen Page, , who interviewed several Venezuelan doctors and nurses for the report.

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How Venezuela Bought Military Loyalty https://onvenezuela.com/how-venezuela-bought-military-loyalty/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-venezuela-bought-military-loyalty Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:34:05 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=2895

An OCCRP investigation has exposed the intimate financial relationships between the administration of President Nicolás Maduro and a coterie of generals with ties to private companies. Analysts say the embattled regime used financial rewards such as lucrative state contracts to ensure their loyalty as the political and economic situation deteriorated. Full text -> OCCRP

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Trump Wants Pressure Raised on Maduro With Regime Persisting https://onvenezuela.com/trump-wants-pressure-raised-on-maduro-with-regime-persisting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trump-wants-pressure-raised-on-maduro-with-regime-persisting Sat, 22 Feb 2020 15:47:30 +0000 https://onvenezuela.com/?p=1567

Military options including naval blockade remain possible. U.S. put Reliance, Repsol, Chevron on notice, official says. By Josh Wingrove. Full text-> Bloomberg

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