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Former US federal agent offers unique insight into the crisis in Venezuela and its future

Jul 9, 2020, 1:27 PM 0

By Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista Venezuela´s politics are the epitome of exhausting, disastrous, bipolar, extremist and fast-changing. To live in Venezuela or be Venezuelan, requires having strong mental endurance and the strength, like a woman giving birth without an epidural,…

Local News, South

Hugo Chavez: savior or scoundrel?

Apr 25, 2013, 12:19 PM 0

La Voz Latina A full month has passed since the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and a remarkable truth has emerged: the man remains as polarizing in his tomb as he was in life. Two recent commentaries illustrate…

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Gallup poll finds Venezuelans torn between loyalty for Chavez and reality of the state of the country

Apr 12, 2013, 3:58 PM 0

LatinaLista — Though the former president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez, enjoyed high approval ratings before his recent death, many Venezuelans feel he left the country in worst shape than ever, according to a new Gallup Poll. His legacy and…

Global Views, Government, Linking Latinas

Venezuela: The bipolar country

Jan 24, 2009, 12:41 PM 4

by Jennifer Barreto-Leyva LatinaLista VENEZUELA: Venezuela, the land well known as the territory where beautiful women are born, the land of oil â€” and the land of political controversy for the last ten years. This is the most ridiculously…

Global Views, Philanthropy, Politics

Crossing Borders: Venezuela’s Chavez Scores a PR Coup but What Does it Mean for the US?

Jan 11, 2008, 3:45 PM 9

LatinaLista In the first of weekly analysis of what is happening on our side of the world, in an effort to keep readers informed, Latina Lista, along with special contributors from North, Central and South America, will strive to…