Venezuela's Newest Shortage: Breast Implants
Venezuela's chronic shortages have begun to encroach on a cultural cornerstone: the boob job. Beauty-obsessed Venezuelans face a scarcity of brand-name breast implants, and women are so desperate that they and their doctors are turning to devices that are ...
Venezuela on alert over mysterious, deadly disease
The deaths of 10 people in the past week of a mysterious disease in several cities in Venezuela, including the capital of Caracas, have caused panic within the population and has prompted doctors to sound the alarm. A government spokesman minimized the ...
Maersk Drilling divests from Venezuela drilling barges
Denmark-based Maersk Drilling divested from its drilling barge activities in Venezuela Wednesday, handing its operations over to Panama-based investment company Barrystar Holding. The activities, registered to Maritime Contractors Venezuela (MCVSA ...
Ring The Alarm: Venezuela Is Suffering An Implant Shortage
While third world countries struggle to provide water, food and Ebola vaccines to its people Venezuela is facing a whole other type of drought. With an estimated 85,000 implant surgeries done in 2013 alone, according to the International Society of ...
Venezuela airline crisis makes travelers ever more inventive
CARACAS - Buses across jungle borders, boats through Caribbean waters and private flights from small airfields have become a new norm for departing Venezuela as a multi-billion dollar pay dispute turns the country into something of a ‘no-fly’ zone.
Venezuela does not deserve support for Security Council seat
The following editorial appeared in the Miami Herald on Sunday, Sept. 14: If Venezuela succeeds in its bid to join the U.N. Security Council, as appears likely, it certainly won't be the first (or last) time that an undeserving government gets the green ...
S&P Downgrades Venezuela on Worsening Economy
Standard & Poor's Ratings Services on Tuesday cut Venezuela's credit rating further into junk territory, citing President Nicolás Maduro's failure to take steps to combat rising inflation and a deepening economic crisis. S&P downgraded Venezuela's rating ...
S&P: Venezuela has 50:50 odds of default
Another lurch lower for Venezuela: The country’s sovereign credit rating was cut further to ‘CCC+’ by Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday as it grapples with recession, rocketing inflation, dwindling foreign reserves and widespread shortages of goods.
S&P downgrades Venezuela over default risk
Caracas (AFP) - Ratings agency Standard & Poor's lowered Venezuela's credit rating Tuesday one notch to CCC+, saying "continued economic deterioration" put it at risk of a debt default in the next two years. The downgrade puts the struggling South American ...
Venezuela Now Has Toilet Paper but No Breast Implants
Love them or hate them, breast implants play an outsized role in the Venezuelan national psyche. A shortage could hit the nation right in the chest. Venezuela is known for both its socialist economic policies and its beauty queens. Now, the policies of ...
