Hannah Dreier Associated Press

January 10, 2017 | Daily Business Review

Venezuela's opposition-dominated congress declared President Nicolas Maduro had abandoned his post as the clock ran out on the opposition's effort to oust the socialist leader in a recall vote.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

4 minute read

December 09, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Pirates are terrorizing the coastal state of Sucre, once home to the world's fourth-largest tuna fleet and a thriving fishing industry. That trade has collapsed, along with virtually every industry across Venezuela.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

10 minute read

December 06, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Venezuela's opposition said it would skip a meeting with the government, endangering ongoing talks aimed at diffusing the country's political crisis.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

5 minute read

October 05, 2016 | Daily Business Review

If Venezuela has become dangerous for the healthy, it is now deadly for those who fall ill. After years of mismanagement and a plunge in the price of oil, the economy has stalled out. The socialist administration calls the medical crisis an invention peddled by opponents, and has refused to let in humanitarian aid.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

12 minute read

September 26, 2016 | Daily Business Review

Critics of Venezuela's 17-year-old socialist government are reeling after elections officials torpedoed their primary political effort for the year: a campaign to recall President Nicolas Maduro and hold an early presidential election.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

9 minute read

August 04, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A day after Venezuela's former drug czar was indicted in the United States on narcotics trafficking charges, President Nicolas Maduro defiantly named him interior minister.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

4 minute read

July 08, 2016 | Daily Business Review

When Venezuela's opposition lawmakers took over the congress in January, they vowed it was the beginning of the end for President Nicolas Maduro. But Maduro has since managed to almost completely sideline the legislature with the help of the Supreme Court, and now the ruling socialist party is talking about shutting congress down altogether.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

7 minute read

June 24, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The head of the Organization of American States added his voice to the chorus of international leaders stepping up pressure on Venezuela to address a humanitarian crisis and end a crackdown on opposition activists.

By Luis Alonso Lugo and Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

4 minute read

June 22, 2016 | Daily Business Review

A senior U.S. diplomat was in Venezuela on Tuesday to meet with officials to jump-start dialogue between the normally hostile governments as the socialist-run nation is torn apart by daily food protests and a campaign to oust President Nicolas Maduro.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

7 minute read

June 17, 2016 | Daily Business Review

The soaring crime and economic chaos stalking Venezuela is also ripping apart a once up-and-coming school system, robbing poor students of any chance at a better life.

By Hannah Dreier, Associated Press

12 minute read