Scott Smith

June 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Millions of poor live at the mercy of Venezuela's unstable power grid, but middle- and upper-class residents able to scrape together enough dollars are buying backup generators in an attempt to regain a normal life.

By Scott Smith

5 minute read

May 28, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Firing a gun has become a luxury. Bullets are expensive at $1 each. And with less cash circulating on the street, criminals say robberies just don't pay like they used to.

By Scott Smith

6 minute read

March 13, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Much of Venezuela went dark last Thursday, forcing residents to struggle since then through long periods in the dark without consistent electricity, running water, cellphone service and internet connection.

By Scott Smith

5 minute read

March 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

The announcement came from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a tweet shortly before midnight Monday and comes as Venezuela struggles to restore electricity following four days of blackouts around the country.

By Fabiola Sanchez and Scott Smith

7 minute read

February 12, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Dozens of nations have recognized opposition leader Juan Guaido's claim to the presidency and the U.S. has tightened sanctions aimed at cutting off billions of dollars in oil revenue.

By Christine Armario and Scott Smith

6 minute read

February 08, 2019 | Daily Business Review

Over the years Nieves Ribullen has watched dozens of co-workers abandon poverty wages and dangerous working conditions at the rundown complex of refineries in Punto Fijo on Venezuela's Caribbean coast for jobs in far-flung places such as Kuwait, Angola and Chile.

By Scott Smith

6 minute read

February 28, 2014 | Daily Report Online

Drivers in California can legally read a map on their hand-held cellphones while behind the wheel, a state appeals court ruled Thursday.

By Scott Smith

3 minute read