Tag: Venezuela

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Collapsing Venezuela’s chronic shortages have led to creation of “medical flea markets”

Life in Venezuela under the “socialist revolution” of President Nicolas Maduro continues to devolve into a hellish existence, and that is especially true when it comes to basic human needs like nourishment and medical care. To the latter, things are so bad in the South American nation that at any given time, its pharmaceutical association […]

Socialism on display: Starving Venezuelans resort to eating zoo animals

In a tragic reflection of the sorry state of Venezuela’s economy under the so-called “leadership” of socialist president Nicolas Maduro, citizens have resorted to killing and eating rare animals from the Caricuao Zoo in the capital city of Caracas. Desperate and hungry residents of the city have reportedly slaughtered a rare black stallion that was […]