What’s in the news in the internet in Venezuela.

 by Milton Pena

Editor:  The report below was sent by 

the author to John Wilkins of BOLD 

(Building Our Local Democracy}

YOUR request prompt me to look into the internet regarding what’s making the news in the internet in Venezuela.

Operación Gedeon.

I found it on google and didn’t know about it till 30 min ago! 

 

Guaido denies it. But apparently yesterday a group of anti Maduro Venezuelan military men from Colombia tried to enter the country via the Coast.  They came from Colombia, country that denied any involvement.  A gun battle took place and some were killed and other captured. 

 

An American mercenary went public to say that it was part of 17 similar groups already in Venezuela and their aim is to turn the arm forces against the government. 

 

No one on my household or in the neighborhood or in the media is talking about it. It’s only the internet and I suspect Main Stream media abroad!

Food and petrol

There is no shortage of food and people are not dying of hunger.  But it’s true that the prices have increased three fold since I arrived.  The government distributes a bag of food every month that helps a lot. 

 

Mangos are begining  to ripen and are plentiful.  They grow every where and generally not sold in shops but given free.  Speculation is ripe and difficult to control.  The petrol situation I don’t understand,  but there is enough for movement of goods and people.  Lately corrupted police  in charge at the pumps are charging in dollars for every litre, to those trying to avoid queues 

Covid 19

The statistics speak by themselves, only ten deaths till now, and only around 360 have contracted it.

 

This has been possible because very strict limitation of interstate movement, closing airports, quarantine and compulsory use of masks.  Also tracking every one suspected with the virus, known here as “pesquisaje”. 

Education 

University, secondary education continues via de internet.  This is a fact as I have witnessed myself by helping my nephews with their work.  I had to refresh my physiology and pathology and even maths (irrational numbers!)

Hope this account helps