Venezuela supermarket lines swell as shoppers scramble to buy basics
CARACAS (Reuters) - Lines are swelling at Venezuelan supermarkets, with some shoppers showing up before dawn in search of products ranging from chicken to laundry detergent, as a holiday slowdown in...
View ArticleVenezuela begins 'occupation' of private supermarket chain
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- National guardsmen and state price adjusters fanned out across Venezuela Wednesday, implementing a military-style occupation with an unusual goal: Making sure shoppers can...
View ArticleVenezuela Catholic Church fears running out of wine and bread
A eucharistic minister holds up a host during communion as mass is celebrated at a Catholic church in Caracas, Venezuela on Wednesday. Church officials say food shortages and foreign exchange...
View ArticleAt markets, Chavez successor falls short
CARACAS, Venezuela — On aisle seven, among the diapers and fabric softener, the socialist dreams of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez looked as ragged as the toilet paper display. Employees at...
View ArticleNo flour? No fish? Venezuela's chefs get creative amid shortages
CARACAS (Reuters) - A sushi bar in Caracas makes tempura with ground oats and cornstarch to replace increasingly scarce wheat flour. A Spanish restaurant, seeking to keep its fare affordable, revamps...
View ArticleShoppers looted a supermarket in Venezuela, and now one person is dead
CARACAS (Reuters) - One person was killed and dozens were detained following looting of supermarkets in Venezuela's southeastern city of Ciudad Guayana, the state governor said on Friday, amid the...
View ArticleVenezuela's Catholic church fears running out of wine and bread for Holy...
In this May 29, 2013 photo, a priest holds up a host as he celebrates Mass at Catholic a church in Caracas, Venezuela. Church officials say food shortages and foreign exchange restrictions are causing...
View ArticleVenezuela begins 'occupation' of private supermarket chain
National guardsmen and state price adjusters fanned out across Venezuela Wednesday, implementing a military-style occupation with an unusual goal: Making sure shoppers can buy enough sugar. The...
View ArticleVenezuela struggles with shortage of toilet paper
Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government’s promise to import 50 million rolls. After years of economic...
View ArticleLooting, Violence on Rise in Venezuela Supermarkets
Reuters CARACAS— Venezuelan supermarkets are increasingly being targeted by looters as swollen lines and prolonged food shortages spark frustration in the OPEC nation struggling with an economic...
View ArticleVenezuela issues ID cards to curtail food hoarding
CARACAS, Venezuela Battling food shortages, the government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with extra muscle or the most dramatic step yet toward rationing in...
View Article>Venezuela issues ID cards to curtail food hoarding
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Battling food shortages, the government is rolling out a new ID system that is either a grocery loyalty card with extra muscle or the most dramatic step yet toward rationing...
View ArticleVenezuela struggles with getting basic goods under Chavez’s successor
Caracas, Venezuela • On aisle seven, among the diapers and fabric softener, the socialist dreams of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez looked as ragged as the toilet paper display. Employees at...
View ArticleVenezuela toilet paper shortage sends ordinary lives around the bend
Scarcity of toilet rolls seen as part of 'general malaise' in which Venezuelans have to use guile during shortage in most staples...
View ArticleVenezuela begins occupation of private supermarket chain
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- National guardsmen and state price adjusters fanned out across Venezuela Wednesday to impose a military-style occupation with an unusual goal: Making sure shoppers can buy...
View ArticleToilet tissue issue: Shortage causes alarm in Venezuela
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuelans scrambled to stock up on toilet paper Thursday, as fears of a bathroom emergency spread despite the socialist government's promise to import 50 million rolls. After...
View ArticleVenezuela begins 'occupation' of private supermarket chain
National guardsmen and state price adjusters fanned out across Venezuela Wednesday, implementing a military-style occupation with an unusual goal: Making sure shoppers can buy enough sugar. The...
View ArticleVenezuela tackles food shortage with ID card system
Government says system will stop people overbuying groceries for resale – but critics say it's the first step towards rationing...
View Article'Excessive demand' wipes out Venezuela’s toilet paper
Venezuela’s latest shortage of staple goods is a novel one: toilet paper. People are panic buying rolls, with consumers loading up their shopping carts in their droves. The government is claiming it’s...
View ArticleEven in Catholic church, Venezuela faces shortages
When it comes to Venezuela’s growing scarcities, not even the Roman Catholic Church has received a dispensation. Church officials say food shortages and foreign exchange restrictions are causing a lack...
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