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Venezuelans Riot Over No Christmas Ham |
2017-12-31 |
BOGOTA - Colombia has shipped around 55 tons of ham to Venezuela after protests broke out over shortages of the traditional holiday staple, an official said Saturday. The first 2 trucks of ham arrived in Venezuela on Friday night, a source from Colombia's national tax and customs office told AFP. On Saturday, there were "2 other trucks ready to go," but awaiting final procedural approval, the source added, without specifying the amount of ham in that shipment. The transport ministry said it had issued a firm a "special permit" to transport the ham to Barinas, western Venezuela. Hundreds of Venezuelans took to the streets this week to protest that they had not received ham promised by the government as part of a subsidized food program. President Nicolas Maduro blamed the lack of ham on an "international sabotage" orchestrated by Portugal. Venezuelans are suffering severe shortages of food and medicine, as well as inflation which the IMF forecasts will exceed 2,300 percent in 2018. |
Posted by:Ulaigum Ebbineng7056 |
#8 They have nothing else worth rioting over? |
Posted by: H. Jineng3062 2017-12-31 20:52 |
#7 |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-12-31 17:37 |
#6 Caracas at Christmas. Ramon, Bemoaning his lack of jamon: "My Islamist diet Inclines me to riot, Alone with this socialist bone." |
Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-12-31 17:33 |
#5 In other news, Muzzies in America and Europe riot over Christmas hams. |
Posted by: Lowspark 2017-12-31 15:09 |
#4 "international sabotage" -- Maduro-speak for "our suppliers have the gall to insist on being paid" |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-12-31 14:19 |
#3 "international sabotage" -- Maduro-speak for "our suppliers have the gall to insist on being paid" |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2017-12-31 14:18 |
#2 Can we send a few (or more) of our congressional hogs? |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2017-12-31 12:12 |
#1 The transport ministry said it had issued a firm a "special permit" to transport the ham to Barinas, western Venezuela. I think I spotted part of the problem... |
Posted by: Raj 2017-12-31 11:44 |