The enomical crisis taking place in the country plus the goverments
desition to demonetize the economy by maintaining the exchange control
plus banning the higher-value banknote (VEF 100) has caused a massive
wave of protests and riots with raiding into stores of all kinds and
houses of some mayor Venezuelan cities. Since a few years ago, some
countries such as the US, France, England, etc have send alerts to their
citicens regarding the social insecurity on the streets. Yesterday the
chinese embassy did the same by sending alerts to their citizens plus
activating bilateral mechanism to request the Venezuelan government to
ensure theirs citizens personal and economic safety. We strongly
recommend all crew members to avoid taking shore leaves in Venezuela as
foreing people carrying foreing currency are usually easy and the most
wanted targets to criminals.
Herebelow we include some links from press and embassies sites cofirming this information:
http://www.eluniversal.com/noticias/daily-news/china-calls-venezuela-protect-chinese-citizens_631932
https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/alertswarnings/venezuela-travel-warning.html
Should you have any question about this or any other matter, please don’t hesitate on contacting us.
Francisco Villanova
President
Venepandi, C.A.
