Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said the country’s workers will get Fridays off for the remainder of April and May in his latest attempt to save power amid a severe drought and growing energy crunch. In a televised speech Wednesday night, the socialist president said Venezuelans will now have “long weekends.” “I call on families, young people, to join this plan with discipline, with conscience and extreme collaboration,” he said. The Friday shutdowns come after Venezuela, which is already in the throes of a deep economic crisis, closed offices for an extra three days over the Easter holiday in an earlier bid to save electricity. Venezuela is largely dependent on hydroelectric power, and its supply has been hit hard by the region’s drought . There are frequent blackouts in places like hospitals, factories and schools, […]