Curious in Bogotá
As you may remember, I (Anabella) decided to bid on Sicad II the same day that I handed in my Cadivi folders. The trámite was due to my...
Curious in Bogotá
As you may remember, I (Anabella) decided to bid on Sicad II the same day that I handed in my Cadivi folders. The trámite was due to my...
He knows how bad it is
A few days ago, Spanish daily ABC published an article about Venezuela’s weak position on external assets, basically arguing that the country does not have enough currency to pay...
Press and Chain
Freedom House just released its Freedom of the Press 2014 report. The tittle: “Press Freedom at the Lowest Level in a Decade”. And Venezuela is leading the race to...
Sicad II: Challenge accepted and ... overcome? (Updated)
I’ve been actively following Sicad II, tweeting and writing about it (here are two articles: a primer and its implications). So when SICAD II turned one month old, it was time...
Perceptions of a crime wave
Venezuela’s Tourism Minister Andrés Izarra (infamous for having laughed about Venezuela’s high death rates on an international cable show in 2010), recently had this to say “[la inseguridad] es un problema real,...
Busting the myths spewed by Luisa Ortega Díaz on the BBC
BBC had the chance to interview Luisa Ortega Díaz, Venezuela’s prosecutor general, a privilege few –if any- independent media get these days. Had we had the chance, there were many other...
That feeling that, I imagine, you feel when you’re cornered and you feel you’re about to be killed
Today, at 3:27 pm, saw the start of a Cadena de Radio y TV. Nicolás Maduro speaks to pro-government students at a meeting in Avenida Universidad in Caracas....
“Ese sentimiento, que me puedo imaginar, que siente alguien que va a ser asesinado y se ve acorralado."
Esta tarde, a las 3:27pm, arranca una Cadena de Radio y TV. Nicolás Maduro habla a los estudiantes oficialistas desde la Avenida Universidad en Caracas. En sus casi...
Busting the myth of freedom of speech in Venezuela
FACT: On March 7th 2014, CNN anchor Christiane Amanpour interviewed Nicolás Maduro in Miraflores Palace. One of the questions she asked the President was whether the press was...
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