Hegemony goes global
Since the efforts of lobbyists and PSFs are not yielding positive results lately, the central government has decided to take a new direct approach in the “media war”: the Vice-Ministry...
It's tough to be a cop in Venezuela
It’s not easy being a police officer in Venezuela, one of the most violent countries in the world. But how bad is it for those responsible to protect...
Hang in there, TalCual!
After 15 years, Caracas newspaper TalCual will stop publishing its daily edition on February 27th. In a written statement, the paper confirmed the bad news (leaked earlier by...
Two different ways to promote tourism
This week the International Tourism Fair (Fitur) began in Madrid. The event is one of the most important of its kind in the world. It doesn’t compare at all...
The tale of the lonely airport
Back in March 2014, Vice-President Jorge Arreaza formally re-opened the Bartolome Salom Airport in Puerto Cabello, after spending ten years closed. With almost a year or remodelling works...
Notitarde: Censorship in the 21st Century
After days of rumours, it was finally confirmed that Notitarde, one of Valencia’s main newspapers (the other one being El Carabobeño) was sold by its largest shareholder Ricardo...
Making our Internet even worse (Updated)
Over the weekend, there was a massive outage of the Internet by the State-owned company CANTV, which affected most of the country. Even if CANTV apologized and said...
No shortage of violence
Public attention in the last few days has been all about the long, long queues in the country’s supermarkets, and the shortage of food and other basic products. But...
The taming of El Universal
Six months have passed since HegemonCorp. (the private arm of the hegemony) bought El Universal, one of Venezuela’s oldest and largest newspapers. Since then, the paper has turned...
The crisis takes its toll
January 13th, 2008: The late comandante presidente orders the elimination of all tolls in Venezuelan roadways (then under the control of state governorships), blasting them for being “an assault...
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