The PGV is just one small glimpse of hell
The Guardian’s Virginia Lopez offers a inside look into the General Penitentiary of Venezuela (the PGV), located in Guárico State. While she’s not the first journalist to go...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
The sad tale of Felipe the ocelot
The ocelot (commonly known around here as cunaguaro) is a wild cat that can be found on Central and South America. It’s considered to be an endangered species...
Annals of historical name-changing
The new Chavista governor of Mérida Alexis Ramírez has decided to roll up his sleeves and do some serious work, with the help of the State Legislature (controlled...
Uribana is closed, but the crisis isn't over
After officially acknowledging the death of 58 people in the violent events of January 25th, Prisons Minister Iris Varela ordered the transfer of Uribana Prison’s remaining inmates to...
Local elections to be postponed (Updated)
The CNE is set to announce that the date for the already-delayed municipal elections is to be moved again, this time from May 26th to July 14th. The...
A hard day at Uribana (Updated)
Today, personnel of the Prisons Ministry along with soldiers of the National Guard tried to inspect Uribana Prison (located outside Barquisimeto) for illegal materials. The procedure was supposed...
If bread is lacking, better bring some games
The Chavernment asked the Pan American Sports Organization (PASO) for the right to organize the 18th Pan American Games in 2019. Those games would be held in Bolívar...
G.M.V.V. Chronicles
Last month, after two years of waiting in shelters, 96 displaced families were given the keys of their brand new apartments in a new tower built in Western...
The morgue conundrum, cont.
The days of Caracas’ main morgue in Bello Monte could be numbered: in the upcoming weeks, two new facilities located in Caricuao and El Llanito will take on...
This is your country on shortages
The current problem of food shortages in Venezuela was the subject of a recent report by the Associated Press. One of the persons interviewed calls the experience of...
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