Ad War Update: MUD Round-Up
Instead of all running behind one consolidated platform as Chavismo does, the MUD candidates for governor are running locally-focused campaigns. Here’s some of them: Nueva Esparta Governor Morel...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
16-D Races to Watch: Táchira
The Andean state of Táchira is considered to be the true bastion of anti-Chavismo, as the last presidential election can confirm. But this is one of the places...
Rule of lawlessness
If the previous post wasn’t enough, there is a newly released report that confirms this fact: We don’t like laws very much. The Rule of Law Index 2012...
Another ordinary night in Caracas...
Fifty members of a paramilitary group known as colectivo tried to take over a station of the Venezuelan Criminal Police (CICPC) in Caracas. Their objective was to rescue...
16-D Races to Watch: Bolívar
Four years ago, the largest state in the country was proof of how internal division can doom the opposition’s chances. Now, history repeats itself, but it’s chavismo suffering...
Loose change we can believe in
A couple of weekends ago, I helped a family friend count some money, a little more than 600 Bs. F. For an hour I felt like those money...
The chavista who stole Christmas
The Gran Misión Vivienda Venezuela housing program was drastically reduced right after the October 7th election. Understandably, both its workers and those waiting for new homes are not...
Where's Waldo? Update
Felicito a los y las Graduandas de la I Cohorte del Diplomado en Saberes Africanos! Viva la Madre Africa!! — Hugo Chávez Frías (@chavezcandanga) November 1, 2012 That’s...
16-D Races to Watch: Miranda
It’s considered the “crown jewel” of the upcoming regional elections. The Miranda State governorship includes four of five municipalities in the Caracas region and is arguably the most...
Cubagua is on its own
The small island of Cubagua (part of Nueva Esparta State) was the location of Nueva Cádiz, the first Spanish settlement in Venezuela and South America. After running out...
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