"Sensation of Insecurity" Chronicles, ctd.
Simplicio Hernández, father of Delta Amacuro State governor Lizeta Hernández, was kidnapped last night in Tucupita by five individuals. He was himself governor of the state between 1979...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
Lost in the supermarket
The Koma hypermarket in Puerto Ordaz was taken over by the Chavernment in 2010, as part of the expropiation of Frigorificos Ordaz S.A. (Friosa). Almost a year later,...
The Many Downsides of Building in a Mad Rush
The Chavernment’s housing program, Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela is still going full throttle, but its path has been rocky: damage to the enviroment, workplace accidents and workers mad...
The new "socialist" venture announced by Chavez is...
Apurinoco: a social enterprise dedicated to river transport on the Apure and Orinoco rivers. Beside the clever name, the company will start with brand new hovercrafts. That’s right,...
Ad War Update, cont'd
Chavez’s camp latest claim: Culture and history are only possible in revolution… Where to start with this one, beside the cheesy, melodramatic tone? History has not been treated...
"Sensation of Insecurity" Chronicles
A team from Caracas newspaper Ultimas Noticias went to cover CNE’s election drill in the down-on-its-luck neighborhood of El Valle. What they found out when they arrived was...
Put your money where your vote is
A reader sends us this about how the October 7th election is getting more attention abroad: “I’m sure you’ve heard about Intrade, the predictive market website… I follow...
When the levee breaks
Earlier this year, we reported on Lake Valencia’s rising waters, which by some estimates could flood parts of South Maracay by August. Now we’re in the end of such month...
Censored Ad Update
The CNE ordered TV stations to take off the air this 30-second spot of Leopoldo Lopez’s political party Voluntad Popular, titled “Security is the Way”. Here’s the ad...
PDVSA's oil spills go global
Just right after the Amuay disaster, PDVSA has another problem in its hands: this time in Ah, Oh, Curaçao. An oil spill from the Isla Refinery, currently handled by...
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