Pants on Fire Chronicles (Updated)
Chávez’s latest issue ad looks like it’s trying to sell you shoes or sportwear more than like an election spot, so its obviously targeted at the young crowd....
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
The BusCaracas that never comes
Travel in and out of Puerto Cabello and you’ll pass in front of the local Airport and the Naval Base next door. In recent months, you’ll have noticed...
The only place in Venezuela without budget shortfall
Last week, the governors of the largest Venezuelan states (all of them part of the opposition) unsuccessfully asked for a meeting with President Hugo Chavez to discuss the...
Two hearts that beat as one
The “Venezuelan Heart” PR campaign, which was launched by the Chavernment last May has been withdrawn for now. Information Minister Andres Izarra said that the decision was taken...
Don't relaunch Ipostel, instead let it go or just reboot it
In the digital world of today, the old-fashioned mail service continues to be neccessary for many, but its main priority is not longer letters or bills but to...
How to do innovation wrong
Innovation. A very particular word that is now a big part of our daily lives. People usually relate it to scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs, but now it...
Once upon a time, there was a dog track in Margarita
In the late 80’s, my dad took me and my sister on holiday to Margarita. We drove all the way to Puerto La Cruz and then ferried to...
A night of anger in the páramo
Independence Day was not a day of celebration in the small town of Timotes, deep inside the andean páramo. While in Caracas a military parade (conmemorating a civilian...
Nada que ver, TVes...
TVes, the rushed replacement for RCTV after the latter was shut down, is finally admitting that things didn’t go according to plan (if there was any) in their...
The Ombudsman declares war... on exotic smoking pipes
People’s Ombudsman (and former PSUV deputy) Gabriela Ramírez has taken the initiative for once and stop her usual routine of blaming everything on the IV Republic. She asked...
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