A blunder in Carabobo
Chavez made a huge mistake in Carabobo. The PSUV mayor of Puerto Cabello, Rafael Lacava, has a real chance against Salas Feo and has something most Chavistas in local offices lack:...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
Limardo makes it clear...
After some used Ruben Limardo’s Olympic gold for their benefit, he tweeted this: The last line is key: “My medal is for everyone”. Looks like Chavez didn’t pay...
Guayana's Other Rubén
The last three years have been hard for Guayana union leader Rubén González: In August 2009, as leader of the main workers’ union at Ferrominera Orinoco, he led...
The great public security swindle
Some unusual posters appeared in the streets of Caracas last Monday. Generic obituaries that remind us that violence is still out of control. The number of casualties in...
44 years later, a Venezuelan wins Olympic gold
Francisco “Morochito” Rodriguez is no longer the only one. Fencer Ruben Limardo beat Norway’s Bartosz Piasecki in the individual men’s épée final, taking the first Olympic gold medal...
$h*! lousy sportscasters say
Would those of you stateside take a break from the Synchronized NBC Bashing and spare a thought for the poor, benighted Venezuelan sports fan? State broadcaster TVes (currently dead-last...
First, they grabbed la vinotinto; now, el vinotinto
During one of Chavez’s latest cadenas, this happened: “I don’t always want people to drink alcohol, but when I do, I want them to drink my own brand.” It’s...
El Amo del Uncanny Valley
S-Bol’s 229th birthday won’t be an ordinary one. Right in the middle of the presidential campaign, the Chavernment will use it to push its electoral narrative while continue...
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....
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...
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