An Exhaustive Investigation
This morning, President Chávez promised an exhaustive investigation into the causes of last night’s fatal blast at Amuay Refinery. The sun hasn’t even set yet, and that investigation...
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
The Cadena that Wasn't
For once, today, Venezuela faced a situation where a Cadena Nacional would have been entirely appropriate, even welcome. Facing a genuine national disaster, people naturally turn to their...
Amuay's Maintenance Record Under the Spotlight
As you try to make sense of last night’s huge explosion in Amuay, do bear in mind that just this April, the indispensible Venepiramides was already on the...
Amuay Daylight Photos Start to Emerge - Yowza!
Last night’s huge blast at Amuay Refinery in Paraguaná is quickly turning into an object lesson in the impossibility of controlling information in the Twitter era. As the...
Amuay: Not your run-of-the-mill refinery screw up
Last night’s explosion and fire in Amuay – the larger bit of the mammoth Paraguana Refining Complex – was big enough to wake up most of Punto Fijo....
Los responsables de las fallas eléctricas son unos animales
First the Iguana, then the Possum, and now…
That Devil Plays a Mean Fiddle
The Devil’s Excrement has an excellent piece on Comando Venezuela’s approach to the very delicate issue of Election Day Witnesses. Be sure to read it.
Por Eso Es Que Estamos Como Estamos Chronicles
Venezuela’s summary in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report. Read it and weep… (click to enlarge)
Baptism by Demonic Shit
[Hat Tip: The increasingly invaluable País Verruga,which styles itself “La revista virtual con lo más protuberante de lo que ocurre al norte de Sudamérica y de lo que...
Who cares about Cadenas? Doesn't everyone in the barrio have DirecTV?
It may seem like it, what with so many visible satellite dishes. And yet, alas, no…
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