Willian Lara wouldn't recognize a public service broadcast if it bit him in the ass
Quico says: Every so often I catch myself almost thinking the government has a point: Venezuela has not been well served by its media culture over the years....
Francisco Toro
Quico Toro is the founder of Caracas Chronicles.
The best on the RCTV closing
Katy says: Alex Beech’s post on the RCTV closing represents the clearest debunking of the government’s ludicrous position. It’s a tour de force.
Lights and shadows
Katy says: The recent awakening of Venezuela’s student movement has been hailed in the media and the opposition blogosphere. For good reason: there’s lots to like in the...
The revolution eating its own?
Katy says: This was interesting – Tobías Nóbrega, long considered one of the Revolution’s, ahem, most “productive” figure-heads, has been charged with a list of corruption charges (read...
Now THIS is an important issue
Katy says: A troubling news item today: chavista student Robert Serra went to the Prosecutor General’s office to demand an investigation into the website Noticiero Digital, for presumably...
Augustinianism for the 21st Century
Quico says: As most of you know by now, I went to a conservative catholic elementary school in Caracas. It’s a tidbit that fascinates my PSF readers (hi...
Chavez sells at black market rates!
Katy says: A curious note in today’s El Universal. In last weekend’s presidential TV Show, Chávez used the black market rate to convert from dollars to bolívars. Regarding...
Catatumbo Chronicles
Quico says: The rural municipality of Catatumbo in southern Zulia State just had a by-election for mayor. The result? The Un Nuevo Tiempo (opposition) candidate got 7,699 votes...
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