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Venezuela’s summary in the World Bank’s Doing Business Report. Read it and weep… (click to enlarge)
Economy
How to lose businesses and alienate investors
Last week (during a house-giveaway cadena), the comandante presidente committed himself yet again to work side by side with the private sector if he’s reelected on October 7th....
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...
"El Puente sobre el Lago" turns fifty
Bridges in Venezuela are making headlines. Last week one collapsed in Miranda State, this week another one went down in Monagas. Others located elsewhere are now in peril. But...
5.4...102.19...
When I talk about October’s election, people invariable ask me about “the numbers”. ¿Cómo van los números? That kind of thing. They mean the polls, of course. But...
My dog sabotaged my homework
The foufy east-side Caracas neighborhood of La Castellana was rocked on Thrusday by a loud explosion, followed by a fire in the nearby electrical sub-station. As a result,...
Puerto La Cruz? You can't get there from here...
All transit between Caracas and the East of Venezuela is halted for now, after a bridge located near the Barlovento town of Cupira (in Eastern Miranda State) collapsed....
The mausoleum still awaits its opening
The day after Bolivar’s new 3D face was revealed to the public, Hugo Chavez was supposed to officially open the new mausoleum behind the National Pantheon, as a...
Del apuro solo queda...
The Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela, the Chavernment’s house-building program, is going into overdrive right before the election. Of course, unintended consequences come along any rushed process, like workplace...
Conviasa needs those Brazilian planes ASAP
Last week it was Aserca’s turn, this week it’s state-carrier Conviasa. One of its planes was about to take off from Valera’s airport to Maiquetia when the take-off was...
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