The hell down the street
Last December, Prisons Minister Iris Varela announced the future closing of Sabaneta Prison in Maracaibo. A new jail (currently under construction) outside the city would be its replacement....
Life
Shadow foreign policy
Over at Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog, I discuss the opposition’s new diplomatic offensive. The value added: These trips are part of a new phase for the Venezuelan opposition....
CNP: Chávez was no journalist
In a written statement, the National Guild of Journalists (known here as the Colegio Nacional de Periodistas or CNP) has strongly rejected yesterday’s decision of giving the 2013...
Hugo Chávez: paragon of journalism
Today, Hugo Chávez won the 2013 Simón Bolívar National Journalism Award, three months after his passing to the day. The jury’s citation credits him for: “… the creation...
Hard-knock life in a "socialist city"
Not long ago, the Caracas housing complex known as Ciudad Caribia was being touted by the then-living comandante supremo as the model of a “21st Century socialist city”,...
The hegemons now go for the newspapers (Updated)
After the airwaves, it’s only natural that the people leading the communicational hegemony would set their sights on newspapers, looking to curb dissident voices and control the flow...
Alexis Ramírez: Grand Media Inquisitor
The Chavista onslaught against independent media (domestic or foreign) has been escalating pretty quickly: Nicolás Maduro has now accused CNN en Español of promoting a coup against him...
"The Last Bastion"
The choice of title (what is this, Lord of the Rings?) was unfortunate, as I do not believe it is indeed the last bastion. Still, I discuss Hojillas...
Mental health break: girls and their dads
Completely non-Venezuela related: what do you think of this? What is it like to raise a girl in Venezuela? I, for one, couldn’t agree more with the author.
Panfleto Negro and its non-requiem for Globovisión
A smart take on the Globovisión closure, by Panfleto Negro’s Reinaldo Chacón. The money quote: Yo tengo dos años sin ver televisión, porque no tengo, y tres que...
Caracas Chronicles is 100% reader-supported.
We’ve been able to hang on for 22 years in one of the craziest media landscapes in the world. We’ve seen different media outlets in Venezuela (and abroad) closing shop, something we’re looking to avoid at all costs. Your collaboration goes a long way in helping us weather the storm.
Donate