Oh, Sarah
Sarah Grainger of the BBC does her best to ask the question: why don’t more tourists come to Venezuela? However, she falls far short, mostly due to her...
Life
Another Wildcat Strike in Sidor
The good news is that raising hell at that cadena in Caruachi a few weeks back paid off: talks on a collective bargaining agreement have finally been launched...
What Chávez is offering
Yesterday there was a little brouhaha regarding some documents that people within the MUD may or may not have authored. It prompted Chávez to go out and say...
The Many Downsides of Building in a Mad Rush
The Chavernment’s housing program, Gran Mision Vivienda Venezuela is still going full throttle, but its path has been rocky: damage to the enviroment, workplace accidents and workers mad...
"Nobody believes me when I say Caracas is making a comeback..."
BrianPablo has a lovely riff on the massively under-reported world of Caracas street fairs. The streets were packed to the nines. Kids on skateboards or riding bikes, teenagers...
The new "socialist" venture announced by Chavez is...
Apurinoco: a social enterprise dedicated to river transport on the Apure and Orinoco rivers. Beside the clever name, the company will start with brand new hovercrafts. That’s right,...
Ad War Update, cont'd
Chavez’s camp latest claim: Culture and history are only possible in revolution… Where to start with this one, beside the cheesy, melodramatic tone? History has not been treated...
"Sensation of Insecurity" Chronicles
A team from Caracas newspaper Ultimas Noticias went to cover CNE’s election drill in the down-on-its-luck neighborhood of El Valle. What they found out when they arrived was...
The Last Word on the Torre de David's Prize
…is the rodent’s.
El lado no tan lindo de la noche...
From comments, as translated by FT, I’m a woman, born and raised in Venezuela. My problem with Miss Venezuela isn’t that some girls decide to go hungry, undertake...
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