Perhaps the world's richest deposit of arbitration processes
The sprawling farce that is the Las Cristinas gold mine sunk to a new low yesterday, as Rusoro, the Russian firm that had been brought in to take over...
Life
Fun Mental Exercise of the Day
How would Venezuela be different if the constitution had allowed Jaime Lusinchi to be re-elected president in 1988? If instead of leaving a new administration without a penny...
Two hearts that beat as one
The “Venezuelan Heart” PR campaign, which was launched by the Chavernment last May has been withdrawn for now. Information Minister Andres Izarra said that the decision was taken...
No longer just about opportunity cost (Updated)
“We shouldn’t have to pay market prices for gasoline, we’re an oil-producing country.” We’ve all heard the above argument. We all know it makes no sense. Still, it’s...
How to do innovation wrong
Innovation. A very particular word that is now a big part of our daily lives. People usually relate it to scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs, but now it...
Permuta Redux
From the moment the government cracked down on the old dollar “swap market” (a.k.a., the permuta) back in May 2010, it was perfectly clear that something very much...
Once upon a time, there was a dog track in Margarita
In the late 80’s, my dad took me and my sister on holiday to Margarita. We drove all the way to Puerto La Cruz and then ferried to...
A night of anger in the páramo
Independence Day was not a day of celebration in the small town of Timotes, deep inside the andean páramo. While in Caracas a military parade (conmemorating a civilian...
Something to read en la cola
Caracas’ traffic for beginners: my latest for Foreign Policy’s Transitions blog.
So long, Noticias 24 (Updated)
Noticias 24 used to be the news aggregator of choice for all things Venezuela. One small click and you could find out a lot about what was going...
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