The economic war's new frontline: Supermarket checkout counters (Updated)
Remember that Superior Organ for the Economy Nicolas Maduro created not long ago? Well, its head, Hébert García Plaza found out during an inspection tour that the real...
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Venezuela is Trolling You - Further-evidence-as-though-any-were-needed Edition
Oh, Tibi, never change… Venezuela and Russia Sign Electoral Cooperation Agreement La presidenta del Consejo Nacional Electoral, Tibisay Lucena, y el vicepresidente primero de la Comisión Electoral de...
Enjoy it while you can, airlines
When all is said and done and Misión Cadivi comes crashing down along with the rest of Chavenomics, a lot of people will be very upset. But one...
I come not to bury IMF Conditionality, but to praise it!
We may hate to admit it, but Nicolás Maduro’s Chinese junket has, as far as we can tell, been a success. He gets to leave with a headline...
Tenth Time's the Charm
Amid the flurry of tweetnouncements coming out of Nicolás Maduro’s trip to China was this lovely tidbit, announcing that it’s the Chinese who will get commercial gold production...
Proof positive that the National Guard runs drugs out of Maiquetía
The French Interior Minister announced today that 1,300 kilos of high purity cocaine were discovered in Paris on an Air France flight from Caracas on September 11th. The telling...
“This whole thing is absurd”
There’s an elemental sadness to this story about the Imperialist Aggression involved in “denying” Maduro the use of U.S. airspace to fly to China via Europe (which, they...
Unhappy 11th
Yup, Caracas Chronicles is 11 years old today. Can’t say I’m in much of a mood for celebrating, though. The country is honestly more screwed up now than...
All of the Chávez Era's Insanity Condensed into One Panorama Article
Looking for just the right mix of herbs to magically cure your lovesickness? You’re out of luck: shortages have come to the world of Santería supplies. Las yerbas y...
Is this the Big Deal the government's been waiting for?
Hold the IMF talks! El Universal is reporting that PDVSA and Sinopec – a massive Chinese state-owned oil company – have signed a $14 billion agreement to develop...
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