Plastics
One of Venezuela’s many under-reported stories is the series of troubles in state-owned petrochemical giant PEQUIVEN. A loyal reader has been writing me for months, talking about the...
Politics
Does up mean down in legalese?
Once in a while, in the privacy of my own home, when no one is looking … I enjoy taking a peek at codes and statutes. I did...
Exponential
It used to be that when the government wanted to shut down a TV station, or a radio broadcaster, they’d at least go through the motions of couching...
Stand By Your Man Chronicles
Showcasing once more his impecable sense of timing, Hugo Chávez picked Sunday evening for…a stirring denunciation of the Gaddafi Regime’s foes. And that, my friend, is how the...
Pablo Pérez has another bite at the launch cherry [Updated]
Better… UPDATE: Replaced clip with longer clip of the same speech. Snark after the jump…
That's not a campaign launch, that's a rancho en llamas!
OK, y’all will say I’m biased against UNT, but seriously, this is Pablo Pérez’s campaign launch? I’m sorry, but that’s very weak. It’s not just that the visuals,...
The Oppo Field: Pablo is up, Manuel is out, Leopoldo is on tenterhooks
Now that UNT has just one candidate, the time has come to update our Oppo Field Roundup. At this point, the Top Tier is pretty clear: Top Tier...
Vote for that guy!
Thoughts on Manuel Rosales’ proclamation of Pablo Perez as UNT’s candidate?
Birds of a feather
You know, this whole business with Chávez and Fidel just keeps getting stranger and stranger. At first we thought their relationship was that of mentor and mentee. Horrified...
Worst. Pinchazo. EVER!
VTV’s charming habit of broadcasting evidence to incriminate itself of illegal wiretapping has crossed some kind of chavista loopiness Event Horizon. At this point, the old take on...
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