So the first analysis is in on the operation of the new alternative-to-CADIVI dollar “auction“ system. (And yes, I had to put the scare-quotes in bold type because the...
Would anyone mind helping me in this crowdsourced experiment? I recently learned that Capriles has a weekly web show. That’s his only main communicational outlet. His latest episode...
(A personal experience with SICAD, from a loyal reader who wishes to remain anonymous) The company I work for imports technology services for primary economic activities. The products...
Ladies and gentlemen, get your cedulas ready… Its election season again! Finally we can put off thinking about boring, structural issues that need urgent attention like the crumbling...
As the H1N1 outbreak which started last month is still affecting the country, a very different health concern is now among us. The Venezuelan Society of Infectology is denouncing...
So here’s one thing that’s changed radically since the Comandante Supremo went to meet his maker: Politics got dull. Way boring. So boring, that it makes writing my super-tedious...
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...
Just so we’re clear, I’m now working for the International Relations Dept. of Comando Simón Bolívar. I’m a grunt, not a spokesperson, but still, I’m pretty proud of...
Food Minister Félix Osorio (brother of his predecessor, Carlos) has indicated that at least 26,000 tons of food (just under 1 Kg. per person) have been arriving to...
I’m sitting in a small conference room in e basement of a. Santiago hotel. A delicate breakfast is placed before me, and thirty people are gathered for an...
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