"You're on your own," says Japan
The Japan Times is reporting that exports to Venezuela will no longer be covered by insurance underwritten by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance. Basically, the country has become...
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On the radio
While I was in Caracas I got the chance to talk to Ángel Alayón about development. Here is the link. Thanks to Ángel and his team for the...
Sobremesa Chronicles
Upon my arrival in Caracas, I expected to hear lots of stories about Leopoldo, or about scarcity, or about the lack of freedom in the press. Instead, the...
CONATEL Blues
The National Telecommunications Commission (CONATEL) has expanded its core duties into supporting the State’s repression apparatus by monitoring what Venezuelans say on social media, among other things. But as CONATEL...
Six Hundred Something
Not like we’ll be posting the price of the black market Dollar every time it spikes, but just one week ago it hit the 500 mark. DolarToday’s closing rate for...
A grim goodbye
I left Venezuela yesterday after spending ten days there. I have tons of things I want to write about once I get my thoughts in order, but one...
Maduro's Esequibo Speech: One huge mess (Updated)
After three postponements, Nicolas Maduro finally went to the National Assembly Monday night to deliver his long-awaited “Esequibo speech”. How was it? It was a three hour-long, rambling,...
Government does something not-crazy, scrambles to hide it
Did you hear? Venezuela raised gasoline prices yesterday. Not nationwide, of course: just locally, in areas near the Colombian border where gasoline smuggling had become completely rampant. Pumps nearest the...
The U.S. and Venezuela should just get a room
Venezuela's relationship with the Imperialist North has recently gone from chilly to chummy in a matter of weeks. What gives?
Se llamaba CONATEL
Between August and October of last year, eight Twitter users were detained by the Venezuelan intelligence service (SEBIN). To this day, five remain jailed in the Helicoide. Four have...
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