Political "Contrapunteo" in el Alto Apure
Last week, the municipal council of Guasdualito, deep down in Apure State held a special session to oust mayor Lumay Barreto. With the vote of five of its nine...
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Behind the Scenes in a Hummer
Ten days or so ago, devoted reader/Excel nerd El Cachaco had some extra time on his hands and decided to spend it figuring out exactly how much official...
Quico and Dorothy embarrass the government
Yesterday, to commemorate “Chávez Day,” the government spent countless dollars on ads in several of the world’s newspapers. The version that came out in Canada’s The Globe and Mail...
The Church of Hugo: A business approach
On the second anniversary of his, erm, sowing, I couldn’t help but reflect back on this story. About a year ago, I had to represent a client —a Canadian...
Worth Less
A year ago, the 100 bolivar banknote you see here on your left – Venezuela’s highest denominated, mind you – would buy you 92.6 U.S. cents on the parallel...
Who can stop the plunge? (Updated)
Here is the Economist Intelligence Unit in 2015: Caracas is one of the cheapest cities in the world. Here is the same source just two years ago, in...
The underachiever
Tomorrow is the second anniversary of Hugo Chávez’s death. We all remember him as a legend, an electoral behemoth who could conjure up adoring masses and fawning headlines...
The Slow Death of Venezuelan Radio
More than five and a half years ago, the Venezuelan telecoms regulatory agency (CONATEL) ordered the shutdown of 32 radio stations, including five belonging to the private network CNB...
A tale of two oppositions
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch...
#FuckingFracking (but only if the U.S. does it)
First, I want to apologize, but this post is going to sound like a dialogue from The Departed. As we all know, no other country in the world cares...
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