Andrés Bello, Lino Gallardo and the National Anthem
You thought you knew who authored the lyrics and composed the music to our Gloria al Bravo Pueblo because you learned it in school, but they taught us wrong.
You thought you knew who authored the lyrics and composed the music to our Gloria al Bravo Pueblo because you learned it in school, but they taught us wrong.
Many multinational companies found in office buildings and construction sites in Caracas a nice place to park their bolivars and construction companies borrowed to meet that demand. Now the music stopped, banks are not giving money away anymore and those companies now own empty, useless office space.
Your daily briefing for Thursday, May 24, 2018. Translated by Javier Liendo.
These are the reasons why I have a problem with Mr. Toro’s assessment of the non-election election.
The White House is getting tougher on Nicolás Maduro and his allies. But why did they take so long? A new article gives us a look on how U.S. policy on Venezuela is starting to change.
The debate over whether to openly call what is happening in Venezuela a “crisis” seems to be maturing. Even the Venezuelan government, albeit timidly, is starting to recognize it as one: They did so a couple of weeks ago in Washington, DC.
Your daily briefing for Wednesday, May 23, 2018. Translated by Javier Liendo.
The water taps are dry and it’s chavismo’s fault, says The Economist.
With an Executive Order signed yesterday by Donald Trump, the U.S. government limits Maduro’s abilities to save himself and the rest of chavismo from the financial crisis they’re in.
Carlos Hernández paints a vivid picture of “election” day in Ciudad Guayana —a day when even people who kind of wanted to vote didn’t, because there were no lines.
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