The bachaqueros are still at it
Remember the bachaqueros? The goajiro gasoline smugglers from Zulia State are not taking the recent crackdown on smuggling sitting down. When the Army and the National Guard were...
Gustavo Hernández A.
Guaro journalist and CaracasChron veteran.
Bolivarian Navy's mysterious accident
The Brazilian press is reporting that this Venezuelan Navy ship ran aground near the port of Fortaleza last Friday. The PC-22 patrol vessel “Warao” was about to take part in joint...
It's hard out here for a rapidito...
In cities like Barquisimeto, public transport means more than just buses. Some routes are covered by what’s known here as carritos por puesto or rapiditos: passenger cars that...
Chavismo ignores Rubén Limardo's tweet
That Limardo’s tweet about his gold medal being for everyone? Chavismo didn’t read it. …or they simply chose to hacerse los locos. After all… #AquiLoQueImportaEsChavez
Ad War Update
Since we’re going for a Sullivanesque-vibe these days, here are the latest ad offering from both sides. Chávez’s camp insists with “light painting” to promote his accomplishments on social policy and...
Did Lacava try too hard?
One possible reason why Rafael Lacava wasn’t chosen to be PSUV’s gubernatorial candidate in Carabobo could be his obsession with putting his face (and his wife’s) on every...
A blunder in Carabobo
Chavez made a huge mistake in Carabobo. The PSUV mayor of Puerto Cabello, Rafael Lacava, has a real chance against Salas Feo and has something most Chavistas in local offices lack:...
Limardo makes it clear...
After some used Ruben Limardo’s Olympic gold for their benefit, he tweeted this: The last line is key: “My medal is for everyone”. Looks like Chavez didn’t pay...
Guayana's Other Rubén
The last three years have been hard for Guayana union leader Rubén González: In August 2009, as leader of the main workers’ union at Ferrominera Orinoco, he led...
The great public security swindle
Some unusual posters appeared in the streets of Caracas last Monday. Generic obituaries that remind us that violence is still out of control. The number of casualties in...
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