Stories about Venezuela from May, 2006
Venezuela: Luis Velásquez Scandal
Francisco of Caracas Chronicles calls the Luis Velásquez Alvaray affair the “mother of all scandals.” Two days later, however, he wonders where all the coverage went.
Venezuela: Former Yaracuy Governor detained
Commenting on the detention of Former Yaracuy Governor Eduardo Lapi who was Miguel Octavio opines: “Reportedly he will be charged with misuse of funds. Thus, as the robolution robs, steals and charges commisions, opposition figures are detained for subtle charges of misuse of funds. If the same criterai were applied...
Bolivia: “The Evo and Hugo Show”
Jim Shultz, referring to the recent media coverage on the relationship between Evo Morales and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, writes: “One of the interesting things about having lived in and written about Bolivia for eight years is watching the foreign press that parachute in for a week or two, declare...
Venezuela: Raiding ULA and Featuring Bolivarian University
Oil Wars recommends an article in the Washington Post about Venezuela's new, free Bolivarian University. Both Daniel Duquenal and Miguel Octavio say that the Venezuelan National Guard illegally raided University of Los Andes.
Venezuela: Poet Elizabeth Schön
Guillermo Parra features Venezuelan poet Elizabeth Schön who he describes as “a writer who has often been overlooked in Venezuela, but whose work has maintained a consistent philosophical and technical rigor throughout her long career.”
Venezuela: Opposition Candidates Win Mayoral Races
Both Miguel Octavio and Daniel Duquenal write about yesterday's mayoral elections in Carrizal and Nirgua, which Duquenal describes as “insignificant in the grand scheme of things, though very telling in illustrating the contradictions within Venezuelan politics.”
Blogging, The New Journalism Frontier
Este artículo también está disponible en español. The following article addresses five questions asked by university faculty member and digital journalism advocate, Zinnia Martínez, in her weblog, Periodismo Interactivo. The questions were the following: • How journalism has been incorporated into Venezuelan blogosphere? • What Venezuelan blogosphere add to Venezuelan...
Venezuela: Film Blogs
BlogaCine highlights the film ‘El Aprendiz’ by Jorge Hernández Aldana [ES], which will be shown at this year's Cannes film festival. Día Naranja, Días de Cine [ES] is a weblog by Venezuelan filmmaker Alejandra Szeplaki about the production of her first feature length film, “Día Naranja.
Venezuela, Cuba: Chavez Vs. Castro on Google
Francisco of Caracas Chronicles has used Google's new trend graphs to compare search trends between Hugo Chávez and Fidel Castro.
Venezuela, UK: Chavez's Visit to London Causes Stir
Hugo Chávez's meeting with London's mayor, Ken Livingstone is commanding a lot of attention. It's even turned one blogger into a temporary celebrity.
Haiti: Preval Signs PetroCaribe Agreement with Venezuela
Right after his inauguration yesterday, President Preval signed the PetroCaribe Agreement with Jose Vincente Rangel, Venezuela's Vice-President, reports (Fr) AlterPresse. According to the agreement, Venezuela will deliver 500 barrils of oil per day to the Haitian government who will resell to the private sector at market prices. PetroCaribe is a...
Vegetarian or Carnivorian, it is up to you!
#1: Apuntes de Cocina desde Venezuela on Salmon Gravalax!Learn to prepare it the easy way and enjoy it for the rest of your life! Head over to her blog to get the step by step recipes and great photos. #2: Directo al Paladar from Spain, visits the famous Restaurante Escuela...
Venezuela: Denied Human Rights Council Membership
As per usual a post on Oil Wars has inspired an absolute avalanche of comments. The fodder: why wasn't Venezuela elected to the new Human Rights Council when China, Cuba, Pakistan, Russia, Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan were?
Venezuela: New Trendy Eats in Caracas
Alfredo Octavio has pictures of the new Caracas restaurant of chef and Venezuelan food celebrity, Sumito Estévez. Adriana recommends (ES) the tasty sandwiches and salads at the new cafe Pomme de Pan.
Venezuela: Chavez's Meeting With Ken Livingstone
Venezuela's opposition bloggers continue their foray into the mainstream media. Daniel Duquenal (who recently had a letter to the editor published in the Boston Globe) and Guillermo Parra both mention Aleksander Boyd's article in The Times as Chavez prepares his trip to London where he will meet with Mayor Ken...
Venezuela: Published Boston Globe Letter to the Editor
Daniel Duquenal gives props to the Boston Globe for publishing his letter to the editor the letter, using the moment as an opportunity to criticize the New York Times’ coverage of Venezuela. Duquenal has also started a series on what he sees as “the problems in the Venezuelan electoral system.
Venzuela, USA: “Choose Your Chicken”
Liz Henry has translated a portion of Venezuelan-born Meibell's account (ES) of purchasing a live chicken in Harlem, New York.
Mexico, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru: Poll Numbers
Boz has his Latin America Friday poll numbers, Cinco de Mayo version. Three new polls in Mexico show a big change for the upcoming presidential election.
Venezuela: Debt Relief and Fartless Beans
Katy expresses her gratitude (sarcastically … I think) to Hugo Chavez for relieving the debts of former students who studied abroad during the early 90's. Afrael has a gas relaying the news (ES) that the “fartless bean” was invented in Venezuela in his post “Venezuela Keeps Innovating”: “only known for...
Uruguay, Venezuela: Criticizing Mercosur
Steven Taylor writes about Uruguay's discontent with the South American trade bloc Mercorsur. Miguel Octavio (and his faithful readers) try to make sense of Latin America's recent economic realignment.
Peru: Chavez and Morales in the Peruvian Elections
Writing from Venezuela, both Miguel Octavio and Daniel Duquenal fear for Peru's political future. Un Lobo en Peru inspires some interesting comments with a post about the Peruvian government's decision to withdraw the ambassador to Venezuela. Maxwell Cameron of the University of British Columbia, meanwhile, says that presidential candidate Alan...
