A project by state-run oil holding Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) and Petroecuador to build the “Eloy Alfaro” Pacific refinery in Ecuador postponed commissioning from 2015 to 2017, waiting for China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) to provide most of the necessary capital. Precisely, a meeting this week in Caracas between Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolás Maduro was good to resume the bilateral energy cooperation agenda. Read Article
From the SNB of Venezuela on July 2, 2013- A Spanish citizen attempted to board an Iberian Airlines plane leaving Venezuela and bound for Valencia Spain with more than 17 kilos of cocaine hidden in his bag. Members of the Anti-Drug Command of the Bolivarian National Guard made the arrest at Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía […]
From El Comercio on June 27, 2013- The Interior Minister of Venezuela, Miguel Rodriquez, reported the capture of Colombian, Carlos Alberto Martínez Castaneda, and announced that he will soon be sent to Peru where he is wanted on charges of drug trafficking. Interpol had issued a code red on the Castaneda on charges of drug […]
From the Venezuelan National Anti-Narcotics Office on June 26, 2013- Members of the Bolivarian National Guard have seized 20 tons 806 kilograms of different types of drugs in 2013 according to the press secretary for the Ministry of the Interior, Justice, and Peace, Jorge Galindo. Furthermore, authorities have detained 1,182 people for drug trafficking charges. […]
From lainformacion.com on June 19, 2013- The Military Police of Venezuela seized a cache of 216 kilos of cocaine and 2.5 tons of marijuana in two different operations, according to Interior Minister Gen. Miguel Rodriguez Torres. Agents from the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) and the National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) found the stash of cocaine in […]
With inflation in May reaching 6.1%, the highest monthly rate in 17 years, mostly because of the shortage of basic foods, some states in Venezuela are already planning food rationing fearing the situation could worsen. The Venezuela’s Central Bank released the figure on Friday. Read Article
From lainformacion.com on June 6, 2013- The Venezuelan National Anti-Drug Office (ONA) announced the confiscation of more than 400 kilos of cocaine off the coast of Nueva Esparta. The drugs were on a sailboat carrying drugs from Venezuela to Spain. During the seizure, authorities arrested three men, one German, one Venezuelan, and one Dane. The […]
NPR.org reported thatCaracas had 3,800 killings just last year and now ranks as the world’s third most violent city. The only cities ahead of it are also in Latin America — San Pedro Sula, Honduras; and Acapulco, Mexico. In fact, when a Mexican think tank listed the world’s 50 most violent cities recently, 41 were […]
On May 23, 2013 Caracol reported the escape of two girls from a human trafficking network in Bucaramanga, Colombia. The trafficking network allegedly recruited girls in Bucaramanga in order to take them to Venezuela. The case was revealed after authorities learned of the disappearance of two 12 year old girls who are public school students […]
May 22, 2013- El Sol de Margarita reported that the Venezuelan military tested one Otomat MK-2 missile, out of 18, that were acquired more than forty years ago and were restored with the help of Cuba. The missile can carry a payload of approximately 240 kilos. Venezuelan president, Nicolás Maduro said that the missiles are […]
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On May 21, 2013 Prensa Latina reported that members of the Venezuelan National Guard seized several kilos of cocaine at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Vargas. The National Anti-dug Office stated that 13.6 kilos of cocaine were hidden in clothing packages, and 1.29 kilos were found hidden in bathroom accessories, both packages were […]
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mercopress.com reported that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro admitted to knowing ‘with IDs and all’ who are the 900.000 Chavistas who crossed lines and did not vote for him in the 14 April election which anointed him as the successor of deceased Hugo Chavez. “When there is a man fallen in combat as was our commander […]
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Toilet paper is one of many products in short supply cyclically in Venezuela, whose government also announced the arrival this week of 760,000 tons of food to alleviate the “acute shortage” according to the president of the country, Nicolas Maduro. The regime attributes the shortage to a plan of the opposition, which accounts and products […]
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Eluniversal.com reported that three armed men intercepted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s Secretary Homar Faraón Viera Rodríguez midnight Tuesday as he was driving downtown Caracas. Sources said that Viera was accompanied by his assistant, who managed to run away. The criminals kidnapped Viera, who then was released somewhere in Caracas minutes later. Read Article
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Eluniversal.com Declining oil sales to the United States, which are paid in cash, are undermining Venezuelan oil revenue. Despite the ongoing political diatribe between the Venezuelan and the United States governments, the latter country has remained the first buyer of Venezuelan oil. However, US government statistics suggest that this year trade partners such as China […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that Henrique Capriles wants fresh ballot and detailed examination of electoral registers after narrowly losing to Nicolas Maduro. The Venezuelan opposition leader Henrique Capriles has rejected official plans for an audit of the presidential vote that he narrowly lost to Nicolas Maduro this month. Capriles is calling for a fresh ballot, but this […]
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carbonated.tv reported that President Nicolas Maduro’s government declared a 90-day “emergency” in Venezuela’s electricity sector on Tuesday to speed up infrastructure work and equipment imports needed to prevent politically-contentious power cuts. Officials have blamed periodic blackouts on sabotage and excessive consumption, while critics say the sector is suffering from poor management and inefficiency following the […]
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Venezuela: Chavez proclaimed “being rich is bad” pictures tell another story at least for himself and family. Bananaleaks.co reported that Chávez proclaimed that “being rich is bad” and subjected his people to a regime of state-assisted misery that prevails today almost in full. Meanwhile, their children and spouses of these and their friends move around […]
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According to the IMF, estimated inflation sits at 27.3%, much higher than the 14% to 16% official target originally set by the National Government for this year. The national economy freezes. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) lowered to 0.1% its estimate of Venezuela’s economic growth for the year, originally set at 3.3%. Based on its […]
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Last night President Nicolas Maduro announced changes to his Cabinet. The economic area was an important part of this transformation, after naming nine ministers and ratified five. “We need to govern the economy, a complex economy, transition to socialism,” the president said in a speech. Read Article
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The infectious disease specialist District IV, Yeni Hernandez, reported that during the month of March there were 15 new cases of syphilis among western municipalities Monagas. He said that this disease ranks third in sexually transmitted diseases among Zamora, Aguasay and Santa Barbara. Read Article
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Suspect detained before boarding flight to Miami, U.S. No documentation authorization shipment. The afternoon of Thursday April 19, Airport Security Agents, in coordination with members of the National Guard (GNB), seized three gold ingots a Venezuelan citizen, at the International Airport Simón Bolívar Maiquetía. During the check in X-ray machines, security prosecutors detected in the […]
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Officials of the National Guard (GNB) seized 1,012 kilos of marijuana in the state of Apure. The drug, from Colombia, was transported by boat on inland waterways in the border region. The Minister of Interior and Justice (MIJ), Nestor Reverol information reported through his Twitter @ NestorReverol. The seizure occurred at the border of Puerto […]
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The political leader Leopoldo López reported through his Twitter account, @ leopoldolopez, sources have confirmed that they will issue an arrest warrant for him and Miranda state governor, Henrique Capriles: “There is a rumor! My sources tell me confirm that they are orders issued against me and @ hcapriles. denounce before the country and the […]
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The National Electoral Council demanded respect the ban on electioneering. The case of the vote “assisted” filmed in a school. Most Read Most Commented Top Rated Most Read in Perfil.com Jorge Lanata: “The Government joined us Clarín and me” Who is lying Parrilli The severity of the law The posters “teen” Victoria Donda It grows […]
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elcolombian.com reported that Venezuela’s government on Tuesday closed its border crossings with Colombia because of Sunday’s election, a decision that leaves a week to both nations cut off by land with consequences for the movement of people and trade. The border closure occurred at 6:15 am on Tuesday and will be reopened on Tuesday, confirmed […]
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The National Police boarded at sea, north of Cape Verde, a ship from Venezuela bound for the European continent and in their warehouses carrying 2 tons of cocaine. The ship was bound for somewhere in the north of Portugal. “It is the biggest operation so far in 2013 in regard to the fight against drug […]
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Foreign diplomats or working class Venezuelans are equally victims of so-called ‘express kidnappings’, a form of theft also known in other Latin American cities, where armed criminals kidnap their victims to take to the nearest ATM to steal as much cash. In the midst of a long list of problems, including a double-digit inflation, a […]
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Modus Operandi of some of these gangs is to use explosives (grenades) to extort money from their businesses. No name of gang or gangs given in news report. Many of these extortionists operate on motorcycles. aldia24.com reported that a dangerous offender Colombian national and a member of a criminal gang, was arrested by officers attached […]
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Food and personal care products and household cleaners are more expensive in neighborhoods and popular areas of Caracas. Small traders, mostly informal, which have shops in their homes or rooms under the stairs and up makeshift basement with just a window to dispatch, said they cost more to fill small cupboards and shelves that also […]
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Telenoticias7.com reported that Major General of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces Arcay Jacinto Perez said a few words during the ceremony prior to the transfer of former President Hugo Chavez to the Headquarters of the Mountain. Arcay Perez praised the president of a poetic form in his speech, one of his phrases that caused controversy […]
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The country’s authorities Bolivarian ela clarified that account is false and confirmed that the current President Nicolas Maduro Venezuela Manager does not even have an account on Twitter. According to information found in the social network, the fake account @ Madurnicolas and appears in his description reads “President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela”. It […]
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By leaving Venezuela before Friday’s funeral ceremony for leader Hugo Chávez, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was once again trying to chart out a more moderate signal to investors and diplomats, plus probably avoiding Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whom contrary to her predecessor Lula da Silva, she has strongly criticized. Rousseff expressed sincere mourning while also […]
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A judgment of the court in San Jose, which authorized the National Arsenal on Monday destroy toy guns 487, notes that three in ten assaults are committed with such weapons. These guns are replicas of revolvers, shotguns, AK-47s and pistols of various calibers. Through an office of 28 January, the President of the Supreme Court […]
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An hour and 10 minutes (between 3:00 and 4:10 pm) lasted the incident that occurred on Line 2, where hundreds of users were stranded between stations tunnels Maternity, silence and Central Park, it that required an eviction of users. The trains were trapped in Maternity and Central Park was necessary towing and some passengers suffered […]
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Bostonglobe.com via AP reported that Venezuelan officials say two Americans are being expelled from that country — including a U.S. Embassy attaché who is accused of meeting with military officers and planning to destabilize the country. The second U.S. official is also described as a U.S. Air Force attaché. Read Article
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clarin.com reported that on national television, the vice president hinted that the president’s cancer was a plot by the United States and announced that a committee of scientists will study the issue. Vice Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported today that “historical enemies attacked health Venezuela” by President Hugo Chavez. Without naming names, he said against the […]
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Univision is reporting at 4:58 ET, on March 5, 2013 via announcement by Nicolas Maduro that President Chavez has died developing story….. time of death 4:26 pm Caracas time.
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aljazeera.com reported that Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez’s breathing problems have worsened and he is suffering a new, severe respiratory infection after cancer surgery in Cuba, the government said on Tuesday. Information minister Ernesto Villegas said in a brief statement that the 58-year-old’s condition continued to be “very delicate.” “Today there is a worsening of respiratory […]
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Reuters.com reported that sSenior aides and relatives of Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez countered on Friday a crescendo of rumors that the socialist president may be dead from cancer, saying he was still battling for his life. “There he is, continuing his fight, his battle, and we are sure of victory!” his brother Adan Chavez, the governor […]
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A fire reported today in the vicinity of the main hydroelectric Venezuela caused blackouts in at least 10 of the 23 states of the country, officials said, which indicated that the service was restored as the “most” of the country. Read Article
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greenleft.org.au reported that WikiLeaks has published over 40,000 secret documents regarding Venezuela, which show the clear hand of US imperialism in efforts to topple popular and democratically elected leader Hugo Chavez. The documents, which date from July 2004 to December 2011 and which were published through WikiLeaks twitter account @wikileaks and which are now available […]
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Merida, February 19th 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) –Vice-president Nicolas Maduro congratulated Ecuadorian president Rafael Correa for his “gigantic” victory in Ecuador’s presidential and parliamentary elections on Sunday. Correa received 57% of the vote, achieving a strong lead ahead of the runner-up, banker Guillermo Lasso who got 24.06% of the vote. “We’re very happy, and we’ve communicated our […]
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Maracaibo, February 21st, 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan government launched a digital television system on Wednesday that provides free digital broadcasting to nearly sixty percent of the country but excludes the opposition channel Globovisión. Venezuela’s Vice President Nicolas Maduro announced the measure on live television yesterday, and said that the decision to launch the new […]
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eluniversal.com………..Anyhow, many employees as well are afraid that the president is not there, and they have their lines of argument to sustain their stance. To begin with, they remember that every time Hugo Chávez is there, troops seize the whole compound, instead of a few officers at the entrance. Snipers are deployed on the roofs; […]
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eluniversal.com reported that impunity stands out as one of the “top 10” administrative irregularities committed by the Government. Just recently when devaluation took place, there are some who remind others that embezzlement also has incidence in the inflation. The cases of influence peddling and embezzlement recorded since 1999 cannot be contained in only one page, […]
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Venezuela as an Exporter of 4th Generation Warfare Instability, Dr. Max G. Manwaring. Almost no one seems to understand the Marxist-Leninist foundations of Hugo Chavez’s political thought. It becomes evident, however, in the general vision of his “Bolivarian Revolution.” The abbreviated concept is to destroy the old foreign-dominated (U.S. dominated) political and economic systems in […]
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Eltiempo.com reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who returned Monday to his country to follow the case of cancer, still suffers from respiratory failure whose evolution “is not favorable”, so “continue” in treatment, said Thursday the Minister of Communication Ernesto Villegas. (See video of the statement on the health of Chavez). “Respiratory failure arising during […]
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Increased arrests of teenagers involved in micro-networks of drug trafficking Eleven micro-drug traffickers, including nine teenagers, were captured during the last 96 hours by police officers of Tachira in different locations in the region, who were surprised when they sold banned substances in the form of retail. Jim Ortuño, Politáchira Executive Secretary, reported that this […]
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Abc.es reported that doctors have warned the family and the dome of the Venezuelan government and the president can not be recovered suffering terminal cancer. Hugo Chavez was taken the morning of Monday from Havana to Caracas in an air ambulance , not their presidential plane-after in its reports doctors warned the family and the […]
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According to Elpais.com………..The president of Venezuela, Hugo Chavez , is receiving treatment “extremely complex and hard” in Cuba, where he is hospitalized since Dec. 11 was operated on for cancer for the fourth time, reported Wednesday Venezuelan Vice President, Nicolas Maduro. “Our commander is undergoing additional treatments , as we have reported, these treatments are […]
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afp.com reported that Venezuelans swamped stores to snap up everything from washing machines to plane tickets in a last-minute wave of panic-buying ahead of a 32 percent currency devaluation. Venezuela will devalue its currency against the US dollar from Wednesday on the orders of President Hugo Chavez, who is convalescing in Cuba following cancer surgery […]
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Reuters: The Venezuelan government announced a devaluation of almost 32% of its currency against the dollar to fight the “outbreak of inflation and speculative” in the country, which keeps track of change from ten years ago and did not adjust its currency since 2011. The devaluation of the bolivar, 31.7 percent, would ease the dollar […]
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While the government of Hugo Chavez says Venezuela is recovering in postoperative emerged that the authorities of the Medical Surgical Research Center (CIMEQ) in Havana, where he is hospitalized Venezuelan President reinforced security measures in recent days. The Venezuelan journalist Nelson Bocaranda revealed that they are implementing various control systems to access the room where […]
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eluniversal.com reported that the president of the Airline Association of Venezuela (Alav), Humberto Figuera said the demand for tickets for the carnival season was down 15% from last year. “From the experience of previous times we know that when carnivals falls very close to the holidays of Christmas and New Year demand, while high, does […]
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The Tuesday morning everything seemed normal for those who perform their day to day work in the hotel El Molino, established on Avenue 50, 8 kilometer road to Perijá, but about 9:30 am, they were surprised by four subjects carrying firearms, intimidated at least 30 workers, making steal their belongings. Amidst the situation, one of […]
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According to timesofisrael.com, Venezuela’s secret service, SEBIN, is spying on the country’s Jewish community, according to leaked documents said to be from the spy agency. Last week, Analisis24, a right-leaning Argentinean news website, released 50 documents attributed to the Venezuelan intelligence agency containing private information on prominent Venezuelan Jews, local Jewish organizations and Israeli diplomats […]
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President of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega , said Monday that it is false that Venezuela is giving away oil to countries that are part of Petrocaribe, among which is his nation. “It is not true that Venezuela is giving away oil. Venezuela puts and our countries are charged 100% of the oil, “Ortega said in his […]
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A U.S. judge on Monday sentenced to 11 months in prison to a Venezuelan who pleaded guilty to a charge related to a cocaine trafficking case in which seven people are charged. Judge Robin Ronsembaum announced his decision at a hearing in federal court in Fort Lauderdale, in southern Florida. He pleaded guilty to making […]
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The drugs were hidden inside a vehicle. Staff assigned to Detachment 33 of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), belonging to the fixed checkpoint The Toll House, located in the municipality of Zulia state Baralt, seized 40 kilos of marijuana. The drug was represented in 40 panels of a kilo each, hidden from a double bottom […]
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Venezuela’s government is flat-out lying to its people about cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez’s health, the country’s leading opposition figure charged Sunday. “The people are being told bald-faced lies about the situation the president is in,” Henrique Capriles, who lost last October’s presidential race to Chavez, said at a ceremony in Miranda state of which he […]
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rnw.nl reported that a political battle is raging in Venezuela following President Hugo Chávez’s failure to appear for his re-inauguration on January 10. The first victim of this conflict is the private television station Globovisión which could face sanctions for having read out on air the article in the constitution referring to the transfer of […]
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The Spanish newspaper El Pais has issued an apology for publishing a fake photo of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez undergoing surgery in its Thursday edition. Venezuela’s government vowed legal action. Read Article
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CARACAS. – At least 54 people were killed and over 90 were injured in a clash in Uribana Venezuelan jail in the country’s west, after a requisition made yesterday by the authorities, according to the head of the hospital said Central City Barquisimeto, Ruy Medina. Read Article
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Peru21.pe reported that Antonio Ledezma also requires the Supreme Court sent a medical team to Havana to determine the real state of health of President plains. Hugo Chavez is “kidnapped” in Cuba , said today during a speech the mayor of Caracas , the opponent Antonio Ledezma . The mayor also called on the Supreme […]
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elpais.com reported that it removed morning on its website a photo that showed a man cased in a hospital bed and a news agency (Gtres Online) had provided the newspaper claiming that it was Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela. Chavez is hospitalized in Cuba after surgery for cancer characteristics Venezuelan government has refused to specify. […]
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The Latin American Jewish Congress is holding its plenary meeting in Venezuela “to strengthen the link with a community that has difficulties,” according to the organization’s executive director. World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder is scheduled to attend the regional meeting in the Venezuelan capital, which begins Sunday, Latin American Jewish Congress executive director Claudio […]
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prensa-latina.cu reported that the Venezuelan authorities Tucanos acquire 12 aircraft in order to strengthen their ability to face the traffic of illicit substances in the country, reported the National Anti-Drug Office. According to the agency, the Minister of Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, said the devices will join the Bolivarian Military Aviation to detect illegal […]
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Reported by RIA Novosti – Venezuela’s cancer-stricken President Hugo Chavez is entering a new phase of treatment after finishing post-operative care, Venezuelan Vice President Nicolas Maduro said Sunday. “The president’s condition and the functioning of all vital organs stabilize, he is conscious. He has more vital forces to enter the next phase of treatment, which […]
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Unemployment rate in Venezuela stood at 5.9% in December, a 0.7% slump below the same term in 2011, based on a report on labor prepared by the National Statistics Institute (INE). In absolute terms, this means 806,496 jobless last month. In December 2011, unemployment rate stood at 6.5%, that is, 885,149 people. Read Article
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ElPais.com – Briceño studying violence since 1994, five years before Chavez came to power. “The homicide rate was then 20 per 100,000 inhabitants. And you were worried. In 1998 there were 4,500 violent deaths. In 2000 almost came twice. In 2003, when Chávez served four years in power, the killings amounted to 11,300, the rate […]
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A “modest acceleration of economic growth” is expected in the next two years in Latin America and the Caribbean with growth rates at 3.9% in 2013 and 4.4% in 2014, according to a United Nations report entitled, “World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013.” This means, however, an improvement considering the noticeable deceleration in the yearly […]
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eluniversal.com reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez appointed on Tuesday Elías Jaua as the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. Jaua, in turn, thanked the president for “the new token of confidence.” The news was given by Venezuelan Vice-President Nicolás Maduro during the session at the National Assembly where he submitted the Yearly Report for fiscal […]
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The absence of maize flour, oil, rice, sugar, chicken and toilet paper on the shelves of shops in the city yesterday, again, the common image. The scene contrasted with the long queues that a week ago invaded establishments. And it started in 2013 as a true roller coaster in the sale of products referred to […]
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el-carabobeno.com reported ….. A scarcity and shortages afflicting Venezuelans several years now joins the mystery about who will take the necessary economic measures, such as an adjustment in the exchange rate and liberalization in product price controls, in the absence prolonged President Hugo Chavez. Read Article
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dialogo-americas.com reported under President Hugo Chávez, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela has aligned itself politically with the Islamic Republic of Iran, among the world’s most conservative Muslim nations. Chávez, 58, has also spearheaded Iran’s growing friendship with allies Bolivia, Cuba, Ecuador and Nicaragua. Yet with the cancer-stricken president in a hospital in Havana, it’s unclear […]
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telegraph.co.uk reported that Venezuela is not the only Latin American nation that is monitoring every moment of president Hugo Chavez’s illness. His ally Cuba has relied on him for economic help, and that could soon come to an end. Away from the constitutional wrangles and impassioned crowds of Caracas, the future of Venezuela after Hugo […]
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mercopress.com reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez’s lung infection has been controlled and his medical state is improving, the government announced on Sunday while four of the most powerful figures gathered in Havana allegedly to report to the cancer-stricken leader and meet with Cuban allies. Read Article
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Economist.com reported it was supposed to be a moment of triumph, the inauguration of a third six-year term for Hugo Chávez, secured by a comfortable victory in a presidential election last October. Yet on January 8th Nicolás Maduro, the vice-president (pictured left), wrote a letter to the National Assembly on Mr Chávez’s behalf, stating in […]
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Government authorities on Friday seized 983 tonnes of milk powder were being held in storage by Zuly Milk Company, located in the industrial zone The Tapias Mariche Rows in Sucre municipality of Miranda state. Through a satellite contact with Venezolana de Television, People’s Minister for the Interior and Justice, Nestor Reverol, announced that the seizure […]
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A twin-engine plane with several members of the Missoni family, including the heir to the Italian fashion emporium Vittorio Missoni, disappeared after taking off from the archipelago of Los Roques bound for Caracas, reported yesterday by the newspaper El Nacional . Among the six people on board the aircraft were four Italian tourists, confirmed the […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reported the likelihood that Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez is close to death will pitch rivals against one another in a battle for power and oil riches, and trigger political shock waves across the region. With the president’s demise, several factions will be vying for control of the country’s political future and oil wealth — the […]
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Between 7:20 pm Thursday and 7:00 am on Friday were reported in three isolated incidents that left Tucacas population balances regrettable. According to police reports, at that time recorded the murder of a tourist, the death of a robber in the town of Tucacas, Falcon state, and a woman was injured by bullets during an […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reported that Venezuela faced political turmoil and the possibility of new elections on Friday when it became increasingly unlikely that President Hugo Chavez would recover his health in time to be inaugurated for a new term next week. The government, which has given only vague updates on his condition since he flew to Cuba […]
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Guardian.co.uk reported that the change of mood in Plaza Bolivar could hardly be more dramatic. Less than three months ago, jubilant crowds filled the main square in Caracas to celebrate another election triumph for Hugo Chávez with chants of “Oo, ah, Chávez no se va” – Chávez won’t go. Now, however, supporters wait anxiously for […]
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The injection of public spending into scholarships and increases in wages and pensions boosts consumption at a time when production of state-run companies and staples such as milk and sugar falls. Therefore, there is no alternative but to resort to imports to prevent widespread shortages. In his year-end report, President of the Central Bank of […]
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Adan Chavez, brother of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez traveled to Havana to visit him at the clinic where he remains hospitalized Cimeq since its operation on 11 December. A visit that analysts have interpreted as a final farewell to his younger brother Adam. At the bedside, inseparable from the treatment started, remains his eldest daughter […]
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The Venezuelan José Rafael Marquina doctor warned yesterday that the health of Hugo Chavez is very serious and “there is a 90% chance that it comes alive at January 10,” the date of resumption as president of Venezuela. “Chavez loves to use the media and if it could talk, would have called on Venezuelans to […]
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The month of December was the most violent of the year in Caracas, judging by the number of corpses received Bello Monte morgue. In total, 542 people died in the metropolitan area. The death toll was 512 in November, while in October was 532. The December figure was 15 percent lower than in 2011, when […]
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Univision.com reported that growing uncertainty in Venezuela by the state of health of President Hugo Chavez, who is admitted to a hospital in Havana, Cuba. Chavez’s Health presents new complications Hugo Chavez sent a message to Venezuelan military year Chavez has a ‘complex health box’ but a ‘will to live giant’ Doctors doubt official report […]
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Telegraph.co.uk reported that Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will miss a regional trade summit in Brazil today, amid growing speculation over the state of his health. Before he went to Cuba last week for more cancer-related treatment, Mr Chavez had spoken enthusiastically about attending the Mercosur bloc’s meeting in Brasilia to celebrate Venezuela’s entry. He has […]
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With the goal of improving the exchange mechanisms in the country, Venezuelan authorities are focusing on frauds and irregularities in hard-currency transactions according to Prensa Latina. The Commission for Hard-Currency Administration (CADIVI), which is in charge of implementing the national policy on that field, has suspended 800 companies from that scheme after detecting violations of […]
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Venezuelan authorities today betting health promoting responsible sexuality to address the spread of HIV / AIDS in the country, as part of the prevention strategy disease. According to experts from the Institute of Public Health, this behavior is important in the use of means of protection in addition to avoid promiscuity. Company executives recalled that […]
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Upon the reelection of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, the government is clearing the way to inflation, thus far contained. With intent to upgrade people’s purchasing power, government authorities put the rise of regulated goods on hold until after the presidential election. Having attained the political objective, a period has started where staples will be unavoidably […]
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In four years, a number of thirty thousand denunciations concerning human rights violations were issued to the Attorney General’s Office; nevertheless, only 7% of it was heard by a judge and just 4% eventually got a sentence.Everyday, eleven citizens who live in the Metropolitan area of the capital city will not be lucky enough to […]
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61 people missing in Barinas state are recorded in the reports issued by the Peace and Life Committee. Its director has been denouncing and holding responsible a specific pillar of the political and trade union sectors…Oscar Pineda’s office is not a comfortable place. Pineda is an old man, an elderly who perhaps should not be […]
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According to .abc.es, the reappearance of cancer in the pelvic area, which Hugo Chavez has already been involved in two previous occasions, is the reason for the trip to Havana Venezuelan president, in which Medical Surgical Research Center (Cimeq) could be subjected to more chemotherapy sessions. Chavez also suffers from bone metastases, which is causing […]
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The Venezuelan leader said he will be absent from today and will remain in Havana the duration of the therapy schedule. President Hugo Chavez sought permission today to members of his country to allow him to travel to Cuba to continue his treatment. This was announced by the President of the Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, who […]
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