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VENEZUELA-US: Another Chance?
The outcome of Venezuela's presidential elections may hold out a possibility of a thaw in relations with the United States, within a hemispheric context of greater openness to negotiation and dialogue.VENEZUELA: The Opposition, a Minority to Reckon With
Hugo Chávez's landslide victory in Venezuela's presidential elections has not prevented the emergence of a much more mature opposition. After years of seeking a shortcut to oust him from power, it now has nearly 40 percent of the electorate behind it.VENEZUELA: Reelected Chavez Announces ‘New Era’
Immediately after his landslide victory Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced the start of a new socialist era for the country.ELECTIONS-VENEZUELA: No Shades of Grey
The contrasting styles of Hugo Chávez, the retired army officer seeking reelection to the presidency in Venezuela, and opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, a teacher, reflect the great divide between the people of this country, who will elect their government for the next six years on Sunday.ELECTIONS-VENEZUELA: Christmas Shopping Comes First
The people on the streets in the run-up to Venezuela's Dec. 3 presidential elections are on a massive end-of-year shopping spree rather than keeping a solemn vigil to consider the political choices before them.VENEZUELA: Climate as Polarised as Ever as Elections Loom
"They shall not steal a single one of our votes," vowed opposition candidate Manuel Rosales, after claiming that he had beaten incumbent President Hugo Chávez in surveys of voting intentions for Venezuela's Dec. 3 presidential elections.VENEZUELA: Bloody Prison Riots Not a Thing of the Past
Eight inmates were killed and at least 15 injured Tuesday in a prison riot in eastern Venezuela, said officials. Rival gangs were reportedly fighting for control of the Puente Ayala penitentiary, 260 km east of Caracas.FILM-VENEZUELA: Bringing Non-Hollywood Fare to City Squares
Neighbourhood cinemas have closed down by the dozen and movie-goers in the Venezuelan capital have little choice but to take in the Hollywood blockbusters offered by the multiplex theatres operated by a handful of large companies in the city's shopping malls. But that is about to change.VENEZUELA: Play Keeps Indigenous Cultures Alive
A new study found that play is an essential vehicle of socialisation and transmission of traditions and customs among indigenous groups in Venezuela, who often live in an uneasy coexistence with mainstream society while the survival of their cultures and languages is threatened.LATIN AMERICA: Standing Up Against Poverty in Streets and Stadiums
Fans in football stadiums, parks and city squares in Latin American countries will stand up this weekend in support of a global campaign against poverty.VENEZUELA: Vote-by-Vote Battle for Security Council Seat
Venezuela's bid for a non-permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, which it is disputing with Guatemala, has become a struggle against Washington that is being fought vote by vote, country by country.ENERGY-VENEZUELA: Orimulsion Gives Way To Synthetic Crude
The joint venture between Venezuela and China to produce orimulsion, a substitute for coal as a fuel for power plants, is to abandon its original purpose and switch to producing other hydrocarbons from next year.VENEZUELA: Crackdown on Illegal Miners Draws Blood
Witnesses say six people were gunned down by Venezuelan army troops last weekend in illegal gold mines in the jungle region of La Paragua, some 600 kilometres southeast of the capital. But so far, authorities have acknowledged only four deaths.HEALTH-VENEZUELA: Working on Behalf of the Deafblind
An organisation that assists the deafblind has helped make their plight more visible in Venezuela, while knitting a network aimed at improving the quality of life of those who are dual sensory impaired.POLITICS: NAM Reform Draws Cheers, Shrugs from Andean Nations
Andean governments attending the fourteenth summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), which opened Monday in Havana, agree that the 116-member bloc needs to be modernised, but their approaches to the task range from indifference to enthusiasm, depending on their national political processes.VENEZUELA: Gov’t Distances Itself from Golf Club Expropriation Plan
The mayor of the Venezuelan capital has kicked up a storm by stating that two of the city's three golf courses will be subject to "forced acquisition" for the purpose of building low-cost housing.VENEZUELA: Guns for Hire Near the Colombian Border
You can hire a killer for 200 dollars in Táchira, an Andean highlands state in western Venezuela, said the father of two young men who were murdered this year in that area on the border with Colombia.VENEZUELA: Expanded and Hardened Diplomatic Thrust
After returning from a whirlwind tour abroad and as he prepares for his next one, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez has kept busy on the diplomatic front, visiting convalescent Cuban leader Fidel Castro on his 80th birthday, replacing his foreign minister and receiving Colombia's new foreign minister.VENEZUELA: Opposition Candidate to Try to Make Up for Lost Time
Opposition parties in Venezuela agreed Wednesday on a single presidential candidate, Governor Manuel Rosales of the oil-rich northwestern state of Zulia, who will take on the tough challenge of trying to unseat President Hugo Chávez in the Dec. 3 elections.ENVIRONMENT: 100 Million Trees for Venezuela
Venezuela has launched a five-year reforestation project for Orinoco headwaters and tributary rivers in which more than 900 conservation committees and students from more than 100 schools will help plant 100 million trees in a 150,000-hectare area.VENEZUELA: Gov’t Distributes Petrodollars Through Booming Cooperative Movement
Cooperatives in Venezuela, which are mushrooming at a rate of over 100 a day, have become a mechanism through which the government is distributing windfall oil profits to the people.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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