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VENEZUELA: Smile, This Is Not a Hold-up
Taxi and bus drivers serving poor outlying districts of the Venezuelan capital have started filming their passengers and searching them with metal detectors, in a desperate attempt at fighting the wave of robberies on public transport vehicles. "Smile Ma'am, cooperate, it's for the security of all," says Antonio Montoya, who works on buses that serve dormitory cities on the southeast side of Caracas.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: The Battle Is On, with Soap Opera and Polls
The last battle for power is on in Venezuela, with a new soap opera shedding a positive light on President Hugo Chávez and his cause, and conflicting opinion poll results regarding the outcome of the Aug. 15 presidential recall referendum.OIL-VENEZUELA: Orimulsion R.I.P.
Venezuela has stopped producing its orimulsion fuel, a coal substitute that has been successfully used to fire power plants in the industrialised North and which has strengthened trade ties with major emerging economies like China, India, Brazil and South Korea.VENEZUELA: Chavez and His ‘Bolivarian Revolution’ to Face the Vote
The power and leadership of Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez and his dream of a revolution in which he invoked independence hero Simón Bolívar will be put to a definitive test on Aug. 15, the day of a referendum that will either remove him from office or confirm his mandate.HEALTH-VENEZUELA: Gov’t Imports Generic AIDS Drugs from India
Venezuela bought generic antiretroviral drugs from India, for distribution free of charge among the 12,000 HIV/AIDS patients attended to by the state. The purchase will represent a savings of 17 million dollars, to go towards AIDS prevention efforts.VENEZUELA: Voters to Decide Whether Chavez Completes His Term
- Venezuela will hold a recall vote for President Hugo Chávez, it was confirmed Thursday, after the election authorities announced that the opposition had gathered enough signatures to trigger a referendum.VENEZUELA: Chavez Says Opposition May Have Enough Signatures
Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez admitted that the opposition may have gathered enough signatures to trigger a recall referendum that could remove him from power within the next few months.VENEZUELA: Opposition Upbeat about Last Phase of Recall Effort
The opposition movement in Venezuela assumed a triumphalist attitude Monday while President Hugo Chávez's supporters urged people to wait for the final results of the last phase of the signature-gathering effort aimed at activating a recall referendum to oust the president.VENEZUELA-U.S.: Tensions Heat Up as Voters Verify Referendum Signatures
Political tensions between Venezuela and the United States have revved up another gear and their repercussions have extended to the Organisation of American States (OAS) just as the three-day period gets under way for Venezuelan voters to verify or withdraw their signatures for a presidential recall referendum.OIL: South Should Take Advantage of OPEC Fund, Says Venezuela
Venezuela's oil chief told the governments of Central America that OPEC is not the cause of the high international oil prices and recommended they seek compensatory resources from the OPEC Fund for International Development to help pay for their high energy bills.VENEZUELA: Gearing Up for Decisive Battle in Recall Referendum Drive
Venezuela is gearing up for the decisive phase in the opposition's drive to trigger a recall referendum for President Hugo Chávez./ARTS WEEKLY/ VENEZUELA: Voice is Thread Uniting Women Writers
The texts of 66 Venezuelan women writers, of poetry, narrative, plays, essay and reportage, have been united in an anthology, "El hilo de la voz" (The Thread of the Voice), which could become the main reference point for women's literature in this country.VENEZUELA: Lingering Questions Over Presence of Colombian Paramilitaries
There are hundreds of Colombian paramilitaries in Venezuela, where more than 100 were arrested this week as they prepared to take part in a plot against President Hugo Chávez, according to government reports that have left many questions unanswered.VENEZUELA: Chavez Denounces ‘Invasion’ Planned in Miami, Colombia
Venezuela ''has been invaded. We are facing a serious threat to the peace, integrity and security of this republic,'' President Hugo Chávez said Wednesday in a nationally broadcast radio and TV address, referring to an incident involving the recent capture of 86 alleged Colombian paramilitaries near Caracas.VENEZUELA: Colombian Army Implicated in Paramilitary’s Cross-Border Activities
The Venezuelan government accused Colombian army chief Gen. Martín Carreño of meeting with members of the opposition allegedly plotting actions against President Hugo Chávez, after the arrest of 86 purported Colombian paramilitaries on a country estate near Caracas.VENEZUELA: Soup Kitchens Expand Social Safety Nets
At noon every day, five volunteers overseen by community activist María Machado hand out 150 free lunches to children and the elderly - just one example of a new programme aimed at strengthening Venezuela's social safety nets, launched by the government of President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Soldiers’ Deaths Fuel Debate on Military Punishment Code
The recent deaths of several soldiers in Venezuela, the victims of excesses in disciplinary punishment, have catapulted the debate on human rights in the armed forces into the headlines.VENEZUELA: Opposition Agrees to Signature Verification Process
The opposition movement in Venezuela agreed Wednesday to take part in a process to confirm signatures on petitions demanding a recall referendum for President Hugo Chávez.ENERGY: Adios, Cheap Oil
The high oil prices seen since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq could be followed by a drop, as has occurred for decades after every rise in prices, but signs pointing to shortages in the medium to long-term indicate that the era of cheap oil is over.ENERGY: Adios, Cheap Oil
The high oil prices seen since the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq could be followed by a drop, as has occurred for decades after every rise in prices, but signs pointing to shortages in the medium to long-term indicate that the era of cheap oil is over.IRAQ-US: Washington Fails to Realign Oil Business
A year on, the invasion of Iraq has turned into a fiasco for long-term U.S. goals to ensure access to steady, secure supplies of inexpensive crude oil and to start playing a decisive role in oil markets at the expense of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).« Previous Page — Next Page »
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