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VENEZUELA: Final Stretch in Fight for Recall Referendum
Venezuela has finally reached the decisive stretch of the opposition's year-long struggle to activate a recall referendum against President Hugo Chávez./ARTS WEEKLY/THEATRE-VENEZUELA: Curtains Go Up, Politics Sent Backstage
Colourful banners, torches and searchlights illuminated a swath of the Venezuelan capital's night sky with the play "Arca", by Poland's Teatr Ósmego Dnia (Theatre of the Eighth Day), in a preamble to the 15th International Theatre Festival of Caracas.ENERGY-VENEZUELA: Developing the Neglected Natural Gas Industry
Venezuela plans to significantly increase its production and proven reserves of natural gas, currently the eighth largest in the world, while U.S. demand for gas is on the rise and severe energy supply problems are plaguing the Southern Cone region of South America.LATIN AMERICA: Ethics and Equity Powerful Anti-Poverty Weapons
In determining the causes of rising poverty in Latin America we must look at the existence of profound inequalities, something that generally is not adequately done, says Argentine expert Bernardo Kliksberg. He believes a push in the social arena would reverse the situation.RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: National Guard Guilty of Excesses, but no Killings
Venezuela's National Guard used excessive force in putting down opposition demonstrations in late February and early March, but none of the deaths that occurred during the protests can be blamed on the militarised police force, according to Ombudsman Germán Mundaraín.VENEZUELA: 150 Years After Abolishment of Slavery, Racism Persists
Racism continues to exist in Venezuela in different guises 150 years after slavery was abolished, according to the Network of Afro-Venezuelan Organisations, which wants the cultural contributions of black people to be recognised by the constitution./ARTS WEEKLY/VENEZUELA: Theatre Festival Come What May
The "show must go on" at the International Theatre Festival of Caracas, one of the oldest in Latin America, which this year was rescheduled due to the high political tensions afflicting Venezuela in the past several weeks.PETROLEUM: Prices Sky High on Iraq War Anniversary
A year after the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, petroleum prices on the New York and London exchanges are at their highest point since the 1991 Gulf War.VENEZUELA: Supreme Court Gives Recall Referendum a Green Light
The electoral chamber of Venezuela's Supreme Court ordered election authorities Monday to take steps that would, in the end, lead to a recall referendum on President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Lull in the Storm
After days of protests and clashes with security forces in which seven people were killed, the Venezuelan capital was calm Thursday. But the tense quiet could be just a lull in the storm, as the opposition is gearing up for new demonstrations over the weekend.VENEZUELA: Referendum Decision Leaves Opposition at a Crossroads
The opposition movement in Venezuela is debating whether to accept a ruling by electoral authorities that would force people to come out and confirm at least 600,000 of the more than three million signatures collected for a recall referendum, or declare civil disobedience and seek other means to achieve its ultimate goal: the removal of President Hugo Chávez./ARTS WEEKLY/ SCULPTURE-VENEZUELA: Virgins Along the Highway
Fourteen sculptures of virgins and saints of the Catholic Church will be put on permanent display along the highways of the northwestern Venezuelan state of Yaracuy, the country's first "religious roadside museum", picking up on an arts initiative begun more than 20 years ago.VENEZUELA: Days of Anger and Barricades for the Middle Class
Street violence in the last four days has reached the middle class residential areas of Venezuela's big cities, where the angry foes of the Hugo Chávez government clash with the military as they protest in demand of a presidential recall referendum.DEVELOPMENT: G15 Seeks to Revitalise Doctrine of the South
The Group of 15, in reality 19 countries from Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, reiterated a call for dialogue with the industrialised North and proposed an energy cooperation programme within the developing South during a summit in the Venezuelan capital.VENEZUELA: Waving Red Cape Fails to Get Washington’s Attention
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez repeated Wednesday provocations aimed at his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush, but Washington is not likely to charge in reaction to this "wave of the red cape", agree political analysts.VENEZUELA: Chavez Says Bush Must Own Up to U.S. Role in Coup
President Hugo Chávez accused his U.S. counterpart, George W. Bush, of using the U.S. taxpayers' money to try to overthrow him and to control the Venezuelan opposition, which is seeking Chávez's ouster through a recall referendum.VENEZUELA: Marches Calm Despite Tense Wait on Recall Vote Decision
Some 150,000 people marched along the Venezuelan capital's main thoroughfare Saturday to protest the delays in verifying millions of petition signatures for a referendum on the mandate of President Hugo Chávez.RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: Handful of Refugees Finally Granted Legal Status
Venezuela has finally granted official refugee status to a handful of the tens of thousands of Colombians living here since they fled the civil war in their home country./ARTS WEEKLY/ VENEZUELA: A Tour Down Entertainment’s Memory Lane
Images, sounds and settings at La Montaña revive memories - at least for the older crowds - of Venezuelan films, TV programmes, radio shows and even the circus, from several decades ago.RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: Continued Reports of Torture by Security Forces
Members of the Venezuelan National Guard were accused of seizing a 14-year-old boy in a rural hamlet, hanging him naked from a tree, beating him with a stick, placing a pistol in his mouth and threatening to cut off his testicles if he did not provide the names of those helping kidnappers.AMAZONIA: Regional Social Forum a Boost for Chavez
The Pan-Amazon Social Forum, a gathering of thousands of activists from nine South American countries, gets underway Thursday in Ciudad Guayana, in southeast Venezuela, with a component of solidarity for President Hugo Chávez.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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