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Rain God Gets His Own Planet
"It is a reminder of our existence," say Venezuela's Wayúu Indians, whose god Juyá is represented in name by a recently discovered planet.VENEZUELA: Politician’s Rescue Torpedoes Accusations Against Gov’t
The rescue of opposition political leader Sergio Calderón from a group of common criminals in Venezuela shot down allegations that the government of President Hugo Chávez was somehow involved in the kidnapping.VENEZUELA: Signatures Against Chavez, Future Uncertain
The political opposition in Venezuela officially presented three million signatures Wednesday - backed by massive marches - to request a referendum on whether President Hugo Chávez should remain in office.LATIN AMERICA: The Boom of the Kidnapping ‘Industry’
The kidnapping ''industry'' is booming in Latin America, where it operates hand in hand with the political violence in Colombia and the drug trade in Mexico.VENEZUELA: Ballot Box Pressure as Chavez Hits Halfway Mark
Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez reaches the halfway mark in his six-year term on Tuesday, and - according to the constitution that he himself promoted - the opposition can then activate the mechanisms for holding a recall referendum to try to remove him from office.VENEZUELA: Chavez Encourages Boom in Co-op Movement
Every day, people stand for hours in long lines outside the office in the Venezuelan capital that grants permits for the creation of cooperatives, with the hope of joining the country's booming cooperative movement.VENEZUELA-TRINIDAD & TOBAGO: Natural Gas to Share
Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have agreed to work together to explore and exploit the natural gas fields lying under their shared maritime border in the Caribbean southeast, with sights on developing an "energy emporium"./ARTS WEEKLY/LITERATURE-VENEZUELA: Prize Goes to the Dogs and Cats
This year's Rómulo Gallegos International Prize for the Novel, awarded by the Venezuelan state, could be among the strangest in its history, with the 100,000 dollars in prize money ending up in the hands of a foundation that protects the dogs and cats on the streets of Caracas.VENEZUELA: Gov’t Markets – a Low-Cost Option for the Poor
Alicia Noguera has already bought low-cost rice, beans, corn flour, sugar, cooking oil, pasta, sardines and powdered milk, and is now waiting in line to purchase chicken from a refrigerator-truck parked next to a special government market.VENEZUELA: Congress, Supreme Court Clash over Electoral Powers
The struggle for power that has polarised all spheres of Venezuelan society was revived this week when the Supreme Court threatened to designate a new Electoral Council, a task that constitutionally belongs to Congress, as lawmakers stressed on Wednesday.VENEZUELA: Kidnaps, Murders Heat Up Border with Colombia
The unresolved kidnap of a Venezuelan politician has added fire to the already hot situation along the Colombia-Venezuela border, where the murders of dozens of ranchers and agrarian activists and the presence of Colombian guerrillas and paramilitaries have the authorities in the two countries on tenterhooks.VENEZUELA: Court Upholds ‘Contempt Laws’
The Supreme Court of Venezuela has issued a ruling that those who offend public officials can be sent to prison, upholding the counry's so-called "contempt laws", and earning criticism from the inter-American system and the local media.JOURNALISM-VENEZUELA: Court Upholds ‘Contempt Laws’
The Supreme Court of Venezuela has issued a ruling that those who offend public officials can be sent to prison, upholding the counry's so-called "contempt laws", and earning criticism from the inter-American system and the local media.JOURNALISM-VENEZUELA: Court Upholds ‘Contempt Laws’
The Supreme Court of Venezuela has issued a ruling that those who offend public officials can be sent to prison, upholding the counry's so-called "contempt laws", and earning criticism from the inter-American system and the local media.VENEZUELA: Opposition Mayor Shuts Down Community TV Station
The Venezuelan government and rights activists charge that the Caracas city hall - under a mayor who opposes the Hugo Chávez administration - has violated freedom of expression by ordering the closure of a community television station.EDUCATION: Literacy Campaign Takes Aim at Over One Million Venezuelans
Over one million illiterate Venezuelans are the focus of Mission Robinson, a literacy drive launched by the government of Hugo Chávez, with support from Cuba and the participation of at least 50,000 volunteers.VENEZUELA: Currency Controls and a Booming Black Market
Five months after foreign exchange controls were adopted in Venezuela, businesses are having a hard time gaining access to foreign currency and the black market is booming, while the international reserves are recovering.DEVELOPMENT: Latin America Discusses Anti-Hunger, Poverty Funds
Representatives from Latin America and the Caribbean are discussing proposals set forth by Brazil and Venezuela for new humanitarian and anti-hunger funds that would be financed through novel mechanisms.VENEZUELA: Petroleum and Salt a Deadly Mix for Maracaibo Lake
A forest of metal towers rise throughout nearly half of the 12,000 square km of Maracaibo Lake, in northwest Venezuela, testimony to 90 years of continued extraction of crude in South America's largest oil field and the choice taken between sustainable development and environmental degradation.ECONOMY: Prices Decline in a World Market Flush with Petroleum
Oil prices fell Friday after OPEC (Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries) decided not to implement another production cut and the International Energy Agency reported that fuel stocks are at satisfactory levels in the oil-importing countries.LATIN AMERICA: Spectre of Int’l Military Intervention Hangs Over Colombia
The spectre of international military intervention has cropped up again in Latin America, in the context of the debate between the region's leaders on alternative proposals for helping Colombia put an end to an armed conflict that has raged for over four decades.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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