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POLITICS-VENEZUELA: Temperatures Continue to Rise
Venezuela's main trade union confirmed Monday that it was calling a 12-hour general strike for Oct 21, in another attempt to secure the resignation of President Hugo Chávez, who on Sunday flatly rejected the demands set forth by the broad opposition movement.VENEZUELA: Giant Opposition Rally Demands ‘Elections Now!’
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Venezuelan capital Thursday under the slogan ''Elections Now!'' to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Giant Opposition Rally Demands ‘Elections Now!’
Hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters took to the streets of the Venezuelan capital Thursday under the slogan "Elections Now!" to demand the resignation of President Hugo Chávez.VENEZUELA: Climate Tense on Eve of Opposition Rally
The giant demonstration that anti-government political parties and civil society groups are planning to hold Thursday in the Venezuelan capital could lead to violence, human rights organisations and government and military spokespersons warned Wednesday.FOOD: Venezuela Turns to South-South Cooperation to Fight Hunger
The government of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, where hunger plagues one out of six people, has turned to formulas of South-South cooperation and assistance to achieve food security and sovereignty at home, and help other developing countries do the same.VENEZUELA: Climate Tense on Eve of Opposition Rally
The giant demonstration that anti-government political parties and civil society groups are planning to hold Thursday in the Venezuelan capital could lead to violence, human rights organisations and government and military spokespersons warned Wednesday.FOOD: Venezuela Turns to South-South Cooperation to Fight Hunger
The government of Hugo Chávez in Venezuela, where hunger plagues one out of six people, has turned to formulas of South-South cooperation and assistance to achieve food security and sovereignty at home, and help other developing countries do the same.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: OAS Chief Tries to Put Out the Fire
The secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS), César Gaviria, began pushing for talks Thursday between the Venezuelan government and the broad opposition movement, to put a halt to the political violence and prevent a repeat of April's short-lived coup d'etat.POLITICS-VENEZUELA: OAS Chief Tries to Put Out the Fire
The secretary-general of the Organisation of American States (OAS), César Gaviria, began pushing for talks Thursday between the Venezuelan government and the broad opposition movement, to put a halt to the political violence and prevent a repeat of April's short-lived coup d'etat.VENEZUELA-ECONOMY: Thousands Queue for Telecoms Stock
Venezuelans from all walks of life have responded with enthusiasm to the share offer by CANTV, the telecommunications company, with more than 30,000 individuals taking a stake in the venture./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ VENEZUELA: Privatisation Full Speed Ahead
The government of Venezuela is accelerating the country's privatisation process. In the near future, it will sell banks, shares in telecommunications, and steel and aluminium factories.VENEZUELA-ECONOMY: Privatisation Full Speed Ahead
The government of Venezuela is accelerating the country's privatisation process. In the near future, it will sell banks, shares in telecommunications, and steel and aluminium factories.IBERO-AMERICA: Trade Prompts Reforms Within Nations
The Ibero-American Trade Summit set to take place in Chile later this month, will address institutional reforms within nations in accordance with new international trade flows, according to Carlos Moneta of Argentina, permanent secretary of the Latin American Economic System (SELA)./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: Andean Peasants Pave Way to Food Summit
Peasant farmers in the Andean are showing the way to food security -- the main topic at the World Food Summit in Rome next month -- by involving themselves in the introduction of new methods of production and the design of public policies.LATIN AMERICA: Sex and the Visitor
Legitimate tourism ventures are being used as cover for the promotion of prostitution in Latin America, according to a group opposed to the practice.FOOD-LATAM: Andean Peasants Pave Way to Food Summit
Peasant farmers in the Andean are showing the way to food security - the main topic at the World Food Summit in Rome next month - by involving themselves new methods of production and the design of public policies.VENEZUELA: Hunger Striking Inmates Keep Prison Scandal Smoldering
The scandal over the dismal conditions in Venezuela's prisons was kept smoldering on Tuesday, when the number of inmates on a hunger strike rose to over 1,000.VENEZUELA-ECONOMY: Aluminium Industry Begins Privatisation
The government took the first step to privatise Venezuela's aluminium industry this week when interested consortiums were given access to the "data room" on the state of the sector.VENEZUELA-OIL: Boom Times Ahead for PDVSA
The increasing demand for oil in Latin America means boom times ahead for Venezuela's state oil company (PDVSA) says the firm's president, Luis Giusti.VENEZUELA: Privatisations Leave the Stairs and Take to the Lift
Venezuela is on the brink of a privatisation jamboree as the government declared that "come what may" everything has to go./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: Violence as a Health Problem
Latin American sociologists, attempting to place the wave of violence raging across the continent within a broader social context, have characterised the scourge as one of four "enemies" of the health sector.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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