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TRADE-LATIN AMERICA: On the Threshold of a New World Order
A new world order of trade will take shape by the year 2010, a process that Latin America must urgently face, according to the head of the Latin American Economic System (LAES).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.ECONOMY: Venezuela Waives 900 Million in IMF Loan
Thanks to windfall oil earnings and a tough structural adjustment programme, Venezuela was able this week to waive 900 million dollars from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the second part of a 1.4 billion dollar stand-by loan.VENEZUELA-JUSTICE: Efficiency, Openness Proposed by Legal Reform
Venezuela is discussing changes to its legal code that would reduce trial time and generally make the system more open and accountable.VENEZUELA: The Bitter Taste of the Sugar War
The first victim of the "Sugar War" launched between Colombia and Venezuela could be the Tachira sugar plant, paradoxically one of the best examples of Andean integration between Bogota and Caracas.VENEZUELA-WOMEN: Economic Crisis Triples Number of Prostitutes
Venezuela's faltering economy and soaring inflation has forced women to turn to prostitution and the ranks of the world's "oldest profession" has tripled in the past three years, according to Health Ministry offficials and non- governmental organisations (NGOs).LATAM-POLITICS: Freed Former President Critical of those in Power
Former Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez, released only last Wednesday from 28 months of house arrest, has wasted no time in attacking those in power in Latin America.COMMODITIES: PDVSA and Mobil Make new Alliance
The US oil company Mobil and the Venezuelan PDVSA pinned new flags on their international operations maps Tuesday, when they shook hands on a deal to produce 100,000 barrels of crude within the next six years.VENEZUELA: Government Warns against Spree with Windfall Oil Dollars
Venezuela's leaders are on guard against a new "spree" with the extra billions of dollars the country will take in this year thanks to unexpectedly high oil prices./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: How to Put Science to Work
Science should be lifted out of the 'ghetto' into which it has fallen in Latin America and be exposed to new audiences.INTEGRATION: Lima Meeting to Regulate Speed of Pact with Mercosur
Andean Community trade and foreign ministers will be meeting next Monday and Tuesday in Lima to resolve the issue of the different "speeds" with which they have been reaching trade agreements with the Mercosur.COMMODITIES: Week Ends with Good News for OPEC
A week which opened with US attacks on Iraq - a member of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) - ended with good news for the other 10 members.VENEZUELA-HUMAN RIGHTS: Anger as Alleged Killer Cops Freed
Seven police officers accused of killing two pastry shop robbers in cold blood, were freed when a High Court judge revoked prison sentences imposed on them by a lower court.VENEZUELA-POLITICS: Andres Perez Stages Comeback
Former President Carlos Andres Perez, his long career shaken by scandal, has bounced back off the ropes into the political arena with his sights set on a seat in the Senate in 1998.COMMODITIES: Venezuela Wants OPEC Quotas Revised
The flush of oil price rises following the US attack on Iraq led Venezuela to suggest, once again, that the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) revise its quota system.VENEZUELA: Caldera asks Church to Monitor Social Programme
Venezuela's President Rafael Caldera surprised the nation by giving a Catholic Church comission the job of monitoring the compensatory social plans for his five-month-old hardline macroeconomic plan on Monday.CHILDREN: Venezuela Struggles with Child Prostitution
A lack of resources and co-ordination between institutions are stalling projects dealing with the sexual exploitation of children, said head of the State Children's Institute, Nancy Montero.TRADE-AMERICAS: More Talks Set on Hemispheric Free Trade Deal
Deputy trade ministers from North and South America and the Caribbean are scheduled to meet on Sep. 16- 17 to continue negotiations on setting up a free trade area for the hemisphere.COMMODITIES: Oil Alliance puts Heavy Crudes in the Limelight
An alliance between the US company Arco and the Venezuelan State oil company PDVSA, gave a sneak preview of how heavy crudes will be performing in the future energy market Wednesday.VENEZUELA: Social Angst and Handouts
Carpentry teacher Oswaldo Borges had waited a long time for the opportunity. Now he was face to face with a government minister. He had a lot on his mind; the minister was in the mood to listen.VENEZUELA: The Cola War Hits Latin America
Coca-Cola has dug up the hatchet in Venezuela, restarting the war against Pepsi, depriving it of its longest held outpost in the developing South, in a nation where Pepsi was more a way of life than a soft drink.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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