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/IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ VENEZUELA: Money for Social Programmes Unspent, World Bank says
Millions of dollars made available to the Venezuelan government for social progrmmes is being left unspent, according to a local representative of the World Bank.VENEZUELA: Money for Social Programmes Unspent, World Bank says
Millions of dollars made available to the Venezuelan government for social progrmmes is being left unspent, according to a local representative of the World Bank.ART-VENEZUELA: ‘Master of Light’ Shines in Caribbean Basin
Twenty-five works by the Venezuelan painter known as the "master of light", will be taken on the road this week for showings in Colombia, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.LATAM-LABOR: Unions Want More “Democratic” Globalisation
Latin American trades unions want to "democratize" the globalization process argueing that nations in the region, racing to compete in economic and commercial development, have neglected social development./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ LATIN AMERICA: Decentralisation to Reach Political Field
Mayors and governors from 19 Latin American nations began a conference on decentralisation in Venezuela today, hoping to spread the policy on to an economy heading for modernisation.LATIN AMERICA: Decentralisation to Reach Political Field
Mayors and governors from 19 Latin American nations began a conference on decentralisation in Venezuela today, hoping to spread the policy on to an economy heading for modernisation.COMMUNICATION: Andeans to Approve Satellite Norms
The ministerial commission which leads the Andean Community will define the guidelines for use of its Simon Bolivar satellite system this weekend, bringing the project into action before the year is out.COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Trade Stills Troubled Waters of Diplomacy
Colombia's foreign minister, Maria Emma Mejia, ended her visit to Venezuela this week after promoting the dynamisation of bilateral trade to erase the memory of eighteen months of constant diplomatic friction./IPS BULLETIN OF RELIGIOUS AFFAIRS/ VENEZUELA: Catholic Crusade Suspends Casino Law
A proposal to legalise casinos was speeding its way through Parliament in Venezuela, until the Catholic church delivered a flying tackle, demanding profound changes in the bill.VENEZUELA: Rescued Banking Sector Threatened by new Deluge
Venezuelan parliament retracted its authorisation from an international credit the government was planning to use as a recovery fund for the private sector this week, jeopardising the newly recovered banking stability.VENEZUELA: Catholic Crusade Suspends Casino Law
A proposal to legalise casinos was speeding its way through Parliament in Venezuela, until the Catholic church delivered a flying tackle, demanding profound changes in the bill.COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: It Was All Just a Simple Mistake
The Colombian and Venezuelan foreign ministers took refuge in caution Tuesday, to calm the storm caused by criticism of the Venezuelan army from Colombia's President Ernesto Samper.COLOMBIA-VENEZUELA: Slanging Match Blocks Meeting
The governments of Colombia and Venezuela got into a new slanging match this weekend, blocking a meeting between two presidents who were already on dodgy terms since 1994.VENEZUELA: Human Rights Take a Battering
Human rights violations in Venezuela have increased in the past two years of the Rafael Caldera administration, according to Amnesty International secretary- general Pierre Sane./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 01/ CHILDREN: Campaign Afoot to Stamp out Child Labour
A battle has been launched to erradicate child labour and protect underage workers in Venezuela, where one and a half million children have to work to survive.CHILDREN: Campaign Afoot to Stamp out Child Labour
A battle has been launched to erradicate child labour and protect underage workers in Venezuela, where one and a half million children have to work to survive.VENEZUELA-ECONOMY: Hard Times for Workers
The majority of Venezuela's work force earns less than 170 dollars a month - estimated to be the minimun wage to feed a family of five, according to recent survey.VENEZUELA: IMF Agreement Could Lighten the Load of Debt
The Venezuelan State budget had the weight of foreign debt servicing lifted last week, when the International Monetary Fund (IMF) granted a 1.4 billion dollar loan which could be used to help the economy pick up.VENEZUELA: Majority of Workforce Earns Less than Minimum Salary
A majority of Venezuela's workforce -- 62.6 percent -- earns less than the minimum salary, according to a study by the polling firm Datanalisis. That phenomenon has contributed to a sharp drop in demand for goods.INTEGRATION: Expansion of MERCOSUR Changes Negotiations for FTAA
The earlier than expected expansion of the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR) will modify the negotiations of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA), due to be finalised by the year 2005, the head of the Latin American Economic System (LAES) said in Venezuela.POPULATION-VENEZUELA: The Anu Peoples, Almost Over the Edge
The Anu indigenous people of northwestern Venezuela -- whose settlements gave the nation its name -- are in danger of disappearing along with the Sinamaica lake around which they live, according to reports here.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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