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HUMAN RIGHTS-VENEZUELA: Jailbreak Highlights Prison Situation
A mass break out at the Venezuelan 'Reten de Catia' prison, where Pope John Paul II's blessing last month did little to improve the human rights abuses within, left three dead, two wounded and fourty prisoners at large, according to official reports.VENEZUELA: Caldera to Accept IMF “Hard Measures”
Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera, who had both negotiated and resisted a loan agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), announced he was ready to adopt the "hard measures" recommended by the organism.VENEZUELA: The Wolf is at the Door
Increasing poverty in Venezuela is a social time bomb with an uncertain detonation deadline, though Latin American Catholic researchers optimistically claimed "poverty alone does not cause uprisings."LATAM-HABITAT: Women Build Cities, Report
Women who were behind the explosion of shantytown housing in urban areas can be credited with the upsurge of city growth throughout Latin America, according to a new book published in Venezuala.LATAM-TRADE: US and Venezuela Battle over Petrol and Videogames
The trade war heated up as Venezuela beat the US on ecological petrol with the World Trade Organisation (WTO), and Washington prepared to strike back with Nintendo videogames.VENEZUELA-HUMAN RIGHTS: Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly
The pursuit of justice in the case of 14 Venezuelan fishing massacred by police and soldiers in 1998 has come a step closer with the Inter American Court of Justice now considering damages to be paid to families and those who survived the incident.VENEZUELA: The Saga of the Massacred Fishing Workers Rights
Justice for the 14 Venezuelan fishing workers massacred in 1988 is working its way slowly nearer, like an endless corkscrew working its way down, as the debate opened once again between the government, and the families and survivors.LATAM: Pope Heads Home after Triumphant Tour
Pope John Paul II's tour of Guatemala, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Venezuela was a great success, helping reinforce his leadership over the 500 million Latin American Catholics.VENEZUELA: Pope Ends Tour on a High Note
Pope John Paul II reiterated criticism of abortion and euthanasia, and calls for an end to violence and sensualism at the close of his Central American tour in Venezuela Sunday.VENEZUELA: Pope Calls for Justice at Prison Doors
Pope John Paul II called for humane living conditions for Venezuela's 25,000 prisoners when he halted at the gates of the worst jail in the nation shortly after his arrival in Caracas, on the last leg of his Tour of Latin America.VENEZUELA: Pope to Tend to Venezuela’s Wounds
Pope John Paul II will arrive Friday "like a doctor to heal the wounds" of Venezuela, a petrol state with a population exasperated by 18 years of increasing poverty.TRADE-CARIBBEAN: Fragile Region Negotiates Integration Agenda
Social organisations are seeking a "new agenda" for integration in the fragile Caribbean basin, now the end of the cold cut the area out of the United States plans.VENEZUELA: An Army of Musicians Awaits the Pope
Some 10,000 musicians and singers are awaiting Pope John Paul II on his visit to Venezuela, to close his fourteenth "happy" visit to Latin America Sunday.VENEZUELA: Caldera’s Third Anniversary Not a Happy Occasion
Venezuela's President Rafael Caldera started his third year in power Friday with a population exasperated by the high cost of living and an atmosphere of national unrest.VENEZUELA: Government Lacks Consensus on IMF Proposal
The Venezuelan government lacked the internal support needed to meet the economic and fiscal conditions of a loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this week.COMMUNICATION: Andean Satellite Well Underway
A total of 77 businesses in the Andean Pact nations formed an association to get the local satellite Simon Bolivar off the ground within the year, the Venezuelan business coordinator Roberto Smith said Tuesday.VENEZUELA: The Drums of Social Strife are Sounding
Venezuelan unions threatened Friday that if salaries aren't upped and unemployment stemmed the "social peace" will come to an end, starting with a series of public sector strikes next Tuesday.VENEZUELA: The Pope declares War on Mammon
Pope John Paul II will visit Venezuela from Feb. 9 to 11 to preach on the "harmful consequences of neoliberalism" and the worship of "the God of money," according to information from the local Catholic hierarchy.COMMODITIES: Opening Bids for Oil Fields a Roaring Success
Venezuela opened the tender of 10 large oil fields in a closed bid between 25 transnationals this week, and a consortium formed by Mobil, Veba and Nippon snapped up "La Ceiba," the first concession.COMMUNICATION: Andean Satellite in Orbit this Year /CORRECTED REPEAT/
The five Andean Pact countries plan to try out their communications satellite, the Simon Bolivar, this year, renting space on a Mexican machine until they get their own into the air.COMMUNICATION: Andean Satellite in Orbit this Year
The five Andean Pact countries plan to try out their communications satellite, the Simon Bolivar, this year, renting space on a Mexican machine until they get their own into the air.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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