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BRAZIL-VENEZUELA: Petrol Oils the Wheels of Integration
Petroleum lubricated the "privileged relationship" between Brazil and Venezuela in Caracas Wednesday, as Brazilian President Fernando Henrique Cardoso ended his two-day visit to the country.FINANCE-LATIN AMERICA: SELA Seeks Exit From “Bermuda Triangle”
The Latin American Economic System (SELA), meeting in San Salvador from Jul. 10 to 13, will seek a way to escape the influence of the powerful alliance between the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and the World Trade Organisation (WTO).VENEZUELA-BRAZIL: Presidents Take Step Towards Integration
Presidents Fernando Henrique Cardoso and Rafael Caldera of Brazil and Venezuela gave a boost to integration of the Andean Pact and the Southern Common Market (MERCOSUR), signing accords to strengthen the flourishing ties between their two countries.CULTURE: Soyinka Speaks Out against Fundamentalism
Fundamentalism "is today's socio- political AIDS; it is the enemy," the reknowned Nigerian poet and playwright Wole Soyinka, Nobel Literature Prize-winner in 1986, said Tuesday in Venezuela.VENEZUELA: Poverty and National Pride
Social researchers are trying to redraw the map of poverty in Venezuela by converting into local reality the indicators used by the U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) to establish quality of life on a global scale.CULTURE-THE AMERICAS: Rediscovering the Arab Influence
Latin America's heritage is usually described as rich and multi-layered: a group of scholars are testing just how deep.VENEZUELA: Government Refloats Outdated Law against Crime
The Venezuelan government dusted off an old Vagrancy Law that authorises prolonged arbitrary detentions, while President Rafael Caldera defended his interior minister from calls to resign due to what many see as his dismal job in fighting crime.ECONOMY-VENEZUELA: Economic Crisis Celebrates its Birthday
On Tuesday it will be a year since six basic constitutional rights were suspended in Venezuela, part of an authoritarian emergency plan instrumented by President Rafael Caldera to save a shattered economy.HUMAN RIGHTS: Economic and Social Rights Must Take Centre-Stage
Today's challenge in Latin America is a new focus on economic, social and cultural rights, which up to now have taken backstage because of the urgency of defending civil and political rights, a meeting of legal experts from the region emphasised.LATIN AMERICA: The World’s Most Violent Region for the Young
Latin America is the most violent region in the world for young people, who are both the main victims and the principle perpetrators of that violence, a regional meeting on "Challenges Facing Urban Youth" reported this week.VENEZUELA: Unemployment Soars, and Critics Slam Cuts in Public Works
Unemployment has grown at an unprecedented rate this year, while critics charge that a drop in public investment in infrastructure, which could alleviate the phenomenon, is due more to poor government choices than to a lack of resources.VENEZUELA: Unemployment Soars, and Critics Slam Cuts in Public Works
Unemployment has grown at an unprecedented rate this year, while critics charge that a drop in public investment in infrastructure, which could alleviate the phenomenon, is!due more to poor government choices than to a lack of resources.VENEZUELA: New Social Security Measures for Retirement Funds
Venezuela began discussing private social security systems, which will begin with a change in dismissal payments, lightening employers' savings contributions in exchange for increased salaries in the short-term.MSG075G/01E VENEZUELA: Desperation Leads to “Vigilante” Justice
People in the marginalised areas of Caracas have begun to take the law into their own hands in the face of a rising crime wave which Venezuelan authorities have failed to subdue.MSG108G/01E VENEZUELA: Government Arrests Followers of Coup Leader
Dozens of followers of Hugo Chavez - the leader of a 1992 military coup attempt in Venezuela - were arrested Tuesday on charges of participating in a destabilisation plan that was allegedly to have gone into action this week.MSG009G/01 MEXICO: Salinas Allowed to Escape Investigation, Analyst Says
Former Mexican President Carlos Salinas' freedom from investigation in connection with political assassinations is the result of a deal brokered with current President Ernesto Zedillo, political analyst Jorge Castaneda said Monday.MSG076G/01E DRUGS-VENEZUELA: Confiscated Money to go to Prevention Programme
Venezuela is proposing to dedicate funds confiscated in the fight against narcotraffic to finance drug prevention and addict rehabilitation programmes.MSG085G/01E VENEZUELA: Caldera Claims Right to Defend Against Rebels
Venezuelan President Rafael Caldera warned Colombia Friday that if guerrillas from that country repeat attacks against Venezuelan posts, the country must have the right to defend itself.MUSIC: Gaita the Rhythm For All Seasons
No Venezuelan Christmas is complete without the 'gaita', a contagious Caribbean rhythm that even has displaced traditional songs at festive gatherings.VENEZUELA: Difficulties Ahead for Parliament
The Venezuelan Parliament continually lost power to the Executive branch in 1994, and will face even greater problems in 1995 with further economic adjustments and local and regional elections.VENEZUELA-FINANCE: Privatisation and Accords on Eve of the Summit
The Venezuelan government has decided to open its oil wells and basic industry to private investment, and Congress has approved two major trade accords - all one the eve of President Rafael Caldera's trip to the America's Summit in Miami.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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