Almost unnoticed in the chaos created by recent terrorist events is the nuclear agreement signed between Russia and Venezuela signed when Russian president Medvedev visited Caracas last week. His visit coincided with the arrival of Russian naval ships for joint operations with the Venezuelan navy.
The ships, in their first post-Cold War venture into Latin America, [...]
As a consequence of a pacifist protest the Bolivian Army decided to shoot every one around, women, reporters, etc… You can clearly see the white jumbo plane that belongs to the Venezuelan government.
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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) today designated two senior Venezuelan government officials, Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios and Henry de Jesus Rangel Silva, and one former official, Ramon Rodriguez Chacin, for materially assisting the narcotics trafficking activities of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), a narco-terrorist organization.
“Today’s designation [...]
Venezuela’s parliament has approved a new law giving the state a majority share in the distribution of fuel. President Hugo Chavez said the measure was needed to stop intermediary firms from profiting from high oil prices. They will now have a limited role in transporting fuel to the country’s petrol stations. This is the latest [...]
Foreign office officials have told the Agencia Judia de Noticias that Israel is “very worried” by the influence of lebanese militia in Venezuela. Last week, an article published in the LA Times noted that Venezuela was a safehaven for the Islamic terrorism of Hezbollah. The article went on to claim that the group may have [...]
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has spent close to $33 billion to influence the regional politics of Latin America, helping to finance the economies of nations such as Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador and Nicaragua, a former U.S. intelligence official has testified before the U.S. Congress.
The Venezuelan government also provided resources to Colombia’s FARC guerrillas, the Basque separatist [...]
The vice president of a Venezuelan newspaper was shot and killed by a gunman who police said could have confused the victim for his brother the president of a daily that has closely covered corruption cases.
Pierre Fould Gerges, vice president of the Reporte Diario de la Economia, was shot about a dozen times by an [...]
Various armed groups from Caracas’ ‘23de Enero’ parish declared themselves to be on revolutionary strike this Thursday, in order to protest against the repression shown towards them by officials from the DISIP (Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services), following the detonation of an explosive device in the entrance of the Fedecamaras (Venezuelan Federation of [...]
An analysis published today by Aristimuño Herrera & Associates draws attention to an increase in arrears in 36 of the 47 Venezuelan banks. The increase in credit card fees is one of the causes.
A rise in the rate of arrears has been observed in the accounts of banking institutions, with rates of 1.14% in February [...]
The biggest threat in the region is not Colombia but Venezuela. Mr Chávez has recently veered towards outright support for the FARC. Colombia alleges that the captured laptops show that he gave the guerrillas $300m (and also that the FARC is seeking uranium for a ‘dirty bomb).
Mr Chávez’s mismanagement of Venezuela’s oil boom has made [...]
The leader of the PPT Andrea Tabare confirmed today (11th February 2008) that the demonstration outside the British Embassy concerning the EXXON – PDVSA dispute will take place this Wednesday at 11, and went on to accuse those who do not attend of being “traitors to their homeland”.
The PPT gave its “completed and unlimited support” [...]
In Venezuela, they are now standing in line to get powdered milk. Not whole, 2%, 1%, or skim, but powdered. Not chocolate or strawberry in half-gallons, quarts or pints, in cardboard or glass, but powdered.
It isn’t just milk either. Beef? Good luck. Sugar? Try again. Chicken, eggs or rice? Not in Venezuela.
The food shortage is [...]
Down here a man named Hugo Chavez has gained control of the country by being its president. While his intelligence is that of the current American president, he also dreams of power and especially more power. You can just imagine him as Palpatine from Star Wars: Episode III (I know, it sucked, but my point [...]
Government Seeks Overbroad Emergency Powers for President
Amendments proposed to Venezuela’s constitution increasing presidential emergency powers would jeopardize the protection of fundamental rights at times when they are most needed, Human Rights Watch said today.
The proposed changes would eliminate the constitutional prohibition on suspending due process guarantees during states of emergency. They would also eliminate specific [...]
Around a hundred people turned up at the Spanish embassy in Caracas today with banners criticizing Spanish authorities and presented a document supporting Batasuna and expressing solidarity “with the towns that fight”. The demonstrators launched firecrackers and burnt two dolls with the effigy of the King of Spain and the ex-president of the Government Jose [...]