Violent attacks on police officers, roadblocks, civic stoppages enforced by armed fascist youth groups and threats to cut off meat supplies and take over gas fields have all been part of what left-wing Bolivian President Evo Morales has denounced as an attempted “civil coup” by “desperate people” following his August 10 recall referendum victory.
However, [...]
Bolivia: Right-wing rebellion spurs left offensive
$2.4 Billion in Spending Increases for Venezuelan Public Housing and Universities
The Venezuelan government approved US$1.1 billion in funding for universities, institutes, and university colleges, as part of the Bolivarian government’s increased support of the superior education system and another US$1.3 billion for public housing.
Tuesday, Chavez announced that a week ago it that his government decided to deliver 14 additional credits to the technology university colleges, [...]
President Chávez announces creation of Special Use Area at Orinoco Belt
21/08/2008
Caracas, Aug 20. ABN.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, announced this Wednesday the creation of a Special Use Area at the Orinoco Oil Belt, in accordance with the article 37 of the Organic Law on Planning and Administration of Territory Ordering.
Chávez emphasized that this zone will help to [...]
President Chávez rates 70.3% of approval
Caracas, Aug 21 ABN.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, rates an approval of 70.3%, and if the regional elections were carried out this Friday, he would win with 55.3% of the votes, stated the spokesperson of the GIS XXI Group of Social Research, Nelson Merentes, when he showed the [...]
Venezuela’s GDP increased 7.1% during second trimester
Venezuela’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) recorded an increase of 7.1% during the second trimester of 2008, highlighted the report issued this Tuesday by Venezuela’s Central Bank.
In the report is remarked that this increase on Venezuela’s economy results significantly above the 4.9% recorded on the first trimester of 2008, which represents on average an expansion [...]
President Chávez rates 70.3% of approval
ABN 21/08/2008
Caracas, Aug 21 ABN.- The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, rates an approval of 70.3%, and if the regional elections were carried out this Friday, he would win with 55.3% of the votes, stated the spokesperson of the GIS XXI Group of Social Research, Nelson Merentes, when he showed [...]
What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like?
August 4th 2008, by Andrew Kennis – Narco News
What is the Venezuelan News Media Actually Like?
Listening to accounts by the U.S. news media and to the public postures taken by the Bush administration, one would think that there is no freedom of expression in Venezuela. The impression most U.S. citizens have is that the [...]
News from Venezuela
Energy boosting is a vital subject for the integration Brazil-Argentina-Venezuela
ABN 05/08/2008
Caracas, Distrito Capital
Caracas, Aug 4. ABN.- The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Frías, informed this Monday that main subjects dealt with at the trilateral meeting with his counterparts of Brazil and Argentina were the integration and energy boosting in the South [...]
Trilateral meeting with Lula and Fernandez seeks food sovereignty
The president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez Fías, stressed that the meeting to be held with his counterparts from Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, and Argentina, Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner, will contribute to arrange agreements which guarantee the countries’ food sovereignty.
The President issued this information at his arrival to Argentina, [...]
