Government of Venezuela

Venezuela's Hugo Chavez defends "Carlos the Jackal" throws in His Lot With Mugabe and Ahmadinejad

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has defended jailed killer "Carlos the Jackal" and several world leaders he says are wrongly considered "bad guys". In a speech to international socialist politicians, Mr Chavez said "Carlos", a...

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Venezuelan financial system has strength and stability

“The financial system has enjoyed of a great strength and a remarkable stability; to it has contributed the control, surveillance and monitoring carried out by Sudeban (Venezuela"s banking regulator"s office), the BCV...

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Venezuelan Government reaffirms that military bases are a threat for the region

The Venezuelan Government, by means of a statement issued by the Ministry of People"s Power for Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed to the European Union that the tension between Colombia and Venezuela owes to the settlement of US...

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Intervention measures aimed at protecting savers

The measures of intervention dictated by the Venezuelan Government against the banks Canarias, Bolivar, ProVivienda (BanPro) and Confederado aim at protecting the people who save money in such financial institutions....

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Colombia: Tensions and ‘Winds of War' with Venezuela

Tensions have been escalating in the last few weeks between Colombia and Venezuela, two neighboring countries which already have strained relations. In the blog Atrabilioso [es] , Jaime Restrepo writes : Si hay algo repetitivo...

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US Hopes to See More Anti-Drug Efforts in Venezuela

Brian Wagner | Miami 20 November 2009 U.S. anti-drug officials are calling for greater efforts by Venezuela to combat drug traffickers who are using the country to make illegal shipments. U.S. and Latin American officials...

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NICARAGUA: Despite Efforts, Corruption Still a Problem

MANAGUA, Nov 19 (IPS) - Two national surveys and the latest report on perceptions of corruption by Transparency International support the view that a culture of graft continues to undermine the foundations of Nicaraguan...

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Colombia Set to Be Pentagon’s Covert Hub

LEO GARCIA An official document submitted to Congress by the U.S. Air Force earlier this year reveals that it is seeking to upgrade a military airfield in Palanquero, Colombia, that will provide the Pentagon with “…an...

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Venezuela rejects U.S. mediation in dispute with Colombia

CARACAS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Venezuelan government rejected on Wednesday a U.S. proposal to mediate in a dispute between Venezuela and Colombia over Colombia's military cooperation agreement with the United States. "The...

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Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on marriage equality and anti-gay persecution

As rare as it is to have Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez on the record on LGBT rights, I wanted to share this little nugget from an interview given on the spot during his visit to Europe last month. In it, an Italian gossip...

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