Tag: Globovisión

• Tuesday, May 14th 2013 - 06:08 UTC

  Venezuela’s only opposition television network sold to a group close to the government

  

  Globovision, Venezuela's only opposition television network which had a long history of clashes with the populist government of deceased President Hugo Chavez and his Bolivarian revolution, was sold Monday and will change its critical coverage, network officials said.
  “This channel already has been sold off,” the network's website said in a statement.

• Tuesday, May 11th 2010 - 00:33 UTC

  Former Allies but Later Staunch Critics of Chávez Sentenced to Years of Prison

  

  A former Venezuelan defence minister who has become a staunch critic of President Hugo Chávez was sentenced to almost eight years in prison for alleged misappropriation of funds in connection with the purchase of military equipment.