Tag: Henrique Capriles

• Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 06:06 UTC

  Venezuela opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez will remain in a military prison

  

  The Caracas Court of Appeals rejected on Friday the defense attorney's plea for the release of opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez, locked up in a military prison since last Feb. 18, Venezuela's Supreme Court said Friday.

• Tuesday, March 4th 2014 - 23:31 UTC

  Venezuela prepares to honor Chavez on the first anniversary of his death

  

  Venezuela has geared up for commemorations of populist leader Hugo Chávez's death despite continued protests against his successor that have shaken the OPEC member and threatened the legacy of “El Comandante.”

• Tuesday, February 18th 2014 - 20:25 UTC

  In the midst of a huge turnout, Venezuelan opposition leader hands himself to security forces

  

  Hard-line opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez has handed himself over to Venezuelan security forces answering an arrest warrant placed on the figure following last week's fatal protests against the regime of President Nicolas Maduro. The government formally accused Lopez of instigating the protests and conspiring for a right-wing coup.

• Wednesday, January 8th 2014 - 05:48 UTC

  Venezuela's violent crime unstoppable: former beauty queen and husband shot dead

  

  Gunmen shot dead a former Miss Venezuela and her ex-husband in the South American nation, authorities said today. Monica Spear, 29, a soap opera actress, and Henry Berry, 39, died in an attempted robbery on the highway between Puerto Cabello and Valencia in central Venezuela.

• Friday, November 29th 2013 - 07:23 UTC

  Desperately dollar-short Venezuela planning gold reserves swap operation

  

  Venezuela is evaluating a swap agreement involving gold reserves as a way to fortify dollar supplies in a country which suffers chronic product shortages and inflation close to 55%. Opposition leader Henrique Capriles said last week that the government was negotiating a swap operation with Goldman Sachs involving 1.45 million ounces of gold worth around 1.86 billion dollars.

• Monday, November 25th 2013 - 08:03 UTC

  Tens of thousands turn out to the streets to protest Venezuela economic situation

  

  Tens of thousands of opposition supporters marched in Venezuela on Saturday to pressure President Nicolás Maduro’s government before December 8 local elections after their leader denounced the pre-dawn arrest of an aide.

• Tuesday, July 23rd 2013 - 08:15 UTC

  Santos and Maduro agree to open a new chapter of neighbourly relations

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos on Monday agreed to turn the page on a diplomatic dispute triggered when Santos met with Venezuela's main opposition leader in May.

• Wednesday, June 12th 2013 - 07:24 UTC

  Venezuela’s electoral council ratifies Maduro victory; Capriles appeals to Supreme Court

  

  Venezuela's National Electoral Council said an audit of the results of presidential elections in April confirmed President Nicolas Maduro did win by 1.5 percentage points, despite opposition claims that the vote was fraudulent.

• Thursday, June 6th 2013 - 02:13 UTC

  U.S. and Venezuela agree to start dialogue to restore respective ambassadors

  

  The United States is to start a dialogue with Venezuela aimed at restoring their respective ambassadors, US Secretary of State John Kerry has said. He was speaking after Venezuela freed and deported a US filmmaker who had been held on conspiracy charges. Mr Kerry welcomed Timothy Tracy's release as a “positive development”.

• Tuesday, June 4th 2013 - 05:27 UTC

  Strong reaction from Bolivarian countries to Colombia’s cooperation with NATO

  

  President Juan Manuel Santos announcement over the weekend that Colombia will look for a cooperation understanding with NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) on their invitation, has irked the so called Latinamerican group of ‘anti-imperialist countries’, at a moment when relations between neighbouring Colombia and Venezuela have hit a new low.