Tag: Hugo Chávez

Saturday, December 3rd 2011 - 09:02 UTC
Under Chavez sponsorship Latam nomenclature adds a new regional grouping

Showing off new energy after cancer treatment, Venezuela's President Hugo Chávez hosted Latin American leaders on Friday to create a new regional body that pointedly excludes the United States and Canada.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 16:04 UTC
“Four years more are more than enough”, says Argentine president

Argentine president Cristina Fernandez watered down any hopes of a limitless re-election during her visit to Venezuela stating that “four years more are more than enough”.
Friday, December 2nd 2011 - 16:00 UTC
CFK moved to tears on receiving picture of her husband painted by Chavez

Argentine President Cristina Fernández signed on Thursday nineteen cooperation agreements in different fields with her Venezuelan counterpart Hugo Chávez at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas.
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:14 UTC
CFK off to Venezuela to meet with Chavez and Dilma Rousseff

Argentine President Cristina Fernández will hold a bilateral meeting next Friday with her Brazilian counterpart Dilma Rousseff in the framework of the first Latin American and Caribbean States Community Summit (CELAC).
Tuesday, November 29th 2011 - 06:10 UTC
Venezuela and Colombia agree to boost trade by reducing tariffs on 3.500 items

Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his visiting Colombian counterpart Juan Manuel Santos subscribed Monday a trade understanding covering 3.500 items, based on the most exchanged products in recent years, and agreed on an ambitious energy projects that include neighbouring Ecuador and Panama.
Wednesday, November 16th 2011 - 21:01 UTC
Unhate campaign launches a round of kissing among world leaders

Benetton, the Italian family-controlled clothing empire, looks set to raise a few eyebrows, as it unveiled a new worldwide communication “Unhate” campaign that features political and faith leaders like Pope Benedict XVI, German chancellor Angela Merkel, French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Barack Obama and Hugo Chavez kissing.
Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 22:45 UTC
Revelations on Chavez health condition were done ‘on request from the family’

Salvador Navarrete the doctor who had to abandon Venezuela after revealing that President Hugo Chavez life expectancy is two years, because of a pelvic cancer, said he proceeded on request from members of the president’s family.
Tuesday, November 1st 2011 - 05:03 UTC
Venezuela’s Chavez expropriates 290.000 hectares from the UK Vestey Group

Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez has ordered the expropriation of 290.000 hectares (716.590 acres) belonging to a British-owned company amid a disagreement over compensation for earlier takeovers of ranchland from the firm.
Thursday, October 20th 2011 - 21:16 UTC
Chavez declares he’s free of cancer; makes pilgrimage to Catholic miraculous shrine

Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez self-declared he was cancer-free on Thursday four months after surgery to remove a cancerous tumour that shook the oil rich country ahead of a 2012 presidential vote.
Monday, October 17th 2011 - 21:31 UTC
Former personal surgeon says Chavez has a very aggressive ‘pelvic tumor’

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is undergoing “rigorous” medical exams in Havana where he traveled Sunday night and hopefully will be back in Caracas mid week with “good news”.