Tag: Nicolas Maduro

• Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:42 UTC

  Uruguay and Venezuela will further increase energy related cooperation

  

  Uruguay will renew the contract for the purchase of Venezuela oil and accept the stake increase of that country in a local bio-fuels corporation during the scheduled visit of President Nicolas Maduro to Montevideo next month; it was announced by the Uruguayan Foreign affairs ministry.

• Monday, February 17th 2014 - 09:35 UTC

  Maduro blames Washington and expels three US consular officials

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said Sunday he was expelling three U.S. consular officials, accusing them of conspiring with the opposition forces to foment unrest as violent protests ran into a fifth straight night. The expulsions come after two weeks of sporadic protests against across the country.

• Saturday, February 15th 2014 - 06:08 UTC

  Chilean president-elect Bachelet blasts Venezuelan repression and Maduro

  

  Following the bloody events of last Wednesday, while countries such as Argentina, Cuba, Bolivia, Ecuador, Nicaragua expressed their full support for the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro, others were more cautious such as Washington and the Europe Union calling for restraint and dialogue, but Chilean president-elect Michelle Bachelet openly twitted her rejection to repression, to President Maduro and called for a plebiscite.

• Friday, February 14th 2014 - 07:15 UTC

  Argentine government condemns “clear efforts of destabilization” in Venezuela

  

  The Argentine government has condemned what it terms “clear efforts of destabilization” in Venezuela, following Wednesday's clashes which left three dead and dozens injured on the streets of Caracas.

• Thursday, February 13th 2014 - 04:01 UTC

  At least four people killed as thousands march in Caracas for and against Maduro

  

  At least four people have been killed, including a police officer, after thousands of Venezuelans in two different marches, opposing and supporting President Nicolas Maduro took to the streets of Caracas on Wednesday following two weeks of anti-government protests across the country.

• Thursday, February 6th 2014 - 05:06 UTC

  Venezuela business organizations will challenge in court latest measures by Maduro administration

  

  A leading Venezuelan businessman rejected a new presidential decree limiting the profit margins of companies, vowing to take the fight all the way to the country’s Supreme Court. The President of the Venezuelan Federation of Chambers of Commerce and Industry (Fedecámaras) Jorge Roig, announced he had the backing of his organization and other business leaders.

• Tuesday, January 28th 2014 - 22:38 UTC

  Maduro wants Puerto Rico to join Celac, a territory 'free of colonies'

  

  President Nicolás Maduro described the current CELAC summit in Havana as historic and revealed Venezuela has proposed that the group's territories be considered 'free of colonies' and thus invites Puerto Rico to formally join Celac (Community of Latin American and Caribbean state).

• Sunday, January 26th 2014 - 12:06 UTC

  Maduro sets limits on company profits and prison terms for hoarding or over charging

  

  Venezuela decreed a new price control law that sets limits on company profits and establishes prison terms for those charged with hoarding or over-charging, part of populist President Nicolas Maduro's efforts to tame inflation.

• Monday, January 13th 2014 - 06:10 UTC

  Maduro names new cabinet but main ministries remain unchanged

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro appointed seven new ministers. His announcement was made during an event with the Movement for Peace and Life. Venezuela has been shocked by the extent of crime and killings, which means according to private organizations stats that only two out of ten cases ever are caught and face trial.

• 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.