Tag: Venezuela

Friday, January 30th 2015 - 08:25 UTC
Chavez died December 2012 and not March 2013, says former bodyguard

A former bodyguard of Venezuela’s Socialist Party heavyweight Diosdado Cabello Leamsy Salazar, who fled the country earlier this week and was reportedly collaborating with US authorities investigating allegations of Venezuelan officials' involvement in drugs, said late president Hugo Chavez did not die on 5 March 2013 but on 30 December 2012.
Friday, January 30th 2015 - 08:19 UTC
Argentine-born scientist to prison for providing US nuclear information to alleged Venezuelan agents

A U.S. judge sentenced an Argentine-born scientist, now a nationalized American, to five years in prison for providing secret nuclear information to an FBI agent posing as a Venezuelan government official, the Justice Department announced.
Tuesday, January 27th 2015 - 06:50 UTC
Oil Prices Changing The Face Of Global Geopolitics

In a documentary that aired recently on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation's popular The Fifth Estate program, an allegory of Vladimir Putin was presented. The wily Russian president was described growing up in a shabby St. Petersburg apartment, where he would often corner rats.
Monday, January 26th 2015 - 07:17 UTC
Venezuela denies authorization to former presidents to visit political prisoner

The Venezuelan government has turned down a request by former presidents of Chile and Colombia to visit opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez in jail. Chile's Sebastian Piñera and Colombia's Andres Pastrana say they are in Venezuela to support the opposition and have called for the release of Mr Lopez, who was arrested nearly a year ago.
Friday, January 23rd 2015 - 05:43 UTC
In “God will provide” speech Maduro admits economic failure and calls for unity

In a three-hour State of the Nation speech to the National Assembly on Wednesday night, president Nicolás Maduro acknowledged some of the economic realities facing Venezuela: the economy contracted by 2.8% in 2014 and inflation stood at 64%.
Tuesday, January 13th 2015 - 07:30 UTC
Arrests in Venezuela following protests over swelling lines for basic goods

At least a dozen protesters arrested in Venezuela remained in jail and masked assailants burned a bus overnight amid scattered unrest over swelling lines for basic goods, activists said.
Thursday, January 8th 2015 - 05:34 UTC
Maduro announces 20bn dollars in investment credits from China

President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday he had secured a total of more than 20 billion dollars in investment from major creditor China for economic, social, and oil-related projects.
Saturday, January 3rd 2015 - 06:11 UTC
Maduro and Biden shake hands and meet briefly at Rousseff's inauguration

On the sidelines of the inauguration of Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff at the Planalto Palace seat of Brazil's Executive, U.S. Vice President Joe Biden met briefly with Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro in a hand-shake facilitated by Uruguay President Jose Mujica.
Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 03:23 UTC
Venezuela admits recession in the last three quarters and inflation of 63.6%

Venezuela confirmed on Tuesday it had entered a recession while inflation remained the highest in the Americas, but President Nicolas Maduro's populist government blamed political foes for the dismal data. According to the latest Central bank information, GDP contracted in each of the first three quarters: 4.8%, 4.9% and 2.3%, while twelve-month inflation reached 63.6% in November.
Wednesday, December 31st 2014 - 03:17 UTC
Venezuela has world's second highest homicide rate: 24.980 killings in the year

Venezuela has the second highest homicide rate in the world, according to a report released by the NGO Venezuelan Violence Observatory. The country's homicide rate for 2014 stood at 82 per 100,000, with a total of 24,980 killings recorded for the year. The figure marked an uptick from the group’s estimate for the year prior, which stood at 79 per 100,000.