Tag: Venezuela

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:26 UTC

  Thousands of followers of the late Chavez flooded the streets of Venezuela

  

  Followers of Venezuela's late populist leader Hugo Chavez flooded the streets on Wednesday to mark the anniversary of his death, a sad but welcome distraction for his successor who has faced a month of violent protests.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:16 UTC

  Boudou and Timerman represent Argentina at Chavez anniversary

  

  Vice president Amado Boudou and Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman represented Argentina at Wednesday's ceremonies in honor of the late Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez on his death first anniversary, which was followed by huge crowds in Caracas.

• Thursday, March 6th 2014 - 05:10 UTC

  Maduro cuts diplomatic relations with Panama for sponsoring an OAS meeting on Venezuela

  

  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Wednesday his government was breaking diplomatic relations with Panama after the country called a special meeting of the Organization of American States, OAS, to address the current state of protests in Caracas.

• 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.”

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 05:09 UTC

  Minister announces Maduro will inform Unasur on the Venezuela situation

  

  Foreign minister Elías Jaua said that Caracas will not accept international mediation in the current situation faced by Venezuela but nevertheless thanked Uruguay's president Jose Mujica for his efforts and knowledge about what's going on in his country.

• Friday, February 28th 2014 - 02:42 UTC

  Venezuela political power, 'concentrated in a single party with an authoritarian executive'

  

  An executive summary published on Thursday by the US State Department describes Venezuela’s political power as “concentrated in a single party with an authoritarian executive”, and reported human rights abuses, including corruption, freedom of speech restrictions, and political persecutions amid others.

• Thursday, February 27th 2014 - 03:21 UTC

  Russia with plans for military bases in Nicaragua, Cuba and Venezuela

  

  Russia is planning to expand its permanent military presence outside its borders by placing military bases or seeking permission for navy ships to use ports in a number of foreign countries, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Wednesday. The list includes Vietnam, Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua, the Seychelles, Singapore and several other countries

• Wednesday, February 26th 2014 - 23:13 UTC

  OAS Permanente Council special meeting on Venezuelan situation suspended

  

  The meeting of the Organization of American States (OAS), Permanent Council convened to evaluate the possibility of holding a meeting of ambassadors to address the current political situation in Venezuela, has been postponed after pressure from the Venezuelan Government, said Carlos Ponce, coordinator for the Latin American and Caribbean Network for Democracy (Redlad).

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 20:35 UTC

  US orders three Venezuelan diplomats out of the country in reprisal for similar measure from Maduro

  

  The United States ordered three Venezuelan diplomats to leave in reprisal for President Nicolas Maduro's expulsion of three US embassy staff accused of fomenting unrest that has killed at least 13 people.

• Tuesday, February 25th 2014 - 04:26 UTC

  Ambassador Castro supports democratic Maduro and blames a “ferocious media attack”

  

  The Argentine ambassador to the United Kingdom, Alicia Castro, openly revealed her support for Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro as protests in the nation continued, while criticizing what she saw as a “ferocious media attack” carried out by opponents of the head of state.