Venezuela

Thursday, September 26th 2013 - 05:32 UTC
Maduro skips UN speech alleging ‘two highly serious provocations’ against his life

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Wednesday he had scrapped his plan to take part in the UN General Assembly in New York to “protect my life” after purported threats on it. Just back from a visit to China Maduro said that on a layover in Vancouver he received intelligence on what he said were “two highly serious provocations”, which prompted him to scrap his UN trip.
Wednesday, September 25th 2013 - 05:03 UTC
Major cocaine catch in Paris shipped from Venezuela triggers more questions than replies

With more arrests and airline workers suspected, Venezuela's top police official said that the smuggling of 1.5 tons of cocaine in 31 suitcases on an Air France flight from Caracas to Paris has led to nine arrests on two continents.
Tuesday, September 24th 2013 - 08:19 UTC
Paraguay and Venezuela discussions to re-establish full relations and on Mercosur

Representatives from Paraguay and Venezuela are scheduled to re-take bilateral and Mercosur related discussions on the sides of the UN General Assembly this week in New York, according to Deputy foreign minister Manuel María Cáceres
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:50 UTC
Venezuela takes over toilet paper factory in order to avoid “nationwide shortage”

The Venezuela government has temporarily taken over a toilet paper factory in order to avoid a nationwide shortage. The decision was implemented by the National Guard which took control of the ‘Manufacturas de Papel’ plant and authorities will now oversee and monitor its production.
Monday, September 23rd 2013 - 16:41 UTC
China/Venezuela cooperation agreements involving 20bn dollars including 5bn credit

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, said they were committed to consolidating the strategic alliance between their two countries during a meeting in Beijing at which they signed a dozen cooperation and investment agreements worth 20 billion dollars.
Friday, September 20th 2013 - 08:24 UTC
US corn exporters concerned with Mercosur competition in Venezuela

United States corn exporters are concerned with the fact that Venezuela, one of their prime markets, is now a full member of Mercosur, which includes Brazil and Argentina two major exporting countries.
Thursday, September 19th 2013 - 19:06 UTC
Venezuelan youth crime: blame it on Spiderman and other ‘idolized super.-heroes’

President Nicolas Maduro blamed Spiderman and other ‘idolized super heroes’ of US television cartoons for the growing youth crime in Venezuela, which has become one of the most violent countries in Latinamerica.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 06:43 UTC
China will help Venezuela develop a huge oil field investing 14bn dollars

China’s hydrocarbons company Sinopec and Venezuela’s PDVSA (Petroleos de Venezuela SA) agreed investments to develop the Junin 1 oil field in the Orinoco oil strip, which will demand 14 billion dollars for a daily extraction of 200.000 barrels, said PDVSA president Rafael Ramírez currently in Beijing.
Wednesday, September 18th 2013 - 06:39 UTC
Venezuela breaks three Mercosur human rights on human rights on abandoning IACHR

By Juan Francisco Alonso - El Universal - Venezuela is not only a full member of the bloc since July 2012, but it also holds the pro-tempore presidency. The entry into force of Venezuela's denunciation of the American Convention on Human Rights, which implies its withdrawal from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACHR Court), breaches at least three regulations of Mercosur regional trade bloc.
Wednesday, September 11th 2013 - 22:09 UTC
Venezuela media running out of newsprint; lack of dollars to import

While the world press decries plunging print readership and advertising revenue, newspaper editors in Venezuela are struggling with a much more fundamental problem: lack of newsprint.