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CNE: Venezuelan Opposition Occupies 75.4% of TV Election Ads

An opposition placard: "Socialism" below a skull and crossbones (Reuters)

75.4% of televised campaign advertisements have been pro-opposition and 24.6% have been pro-government since the race for 165 seats in Venezuela’s National Assembly officially began last Thursday. The opposition's media campaign has been focused on Venezuela's crime rate and the recent death of hunger striker Franklin Brito.

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Venezuela Invests in Recycled Materials for Housing Construction

President Chavez holds up a brick made of
40% recycled paper (Prensa Miraflores).

On Saturday, Venezuela opened a state-owned factory to recycle used oil pipes into metal framing for construction, and announced it will invest in the production of bricks made partially from recycled paper.

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As Elections Approach Venezuela Holds Vote Simulation, Promotes Voter Education

Voters review the ballot during Sunday's simulation (AVN)

Massive participation in an election simulation that took place last Sunday is evidence that Venezuela is ready to carry out its parliamentary elections this September 26, according to the President of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tibisay Lucena. 

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Venezuelan Government: “Most Important” Drug Seizure in Four Years

Minister Tarek El Aissami displays the captured drugs (YVKE)

The Bolivarian National Guard captured four tonnes of high purity cocaine in Guarico state yesterday morning. The Minister for Justice and Internal Affairs, Tareck El Aissami, said it was the “most important [drug] seizure that has been carried out in the last four years.”

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Internet Usage Advances in Venezuela

In Venezuela, a nation with a population of about 27 million people,there are currently 9.7 million Internet users and 28.2 million mobile phone lines. In the last year, Venezuelans have also outranked nations worldwide in the use of social network sonline, such as Twitter.

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Venezuela Combats Illegal Mining as Six Die in Gold Mine

Photo from CVG website

As the Venezuelan government continues to implement Plan Caura, a project to fight illegal mining and its impact on the environment, unsafe working conditions, and resource theft, six illegal miners have died in a gold mine collapse and the government has opened an investigation.

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Venezuela-Colombia Border Security and Commerce a Top Priority as Bilateral Ties Restored

Colombian Chancellor Maria Holguin (left) and Venezuelan
Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro (center).

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro held talks with local mayors, political organizations, military, and police officials in the Colombia-Venezuela border zone on Tuesday to create a plan to improve security, restart cross-border commerce, and provide social programming for the border population.

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Venezuelan Central Bank: Economy on Path Out of Recession

The Central Bank forecast positive economic growth for 2011 (YVKE)

Venezuela’s economy contracted at a slower rate in the second quarter than in the first quarter of this year, suggesting the oil-exporting South American nation may be emerging from a one and a half year recession, the Venezuelan Central Bank (BCV) announced in a statement.

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Venezuela’s Agricultural Production Advances

Minister for Agriculture and Lands Juan Carlos Loyo (RNV)

Over the past eleven years, Venezuela has seen an increase of 48% in agricultural lands under cultivation, the Minister for Land and Agriculture, Juan Carlos Loyo, reported last week.

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Popularity of State-Run Food Markets on the Rise

A state-run Abastos Bicentenario market (Prensa Presidencial)

One of Venezuela’s state-run food supply networks saw an increase of 70% in its sales last month, according to Commerce Minister Richard Canan.

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Venezuelan Court Retracts Ruling in Graphic Image Controversy

“Only a media outlet without ethics, without morals, would publish this photo” (

Yesterday a Venezuelan court partially retracted a ruling prohibiting printed media from publishing “violent, bloody or grotesque” images.

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Reformed Venezuelan Bank Law Separates Banks and Media

Legislators approving the Bank Law yesterday (National Assembly website)

Yesterday, in an extraordinary sitting, the National Assembly passed a reform to the Bank Law which affirms that media owners and stock holders cannot manage banks.

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Colombian Senate President Visits Venezuela to Build Trust as Bilateral Relations Renewed

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro (center) with National Assembly President Cilia Flores (right) and Colombian Senate P

The president of the Colombian Senate, Armando Benedetti, met with Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and other top officials in Caracas on Monday. The meeting was the latest step forward in the renewal of bilateral relations following a three-week dispute that stoked fear of military aggression. 

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As PSUV and Opposition Intensify National Assembly Campaigns, Polls Indicate Majority for Socialists

PSUV campaign coordinators Blanca Eekhout (left) and Aristobulo
Isturiz (right) in a press conference on Tuesday (PSUV website)

As candidates from the pro-government United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) and the opposition United Democratic Roundtable (MUD) sharpen the focus of their campaigns for Venezuela’s 165 National Assembly seats, recent polls indicate the PSUV is on track to win at least a solid majority in the September 26th vote.

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Trinidad and Venezuela Sign Border Gas Field Deal

Trinidad and Tobago and Venezuela signed a long-awaited agreement in Caracas on Monday to develop natural gas reserves on their maritime border.

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