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Corruption Charges Shake the Venezuelan Opposition

Feb 8th 2013

President of the National Assembly’s Comptroller Committee Pedro Carreño presented formal charges to the Attorney General’s

In a heated debate before the National Assembly on Tuesday, several politicians from opposition political party Primero Justicia were accused of corruption, and one opposition legislator broke ranks with the opposition coalition.

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Celebrations and Criticisms on Anniversary of 1992 Coup Attempt in Venezuela

Feb 5th 2013

Thousands of civilians and members of the military filled the streets of Caracas on Monday in celebration of the anniversary of

Twenty-one years after Hugo Chavez launched an aborted coup and first became known on the national stage, Venezuelans are divided on how the 1992 coup attempt should be remembered today.

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Venezuelan Government Officials Increasingly Confident on Chavez Recovery

Feb 4th 2013

Showing the document bearing Chavez’s signature, Vice President Maduro declared, “we have a president governing”. (AVN)

Venezuelan government officials have sent signals of increasing confidence about President Hugo Chavez’s successful recovery from his cancer operation last 11 December.

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Eighth Annual Citgo-Venezuela Heating Oil Program Launched

Feb 4th 2013

The program was launched at the Night of Peace Family Shelter in Baltimore (CITGO)

It is estimated that this year the program will help more than 100,000 families in 25 states plus the District of Columbia, including members of more than 240 Native American communities and more than 200 homeless shelters.

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Venezuela Continues to Search for Solutions to High Crime Rate

Feb 2nd 2013

Caracas at night (Photo: Leo Ramírez/AFP)

A surge in violent crime in recent years has given Venezuela one of the highest murder rates in the world, and is forcing the country to search for solutions as the crime rate continues to remain high.

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Early Release Request for Perpetrator of Venezuelan 2002 Coup Violence Rejected

Feb 1st 2013

Vice President Nicolas Maduro with victims of the April 2002 coup (Prensa Presidencial)

Venezuelan Vice-president Nicolas Maduro has publicly rejected an early release request for a jailed police commissioner convicted for his role in civilian killings during the short-lived 2002 coup against the Chavez government.

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Venezuelan Film Industry Beginning to Flourish

Feb 1st 2013

A community film showing (AVN)

The rise in the quantity and profile of Venezuelan films comes after a spectacular collapse in the industry in the 1990s.

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United Socialist Party of Venezuela Announces Primary Elections

Jan 29th 2013

PSUV vice-president Diosdado Cabello announcing the party’s primary election procedures yesterday. (Ciudad CCS)

The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), will hold internal elections to choose its candidates for the mayoral and municipal council elections, to be held on 14 July.

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CELAC Strengthened by Second Annual Summit

Jan 29th 2013

Raul Castro (middle), the Cuban president and new president pro tempore of CELAC shakes hands with the previous one, Sebastian P

The recently formed Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met last weekend with the European Union (EU) for a Business Summit, before holding its own annual summit over Sunday and Monday.

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Massacre in Venezuelan Prison Reignites Criticism of Prison System

Jan 28th 2013

Outside the Uribana prison complex where dozens were killed in a massacre on Friday (El Impulso)

A massacre in a Venezuelan prison that resulted in more than 60 dead and 120 wounded on Friday has generated a flurry of criticism of the Venezuelan government for the situation in the country’s prison system.

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Chavez Overcomes Respiratory Infection, Venezuelan Government Says

Jan 28th 2013

Venezuelan minister of communication, Ernesto Villegas (VTV)

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has beaten his respiratory infection and his recovery continues to be favourable, the Venezuelan government has reported.

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Venezuela’s Canaima Computer Project Progresses to Next Stage

Jan 28th 2013

(CaracasDigital.com)

One of the most successful projects of the government of Hugo Chavez took another leap forward last week, with the announcement that Venezuela is expected to produce 1,200,000 Canaima computers this year.

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Venezuelan Government to Pursue Legal Action over El País’ False Chavez Photo

Jan 25th 2013

A copy of El País on sale yesterday with the false image on the front page (EFE/Orlando Barría)

The Venezuelan government has announced that it will pursue legal action against Spanish newspaper El País for the publication of a fake photograph purporting to show President Hugo Chavez undergoing medical treatment. 

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Census Figures Show Reduction in Poverty in Venezuela over Last Decade

Jan 25th 2013

Elías Eljuri, president of Venezuelan’s National Institute of Statistics (Informe21)

Representatives from Venezuela’s National Institute of Statistics (INE) officially revealed some of the most important conclusions from the 14th National Census of Population and Housing to the Venezuelan public this week.

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Divisions Emerge in Venezuela’s Opposition As Some Claim Government is “Illegitimate”

Jan 24th 2013

Henrique Capriles (top), Lara Governor Henri Falcon (left), Maria Corina Machado (center), Diego Arria (right) (Photo: Noticias

Divisions have emerged among Venezuela’s opposition leaders in recent days as some have called for taking a more hardline position against a government they claim to be “illegitimate”.

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