President Nicolas Maduro and his ministerial team have been criss-crossing Venezuela as part of the “Gobierno de Calle”, or “Street Government”, initiative. The latest stop was in the Andean state of Mérida.
The Venezuelan government is to re-launch the eye surgery program Mission Miracle as part of a strategy to continue improving the humanitarian program’s reach and performance.
In an effort to achieve wage increases, professors at 13 universities across the country have gone on strike, bringing university operations to a halt.
Founder of Venezuela’s world famous El Sistema music program, Jose Abreu, met with President Nicolas Maduro last night to discuss expanding the program. They agreed on a project called Musical Program Simon Bolivar, which will aim to have one million Venezuelan youth and children playing musical instruments.
The Venezuelan government announced that it is implementing a short term plan, called ‘Safe Homeland’, to fight crime. Members of the Bolivarian Armed Forces (FANB) will patrol areas of Venezuela with the highest crime rates.
Despite some private international media reporting “economic chaos” and that social missions have ground to a halt with President Hugo Chavez still recovering from cancer surgery, the missions continue working.
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.
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.
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.
Shortages of certain food items in Venezuela have generated much criticism in recent weeks, yet the National Institute of Statistics and government authorities assure that the country eats better now than before the Chavez government came to power in 1999.
After reaching its construction goal for 2012, The Venezuelan government renewed its pledge to provide affordable and dignified housing for all citizens during a special meeting held last Friday between state governors and members of the Executive branch.
Venezuela added more than 800,000 people to the rolls of the state welfare system during 2012, according to a statement by government officials on Thursday.
The Venezuelan economy grew by 5.2% in the third quarter of 2012, the eight consecutive quarter of growth since Venezuela moved out of recession at the end of 2010.
Venezuela continues to see a big surge in housing construction since the government launched the “Great Venezuelan Housing Mission” in April of last year.
