An illegal shipment of 50,000 cartridges for AK-47 rifles was detected by port authorities in eastern Venezuela. Venezuelan government is on high alert due to rumors of a possible new coup d’etat
According to a nationwide January poll, 51% of Venezuelans would ratify Hugo Chavez as the country´s President if a recall referendum were to be carried out
On Monday, the US government denied giving funds to groups seeking to oust Venezuelan President Chavez. However, declassified documents prove that at least $800,000 of US taxpayers' money was given to opposition groups
Venezuela’s National Electoral Council will begin to investigate thousands of signature forms to request the recall of President Chavez, which appear to be filled by a single person
Representatives of the opposition to President Chavez met with U.S. officials in Washington to ask for more help in recall process. The U.S. is preocuppied for the opposition’s lack of leadership needed to replace Chavez
Supporters of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez took the streets to celebrate the 12th anniversary of the insurrection against corrupt President Carlos Andres Perez, which catapulted Chavez into the political spotlight
US Immigration authorities denied a petition to grant conditional freedom to two Venezuelan rebel military officers accused of committing acts of terrorism in Venezuela, who are seeking political asylum in Miami
After Venezuela's Central Bank announced it would allocate 900 million US dollars for agricultural loans, the country is expected to benefit from a boom in agriculture to lower dependency on imports.
Venezuela ratified yesterday the Inter-American Convention Against Terrorism during the Inter-American Committee Against Terrorism meeting in Uruguay. 22 other countries, including the U.S., are yet to ratify it
Billionaire and media tycoon Gustavo Cisneros will be awarded by the Inter-American Economic Council, in spite of his involvement in anti-democratic activities in Venezuela. Henry Kissinger will present the award
Ford Motor and GM hope to take advantage of Venezuela´s expected 6.5% GDP growth this year by increasing local output to gain market share. 75% of Ford's 2004 investments in the Andean region will go to Venezuela. GM will invest $15 million
Nora Castañeda, an economist of African and Indigenous descent who heads Venezuela’s Women’s Development Bank, is touring the US to talk about “creating a caring economy in Venezuela”
The government of Venezuela formally requested U.S. authorities the detention of Venezuelan military officers seeking asylum in Miami, allegedly involved in the bombing of diplomatic missions in Caracas
Carter, who is in Venezuela as an observer of the recall referendum process, met with government and electoral authorities, applauding their job and demanding local media to trust the signature validation process
President Hugo Chavez demanded his opponents to “behave democratically” and to respect electoral authorities, after recent episodes of violence and threats of rebellion if signatures for recall referendum are declared insufficient
