Venezuela’s Vice-President demanded that the US help bring to justice several Venezuelans accused of terrorism against foreign embassies, government buildings and military installations.
Venezuela's Vice-president said that the government will respect any decisions that the electoral authorities might make, as the process of verification of signatures for possible recall referenda gets underway.
Opposition forces accuse the Electoral Council of being "too slow" to verify and count signatures to request a recall referendum on President Chavez. Also put pressure to postpone the elections governors and mayors
"The referendum processes of Venezuela doesn’t need lessons from any foreign country," said Venezuela’s Attorney General, answering statements made by U.S. National Security Advisor, and other U.S. officials
Venezuelan Defense Minister, General Jorge Garcia Carneiro, refuted allegations made by El Nuevo Herald of Miami, pointing to a presumed alliance between the government of Venezuela and Colombian guerrillas
A Florida judge dismissed a lawsuit against Venezuela, which demanded $100 million in reparations for the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the WTC. The lawsuit claimed that Venezuela gave one million dollars to the Taliban regime
While Venezuela celebrates the 150th anniversary of the abolition of slavery, members of the TransAfrica Forum and Venezuela’s Ambassador to the US, Bernardo Alvarez, inaugurated a photo expo to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Appearing on a Miami talk show, two of the military officers who tried to overthrow Venezuela's government in 2.002, expressed their desire to see their motherland invaded by U.S. forces in order to remove President Hugo Chavez from office.
President Chavez added specificity to the on-going controversy about his request for the Central Bank to loan up to one billion dollars to farmers. Also, he suggested that the Bank keep a part of its monetary reserves in Euros.
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez welcomed a delegation of U.S. African-American activists and said that his country will not tolerate any intervention from Washington, in response to negative comments from U.S. National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
Venezuela tells the US government to stop "sticking its nose" in the country's affairs, in response to a series of comments by US officials on Venezuela's relations with Cuba, and a possible recall referendum on the President Chavez's mandate.
The TransAfrica delegation of prominent African-American activists participated in the opening of a Bolivarian School dedicated to Martin Luther King, Jr. Bill Fletcher, who heads the delegation, drew parallels between MLK and President Chavez.
Global rating agency Fitch Ratings assigned a "B-" (outlook stable) rating to Venezuela's 30-year bonds issued on Jan 7th. Reiterated that Chavez will survive recall referendum.
A delegation of African-American activists visiting Venezuela, criticized the news media for what they describe as a "disinformation campaign" against the country and against President Hugo Chavez.
