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Venezuelan Government Expands Battle Against Currency and Price Speculation

Mar 29th 2013

Thomas Coex / AFP / archive

The Venezuelan government has announced a number of measures in recent days to combat currency and price speculation, both of which have become increasingly problematic in recent months.

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Three Opposition Legislators Withdraw Support, Allege Plans to not Recognise Venezuelan Election Results

Mar 27th 2013

Ricardo Sanchez (agencies)

Three opposition substitute legislators, Ricardo Sanchez, Carlos Vargas, and Andres Avelino announced publically yesterday that they were withdrawing their support for opposition candidate Henrique Capriles.

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Venezuelan Government Commits to Resolving Indigenous Yukpa Land Issue

Mar 26th 2013

Sabino Romero (archive)

Following the murder of indigenous Yukpa leader Sabino Romero three weeks ago, a committee of 17 Yukpa met yesterday with the minister for foreign affairs, Elias Jaua, who promised to make payments so their lands could be inhabited by them.

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Uruguay Requests to Join SUCRE Regional Currency

Mar 25th 2013

The first transaction with the Sucre currency was effected in 2010 (archives)

Uruguay has requested to join the regional SUCRE currency, a move that will bring it into greater cooperation with the leftist ALBA alliance of Latin American nations.

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Maduro Counters Campaign to Discredit Venezuelan Electoral System

Mar 25th 2013

Acting President Nicolas Maduro (Archive)

The presidential candidate of the Bolivarian Revolution, Nicolas Maduro, yesterday counter-attacked the opposition’s campaign to discredit Venezuela’s electoral system ahead of the 14 April presidential election.

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Venezuela Regional Leader in Human Development, According to UNDP

Mar 24th 2013

UNDP Representative presents the report to Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (AVN / Prensa)

Venezuela is a regional leader in human development, according to a new report from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

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Venezuela’s Chavez Laid to Final Rest in Military Barracks

Mar 24th 2013

(Ariana Cubillos/AP)

The body of former President Hugo Chavez was transported to the military barracks Cuartel de la
Montana in the Caracas neighborhood of 23 de Enero last Friday in a solemn ceremony that saw thousands of Venezuelans turn out to pay their final respects to the fallen leader.

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Opposition Intensifies Campaign against Venezuelan Electoral System

Mar 22nd 2013

Police separated opposition and pro-government students a few blocks away from the CNE’s headquarters (AFP)

Police, pro-government and opposition students clashed on the streets of Caracas yesterday amid a growing opposition campaign against Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE). 

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Allied Parties Give Backing to Venezuela's Maduro

Mar 22nd 2013

Nicolas Maduro received the backing of allied political parties in the Great Patriotic Pole coalition (prensa presidencial)

Following Chavez’s call in December for “unity, unity, and unity”, a multitude of leftist parties threw their weight behind the Presidential candidature of Nicolas Maduro this week.

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Venezuela Breaks Off Talks With the United States

Mar 21st 2013

Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elías Jaua at a ceremony on Wednesday where he presented a medal to two Venezuelan diplomats that t

Venezuelan officials announced on Wednesday that they are breaking off talks with US diplomats, accusing the United States government of interfering in Venezuela’s internal affairs ahead of next month’s elections.

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Venezuelan Government Announces New Currency Exchange System

Mar 19th 2013

Finance minister Jorge Giordani (left) and president of the Central Bank, Nelson Merentes (middle) in the press conference today

Today members of the government held a press conference to inform the public about the new system for buying foreign currency. Called the Complimentary System of Foreign Currency Acquirement (Sicad), interim president Nicolas Maduro said it aims to “overcome the parallel market”.

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Polls Show Maduro Leading Capriles for Venezuelan Presidential Elections

Mar 19th 2013

The Barclays / Datanalisis poll suggests that pro-Chavez candidate Nicolas Maduro is set to win the 14 April presidential electi

Private poll company Datanalisis has found that interim president Nicolas Maduro has a 14% lead over opposition candidate Henrique Capriles, with 16% of respondents still undecided, or intending to vote for other candidates.

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Candidates Begin Campaigning for Presidential Elections in Venezuela

Mar 18th 2013

Presidential candidates Nicolás Maduro (left) and Henrique Capriles (right) (Noticias 24)

Though the electoral campaign is not to officially begin until April 2nd, both sides of the political divide in Venezuela have begun campaigning for the upcoming presidential elections on April 14th.

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Venezuela’s Chavez Moved to New Resting Place amid Tributes

Mar 15th 2013

The funeral process toward the 4th February Museum today (AVN)

The body of late Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez was today moved in a formal procession to a new resting place, amid tributes from national and international figures.

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Assassination of Venezuelan Yupka Chief Sabino Romero Leads to Criticisms

Mar 15th 2013

A protest on 3 March this year, the banner reads "Enough of criminalising the struggle of our indigenous peoples" (Pro

The assassination of indigenous Yukpa chief Sabino Romero on Saturday 3 March has led to public criticisms of the Venezuelan government’s handling of the land rights conflict in the Sierra de Perijá region. 

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