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Vice-president Presents Venezuela’s Yearly Review, Some Opposition Walk Out
January 16, 2013 ... for seven minutes, where as last year Chavez talked for 9 hours and 47 minutes. In the past the opposition has criticised ... -
Venezuela Implements Measures to Curb Commercial Energy Use
January 5, 2010 ... Lit up advertising should be turned off outside of working hours, while advertising located on roads can only be lit up ... and 12am. Non compliance will result in a penalty of 24 hours without electricity and a second non-compliance denotes a penalty of 72 hours. The Electricity Ministry said the measures are ... -
Venezuela’s 2013 Budget: 5% to Political Participation, 12% to Education among other Social Investment
October 24, 2012 ... this year compared to last year. So far this year Bs 4.47 billion have been transferred to grassroots organisations ... -
Venezuelan Vice President Details Efforts to Overcome Five Serious Crises in 2010
February 11, 2011 ... attends to its people”. OPPOSITION REACTION After eight hours of open and direct testimony before the National ... reactions from opposition parlimentarians. “Eight hours of talking and he said nothing”, declared Assembly ... -
Venezuelan Government Declares Temporary State of Emergency in Electricity Sector
April 24, 2013 ... there were a number of blackouts, usually lasting 1 to 2 hours, in various parts of the country. The government blamed ... -
May Day on the Campaign Trail: Venezuela’s Working Class Marches in Caracas
May 2, 2018 Announcing a 95% minimum wage increase, President Nicolas Maduro pledged to resolve the country's economic crisis if re-elected to a second term in upcoming May 20 elections. -
Chávez’s Annual Address Includes Minimum Wage Hike, Maintenance of Social Spending in Venezuela
January 18, 2010 ... of a reality, a poorly executed plan... in no more than 24 hours we rectified it.” Rodriguez will be charged with ... outages, mandatory limits on consumption and operating hours in public and private institutions, public education ... -
Chavez Accepts Responsibility for Blackouts in Venezuela
September 8, 2008 Following nationwide blackouts, the Venezuelan government acknowledged its responsibility and outlined a plan to fix the ongoing problem. -
Venezuela’s Maduro Delivers 2016 State of the Union Address
January 19, 2016 ... are expecting much more from us,” he stated. Just hours before, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) released ... -
Venezuela’s Maduro Announces String of Emergency Economic Measures
February 18, 2016 The economic initiatives include changes to the country’s multi-tiered exchange rate, a rise in the domestic price of gasoline, the implementation of a new tax system, and placing more power over food distribution in the hands of organised communities. -
Venezuelan President Restructures Cabinet, Prepares Economic Adjustments
September 19, 2009 On Thursday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced structural changes to his Council of Ministers, and gave a glimpse of impending economic measures designed to increase employment, reduce inflation, and improve production amidst the world economic crisis. -
Venezuela’s Maduro Raises Wages, Promises a ‘Shake Up’ in Annual Address
January 16, 2019 Other announcements include expanding housing programs, extra funding for agriculture and “pragmatic” foreign investment in the oil industry.