Colombian paramilitary crisis continues

Today, the leader of Social National Unity Party (NUP), Senator Carlos Garcia Orjuela, was arrested in relation to cases involving right wing paramilitaries. NUP enjoys the majority of seat at Colombian Parliament. Garcia is closely related to President Alavaro...

Ecuador: Constituent Assembly aproves draft constitution

Caracas, Venezuela, 25 July, 2008. On Thursday, the Ecuadorian Constituent Assembly issed a 444 article draft constitution that will be send for approval by a National Referendum on 28 September...

Chavez and King of Spain ovecome shut up incident

Caracas, Venezuela, 25 July 2008, Today, King of Spain Juan Carlos met Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at Marivent Royal Palace at Mallorca. This is the first time they met after the XVII Ibero American...

From Portugal Chavez asks friendly EU to revise return immigration policy (up...

Updates: On 24 July 2008, Venezuelan President met his Portuguese counterpart, Aníbal Cavaco Silva. Chavez also attended a protocol ceremony to lay wreath on the statute of Simon Bolivar in Lisbon as Venezuela...

Venezuela and Belarus agree on long term oil pact

After visiting Moscow, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called on Belarus to increase oil cooperation. President Chavez promised counterpart Alexander Lukashenko that Venezuela "will supply Minsk with its oil...

Bolivian Judge halts Recall Referendum

Caracas, Venezuela, 23July 2008. On Tuesday 22 July 2008, a provisional Constitutional Law magistrate, Silvia Salame, ordered the suspension of the recall referendum due on 10 August 2008. Salame ruled the suspension to safeguard jurisprudence and allow her to...

Russia and Venezuela agree oil and gas cooperation deal (Updated)

Today, Venezuela and Russia gave a more tangible meaning to their strategic partnership during the visit of President Hugo Chavez. Four new deals on oil and gas were signed to further energy security plans....

Colombians celebrate independence day by calling for peace (updatd)

Caracas, Venezuela, 20 July 2008. Today, thousands of Colombians have gathered all over the world to celebrate their independence day. Bogotá Bolivar Square has been packed with demonstrators. Most notably, French...

Brazilian President Lula da Silva visits Colombia (updated)

Updates: On 20 July 2008, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe announced his country would join the Security Council of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR). This council was proposed by Venezuela and Brazil to draft a defence policy and...

Nicaraguan Sandinista Revolution turns 29

Caracas, Venezuela, 19 July 2008. Today, Nicaraguan government celebrates the 29th anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution. President Daniel Ortega organized a meeting of regional Latin American leader for the...

Bolivia to fund road projects with Venezuelan US$300 millions (Updated)

Updates: "Morales, Lula and Chavez sign agreements to build roads of integrationRiberalta (Beni), July 18 (ABI).-  Presidents of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva; Venezuela, Hugo Chavez Frias and Bolivia,...

Haitian deputies propose Michele Pierre Louis as Prime Minister

Today, Haitian deputies proposed 61 year old economist Michele Pierre Louis as Prime Minister. She is the chief of FOKAL, Haiti's Educational and Cultural Foundation. Pierre Louis was born at Jeremie, Southern Haiti,...

Chavez to visit 6-nations during Latin America and Europe tour

According to official VTV, President Chavez will start his tour by meeting with the Bolivian and Brazilian Heads of State, Evo Morales and Lula da Silva, tomorrow at Bolivia. They will sign a cooperation agreement on the Amazon. " Venezuela's Chavez to begin 6-nation tour...

AI to Venezuela: protect more abused women

Amnesty International (AI) has asked the Venezuelan government to protect the Human Rights of locally abused women. Sadly, AI figures show that a rather big number of cases go unpunished or unresolved. The government has not made any comment of the AI allegations...

Chavez says US relations unlikely to improve under an Obama presidency

Some analysts have wondered whether Venezuela-US bilateral relations would improve under a Barak Obama presidency. A recent article by Christian Science Monitor expressed such dull conclusion. However, Chavez himself has rejected any change in his critical stand against...

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