Venezuelan Gov not to expropriate gas stations

" The Organic Law on Rearrangement of the Domestic Market of Liquid Fuels, to be passed in a first session next Wednesday, does not provide for seizure of the gas stations operating in the country, reported Deputy...

Colombia President Uribe denies bribery case

Churuguara, Falcon State, Venezuela, 21 August 2008. After attending a hearing at Congress for over two hours, Colombian President Alvaro Uribe pleaded not guilty in the bribery case involving his second term in...

Colombian FARC insists on Humanitarian deal to release hostages.

Churuguara, Falcon State, Venezuela, 21 August 2008. It has emerged today, that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia -FARC- have renewed its stand on the liberation of hostages. In a ANNCOL communique,...

Venezuela backs production cut if oil prices keep falling

CARACAS (AFP) - Venezuela will propose production cuts at the next OPEC meeting in September if oil prices continue to fall, Energy and Petroleum Minister Rafael Ramirez said Tuesday. "If there is a trend or...

Venezuela to seize cement plants

For Mr Chavez's nationalisation drive, cement production is his latest target and Cemex are in the middle of this drive.   " Venezuela has said it will seize local plants and offices belonging to Mexican...

Evo Morales: loser of Bolivian refererendum is conservative media

Churuguara, Falcon State, Venezuela, 18 August 2008. Bolivian President Evo Morales has concluded that the biggest loser of last week recall referendum is the local conservative media. Morales fustigated the...

Paraguay: Ex Bishop Fernando Lugo takes office as President

Churuguara, Edo.Falcon,Venezuela, 15 August 2008. This morning, Ex Bishop Fernando Lugo took office as the new President of Paraguay. Left leaning Lugo was elected President - for a fve year term- on 20 April 2008...

Venezuela's Chávez riles critics with new decree

The opposition has tried to link its protests for corrupt candidates to the coming local elections with the recent 26 laws Chavez issued by decree. Chavez was given full powers to rule by decree for a year. Such...

Bolivians vote on recall Referenda amid minor disturbances

Barquisimeto, Venezuela, 10 August 2008. Voting has started at Bolivia for the recall referendum on President, Vice President and eight Prefects (governors). Some minors incidents took place at Santa Cruz where...

Vampire Bats Kill 38 in Venezuela

This one freaked me out when I read it. Venezuelan villagers have been dying from vampire bat bites. The symptoms point to rabies. Health officials are planning to bring mosquito nets to the villages in hopes of...

Ban presses Bolivians to ensure recall referendum is carried out peacefully

As the recall Referendum in Bolivia draws near, several international voices call for a peaceful electoral voting. This time, UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon issued an statement calling "on all sides in Bolivia...