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Venezuela retrocede en sus niveles de gobernabilidad según estudio del Banco Mundial

El Banco Mundial advirtió que Venezuela no ha mejorado en sus niveles de gobernabilidad, mientras que países como Chile, Uruguay y Costa Rica están casi a la par de naciones ricas.



Estas conclusiones fueron parte del estudio "Indicadores de la Gobernabilidad en el Ámbito Mundial 1996-2006", en el que el ente internacional indicó que esos países emergentes están mejor posicionados que algunos industrializados como Grecia e Italia.



"La situación en América Latina es muy variada", dijo Daniel Kaufmann, coautor del estudio y director de Programas Mundiales en el Instituto del Banco Mundial. "Hubo una cierta mejora reciente en gobernabilidad en países como Guatemala. Chile está mucho mejor, lo mismo para Uruguay y Costa Rica. Por otro lado Venezuela está peor", agregó.



Las variables analizadas incluyen libertad de expresión y participación de los ciudadanos en la vida pública, rendición de cuentas, estabilidad política y ausencia de violencia.

Venezuela comprará bonos bolivianos por 100 millones de dólares
Fuentes oficiales informaron que Venezuela cerrará antes de finalizar el 2007 una operación de compra de bonos bolivianos, por un monto de 100 millones de dólares.
Señaló el ministro de Finanzas, Rodrigo Cabezas, que "antes de que termine el mes de julio, tendremos que estar ejecutando la operación por un lapso de dos años". Explicó el titular del despacho de Finanzas que el acuerdo se negoció con el ministro de Hacienda de Bolivia, Luis Alberto Arce.
En una nota de prensa el Ministerio de Finanzas indicó que los 100 millones de dólares servirán para atenuar "los desastres ocasionados por el fenómeno El Niño, pagar el 50% de las refinerías a la brasileña Petrobras y realizar algunas inversiones en empresas mineras nacionalizadas recientemente".

Los vecinos de los barrios La Revancha, Casiano Lossada y Luis Ángel García, pertenecientes a la parroquia Antonio Borjas Romero de Maracaibo, cerraron ayer ambos sentidos del corredor vial Jesús Enrique Lossada, como medida de protesta para exigir mejoras de los servicios públicos dentro de las comunidades.

Asfalto para las calles, funcionamiento del servicio de gas, y del aseo urbano, así como el implemento de patrullaje policial en estos sectores, son las peticiones de los vecinos.

“La única vía de acceso hacia los barrios está en pésima condiciones, pagamos aseo y gas y no disfrutamos de estos servicios. Desde el golpe petrolero no tenemos gas y desde el año pasado no contamos con el Imau”, expresó Feliciano Peña, tesorero del consejo comunal de La Revancha.

Peña solicitó también la colocación de un semáforo en la avenida que conduce hacia La Concepción, justo en la entrada del barrio, por los constantes accidentes de tránsitos y la cantidad de personas arrolladas.

Francia Monsalve, habitante de “Casiano Lossada”, pidió una respuesta inmediata al problema del servicio de gas, pues argumentó que además de pagar la factura, cada ocho días compra una bombona para poder cocinar.

Bárbara Suárez, habitante de La Revancha hizo un llamado a los organismos del estado,“les pido que se acuerden de los barrios del oeste de la ciudad porque nos tienen olvidados. Nosotros no tenemos nada y vivimos ignorados”.

Africa wrote:

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Listen Din - Dom....I am not sure were you're located, as well as your nationality. You're one of those who criticize president Hugo Chavez for no reason. Through your stupid comments that sound just like your name I could clearly see that you have never set your foot in Venezuela soil.
Of cause people with no criminal record can bear legal arms in Venezuela, I can buy one legally if I want, but I hate to carry guns.....You calling President Chavez stupid uneducated man has already shown your true picture, it means you know nothing about president Chavez. You're mentally disabled and really need to see a psychiatric doctor.
Who is moving out from Venezuela??? Where did you get the information about Venezuelans moving out in big numbers??? Some outlaws like you are running away from Venezuela, don't say Venezuelans are moving out. Those who refused to pay taxes to Venezuelan government are running out of the country, those who sponsored opposition to overthrow a democratic elected president of Venezuela are running away.
Those who transfer black money from Venezuela to other countries are also relocating, so shut up!! Venezuela economy was not good before president Chavez came in to office, he has done a lot of things for us which I cannot mention here. I am sure your nasty and unrealistic comments will never discourage any real investor from investing in Venezuela.
Shot up and do not forget to take your medication.

GREAT POST FROM SOMEONE IN VENEZUELA. Thanks

I personally think the best Gov't is enough capitalism so people will work hard and have incentive to improve themselves and enough Socialism to take care of some things that are difficult for people to do individually for themselves like Highways, Schools, Social Security, health Care, etc.

I Will buy CITGO every chance I get!

Sergeant wrote:

Los vecinos de los barrios La Revancha, Casiano Lossada y Luis Ángel García, pertenecientes a la parroquia Antonio Borjas Romero de Maracaibo, cerraron ayer ambos sentidos del corredor vial Jesús Enrique Lossada, como medida de protesta para exigir mejoras de los servicios públicos dentro de las comunidades.
Asfalto para las calles, funcionamiento del servicio de gas, y del aseo urbano, así como el implemento de patrullaje policial en estos sectores, son las peticiones de los vecinos.
“La única vía de acceso hacia los barrios está en pésima condiciones, pagamos aseo y gas y no disfrutamos de estos servicios. Desde el golpe petrolero no tenemos gas y desde el año pasado no contamos con el Imau”, expresó Feliciano Peña, tesorero del consejo comunal de La Revancha.
Peña solicitó también la colocación de un semáforo en la avenida que conduce hacia La Concepción, justo en la entrada del barrio, por los constantes accidentes de tránsitos y la cantidad de personas arrolladas.
Francia Monsalve, habitante de “Casiano Lossada”, pidió una respuesta inmediata al problema del servicio de gas, pues argumentó que además de pagar la factura, cada ocho días compra una bombona para poder cocinar.
Bárbara Suárez, habitante de La Revancha hizo un llamado a los organismos del estado,“les pido que se acuerden de los barrios del oeste de la ciudad porque nos tienen olvidados. Nosotros no tenemos nada y vivimos ignorados”.

How rude! This is America - USE ENGLISH!

This is America and people have freedom to do whatever they want, as long as they don't hurt anyone.

This is also the internet and people can obviously write whatever they want.

Santiago wrote:

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Don`t suffer......I will provide you will all the info you need. Am Cuban in US, FL in the city of Cape Coral you want my address and ph ...let me know am not afraid of you AM AFREE MAN. Even if I didn`t have the reason I can do it because I WANT IT to criticize Chavez here we have freedom of speach and freedom wich is something that is desapearing in Venezuela.
You are the only stupid and mentally disable here.
There is hundred of Venezuelans arriving to South Florida and other part of US.....and that is a fact that and inept and stupid like you can hide with such stupid post in a simple forum like this.
Beside they are not runing away ..they scaping from a desaster like the one Chavez is getting Venezuela where day after day the society is getting divided for a crazy like Chavez that only want to be in the office for life like his master Castro. Yes I have never put a foot in Venezuela but has been related to Venezuela`s embassy in Cuba for more than 15 years before Chavez.
Chavez is a GOLPISTA.........he has try to get in to power by force...so for nature Chavez is far from be a Democrat.......He change the name of the country,he change the constitution, he fight the church, the press, the president of Mexico, the US president, the brasilian president....he fight with every one .........All he wants is to be in the news either here in US or in Venezuela or in Russia or any where....He is for me a Clowm without his own iniciative and not originality and you one of his ass smeller.
Yes THERE IS INVESTORS GOINT OUT OF VENEZUELA and NOT INVESTOR GOING IN.......who is going to be investing in a country where every day are protest, where the space for other opinion is reducing by day..........Investor do not suffer from stupidity like you MF

oil oil oil oh! what would some regime will do for it? they will go all the way as to lie to they own country and the world just to get they hand on it.sent they own people knowing they will get they tail shot to hell but whos counting?freedom to say what you please ? I like to see you yell in miami viva castro and see what happen to you. we here in venezuela are working on what is taking to put our country together after what people like you had done to it. and the most venezuelan that are running is becouse they are wamting by the law.and the law here is working slow but working it will take time dont forget that there was a systern here for over 50 years that they did what they wamted, naver paid taxes, never paid social security,(but they would take your money from your paid check and never paid it to the goverment)and most of the problen that we have are coming from long time ago, but now we the people have the power to change things and we are doing it.

felix lopez wrote:

<quoted text>oil oil oil oh! what would some regime will do for it? they will go all the way as to lie to they own country and the world just to get they hand on it.sent they own people knowing they will get they tail shot to hell but whos counting?freedom to say what you please ? I like to see you yell in miami viva castro and see what happen to you. we here in venezuela are working on what is taking to put our country together after what people like you had done to it. and the most venezuelan that are running is becouse they are wamting by the law.and the law here is working slow but working it will take time dont forget that there was a systern here for over 50 years that they did what they wamted, naver paid taxes, never paid social security,(but they would take your money from your paid check and never paid it to the goverment)and most of the problen that we have are coming from long time ago, but now we the people have the power to change things and we are doing it.

Waoo ...what else???? You are yet to see what I had see already..........Tell me that Hugo Chavez want to try his crazy dream for 8 or 10 years and he will turn around and leave....and I will belive in his fantasy........he is trying to perpetuate in power..........SIMPLE......and you seems hipnotized by the floot!!!!!!!!!! wake up brother before is too late.

Santiago wrote:

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Waoo ...what else???? You are yet to see what I had see already..........Tell me that Hugo Chavez want to try his crazy dream for 8 or 10 years and he will turn around and leave....and I will belive in his fantasy........he is trying to perpetuate in power..........SIMPLE......and you seems hipnotized by the floot!!!!!!!!!! wake up brother before is too late.

santiago...how is the factory?

Look for The Truth wrote:

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GREAT POST FROM SOMEONE IN VENEZUELA. Thanks
I personally think the best Gov't is enough capitalism so people will work hard and have incentive to improve themselves and enough Socialism to take care of some things that are difficult for people to do individually for themselves like Highways, Schools, Social Security, health Care, etc.
I Will buy CITGO every chance I get!

I read a report on north america today whoa really freak.most publics service are on the ruin.roads ,brigeds,school,hospital,publi cs service all on the ruin ,so where does all the money go??? now in venezuela chavez came into power by the vote of his people and found a country on the ruin we are making a new venezuela for all of us.

felix lopez wrote:

<quoted text>I read a report on north america today whoa really freak.most publics service are on the ruin.roads ,brigeds,school,hospital,publi cs service all on the ruin ,so where does all the money go??? now in venezuela chavez came into power by the vote of his people and found a country on the ruin we are making a new venezuela for all of us.

That was funy....." making a new Venezuela" ...Chavez will destroy Venezuela.....Socialism DOES NOT WORK.........It is more than proven for those who invented........log in to www.therealcuba.com to see what socialism has done to Cuba

Santiago wrote:

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That was funy....." making a new Venezuela" ...Chavez will destroy Venezuela.....Socialism DOES NOT WORK.........It is more than proven for those who invented........log in to www.therealcuba.com to see what socialism has done to Cuba

we are venezuelan not cuban entiendes ,now we are in the making of our socialism to fit the venezuelan entiendes? animal!?

felix lopez wrote:

<quoted text>we are venezuelan not cuban entiendes ,now we are in the making of our socialism to fit the venezuelan entiendes? animal!?

That is funy ...in the making of socialism ehh??...You don`t even know what is socialism is all about..........by the time you get to know it you will regret....ah y casi se me olvidaba mas animal es tu madre so estupido.

Santiago wrote:

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That is funy ...in the making of socialism ehh??...You don`t even know what is socialism is all about..........by the time you get to know it you will regret....ah y casi se me olvidaba mas animal es tu madre so estupido.

animalito maluco,es que acaso hay un reglamento sobre las reglas de la democracia, comunismo,sosialismo,? o cada quien puede empeoral o mejoral un sistema segun sus nesecidad?acaso cristo escribio el libro sobre religion o es algo que cada quien lo interpreta a su manera ? que saves tu de comunismo si eres un mero covarde...

felix lopez wrote:

<quoted text>animalito maluco,es que acaso hay un reglamento sobre las reglas de la democracia, comunismo,sosialismo,? o cada quien puede empeoral o mejoral un sistema segun sus nesecidad?acaso cristo escribio el libro sobre religion o es algo que cada quien lo interpreta a su manera ? que saves tu de comunismo si eres un mero covarde...

Ya creo te dije que animalito es tu mamita y pendejo tu.
Comunismo y socialismo tienen mucho de ateismo y cristo de fe y religion. Chavez es un inepto que quiere mezclar lo uno con lo otro sin tener la mas minima educacion o intruccion necesaria ni del socialismo ni de cristo.
Chavez lo unico que quiere es el poder y lo quiere de por vida como lo tuvo Castro en Cuba. Y va a destruir Venezuela como ya Castro destruyo Cuba.
El socialismo mi caro amigo no ha funcionado en ningun lado y tampoco va a funcionar en Venezuela..........cuando adulones como tu despierten del hipnotismo a que se han autosometido quizas ya sea tarde y lo que quedara de Venezuela y de su democracia van a ser cenizas....sigue durmiendo papi.....sigue durmiendo....sigue riendole la gracia a tu bufon Chavez.......que vas a llorar.........el tiempo es implacable y las verdades siempre salen a flote. Me das lastima.

Excuse my spanish. I too would like to move to Venezuela. I have had it with the corruption here in the states. Any information on the topic would be appreciated. Send it to am2tired2care. That's at the mail that's hot. Thanks.

Dispense mi español. Querría también mover a Venezuela. Yo lo he tenido con la corrupción aquí. Cualquier información en el tema sería apreciada. Mándelo a am2tired2care. Eso está en el correo que tiene calor. Gracias.

felix lopez wrote:

<quoted text>we are venezuelan not cuban entiendes ,now we are in the making of our socialism to fit the venezuelan entiendes? animal!?

We are Venezuelan and not Cuban? What the hell? I though we were brothers and that Fidel was Chavez's daddy. This is the first time I see you Felix sort of angry against that. I hope you can channel that anger and ask your president with he is asking Cubans to run our country.

Gray wrote:

Excuse my spanish. I too would like to move to Venezuela. I have had it with the corruption here in the states. Any information on the topic would be appreciated. Send it to am2tired2care. That's at the mail that's hot. Thanks.

Simple, buy a ticket and go, you will not have any problems. You will land aroung 1000pm and need to get on a cab to go to Caracas. They will take dollars and the prices vary, so you do need to hagle a bit. At that time at night, I recommend you ask the cabbie to take you to Petare (no translation). It is a beautiful neighborhood and at that time at night is very active.

You can also try some of the closest sub-divisions like the Jose Felix Ribas neighborhood or La Bombilla. Make sure you go unarmed. As people have responded to you, you can carry a gun down there but you will need a permit. Nevertheless in this neighbordhood you will be fine. Anyway once you get there just walk around a bit and try to find a nice hotel, or better yet, a pension.

Next day, you can just go to any person on the street and ask for the closest government office. I am sure they can direct you from there.

Good luck.

Gray wrote:

Excuse my spanish. I too would like to move to Venezuela. I have had it with the corruption here in the states. Any information on the topic would be appreciated. Send it to am2tired2care. That's at the mail that's hot. Thanks.

Keith and Gray,

I all fairness, no one has really done anything to help you. Here my advice:

I say you just go. Make a reservation and go. Let me give you a few pointers:

- Make your reservation thru Houston, Miami and NYC are usually very congested and tickets are more expensive. Caracas is your destination. You will be arriving at around 11pm.

- Before you travel, make sure that you buy at least 12 bottles of Buchanans special reserve 18 year old. Depeding on who you find when you get there, you may need to show your appreciation by giving a small token, don't worry, you will know when to use them. This token in particular is highly desired.

- Once you get to "Maiquetia", the airport is called International Simon Bolivar but everyone calls it Maiquetia. Anyway, when you get there, just make sure you get your bearings quick. Most people will understand english but will not speak it. In any event, you will be able to easy make it to the taxi line.

- Once in the taxi line, make sure you get your cameras out of the bags. You may want to snap a few ones on the way to Caracas, the little lights on the mountains are actual neighborhoods. Some are really nice. Don't try to explain too much to the cabbie regarding the address where you're going (more on that below), just try to agree on a fair price.

- You can tell cabbie to drop you off in Petare. There are many neighborhoods between the airport and Petare, but in order to get to this one, you will need to go through the entire valley and city.

- Even at that time at night, Petare will have a lot of traffic and a lot of people around. It is a nice neighborhood. I think, in fact, that Sean Penn and Kevin Spacey may have actually visited there first. Not sure. Anyway, make sure to ask the cabbie to drop you off in the "redoma". Now from here you have a few options: You can walk to the Jose Felix Rivas barrio (neighborhood) or you can take another short ride to La Bombilla, another favorite. PLEASE make sure you go there unarmed. As some people adviced, it is not a good idea to carry a weapon, and if you don't have a permit, well, who knows, you can get in a lot of trouble as nobody actually does it.

- As for accomodations, I recommend you do a "pension" rather than a hotel. I mean, if you want the real experience. This one may be a bit risky since they are usually first-in first served and I don't think you can make a reservation. In any event, I recommend you walk around towards Jose Felix Rivas barrio, under the "elevado" (you'll see what it is) and take lots of pictures, it is nice. Send them to me to deopoelano@hotmail.com... PLEASE. Oh, one more thing, a lot of people that do this walk end up lost in Bello Monte, just don't go over the first flight of stairs.

- The next day, you need to plan to go to Simon Bolivar's house (yeap, he was THAT small), the panteon (where he rests) and the Bolivar Plaza. You can do this wlaking. Then you should go to Miraflores, to see the place where Chavez governs the country. By the way, while you are there make sure to go over the Llaguno bridge, ask the locals why this bridge is important, take some pictures from the bridge facing down, it's a great shot.

- After this, just find a government office and ask how you can help, they will take care of you.

Hope this helps.