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More Venezuelan private banks targeted: Chavez
... may also be closed or taken over by the state. Reviving memories of a 1994 financial crisis that wiped out half of Venezuela's banks, opposition TV stations have been running stories of stranded depositors, though the government says it is ... Comment?
Chavez launches fresh warning against private banks
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Venezuela's leftist President Hugo Chavez issued a fresh warning against private banks Wednesday, threatening to place them all under government control two days after closing four institutions. Comment?
Venezuela: Oil Workers Ratify Support to Chavez
... sovereignty and to defend Chavez, they said. According to a release distributed here, the workers of Petroleos de Venezuela recognize those who took part in the incidents after December 2, 2002 that frustrated the coup. We congratulate those who ... Comment?
Venezuela Starts Refund after Bank Liquidations
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... Banpro banks. The citizens will have to fill out a form, which is available on the Internet or at any branch of Venezuela's Bank, which was designated by FOGADE to meet the requirements of around 700,000 clients of both private banks. They will also ... Comment?
Venezuela PSUV Starts Self-Financing Drive
... as members of the main national political force will be able to deposit their money at Banfoandes bank and Venezuela's Bank in the 23 states and the Capital District. The contributions will be voluntary, within bank working hours, the coordinator ... Comment?
Venezuelan Bonds Plunge as Chavez Threatens to Nationalize Bank Industry
... by Bloomberg News to reach Fernandez Barrueco or lawyers representing him were unsuccessful. Banco Canarias de Venezuela CA and Banpro Banco Universal were closed by Chavez while Banco Confederado SA and Bolivar Banco CA are being administered by ... Comment?
ENVIRONMENT: New Pirate of the Caribbean Invades from Pacific
... It most recently turned up in the waters off the Dutch islands of Aruba and Bonaire in September and October, near Venezuela's northwest coast. "It may also have reached this area in the ballast waters of a merchant ship, but that is less likely. ... Comment?
The King of Chocolate, El Rey, Carenero or Rio Caribe, from Venezuela
... several South American countries, including Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Brazil, Guyana, French Guyana and in southern Venezuela near the Orinoco. They are also found in West Africa, in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Cameroon and Sao Tome, as well as in ... Comment?
DEVELOPMENT: Brazil's Powerhouse Bank
... Another 20 per cent of BNDES Latin America loans go to the Dominican Republic and 10 per cent to Chile and Venezuela. The BNDES also has extended loans or lines of credit to interests in Honduras, Costa Rica, Mexico, Peru, Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay ... Comment?
Venezuela's agrarian reform: Agroforestry to improve Barquisimeto water supplies
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... profitable, healthy and sustainable land-use systems." Carolina said agroforestry, which is relatively new for Venezuela, has been adopted because the greater part of Barquisimeto city's water supply comes from wells in this part of the River Turbio ... Comment?
Russia building arms plants in Venezuela
Russia is building arms plants in Venezuela to produce AK-103 automatic rifles and cartridges and is finalizing contracts to send 53 military helicopters to the Andean nation, Moscow's envoy to Venezuela saidMonday. Comment?
How Long Could Venezuela's Slump Last?
From The Globe and Mail Recession has hit Venezuela, South America's top oil exporter, after declining output and low prices for crude, plus a collapse in manufacturing and imports, brought an end to five years of economic good times. Comment?
... his radio program "Speaking to the South" his commitment to Uruguayans of a fight for integration in the country. VENEZUELA Venezuela Announces Bank Liquidations CARACAS - Venezuelan Economy and Finance Minister Ali Rodriguez announced on Monday ... Comment?
Couple to start 10,000 mile tandem adventure
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A husband and wife team will brave snow-covered mountains, scorched deserts and the lingering threat of divorce as they pedal a staggering 10,000 miles from the bottom to the top of South America. Comment?
Leeds couple's Christmas cycle trek through South America
... in the Ushuaia district of Argentina, riding through Bolivia, Ecuador, Chile and Peru, and ending in Caracas in Venezuela in six months if all goes to plan. The only supplies they will have will be carried in four panniers, the maximum load they can ... Comment?
Venezuela expels hundreds of miners, says Colombia
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Venezuela has expelled hundreds of miners from Colombia and other countries without warning, causing chaos in this border town, Colombia's Defense Minister Gabriel Silva has said. Comment?
... of which justified Hugo Chavez once again being a loudmouth ass and pompous underminer of legitimate issues in Venezuela by having to say offensive and uninformed bullshit simply because it seems contradictory to things said - in the Empire'. makes ... Comment?
16:46 Venezuela Nixes Recog...
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... who recognize them, a small group of governments, specially the United States. Of "particularly embarrassing" Venezuela rated US position whose government is termed as "chief architect" of the coup di 1 2Etat of June 28 in Honduras. In this regard ... Comment?
16:30 Venezuela: March Agai...
... to sabotage social missions promoted by the Executive. The march was summoned by the Socialist United Party of Venezuela, which asked for peopleA s participation in the march. Parallel to that activity, followers of Capriles Radonski summoned a ... Comment?
Venezuela turns to cloud-seeding to battle drought
Hugo Chavez says he is starting to "bombard" clouds now that Cuba has provided Venezuela with cloud-seeding help in an effort to produce rain and alleviate the effects of a severe drought. Comment?