Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic)
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Venezuela Makes “Major Order” Of Haiti-Produced Tablets
PetroCaribe President Bernardo Alvarez made a 24-hour visit to Haiti on Tuesday to announce a “major order” placed by Venezuela’s government of tablet computers made in Haiti. Alvarez, Venezuela’s former Ambassador to the United States, is both the president of the Venezuela-led PetroCaribe programme and the Secretary General of the regional ALBA alliance. Alvarez was received by Haiti Prime Minister…
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GRENADA-ECONOMY-Venezuela to fund poverty eradication programmes in Grenada
ST. GEORGE’S, Grenada, CMC – Grenada says Venezuela has given an undertaking that it will fund projects to eradicate hunger and poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean. Economic Development, Trade, Planning and Co-operatives Minister Oliver Joseph, said the pledge was made during a meeting of PetroCaribe in Caracas over the weekend. “They clearly outline what needs to be done…
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Trinis hold marathon talks in Caracas
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago, Express – The Trinidadian delegation who landed in Venezuela yesterday mor¬ning were locked in a marathon session all day into late yesterday eve¬ning with Venezuelan authorities as they sought answers involving the detention of 19 Trinidadian Muslims. The delegation, headed by Rear Admiral Richard Kelshall, arrived in the capital Caracas on a “fact-finding mission”,…
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Venezuela says death toll from protests rises to 28
CARACAS, (Reuters) – Venezuela’s state prosecutor said yesterday the death toll from a month of violent protests had risen to 28, after the nation’s top court ordered opposition mayors to dismantle barricades set up by street protesters. State prosecutor Luisa Ortega Diaz, speaking on the sidelines of the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, also said 1,293 detainees had been…
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An intriguing turn
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Hemispheric and regional reactions to the situation in Venezuela have taken an intriguing turn. Last Friday, the Permanent Council of the Organisation of American States (OAS) approved a declaration, expressing “Solidarity and Support for Democratic Institutions, Dialogue and Peace in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela” and “appreciation, full support and encouragement for the initiatives and…
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Two dead in Venezuela violence as protests drag on
CARACAS, (Reuters) – A Venezuelan soldier and a motorcyclist died in a confused melee sparked by the opposition’s barricading of a Caracas street, officials said yesterday, boosting the death toll from nearly a month of violence to 20. Demonstrators have for weeks staged rallies and set up barricades to demand the resignation of President Nicolas Maduro, leading to clashes with…
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Venezuela still simmers
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Stabroek News – Contrary to what we posited in our editorial last Friday, that authoritarian regimes generally view making concessions, including being brought to the dialogue table, as a sign of weakness, the President of the Venezuelan National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, affirmed that same day that the Peace Conference launched by President Nicolás Maduro was not “a sign…
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Venezuela opposition musters thousands for march despite Carnival holiday
CARACAS, (Reuters) – While many Venezuelans went to the beach to enjoy the Carnival holiday, thousands of anti-government demonstrators marched in the capital yesterday, trying to keep up the momentum from weeks of protests demanding President Nicolas Maduro resign. There are no signs that Maduro, who says the protests are part of a U.S.-backed coup plot, could be ousted in…
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Venezuelan Unrest and the Caribbean
THE BOOK that is to be written on post-Hugo Chavez Venezuela opened a new and dynamic chapter on Tuesday as thousands marched in the streets of Caracas, prompting opposition leader Leopoldo Lopez to turn himself into Venezuelan state authorities. Lopez, leader of the opposition party Popular Will, announced that he would submit himself to detention by the state if the…
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CARICOM Statement on the Situation in Venezuela
(CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The Caribbean Community is concerned by the confrontations which have taken place in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela over the past few days in the course of demonstrations. CARICOM deplores the deaths of three persons arising from the resulting acts of violence. The Community calls for respect for the democratically elected Government of the…
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