News from Venezuela:
UN envoy hails workshop on Guyana-Venezuela border dispute
May 18, 2012
NEW YORK, USA -- A UN envoy on Thursday hailed a recent workshop related to a long-standing border controversy between Guyana and Venezuela as a demonstration of both countries’ ongoing commitment to a peaceful resolution of the matter.
Commentary: That bandit Chavez and the upstart Iweala!
May 7, 2012
President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela is sick. His is a cancer case. And some in Venezuela, the US and our Caribbean, having branded him dangerously pesky, are fervently if silently praying that the illness prevails, speedily coffining-off this Venezuelan bad boy.
UN concerned over Venezuela's possible withdrawal from human rights body
May 5, 2012
GENEVA, Switzerland -- The United Nations on Friday voiced concern over Venezuela’s announcement that it is establishing a committee to evaluate the possibility of withdrawing from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
Chavez back in Cuba
May 2, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez arrived in the early hours of Tuesday in Havana, where he was welcomed by his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro. Chavez has been undergoing a series of radiotherapy treatments in Cuba.
Chavez returns to Venezuela with boost in polls
April 26, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said that he will leave Cuba to return to Caracas on Thursday, after receiving radiotherapy treatment on the island, following a third surgery to remove a malignant tumor.
Over 50,000 patients treated under Cuba-Venezuela health agreement
April 21, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- More than 50,000 Venezuelans have received medical treatment in Cuba, said Mary Cedeño and Joel Perez, members of the social movement of patients benefiting from the comprehensive health agreement existing between...
Chavez returns to Cuba for treatment, will not attend summit
April 16, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez will not participate in the Sixth Summit of the Americas, underway in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro has announced.
Chavez returns to Venezuela after another round of radiotherapy in Cuba
April 13, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Wednesday night after completing the third phase of the radiotherapy treatment he’s receiving in Cuba following his most recent surgery.
Chavez returns to Venezuela after second round of radiotherapy in Cuba
April 6, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- President Hugo Chavez returned to Venezuela on Wednesday night after completing the second phase of the radiotherapy treatment he has been receiving in Cuba following his most recent surgery.
Three regional airlines banned by EU in new blacklist update
April 4, 2012
BRUSSELS, Belgium -- The European Commission adopted on Tuesday the 19th update of the European list of air carriers, including three Caribbean airlines, which are for safety reasons subject to an operating ban or operational restrictions.
Chavez returns to Venezuela after radiotherapy in Cuba
March 30, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned to his country on Wednesday evening after completing radiotherapy treatment in Cuba. According to Granma, the Venezuelan president was seen off by Cuban Vice President...
Commentary: Venezuela golden boy could abruptly overthrow Chavez's winning streak
March 28, 2012
Last month, a lively contender emerged with an unanticipated and unprecedented confidence in his ability to go arm to arm with Venezuela’s long time president, Hugo Chavez. Henrique Capriles Radonski, the governor of the Miranda state seeks...
Chavez returns to Cuba for radiation therapy
March 26, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced on Saturday that he would begin radiation therapy on Sunday in Cuba, almost one month after he underwent surgery to remove a tumor from the same spot in his pelvic region...
First Cuban-built cargo vessel delivered to Venezuela
March 21, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- The first multipurpose cargo vessel built in Cuba for Venezuela as part of an ALBA project has set sail to its destination, where it will be put into service by the navy. The modern steel vessel, built in the DAMEX shipyard of Santiago...
Venezuela objection to Guyana maritime claim expected but regrettable, says minister
March 17, 2012
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) -- Venezuela’s objection to Guyana’s claim for an extended continental shelf was expected, but at the same time deeply regrettable; however, the country is free to make known its views on the matter...
Commentary: The new man in Venezuela
March 8, 2012
Increasingly confident and adored opposition politicians see themselves as being able to effectively challenge the government’s pro-Chavez status quo. Incumbent President Hugo Chavez’s re-election prospects are currently being challenged by...
Castro brothers visit Chavez after surgery
March 5, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Fidel and Raul Castro visited Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez at the hospital where he is making a quick recovery from surgery, Granma newspaper reported. Fidel and Chavez talked for two hours on Friday.
Commentary: Chavez's health concerns return
March 5, 2012
We are repeatedly told that timing is a crucial factor, especially if you are up for re-election in less than eight months. Venezuela’s Incumbent President Hugo Chavez is a man whose circumstances demand that he be gripped of the clock’s movement...
Recovering quickly after surgery in Cuba, says Chavez
March 3, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Thursday that he is in good shape and recovering quickly, in his first live communication after he underwent surgery to remove a lesion from his pelvic region earlier this week in Cuba.
Chavez reported in good condition after surgery in Cuba
March 1, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez successfully underwent surgery in Havana on Monday, according to the country’s vice president Elias Jaua, who read an official communiqué from the Office of the Presidency.
Chavez to undergo new surgery in Cuba
February 23, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez announced that, in the coming days, he will undergo new surgery in Cuba, which will be performed by the same medical team that removed a cancerous tumor from his pelvic region last year.
Commentary: Iran's informal ambassadors to Latin America
February 21, 2012
In the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in India and Georgia, the Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak has pointed the finger at Iran. This marks the second time in two months that Israeli officials have publicly alluded to the fact that Iran is engaging in terrorist activity...
PetroCaribe investments expand in Cuba
February 10, 2012
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) -- Investments to expand oil refining capacities in Cuba have advanced with the cooperation projects for regional integration boosted by PetroCaribe in the field of energy. This initiative promotes the expansion of the refineries of...
Caribbean countries oppose Britain over Falklands
February 7, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela -- The Commonwealth Caribbean countries of Antigua-Barbuda, Dominica and St Vincent and the Grenadines are among ALBA members that have agreed to block any ships flying the Falkland Islands flag from docking in their ports.
Venezuela and Trinidad discuss penal reform and offender management
February 2, 2012
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago have commenced talks with a view to beginning cooperation in the area of penal reform and offender management. Herbert Volney, Minister of Justice for Trinidad and Tobago...
Commentary: Venezuelan opposition rallies for 'The Unit'
January 28, 2012
The U.S. presidential campaign season is rapidly taking on the political coloration of what can be expected from the low-grade ideological polemics that form the bulk of the political outcomes in Venezuela. Simply put, the obvious lack of worth...
Commentary: Venezuelan consul general expelled from US
January 14, 2012
On January 8, 2012, the U.S. State Department declared Venezuelan consul general Livia Acosta Noguera persona non grata and ordered her to leave the U.S for her alleged involvement in an Iranian computer scam.
Venezuela and Iran sign new cooperation accords
January 11, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Sentinel) -- Venezuela and Iran signed new cooperation agreements in several economic and social areas during the visit to Caracas by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Following private talks on Monday evening, Venezuelan...
Commentary: Iran's Ahmadinejad visits four Latin American countries
January 11, 2012
President Obama’s authorization of the expulsion of the Venezuelan consul general from the consulate office in Miami has further deteriorated relations between the two countries. Although the Obama administration has not been explicit as to...
Iranian president arrives in Venezuela
January 10, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Sentinel) -- Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived on Sunday evening in Venezuela, the first leg of a five-day Latin American tour, which also includes Nicaragua, Cuba and Ecuador, aimed at strengthening...
US expels Venezuelan diplomat
January 9, 2012
MIAMI, USA -- Venezuela's consul general in Miami has been declared to be persona non grata and must leave the United States, a State Department spokesman said on Sunday. No reasons were given for the decision to expel Livia Acosta Noguera.
Venezuela's Chavez to welcome Iranian president
January 9, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was due to arrive in Venezuela on Sunday at the start of a Caribbean tour to shore up support from the region's leftist leaders, as new Western sanctions aim to isolate Iran.
Commentary: With Chavez's illness, is the Left all right in Venezuela?
January 9, 2012
When Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez spent a long absence from his country in Cuba earlier last year, opponents and sympathizers alike wondered about his future as his nation’s undisputed commander in chief. But mounting speculations...
Iran president kicks off visit to Venezuela on Sunday
January 4, 2012
CARACAS, Venezuela (South Journal) -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad will kick off his five-day Latin American tour on Sunday, January 8, starting in Venezuela, IRNA News Agency reported. In Caracas, Ahmadineyad will hold official talks...
Iranian president to visit Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela in January
December 29, 2011
HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) – Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad will make a Latin American tour in the second half of January 2012, which will include Cuba, Nicaragua, Ecuador and Venezuela, IRNA news agency reported.
Human rights experts voice alarm at extended detention of Venezuelan judge
December 28, 2011
GENEVA, Switzerland -- Three independent United Nations human rights experts on Tuesday expressed their alarm at the decision of Venezuelan authorities to extend the house arrest of a judge for another two years, saying they were concerned about...
Cuba and Venezuela sign $1.6 billion in cooperation accords
December 21, 2011
HAVANA, Cuba (South Journal) -- Venezuela and Cuba have signed 47 new cooperation accords, valued at $1.6 billion, Venezuelan oil and mining minister Rafael Ramirez announced on Monday. Upon the closing of the 12th Cuba-Venezuela Joint...
Letter: Some CARICOM countries see Venezuela as the only choice
December 21, 2011
Mr Ian Francis’s article (What is CELAC, What is CELAC, its motive, origin, validity and sustainability? December 18, 2011) compels me to give an opinion, because the article raises many social issues we as black Caribbean people are naive about.
Jamaica denies PetroCaribe repayments delayed
December 7, 2011
KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) -- The Ministry of Finance and Planning in Jamaica has refuted the claim of deferment of PetroCaribe interest payments, which appeared in the Financial Gleaner on Friday, December 2, under the headline...
Commentary: Hugo Chavez and the future of Venezuela
December 6, 2011
As the 2012 Venezuelan presidential electoral season begins, many question whether Hugo Chávez will manage to remain in power and if his overall performance merits another term in office. As expected, Chávez’s presidency has been...
