OAS Foreign Ministers Agree to Reverse 1962 Move to Expel Cuba From Group Jun 4, 2009
To contact the reporters on this story: in Caracas at ; in Buenos Aires at. Last Updated: June 3, 2009 19:49 EDT. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
OAS Lifts Ban On Cuba After 47 Years Jun 4, 2009
Live Cameras, Conditions. Cuban Officials Say Organization Tool For United States. (Click2Houston, TX)
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OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years - Yahoo. OAS ends Cuba suspension after 47 years. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Libertadores: Estudiantes, Nacional win in qtrs May 29, 2009
Cruzeiro beat Sao Paulo 2-1 at home in an all-Brazilian clash, while Caracas and Brazil's Gremio drew 1-1 in Venezuela. Both return legs will be played on June 17. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Israel: Chavez Sending Uranium to Iran May 26, 2009
Chavez salutes during a news conference in the Miraflores Presidential Palace in Caracas. Photo: AP [file. (Newsmax)
Venezuela Rejects Concerns From UN, OAS On Media May 24, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela, May ... Globovision's president, Guillermo Zuloaga, was also at the center of another unrelated probe after soldiers and police raided a property belonging to him in Caracas on Thursday. (CBS News -- World)
Venezuela music program flourishes as global model May 23, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela Orchestras for children and teenagers inspired by Venezuela's trendsetting network of youth orchestras have been springing up from Sao Paulo to Scotland as international interest explodes, the program's founder said Friday ... Next month, Dudamel will conduct his Simon Bolivar Youth Symphony Orchestra in separate concerts with violinist Itzhak Perlman and cellist Yo-Yo Ma in Caracas. (Yahoo News)
GOL Expands Sales Channels by Opening New Stores Internationally May 22, 2009
In Bogota (Colombia) and Caracas (Venezuela), destinations currently served by the VARIG brand, existing stores will be reorganized and moved to more convenient locations to ensure better customer service. Additionally, the Company will expand its sales structure in each destination. (PR Newswire)
New general, new approach in Afghanistan May 12, 2009
The Venezuelan political opposition is in a state of alert over the defense of free expression, Caracas Mayor and opposition leader Antonio Ledezma said May 11, El Nacional reported. Ledezmas comments come in the wake of statements made by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez indicating the government may take legal action against media outlets such as Venezuelas Globovision for allegedly inciting political strife. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
* World News Quick Take May 6, 2009
VENEZUELA Quake rattles Caracas ... 4 quake was centered about 14km southwest of Los Teques on the outskirts of Caracas. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Chavez says Obama must prove change after handshake May 2, 2009
Reuters Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez gives U.S. President Barack Obama a copy of "Las Venas Abiertas ; Fri May 1, 7:06 pm ET CARACAS (Reuters) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said on Friday that Barack Obama must prove he wants to improve ties with South America after the two leaders shook hands at a summit last month. Chavez, a strident U.S. critic, has reduced the frequency of tirades against what he calls the "empire" since Obama took office as U.S. president in January, but he returned... (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Venezuela's Chavez Condemns U.S. Terrorism Report May 2, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez on Friday condemned a U.S. report that alleges Venezuela fails to cooperate in fighting terrorism and called on President Barack Obama to end the decades-long trade embargo against Cuba. Two weeks after Chavez and Obama exchanged smiles and handshakes at a summit in Trinidad and Tobago, the Venezuelan leader called the report "one more slander" that brings into question Obama's pledges of change. (Newsmax)
Aerosmith cancel Venezuelan gig Apr 28, 2009
The veteran rock band were due to headline Solid Fest in Caracas on 1 February in what would have been their first Venezuelan concert ... "But having heard Joe had to revisit the hospital this month, the band are truly disappointed we can't be in Caracas and we hope to see everyone there soon.". (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Venezuela sets up Palestinian ties Apr 28, 2009
CARACAS: Venezuela on Monday opened diplomatic relations with the Palestinian Authority just months after leftist President Hugo Chavez broke ties with Israel to protest January attacks on the Gaza Strip ... Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolas Maduro and Palestinian Authority Minister of Information and Foreign Affairs Riyad al-Maliki signed agreements creating diplomatic ties and were scheduled to inaugurate a new embassy in Caracas in the afternoon. (India Times, India)
From partnership to leadership-Obama's L America policy Apr 20, 2009
The president's initiative for reducing tensions with Havana and Caracas highlighted the Fifth Summit of the Americas, held here from Friday to Sunday in the capital of Trinidad and Tobago. More remarkably, by setting the tone for the U.S.-Latin American relationship as "partnership," Obama has been trying to assure the Western Hemispherical countries that the new U.S. administration wants to build an "equal relationship" with them. (Xinhuanet, China)
Signs of Spring: U.S.-Latin America Relations Thaw Apr 19, 2009
But Obama had even Ch;vez feeling "great optimism" that his nation's icy relations with the U.S. will thaw, starting with the return of each other's ambassadors, expelled last year, to Washington and Caracas. That bonhomie was hardly assured beforehand. (Time.com)
Americas summit ends amid hopes Apr 19, 2009
After a brief meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton late Saturday, Chavez said it was "possible" that Washington and Caracas could return their respective ambassadors to their posts. The State Department said later that the US government "will now work" toward returning its ambassador to Venezuela -- and of its Venezuelan counterpart back to Washington. (India Times)
US reaches out to Latin America - with help from Spain Apr 18, 2009
That doesn't mean hostile regimes in Caracas or La Paz, which often lambast US policy, will change dramatically. President Evo Morales of Bolivia, for example, accused the US this week of helping his adversaries plot to assassinate him. (Christian Science Monitor)
Cities greet meeting planners with open arms Apr 14, 2009
Maria Guinand, of Caracas, Venezuela, presents a session on Choral Music of Venezuela and South America at the 2009 American Choral Directors Association conference in Oklahoma City in March. QUERIES UP. (USA Today -- Money)
Indictment of Anti-Castro Militant Could Boost U.S.-Latin Ties Apr 10, 2009
But some analysts believe that if the U.S. were to eventually lock Posada away a grand jury in New Jersey is also investigating his involvement in the bombings it might turn down the extradition volume in Havana and Caracas. Though it urged Obama to go further than mere perjury charges against "the hemisphere's most famous terrorist," the Cuban government's official newspaper, Granma, on Thursday called Posada's indictment "a surprising strategic change." (). (Time.com)
Opponents of Venezuela's Chávez fight moves to sideline them Apr 6, 2009
Caracas, Venezuela - Opponents of Hugo Chvez unleashed a fresh burst of accusations against the Venezuelan president Friday, a day after a former close collaborator of Mr. Chvez turned ardent foe was arrested at gunpoint on corruption charges. One Chvez rival, Antonio Ledezma, the mayor of metropolitan Caracas, denounced the president as a tyrant who's trampling on the Venezuelan Constitution by stripping officials such as he of power and punishing political enemies with jail ... "This... (Christian Science Monitor)
Venezuela's Famed Youth Orchestra Visits U.S. Apr 6, 2009
Like anyone who has spent time in Caracas ranchos such as Catia or San Agustin, Abreu "perceived amidst the poverty an immense musical talent, the facility for elegant and forceful rhythms," he told TIME in an interview over the weekend ... Abreu won't say whether he thinks sharing the Simon Bolivar with the U.S. (which Ch;vez continues to denounce as "the empire") can improve Caracas-Washington relations, which are at their lowest point these days. (Time.com)
Chavez Seeks "Rational" Relations With US Apr 5, 2009
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Cuba Should Be Readmitted to Organization of American States, Insulza Says Apr 1, 2009
Bidens pitiful complaints are regrettable, especially when there isnt a single Latin American or Caribbean government that doesnt see this antediluvian measure as a holdover from the past, Castro said yesterday, according to an e-mailed statement sent from the Cuban embassy in Caracas. Insulza said Cubas readmission into the OAS should come after serious study and dialogue. (Bloomberg -- Latin America)
International traveler Mar 27, 2009
President Hugo Chvez has said his government plans to take over an airline based in Caracas and overhaul it as social property. . (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
TAM Announces 4Q08 Results Release Schedule Mar 24, 2009
Operations abroad include TAM flights to 18 destinations in the United States, Europe and South America: New York, Miami and Orlando (USA), Paris (France), London (England), Milan (Italy), Frankfurt (Germany), Madrid (Spain), Buenos Aires and Bariloche (Argentina), Cochabamba and Santa Cruz de la Sierra (Bolivia), Santiago (Chile), Asuncion and Ciudad del Este (Paraguay), Montevideo (Uruguay), Caracas (Venezuela) and Lima (Peru). It has code-share agreements that make possible the sharing of... (PR Newswire)
Chávez cuts budget as oil prices fall Mar 23, 2009
Presidencia via AFP Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, announcing new measures to bolster the economy and face the international crisis, at the presidential palace in Caracas on Saturday, in this photo released by the Venezuelan Presidency press office ... 5 percent in metropolitan Caracas, while slowing slightly in recent months, would still outstrip the wage increase ... Mr. Chvez insisted that "not one hair has been touched" in Venezuela by the global crisis, despite signs of distress like... (International Herald Tribune)
Everton beats Lanus 2-1 in injury time Mar 18, 2009
Caracas of Venezuela has six points, with Lanus trailing on two ... Lanus visit Chivas on April 14, while Everton travel to Venezuela to meet Caracas. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Brazil's Lula: A Bridge for Obama to Latin America's Left? Mar 14, 2009
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez (R) speaks with his Brazilian counterpart Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva in Caracas ... And it's been quite a while since Washington and Caracas agreed on anything ... Chavez's endorsement of Lula playing a mediating role, which the Venezuelan leader announced last week during a speech in Caracas, is a sign that the Brazilian is having some success, says Michael Shifter, vice president of the InterAmerican Dialogue in Washington, D.C. "Chavez has been trying to get a... (Time.com)
Libertadores: Villafraz, Tachira blank Cuenca Mar 12, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) -- Deportivo Tachira of Venezuela secured a 1-0 victory over Deportivo Cuenca of Ecuador to be in the mix for qualification from Copa Libertadores Group 2 on Wednesday. Midfielder Jose Javier Villafraz scored after 67 minutes in front of 27,000 at Pueblo Nuevo Stadium in San Cristobal, about 700 kilometers southeast of Caracas. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)
Arrivederci, Canada Mar 10, 2009
On Sunday, the Yanks spent more than 31/2 hours mercilessly pounding a succession of Venezuelan relief pitchers who appeared to have been recruited that day on the streets of Caracas. And then last night somebody seemed to be taking a whole lot for granted. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Britain's Clown Shortage: Visa Rules Hit the Circus Mar 8, 2009
Previously, a Venezuelan juggler would have to fly back to Caracas to apply for an extension, and by the time he made it back to England, his troupe may have moved on to Italy; now he can apply while working in the U.K. The old system also gave British embassies too much discretion in determining whether performers deserved their visas. Clay remembers a particularly troublesome ordeal last year involving a Chinese trapeze act, in which two boys swinging on distant lines would throw a... (Time.com)
Castro and Chavez: The Evil Twins for Florida's GOP? Mar 5, 2009
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez (R) embraces his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro after decorating him and signing bilateral agreements at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas on December 13, 2008. Juan Barreto / AFP / Getty. (Time.com)
Boom and bust: Venezuela's hard truth Mar 4, 2009
"Oil prices are very low," he acknowledged in a speech at a recent military parade in Caracas. For Venezuela, this is tough and difficult. (Globe and Mail)
Wet passport belates Mariners' Balentien Mar 2, 2009
Balentien explained that he was at home in Willemstad in early February with his bags packed and ready to travel to Caracas, Venezuela, where he would pick up his visa and continue his trip to the United States. The necessary paperwork for the visa had been filed, and he showed up at the United States Embassy expecting to have the visa attached to his passport, clearing the way to his anticipated trip to America. (MLB.com -- Seattle Mariners)
Chavez sends troops to rice processors Mar 1, 2009
CARACAS President Hugo Chavez Saturday ordered troops to intervene in Venezuelan rice processing businesses, saying some have balked at producing under regulated prices ... Mr. Jaua said Caracas-based company Corporacion Mary, which produces four types of rice under the brand name Arroz Mary, will also be affected. (Globe and Mail)
Chavez indifferent to Obama Feb 28, 2009
"The reason I'm attending the summit is not that Obama's there. I couldn't care less if he is there or not, if we see each other or not," Chavez told reporters at a public event in Caracas. Chavez said his would go to the upcoming summit to "defend the integration of the Caribbean and Latin America and demand that the empire Obama leads lift its blockade of Cuba, abide by UN resolutions and condemn Israel.". (iAfrica.com)
Chavez in Cuba Feb 22, 2009
Last December, Raul Castro visited Caracas in his first visit abroad since taking over in July 2006 from Fidel, who stepped aside due to medical problems. Chavez said his first congratulatory message after last Sunday's win, which gave him the power to run for a third term in 2012, came from Fidel Castro. (iAfrica.com)
Stanford stays out of sight Feb 21, 2009
As customers from Houston to Caracas desperately sought to recoup their investments, Mr. Stanford's whereabouts were a mystery again even after FBI agents served the 58-year-old financier with a formal fraud complaint on Thursday. Mr. Stanford, previously a publicity-seeking sports tycoon with a knighthood bestowed by the tiny Caribbean nation of Antigua and Barbuda, has been lying low since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged him, two colleagues and three of his companies with... (Globe and Mail)
Chinese vice president arrives in Brazil for official visit Feb 19, 2009
CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping left Caracas Wednesday afternoon for Brazil, winding up his official visit to Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping delivered a keynote speech at a seminar here Tuesday, elaborating on bilateral ties, cooperation and common development between China and Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping on Tuesday hailed the vigorous growth in relations between... (Xinhuanet, China)
Britons detained in Venezuela over 'cocaine smuggling' Feb 19, 2009
A British embassy official in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, confirmed that a British couple had been detained. "We are aware and are providing consular assistance," the official said. (guardian.co.uk)
Vice president concludes official visit to Venezuela Feb 19, 2009
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping makes a speech at a business seminar in Caracas, Venezuela, Feb. 17, 2009. Xi arrived in Caracas Tuesday for an official visit to Venezuela ... CARACAS, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping left Caracas Wednesday afternoon for Brazil, winding up his official visit to Venezuela. (Xinhuanet, China)
Hugo Chvez for life? Feb 17, 2009
In Caracas, Venezuela, President Hugo Chavez waved to the crowd after the official results on Sunday's referendum were released ... Caracas, Venezuela - With a clear popular victory Sunday in his bid to end term limits, Venezuelan President Hugo Chvez has injected new vigor into his controversial "21st-century socialism" movement and secured his role at a time when the economy is starting to falter ... "He is going to take advantage of this moment, saying the people voted for socialism," says... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Warnings for Chavez Feb 17, 2009
"We have to analyse what we did well and what we could do much better," said opposition Caracas mayor Antonio Ledezma. A first for Latin America. (iAfrica.com)
Economy could weaken Chavez's rule Feb 17, 2009
CARACAS President Hugo Chavez's timing was impeccable, scheduling the vote that ended term limits at what may be the last possible moment before the global financial crisis wreaks havoc on Venezuela's oil-based economy ... I suggest the President get to work, Antonio Ledezma, Caracas's newly elected opposition mayor, said. (Globe and Mail)
Chavez wins referendum vote Feb 17, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez won a referendum vote on Sunday that lets him stay in power for as long as he keeps beating rivals in elections, and bolsters support for his socialist and anti-U.S. policies ... Venezuelans wait in line in front of a polling station to vote in a referendum on a constitutional amendment in Caracas on Sunday ... This can't stop, because the future of this country is in the president's hands, said Juan Carlos Carrillo, 40, a clothes vendor who... (Globe and Mail)
Chvez, S, but maybe not forever Feb 14, 2009
POLARIZED: A protester wore a sticker on her face that says 'No is no, vote no' at a rally last week in Caracas ... Caracas, Venezuela - In recent weeks, students have marched by the thousands urging Venezuelans to vote "No" in Sunday's referendum, which seeks to abolish presidential term limits and allow President Hugo Chvez to run for reelection indefinitely ... Not to be outdone, supporters of Mr. Chvez stormed an opposition debate at the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas last... (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Money and mops campaign Feb 14, 2009
For some residents of Petare, a huge shantytown on the steep hills of Caracas, the latest in a string of Venezuela votes involves a simple financial choice. "If I get aid from the opposition, I'll vote 'No.' If I don't, I'll vote 'Yes' on Sunday," shouted Amparo Perez, a resident of the biggest Caracas slum, over singing campaigners in a rubbish-strewn street. (iAfrica.com)
Art treasures under threat Feb 10, 2009
"Climate change is a threat because it is going to increase the amount of fungus and bugs in many regions," he said at a meeting of experts in Caracas from February 9-12 on new ways to protect art collections. Much of the world's cultural heritage is made of canvas, wood, paper or leather which "in prolonged warmth and dampness, attract mold, micro-organisms and insects, causing decay and disintegration," a UN University statement said. (India Times)
Medellin: From slumdog barrio to beacon on the hill Feb 8, 2009
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA, AND CARACAS, VENEZUELA Here is a tale of two cities ... The second tale has to do with Caracas, Venezuela, an oil-rich city that's become one of the most dangerous in the world ... While the reputation of Medellin has floated up, up, up over the last decade, that of Caracas has spiralled crazily down. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Higher prices irk Venezuelans ahead of Chvez's referendum Feb 8, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela - Desiree Pereira couldn't decide among the squash she was squeezing at a food stall here on Tuesday ... While polls show that rampant crime is the public's biggest concern, inflation and the country's economic problems rank high, said Oscar Schemel, a Caracas-based pollster ... Caracas-based economic analyst Pedro Palma is forecasting negative growth of 1. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
On Your Mind Feb 8, 2009
I enjoyed the remarks of our new President today and I sincerely hope the former KGB guy in Moscow, the wannabe in Teheran and the village idiot in Caracas heard clearly and paid close attention. Jan. 21. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
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