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+ In Venezuela, Land 'Rescue' Hopes Unmet + Dreaming of a new life, Ramón Barrera came to El Charcote, a vast farm here in northwestern Venezuela, several years after [...] farmers trying to earn a living on the farm's sunbaked expanse said the technical help they had been promised never materialized...

+ Where's the devil? (the smell of sulphur heads Home) + Ex US President George W. Bush could be blamed for bridges falling down, potholes in the street, the cocaine trade or coup ...

+ Red shirts are busy + The chavista red shirt onslaught seems to be sharpening its pitch. After all, weeks and weeks of attacks, fanned by Globovision as ...

+ Venezuelan tax agency increases to USD 4.19 million fine on Globovision - Daily News - EL UNIVERSAL + The National Customs and Tax Administration Service (Seniat) increased to USD 4.19 million a fine imposed to the private TV news [...] informed of the increase on Tuesday, when they visited the seat of the tax agency to request the forms required to pay the fine.

+ The Associated Press: Venezuela loses billions despite Chavez's controls + VALENCIA, Venezuela (AP) - General Motors Corp. is halting production in Venezuela for three months starting Friday. Ford Motor [...] told The Associated Press. "Year after year we're shrinking by about 10 percent compared to the year before," he complained...

+ Ecopetrol, Chevron Ship 300M Cf/D Of Gas To Venezuela + BOGOTA (Dow Jones)--Colombia's state-controlled oil company, Ecopetrol SA (EC), and Chevron Corp. (CVX) currently export 300 [...] through the pipeline linking the Ballena gas field to Maracaibo, Ecopetrol's Chief Executive, Javier Gutierrez, said Wednesday.

+ Another Opportunity Wasted by Venezuela's PDVSA + From the Editors of VenEconomy. Already laid low as a result of its loss of profitability, PDVSA now has another situation to deal ...

+ Venezuela's curious coup: Riddle wrapped in a mystery | The Economist + ON APRIL 11th 2002 nearly a million people marched on the presidential palace in Caracas, the capital of Venezuela, to demand the ...

+ Guest's remarks cited in anti-Chavez TV probe + Venezuela's telecommunications regulator asked prosecutors on Tuesday to determine if an opposition-aligned television network is ...

+ Worker unrest looms over Chavez's seizure of oil firms + Despite the recent sharp rise in oil prices, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez last month seized 70 oil service companies in western ...

+ Venezuela boosts control over petrochemicals + Lawmakers loyal to President Hugo Chavez gave final approval on Tuesday to a bill paving the way for Venezuela's government to take ...

+ Religious freedom under assault around the globe + By Charles C. Haynes, guest columnist At a time when religious persecution is at the heart of the world's most violent conflicts, ...

+ Chavez Denounces Separatist Plans in Venezuela + "We are not going to allow them to turn Tachira, or Zulia, into a lair for paramilitary soldiers," said Chavez during the Alo, ...

+ Communism Kills: New Museum Reveals Bloody History + By Alan Caruba On June 16, a reception will be held to celebrate the launch of the Global Museum on Communism at the Romanian [...] preceded the effort to ensure that the millions of victims of Communism in the last century are not forgotten. "Ai uan tu bi iur fren"

+ CADIVI - $2.5 Billion For Car Part Imports + Venezuela's foreign currency administrator has allocated $2.5 billion to the car industry to import automobiles and car parts ...

+ A Crime to Protest + The ILO is concerned about the political discrimination hitting workers in the public administration and state companies Economy [...] and Venezuela's largest steel mill Siderrgica del Orinoco , according to the number of cases filed with ... "Ai uan tu bi iur fren"

+ The revolution never ceases to amaze + Sometimes, one is amazed at the ability of the revolution to invent new concepts or justify the unjustifiable. This week was no ...

+ Eleonora Bruzual: No hay ni ha habido un traidor mayor que Hugo Chavez | Opinion + Chavezuela el lugar del mundo donde un traidor reparte a extranjeros el patrimonio de todo un pueblo... Inaudito lo que les [...] tasajea y reparte, hace mas ricos a los tiranos Castro y su nomenclatura, y cambia frijoles por petroleo a los dominicanos, para ...

+ Joint War Committee puts Venezuela on high risk list + VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez's confiscation of private business has spurred London's marine insurance market to place the oil ...

+ Route Change: No Metro line for the 'oligarchs' + Plan for two stations in Caracas put on hold because it would have benefited 'oligarchs' Venezuela has redirected a new metro line [...] "oligarchs". Authorities cancelled plans for two metro stations at Las Mercedes, a district of malls and ... "Ai uan tu bi iur fren"