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Will the Bolivarian Revolution End Coal Mining in Venezuela?
May 29th 2008, by James Suggett - Venezuelanalysis.com
Plans for new coal mining in the Sierra de Perijá, the northwestern region of the state of Zulia, Venezuela, were suspended by President Hugo Chávez last year following anti-coal declarations by Chávez and several ministers. The Wayúu, Yukpa, and Barí indigenous communities who would have been displaced by the projects cautiously interpreted the suspension as a temporary sign of relief. But their struggle against coal mining has lasted a quarter of a century and will not conclude until mining concessions are repealed for good.
Satélite venezolano Simón Bolívar no tendrá usos militares
El satélite “Simón Bolívar”, que Venezuela espera poner en órbita dentro de unos meses en colaboración con China, tendrá funciones “únicamente en el ámbito de las telecomunicaciones”, y no un uso militar.
Así lo aseguró en una entrevista concedida a Efe el ministro saliente de Ciencia y Tecnología, Héctor Navarro, quien descartó que este satélite, el primero que Venezuela lanzará al espacio, pueda ser utilizado con fines militares, puesto que sus componentes, aseveró, no incluyen esa posibilidad. Read the rest of this entry »
Petroleos de Venezuela SA turns to Euros for oil payments
Dollar done?
CARACAS (AFP) — Venezuelan state oil giant PDVSA has decided to sign some oil contracts in euros in the face of a plummeting dollar, local media reported, citing officials.”There are some contracts in euros, contracts for crude, products and spot markets in euros. This is a subject which we are working on,” said energy minister and Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) chief, Rafael Ramirez, in an interview with the journal El Universal published Friday.
Court unfreezes PDVSA’s oil assets
Exxon Mobil -the world’s largest oil firm- within 48 hours has to forward letters to all of the institutions it had asked to freeze Pdvsa’s assets and advise them on the judicial decisionMARIANNA PÁRRAGA
EL UNIVERSAL A legal battle US oil major Exxon Mobil and Venezuela’s state oil firm Pdvsa fought in the England High Court ended on Tuesday,
London Court Rules in Favor of Venezuela in Dispute with Exxon
Mérida, March 18, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com)- British Judge Paul Walker declared in a London courtroom today that the freezing of $12 billion in assets of the Venezuelan state oil company PDVSA shall be revoked. The decision is a major defeat for the world’s largest oil company, ExxonMobil, which had won the temporary asset freeze on February 7th in a dispute with PDVSA over the nationalization of Exxon’s stake in a Venezuelan Orinoco River Belt project, known as Cerro Negro.
Rafael Correa puts Uribe in his place at Rio Group Summit in Santo Domingo
“I reject this infamy that the government of Rafael Correa has collaborated with the FARC,” Correa bellowed into the microphone. His comments drew loud applause from other leaders, who met Uribe’s speech with silence.
Latin Radical: Venezuela’s evolving political system
Fred Fuentes in Caracas reports that while the recent makeover of the PSUV (The United Socialist Party of Venezuela) is straining the political system, President Chavez’ vision for Venezuela and Bolivarianism has not been compromised, and the empowering of the grass roots could mean that the corruption and bureaucratism that had become entrenched over the decades of the last century may be challenged. Meanwhile, external pressures to break down the will of the Venezuelan program for change are being resisted. This includes the challenge of Exxon Mobil, and the aggressive attitude of the neighbouring Columbian government - not to mention the glowering resentments of Washington.
Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Pérez, Orlando Beltrán and Jorge Eduardo Géchem freed by FARC
Caracas, February 26, 2008, ( venezuelanalysis.com ) - Visibly overcome with emotion, four former Colombian legislators, Gloria Polanco, Luis Eladio Pérez, Orlando Beltrán and Jorge Eduardo Géchem - held by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) for years - were reunited with their families in the Simon Bolivar International airport near Caracas at 6.10 pm today after a successful Venezuelan led humanitarian mission.
Presidente Chávez: Exxon Mobil es una empresa punta de lanza del imperialismo
Mandatario nacional dijo que de continuar la guerra económica Venezuela estará dispuesta a meterse en ella. Fijo posición sobre ataque de la trasnacional contra el pueblo venezolano.
Venezuela’s Energy Minister Rafael Ramirez responds to Exxon’s judicial terrorism
Caracas, February 8, 2008 (venezuelanalysis.com) - Venezuela’s Energy Minister, Rafael Ramirez, characterised a series of court orders obtained by Exxon Mobil Corp. in Britain, the Netherlands, and the Dutch Antilles, freezing up to $12 billion in assets of Venezuelan state oil firm PDVSA, as “judicial terrorism,” in a statement today.
¡Gracias, presidente Chávez! Clara Rojas y Consuelo González
¡Gracias, presidente Chávez!
Con emocionadas palabras de agradecimiento al presidente de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, se expresaron Clara Rojas y Consuelo González, instantes después de ser liberadas por la guerrilla de las FARC este miércoles por la tarde, en algún punto del departamento suroriental colombiano del Guaviare. TeleSUR transmitió en exclusiva estas declaraciones.
- Chávez: Clara y Consuelo ya son libres
- Clara y Consuelo llegaron a Venezuela tras ser entregadas por las FARC
“Clara Rojas y Consuelo González, ¡bienvenidas a la vida!”
CARACAS.- Desde el Palacio de Miraflores el Presidente Hugo Chávez anunció que el Ministro de Interior y Justicia Ramón Rodríguez Chacín le informó que ya fueron recibidas las prisioneras de las Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, Clara Rojas y Consuelo González, quienes ya están a cargo de la operación de rescate humanitario.
