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    Venezuelan Jockey Javier Castellano Makes History in U.S. Circuit

    Published: 03/20/2012

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    Venezuelan jockey Javier Castellano made history by breaking the record for most wins during a Gulfstream meet on Saturday, March 17, when he won his 98th race of the season, according to the Associated Press.

     

     


    New Jersey High School Students Visit Bolivarian Hall in Washington, DC

    Published: 03/16/2012

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    For the second year in a row, the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to the U.S. received a group of students from New Jersey’s West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District at the Bolivarian Hall in Washington, DC. This year,…

     

     

    An Initiative of President Hugo Chávez
    Venezuelan Urbanism Project “Caribia” Highlighted by International News Agency

    Published: 03/15/2012

    The news agency AFP reported on the new advances of the socialist city known as Caribia, a project conceived of by Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in 2006 as an integral planned community with schools, healthcare clinics and employment opportunities…

     

     


    My Arepa Restaurant Brings Venezuelan Flavor to Arizona

    Published: 03/13/2012

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    Since September of 2009, the Venezuelan restaurant My Arepa has been serving up a varied menu of authentic Venezuelan food in Mesa, Arizona.

     

     


    New York’s Park Avenue features Sculptures by Venezuelan Artist

    Published: 03/12/2012

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    On Saturday, as part of a public art series in New York City, nine sculptures by the Venezuelan artist Rafael Barrios were erected along Park Avenue from 53rd to 67th Streets. They will be on view through the end of…

     

     

    To Venezuelan Embassy in the U.S.
    In the U.S., More Messages of Support for President Chávez

    Published: 03/09/2012

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    The Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in Washington, DC, continues to receive dozens of get-well messages addressed to President Hugo Chávez expressing love and solidarity with the South American leader.

     

     


    Venezuelan Literary Contest, the Liberator’s Prize, Open to Authors Worldwide

    Published: 03/06/2012

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    Venezuela’s Ministry of Culture is calling on authors from around the world to participate in the literary contest known as the Liberator’s Prize for Critical Thought (Premio Libertador al Pensamiento Crítico), an annual award to recognize books dedicated to…

     

     


    U.S. Lawyers’ Group Finds Primary Elections in Venezuela Free and Fair

    Published: 03/05/2012

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    The International Committee of the National Lawyers Guild (NLG) – a non-profit organization with 120 chapters throughout the U.S. – has published its findings after a recent electoral observer mission to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela to witness the primary…

     

     

    In New York City
    The Bronx Joins Petitions for Recovery of President Chavez

    Published: 03/01/2012

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    Petrobronx, a coalition of community organizations in the Bronx, is creating a book in which New Yorkers can write messages of support and prayers for the recovery of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, who recently underwent surgery in Havana.

     

     


    Venezuelan Jockey Ramón Domínguez Wins George Woolf Award

    Published: 02/28/2012

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    Venezuelan jockey Ramón Domínguez has received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award after a nationwide vote of his fellow riders, according to an AP article on Saturday in The Washington Post.

     

     

     

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