Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez spoke by telephone on Monday with his Colombian counterpart, President Juan Manuel Santos, regarding the recent clashes between insurgent groups and the military in Colombia close to the Venezuelan border.
During a meeting yesterday at the Venezuelan Ministry of Aquatic and Air Transportation, representatives of U.S. airlines, including Delta Airlines, American Airlines and Federal express, assured that airport operations in Venezuela are safe and reliable.
According to the latest public opinion poll by the firm Consultores 30-11, 58.7 percent of Venezuelans say President Hugo Chávez is the candidate that best promotes social inclusion, while 32 percent chose the opposition candidate Henrique Capriles Radonski, said the…
In preparations for the October 7 elections, Venezuela’s National Electoral Council (CNE) is taking steps to lower the amount of time it takes to vote, which, according to trials carried out by political party representatives on Thursday, is still over…
Venezuela’s Minister of Penitentiary Services, Iris Varela, said Thursday that the situation at La Planta prison in Caracas involving an armed conflict among inmates that began on April 22 is now under control thanks to efforts by Venezuelan law enforcement…
Representatives of political parties in Venezuela will test the country’s automated voting system today in preparation for the October 7 presidential elections. This includes the Integrated Authentication System, a device that allows voters to be identified through fingerprinting to prevent…
The vice president of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, Sandra Oblitas, announced yesterday that the final electoral registry will be published by June 25, according to the electoral schedule.
The President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, on behalf of the Venezuelan people and their government, condemns in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that occurred on Tuesday, May 15, in Bogotá, the capital city of the…
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Nicolás Maduro announced Monday that Caracas will host a meeting of the South American Energy Council this Friday, May 18, to discuss progress on regional agreements regarding energy and oil.
The electoral system of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, like those of Bolivia, Mexico and Nicaragua, has implemented in recent years the model of “international electoral accompaniers” to replace that of observers. This move enhances sovereignty, and does not represent…