Benedict Mander
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez's solid win in a referendum on Sunday, overturning restrictions on his re-election, could hasten austerity measures such as spending cuts, tax rises and a devaluation
Monday, February 16, 2009 - 00:00
Venezuelans have given Hugo Chavez’s ”Bolivarian revolution” fresh impetus after voting in favour of a referendum that will allow the socialist leader to continue running for president indefinitely
Tuesday, January 27, 2009 - 00:00
His government has responded to falling oil prices, and export revenues, by restricting the amount of dollars allotted to importers and Venezuelans travelling abroad
Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 00:00
The difference between the old and new elites, say observers, is that the new eschews politics. "Evidently the government is more comfortable working with people that are not trying to overthrow it "
Monday, December 1, 2008 - 00:00
Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president and long-time thorn in Washington's side, invited the warships for joint exercises as yet another poke in the eye for the country he likes to call the "empire"
Monday, November 24, 2008 - 00:00
While the government won the large majority of states, claiming 17 of 22 governorships, the opposition scored important victories by winning the states that contain the country’s three largest cities
Tuesday, November 11, 2008 - 00:00
When police raided a clandestine bullet factory hidden deep inside one of Caracas’ lawless and sprawling hillside slums recently, they were stunned at the extent of the operation
Monday, November 10, 2008 - 00:00
Fears are growing that the tourism industry in many Caribbean states could suffer if Barack Obama, US president-elect, decides to weaken or lift a long-standing US embargo on Cuba.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008 - 00:00
Analysts say Venezuela is among the most vulnerable Opec countries, requiring one of the highest threshold oil prices to avoid slipping into a current account deficit.
Sunday, August 10, 2008 - 00:00
Venezuela's bombastic president has made a concerted effort to challenge the private media by setting up multiple media outlets to promote his self-styled socialist revolution