Jim Wyss
Friday, May 24, 2013 - 00:00
One of the prerequisites to joining the two-year-old Alliance is to have free-trade agreements with all members
Thursday, May 23, 2013 - 00:00
The group is hoping to tear down business barriers and allow the free flow of goods, services and labor. It also wants to be the regional nexus for trade with Asia
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - 00:00
President Nicolas Maduro and rival Henrique Capriles spearheaded the marches but tried to avoid confrontation by routing their supporters through different parts of Caracas
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 - 00:00
The accusations and innuendos being hurled between the two main candidates are threatening to turn this into one of the ugliest races in recent memory.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013 - 00:00
In the short term, Chavez's homecoming is a boon for his supporters and may catch the opposition flat-footed
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 00:00
The kidnapping took the nation by surprise: In the run-up to peace talks, the guerrillas had said they would quit taking hostages for economic gain and released dozens of military and police officials
Thursday, January 31, 2013 - 00:00
One of Colombia's most notorious criminal gangs, Los Rastrojos, was put on a U.S. Treasury watch-list Wednesday, making it illegal for U.S. citizens to do business with the organization
Thursday, January 10, 2013 - 00:00
The decision shutdown those who argued that Chavez's absence on inauguration day required National Assembly President Diosdado Cabello, another Chavez loyalist, to take the helm until the Comandante returns
Wednesday, December 12, 2012 - 00:00
Maduro said the operation was successful and that Chavez could take "several days" to recover.
Monday, December 3, 2012 - 00:00
Built in the jungle, the hulking blue submarine can carry eight tons of cocaine and is similar to the nation's own tactical sub, with one addition: This one has indoor plumbing.