English
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
In polarized Venezuela, Teodoro Petkoff may be the closest thing to a centrist commentator. He expects support for Chavez to continue deteriorating
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Before Chavez can focus on seeking another six-year term in 2012 and perhaps others beyond, however, he faces a coming crisis that could imperil his ambitious plans
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
The US has cautiously welcomed Venezuela's vote to scrap limits on how often politicians, including President Hugo Chavez, can run for office
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
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is due in Venezuela as part of a visit to boost Chinese ties in the region
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Bolivian President Evo Morales made the first visit by a leader of his country to Russia as the Russians try to expand their influence in Latin America
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
In all three cases, from the Venezuelan charter in 1999 to the new constitutions in Ecuador last year and Bolivia last month, a team of Spanish legal scholars influenced the conception, drafting or implementation of the documents
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Time will tell if Mr. Chavez will moderate his platform and reach out to the opposition he has so often derided. But his capacity to evolve while in power is undisputed
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
Mexican journalists demanded an investigation Monday into the death of a crime photographer gunned down while riding his motorcycle to an assignment
Tuesday, February 17, 2009 - 00:00
The fact that Bolivia has to go so far abroad highlights the damage it did by nationalising its energy industry in 2006