Feb
25
2011
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In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 2/25/11

Here are the latest headlines on Venezuela: Venezuela feels the heat Miami Herald With dictators toppling like dominoes across the Middle East, Venezuela’s president-for-life, Hugo Chávez, is signaling worry about his own despotic rule. Michael Rowan / The Wrong Side of History El Universal Here’s what’s happening in Egypt and Iran —and Venezuela as well. The people, especially the young and educated, are sick and tired of so-called revolutions that give power to autocrats while…

 
Feb
18
2011
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In Case You Missed it…Articles Roundup Week of 2/14/11

Here’s the latest news on Venezuela: Venezuela loses $1.5 bln a year in gasoline subsidy Reuters Venezuela’s state oil company PDVSA loses around $1.5 billion a year through domestic subsidies that make the South American OPEC member’s gasoline the cheapest in the world, the energy minister said on Sunday. Republican Lawmaker Connie Mack Proposes U.S. Embargo on Venezuela Latin American Herald Times At the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the largest yearly gathering of…

 
Feb
11
2011
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In Case You Missed It…Articles Roundup Week of 2/7/11

The news out of Venezuela this week is exactly new: the inflation rate continues its upward climb and the high crime rate makes it one of the most dangerous places in the region. Unfortunately for the people of Venezuela, they’ve heard it all before. In case you missed it… A total of 623 “attacks” on companies in nine years El Universal According to the National Council of Industries (Conindustria), 70 percent of the State’s actions…