CARACAS, Thursday November 29, 2007 | Update
Students and citizens opposed to President Hugo Chávez's
proposed changes to the Constitution -which will be voted
next December 2- started marching Thursday and are going to
gather on Bolívar Avenue, downtown Caracas.
Demonstrators began walking from several places in Caracas,
such as Alfredo Sadel Square, in Las Mercedes, southeast Caracas;
Brión Square, in Chacaíto, north Caracas; Venezuela
Square, north Caracas; and La India rotunda, southwest Caracas.
In a cloudy afternoon and with NO as their slogan, the Caracas
inhabitants who reject the intended changes to the Constitution
are rallying on Bolívar Avenue.
A significant number of student leaders and politicians are
gathering on the raised platform at the end of the avenue.
02:57 PM. HEAVY RAINS. Venezuelan Executive Vice-President Elias Jaua reported that the government is designing plans to support farmers, cattlemen and peasants of the state of Mérida who have been hit by heavy rains that have caused crop losses.