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SANCTIONS

State Department: Washington does not promote instability in Venezuela

"The sanctions (...) are directed at individuals (...) not the Venezuelan people or the economy," said State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki (File photo)

SANCTIONS.  The US government does not promote instability in Venezuela, but the sanctions announced on Monday are intended to "persuade" Caracas to "change their behavior," said on Tuesday a State Department spokesman.  

06:03 PM
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FINANCE

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With Wall Street banks

Venezuela discusses gold swap to get dollars

Nearly two thirds of Venezuela's international reserves are held in monetary gold (File photo)
According to Reuters, under the swap, the Venezuelan Central Bank would provide 1.4 million troy ounces in exchange for cash. After four years, it would have right of first refusal to buy the gold back, a source of the Central Bank said
01:38 PM
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OPINION

Excerpts of column "Runrunes" (Rumors) of Tuesday, March 10

High HOT GOLD. November 26, 2011 is not an easy date to forget. On that occasion, late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez announced and led the "beginning of the welcome to our gold, which in 17,000 ingots will gradually come back from Engl (...)

12:51 PM
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GOVERNMENT

Appointment of new Venezuelan interior minister made official

Gustavo González López is to replace Carmen Meléndez, who was (...)
Gustavo González López was the general director of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) before his designation as minister
11:41 AM
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US SANCTIONS

Ombudsman: "US sanctions form part of a smear campaign"

“The US government added a new aggression against Venezuela’s (...)
US President Barack Obama found that the situation in Venezuela constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States"
10:23 AM
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PARLIAMENT VOTE

Unasur's Samper rules out congress vote in September in Venezuela

Ernesto Samper said the date for the parliament vote in Venezuela (...)
The secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) said the month of September came up as part of "a tentative schedule Unasur prepared early in 2015 for the possible elections in the region, so as to organize ourselves to follow up such elections"
10:02 AM
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Average forex rate at Simadi ends at VEB 178.33 per US dollar

According to some foreign exchange operators, there have been delays (...)
Foreign currency supply in banks and exchange offices fails to meet demand
09:21 AM
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US SANCTIONS

US Senators ask for US gov't sanctions on Venezuelan defense minister

"This general (Vladimir Padrino López) should be on this list, but (...)
US Senators Robert Menéndez and Marco Rubio requested the US government to impose sanctions on Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, stressing he signed "the recent order authorizing lethal force against peaceful demonstrators" in the South American country
03/09/2015
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GOVERNMENT

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Against 7 Venezuelan officials

Congress Speaker terms "aberrant and immoral" new US sanctions

Cabello stressed that none of the Venezuelan officials subject to (...)
Congress Speaker Diosdado Cabello urged Venezuelans "to take very seriously" the threats made by the US and to "strongly reject the pretensions of North American imperialism"
03/09/2015
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SANCTIONS

Venezuela recalls chargé d'affairs to the US for consultations

Minister Rodríguez made the announcement via Twitter (File photo)
"We have recalled Maximilien (Sánchez) Arveláiz, the chargé d'affairs to the United States, for immediate consultations," announced on Twitter Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodríguez
03/09/2015
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DIPLOMACY

Venezuelan FM: figure of 74 Venezuelan diplomats in the US is incorrect

Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodríguez (File photo)
Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs Delcy Rodríguez said that she would inform "via diplomatic channels" the number of officials that will be credited to work at the United States embassy to Caracas, and noted that such number "will be based on the principle of proportionality"
11:52 AM
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OIL

Venezuelan FM Ramírez visits Qatar amidst OPEC tour

FM Ramírez is visiting OPEC countries to discuss oil prices (File photo)
Venezuelan Foreign Minister Rafael Ramírez arrived in Qatar on Thursday in the context of his tour across the member nations of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), with a view to defining a joint strategy to balance crude oil prices, ahead of the 166th OPEC regular meeting scheduled for November 27 in Vienna, Austria.
04:25 PM
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SANCTIONS

State Department: Washington does not promote instability in Venezuela

"The sanctions (...) are directed at individuals (...) not the Venezuelan people or the economy," said State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki (File photo)
"Despite statements to the contrary by Venezuelan officials, we are not promoting instability in Venezuela," said State Department Spokeswoman Jen Psaki, who termed "false" the claims that Washington intends to "undermine" the government of Nicolás Maduro
03:34 PM
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SANCTIONS

FM Rodríguez instructs ambassadors to denounce "imperialist onslaught"

Rodríguez vowed to produce evidence of "how actors of the imperialist (...)
"Considering our noble country a threat to the national security of the United States only intends to justify the imperialist interventionism," Foreign Minister Delcy Rodriguez said
01:10 PM
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SANCTIONS

Armed Forces reject US declaring Venezuela "a threat"

For Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López, Washington move against (...)
Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López rejected this "act of meddling for it outrages the dignity of the people and our government"
12:51 PM
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GOVERNMENT

Appointment of new Venezuelan interior minister made official

Gustavo González López is to replace Carmen Meléndez, who was (...)
Gustavo González López was the general director of the Bolivarian Intelligence Service (Sebin) before his designation as minister
12:09 PM
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SANCTIONS

European Union rules out sanctions against Venezuela

"We've already conveyed our disquiet at the continuing polarization (...)
"We are currently not considering restrictive measures," European Union (EU) Spokeswoman Maja Kocijancic said, but called on Venezuela to address its political, economic, social and security problems
11:52 AM
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US SANCTIONS

Cuba terms "arbitrary and aggressive" US sanctions against Venezuela

United States President, Barack Obama (AP)
This is the first public confrontation between Cuba and the United States since the countries decided on December 17 to restore diplomatic relations
11:41 AM
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US SANCTIONS

Ombudsman: "US sanctions form part of a smear campaign"

“The US government added a new aggression against Venezuela’s (...)
US President Barack Obama found that the situation in Venezuela constitutes an "unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign policy of the United States"
10:23 AM
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PARLIAMENT VOTE

Unasur's Samper rules out congress vote in September in Venezuela

Ernesto Samper said the date for the parliament vote in Venezuela (...)
The secretary general of the Union of South American Nations (Unasur) said the month of September came up as part of "a tentative schedule Unasur prepared early in 2015 for the possible elections in the region, so as to organize ourselves to follow up such elections"
10:02 AM
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE

Average forex rate at Simadi ends at VEB 178.33 per US dollar

According to some foreign exchange operators, there have been delays (...)
Foreign currency supply in banks and exchange offices fails to meet demand
 

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Dossier
Poverty in socialism

Two years into the Nicolás Maduro administration poverty in Venezuela has increased by at least 33.02%. Researchers have identified the economic recession of the past two years, inflation, shortages of consumer goods and falling oil prices as key factors contributing to this new cycle of poverty.

US-Venezuela Tensions


Venezuela recalls chargé d'affairs to the US for consultations

SANCTIONS The Venezuelan government decided on Monday to recall its chargé d'affairs to the United States, following an executive order by President Barak Obama declaring Venezuela a threat to the US national security.

Venezuelan FM: figure of 74 Venezuelan diplomats in the US is incorrect

DIPLOMACY Delcy Rodríguez, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, stressed on Monday that the number disclosed by the US State Department of 74 Venezuelan diplomatic officials credited to work at the Venezuelan Embassy to Washington and the eight consular offices "is incorrect."

Venezuela's diplomatic staff in the US amounts to 74

FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Venezuela government has 74 diplomatic officials credited to the US State Department for the functioning of its embassy to Washington and the eight consular offices in that country. On February 28, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro said that Venezuelan diplomatic personnel in the US amounted to 17 people.

Interview


"Inaccuracies in Resolution 008610 will be solved soon"

INTERVIEW Tarek William Saab, born to Lebanese immigrants, a lawyer, politician and poet, was governor in his native Anzoátegui state in 2004-2012, after being a member of the National Constituent Assembly in 1998. He was elected Ombudsman by the National Assembly in December 2014.

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Border Dispute


Caricom supports Guyana, not Venezuela, in border dispute

BORDER DISPUTE José Ramón Sánchez, deputy to the Latin American Parliament for opposition coalition Unified Democratic Panel (MUD) alerted that in the 26th Summit of the Caribbean Community (Caricom), held in Bahamas on February 26, its Member States reached an agreement to support Guyana's stance regarding the Essequibo border dispute with Venezuela.

The Guyana-Venezuela border dispute: current situation and outlook

OPINION For the first time in years Guyana is pressing for a final solution to Venezuela s claim to the Essequibo region and, since efforts under the Good Offices process of the United Nations Secretary General have failed to reach results, Guyana is now suggesting submitting the matter to arbitration or to the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Oil drilling starts in the Essequibo, off Guyana

FOREIGN POLICY An oil platform owned by US company Exxon Mobil on Thursday began oil extraction operations in Guyana waters which Venezuela claims as its own.

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CARNIVAL 2015

Carnival ends with float parades and music in Caracas

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Churches downtown Caracas retain their historical value

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Venezuelans honor the Virgin of Candelaria

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