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UNITED STATES

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Republican primaries

Hopefuls Romney and Gingrich worried about Venezuela and Cuba

Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney greet each other after a debate in Florida (Photo: Efe)

UNITED STATES. With promises of more jobs and a marked rhetoric against Cuba's Fidel and Raúl Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, Republican challengers Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich returned on Friday to south Florida to fight for the Hispanic vote able to consolidate them as favorites for the presidential election next November.

ARBITRATIONS

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World Bank receives official notice announcing Venezuela's exit from Icsid

Chávez's gov't accepted the Icsid as court in 2001

The Supreme Tribunal of Justice has already considered arbitrations as part of the judicial system (File photo)

ARBITRATIONS. After several years of frequent threats, the Venezuelan government formally requested its withdrawal from the Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes between States and Nationals of Other States which set up the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (Icsid).

02:21 PM
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HUMAN RIGHTS

Police agents during the events of April 11 wait for conditional release

Police officer Luis Molina said that his case is eligible for probation since 2011 (File photo)
HUMAN RIGHTS. Former Caracas Metropolitan Police agent Luis Molina, sentenced to 30 years in prison, sent a letter to President Hugo Chávez in which he claims to be innocent. He argues that ballistic evidence shows that the shots were not fired by his gun
01:25 PM
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HYDROCARBONS

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Major maintenance shutdown in Paraguaná Refining Complex will start on January 30

Venezuela invests USD 149 million to upgrade Paraguaná's catalytic plant

HYDROCARBONS. About 2,800 workers will be hired to carry out the project and "at the peak, there will be 3,500 workers," informed Jesús Luongo, the general manager of the Paraguaná refining complex (CRP)

12:53 PM
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HYDROCARBONS

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The price was hit by debt crisis in Europe

Venezuela's oil basket down to USD 107.58

“The prices of main oil benchmarks plunged,” the Ministry of (...)
HYDROCARBONS. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining notified that the average price of the Venezuelan oil basket amounts to USD 108.23 per barrel so far this year
12:37 PM
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WORLD AFFAIRS

Chávez rejects UK's charges of colonialism against Argentina

WORLD AFFAIRS. "England is accusing Argentina of colonialism, can you imagine?" wondered Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez on Thursday night during the memorial service of Carlos Escarrá, Venezuela s Solicitor General

12:29 PM
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ENERGY

New Minister of Electricity vows to increase power generation

ENERGY. "The scourge of energy waste is still present," warned new Minister of Electricity Héctor Navarro

12:24 PM
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FINANCE

Venezuelan debt instruments rally on expectations of political change

FINANCE. US dollar-denominated bonds trading abroad hit record highs

12:20 PM
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AGRICULTURE

China to support development of 1.5 million acres of farmable land

AGRICULTURE. Juan Carlos Loyo, the Minister of Agriculture and Lands, said that this is one of the most ambitious Venezuelan bilateral programs

12:05 PM
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HUMAN RIGHTS

Activists criticize changes in IACHR proposed by the OAS

Latin American NGOs deplored the fact that member states have failed (...)
HUMAN RIGHTS. Eighty human rights organizations rejected the intended reforms of the organization
 

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Pdvsa invests USD 15.1 billion
Pdvsa invests USD 15.1 billion

HYDROCARBONS Rafael Ramírez, Venezuela's Minister of Petroleum and Mining, visited Tuesday the Orinoco Oil Belt and said that oil production in that area is expected to increase from 1.18 million bpd to 1.63 million.

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AGRICULTURE

Glaring deterioration in the agricultural sector

CITY

Superfluous buildings in Caracas

LABOR

Streets bear witness to workers' demonstrations

Dossier
Where has the money gone?

Venezuelan Vice-President Elías Jaua and Minister of Energy and Petroleum Rafael Ramírez are still expected to pay a visit to the National Assembly in order to explain how this credit rig works and render accounts on what they have invested its vast resource.

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