Has Hugo Chavez turned Venezuela into a Country of Government Informers?
Region: Venezuela(Written June 4th 2008) Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has recently used his decree powers (given to him by the National Assembly last year) to pa... more
Views: 2566Latin American Neo-Populists: Or how I learned that Populism is nothing but Rhetorical Poppycock
Region: VenezuelaLatin America has tragically been under the spell of populist governments through out its tumultuous history. There seems to always be an important neglected sector of the population that will always fall for the belief th... more
Views: 3418Las Mayas: A Neighborhood in Hell
Region: VenezuelaThe Venezuelan newspaper El Universal has reported that more than 200 police officers have been deployed to the Las Mayas slum in southern Caracas. This group of police officers has been sent to put an end to th... more
Views: 4251Fidel Castro Steps Down
Region: CubaFidel Castro, one of the longest serving and most controversial heads of state, has officially stepped down yesterday morning. The leftist leader's decision was first reported by the online version of the Cuban state-run n... more
Views: 1909False Jewish Conversions Help Venezuelans Enter Israel
Region: VenezuelaThe Israeli community of Venezuela told reporters on Wednesday that they were going to investigate the irregularities that have aroused in the process of religious conversion to the Jewish faith in Venezuela. Since they ha... more
Views: 2374Hugo Chavez and Alvaro Uribe Meet in Bogota to Discuss Humanitarian Agreement
Region: VenezuelaThe meeting between the two Latin American heads of state has been coined by Colombia’s newspaper El Tiempo as “decisive.” Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Colombia’s capital, Bogot&aacut... more
Views: 3084Argentina, Venezuela and the Man with the $800,000 Suitcase
Region: Venezuela
On August 4th 2007 a group of Argentinean’s and Venezuelans boarded a chartered jet in Caracas, Venezuela and headed to Buenos Aires, Argentina. This group was made up of 8 people: three Argentinean’s and five ... more
Views: 2411A trip to Caracas, Venezuela
Region: VenezuelaThe plane flew through the thick white Caribbean clouds with relative ease as it approached the green hills that adorn the coast of Venezuela. I look out the window as the plane begins to make its descent into Aeropuerto I... more
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