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Robin Nieto

Periodista venezolano. Venezuelan journalist.

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The 2nd Bolivarian Congress of Peoples

On the road towards a community of South American Nations

by Robin Nieto

On the road towards a community of South American Nations

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 December 2004
The 2nd Bolivarian Congress of Peoples that brought together more than 200 political and social leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean closed in Venezuela with a commitment by President Hugo Chavez to continue the slow process of creating a community of South American nations.

Coal mining in Venezuela

The environmental cost of regional development

by Robin Nieto

The environmental cost of regional development

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 December 2004
The government of Venezuela under President Hugo Chavez is supporting a controversial plan to increase coal mining production in the oil producing state of Zulia that may threaten the state’s most important water supply, according to biologists, state water authorities and environmentalists.

World Forum of Intellectuals and Artists ends with pledge of permanent anti-globalization office in Venezuela

by Robin Nieto

World Forum of Intellectuals and Artists ends with pledge of permanent anti-globalization office in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 6 December 2004
The World Forum of Intellectuals and Artists in Defense of Humanity closed, December 5th, with words from Argentine Nobel peace prize laureate, Adolfo Perez Esquivel and President Hugo Chavez and a concert that included Cuban music legend, Pablo Milanes.

A Cuban and an American tour Bolivarian social programs in Venezuela

by Robin Nieto

A Cuban and an American tour Bolivarian social programs in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 December 2004
Delegates at the World Forum of Intellectuals and Artists for the defense of Humanity went on a national tour of Venezuela to observe first hand the social programs started by the national government under President Hugo Chavez close to two years ago.

African-Americans discuss defense of culture at global forum of intellectuals and artists in Venezuela

by Robin Nieto

African-Americans discuss defense of culture at global forum of intellectuals and artists in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 5 December 2004
Intellectuals and artists from around the world including the Smithsonian Institute`s Director of Culture, James C. Early, and U.S. actor Danny Glover, discussed proposals on how to protect and promote culture within the context of globalization.

Venezuelan Governing Party Pledges to Accelerate Legislative Agenda

by Robin Nieto

Venezuelan Governing Party Pledges to Accelerate Legislative Agenda

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 November 2004
William Lara
On November 9th, the tactical unit of the government party, MVR, told their parliamentary block to designate new judges to the Supreme Court by the end of this year, said William Lara, the national director of the MVR.
Other legislative changes include the acceleration in the adoption of the Law of Social Responsibility in Radio and Television, which is a government proposal to establish rules for the Venezuelan broadcasting industry. Lara also assured that the budget and (...)

Colombia to Purchase Combat Planes, Denies Arms Race with Venezuela

by Robin Nieto

Colombia to Purchase Combat Planes, Denies Arms Race with Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 10 November 2004
Jorge Uribe
With less than 24 hours before a Colombia-Venezuela summit, the Colombian Minister of defense announced the country’s intention to buy 24 combat planes in order to fight “an internal and one potential external enemy.”
Jorge Uribe, the Minister of Defense for Colombia, said that while no conflict exists between the neighboring countries, Venezuela’s arsenal is “very superior,” according to the news agency Comprensa in an article published this Sunday by the newspaper “El País,” in (...)

Venezuelan Opposition Governor Refuses to Concede Defeat

by Robin Nieto

Venezuelan Opposition Governor Refuses to Concede Defeat

Caracas (Venezuela) | 4 November 2004
Miranda’s incumbent governor, Enrique Mendoza, has declared himself the winner of the electoral race against Chavez right-hand man, Diosdado Cabello, despite the state’s electoral authority’s (CNE) announcement of preliminary results that show Cabello as leading the count with 52.6 per cent of the counted vote so far.
The CNE regional directorate of Miranda announced Cabello’s victory with a difference of 25,000 votes between him and Mendoza. Meanwhile, Mendoza rejected the CNE’s announcement (...)

Chavez dominates agenda in Regional Elections in Venezuela

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Chavez dominates agenda in Regional Elections in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 31 October 2004
Venezuelans are at the polls today to vote for Governors, Mayors and local councilors during regional elections, however President Hugo Chavez continued to dominate the political agenda as voters appear to be making their decisions based on whether candidates are for or against Chavez.
In the municipal district of Libertador in Caracas, constituents are voting for a Greater Caracas Mayor and a city of Caracas mayor along with local councillors. There is no choice of governor in the (...)

Industrialists Propose Alliance with Venezuelan Government

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Industrialists Propose Alliance with Venezuelan Government

Caracas (Venezuela) | 27 October 2004
Lope Mendoza
In a bid to jumpstart the national economy and to create jobs, the confederation of Venezuelan industrialists, Conindustria, proposed a strategic alliance with the national government yesterday. The president of Conindustria, Lope Mendoza, met with vice-president Jose Vicente Rangel and agreed to present a plan to reactivate the industrial sector of the country.
Mendoza said that her organization is prepared to work with those ministries most related to the industrial (...)

Venezuela’s Zulia State Vote Involves the High Stakes of Big Oil

by Robin Nieto

Venezuela's Zulia State Vote Involves the High Stakes of Big Oil

Caracas (Venezuela) | 26 October 2004
A long cloud of black smoke rises slowly above the bright orange flame of an oil rig along the coast of Lake Maracaibo, source of one of the largest oil deposits on the American continent and treasure trove of the state of Zulia that will be hotly contested during this weekend’s regional elections in Venezuela.
At stake in the western state of Zulia are the country’s oil fields, located at the bottom of the world’s second oldest lake. With Zulia’s oil production at more than 1 million barrels (...)

Chavez Declares “Fight To The Death” Against Corruption In Venezuela

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Chavez Declares “Fight To The Death” Against Corruption In Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 25 October 2004
One day after the release of an international report that ranked Venezuela as one of the most corrupt countries in the world, Chavez declared “a fight to the death” on corruption.
Tranparency International placed Venezuela in the low rank of 114 of 146 countries surveyed. The non-governmental corruption watchdog reported that oil producing countries in particular consistenly rank low in transparency scores. “In these countries, the oil sector is plagued by revenues vanishing into the (...)

Fire Damage of Venezuela’s Tallest Building Caused Losses of Up To $300 Million

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Fire Damage of Venezuela's Tallest Building Caused Losses of Up To $300 Million

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 October 2004
The Caracas landmark skyscraper that was partially destroyed by fire last Sunday, produced losses of up to $300 million and will cost about $20 million to repair. Reconstruction would take between 12 and 18 months to finish, according to Hector Dubuc, the engineer who supervised the construction of the building 30 years ago.
The structure of the east tower of the Parque Central building and large exterior windows "are totally salvageable, if we work hard between a year and a year and a (...)

The Guaicaipuro Mission, Part I:

The Promise of Restitution of Indigenous Rights in Venezuela

by Robin Nieto

The Promise of Restitution of Indigenous Rights in Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 22 October 2004
President Hugo Chávez with indigenous leader Nicia Maldonado
The arrival of Christopher Columbus was commemorated last week in countries across the Americas except in Venezuela. This past October 12, President Hugo Chavez did not commemorate the arrival of Columbus to this continent in 1492. Instead, Chavez paid homage to 16th Century indigenous chief, Guaicaipuro, at the National Pantheon in Caracas.
Chief Guaicaipuro, leader of the Caracas and Teques people, fought against the first (...)

Fire Practically Destroys Venezuela’s Tallest Building

by Robin Nieto

Fire Practically Destroys Venezuela's Tallest Building

Caracas (Venezuela) | 19 October 2004
A fire broke out on in the early morning hours of Sunday in Venezuela’s highest skyscraper, an important government building in downtown Caracas, destroying the top twenty of its fifty floors, including those which housed the Ministry of Infrastructure (MINFRA), the Motor Vehicle Department, and the Civil Aviation Administration.
President Hugo Chavez was on Margarita Island, transmitting his weekly "Alo Presidente" program, when he was informed by Jesse Chacon, the Minister of Interior and (...)

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