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WSF Talks Latin American Integration

by Alex Holland

Caracas (Venezuela) | 31 January 2006

On Wednesday night one of the first Co-organised activities of the WSF took place with “New Paths of Latin American Integration” as its theme.

Venezuela’s Coffee Conundrum

by Simone Baribeau

Caracas (Venezuela) | 18 January 2006

A North American coming to Caracas is liable to think there’s a coffee shortage in the best of times. To those who are accustomed to a 12 oz. “tall” cup of joe being the smallest available size, the immensely popular Venezuelan cafecito, smaller than your average shot of tequila, seems an (...)

Preparations Unfold for 6th World Social Forum in Venezuela

by Margarita Windisch & Susan Price

Caracas (Venezuela) | 2 November 2005

In January, the Sixth World Social Forum will take place on three continents: Africa (in Mali), Asia (in Pakistan) and Latin America (in Venezuela). The Caracas forum is scheduled for January 24-29 on the theme “Another world is necessary, with you it is possible.”

6th World Social Forum Expects 80,000 to Come to Venezuela

Caracas (Venezuela) | 6 October 2005

The “polycentric” 6th World Social Forum, one of whose centers will be in Venezuela, expects over 80,000 participants from around the world to come to Caracas from January 24 to 29. The 2006 World Social Forum (WSF) is scheduled to take place in three locations simultaneously: in Venezuela, (...)

Venezuela’s President Says Assassination Plot Means Fewer Public Appearances

by Sarah Wagner

Caracas (Venezuela) | 17 June 2005

Last night (june 14th) Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez confirmed declarations recently made by other government officials that warn of an assassination attempt on his life and clarified that this is a foreign conspiracy in which the Venezuelan military has no part.
Upon arriving to a (...)

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

by Robin Nieto

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 (...)

Fire Practically Destroys Venezuela’s Tallest Building

by Robin Nieto

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, (...)