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Colombia Opens Ecumenical Forum for Peace
Bogota, may 18 (Prensa Latina) More than 500 people will attend from today an ecumenical forum for peace to favor reconciliation and the construction of a stable and lasting peace for Colombia. The forum, organized by the Ecumenical Table, seeks "to carry a message to the Government, the guerrillas, social, political and popular actors and the international public opinion", affirm its ...
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New board to oversee Trinidads Caribbean Airlines
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad -; Trinidad's finance minister has appointed a new interim board to oversee Caribbean Airlines after announcing that the state-owned company posted losses of more than $70 ...
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Street Government Ties with China Mark Venezuelan Reality
Caracas, May 18 (Prensa Latina) The arrival of the Street Government to Tachira and Barinas states, the deepening of bilateral relations with China, and the opening of the new mausoleum for Simon Bolivar, marked guidelines in the Venezuelan reality this week. After completing his visit through Miranda, the Street Government implemented by the President of the Republic, Nicolas Maduro, to solve ...
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Canadian PM to visit Peru Colombia to enhance economic ties
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper will pay a four-day visit to Peru and Colombia next week to enhance economic relations with South American countries.Senior officials of the Prime Minister's Office said at a news briefing that Harper will meet with leaders, representatives from the private sector and Canadians who are helping to increase economic prosperity, reinforce democratic ...
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Oil prices rise on encouraging economic data
Oil prices extended rally Friday on upbeat US economic data as well as positive performance in US commodity markets.US consumer confidence surged to a six-year high in May thanks to a rising stock market and cheaper gas prices, the monthly Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan index of consumer sentiment reported Friday.The preliminary reading of the consumer sentiment rose to 83.7 in May from ...
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Colombia Thief Hit By Bus Has Miracle Escape
A Colombian thief botched his getaway by running into the path of a bus after stealing a woman's mobile phone at a station. The would-be robber was hit by the moving bus and fell between the vehicle and the glass doors of an exit at the station in Bagota, Colombia. He received medical attention and was treated for minor injuries. His victim recovered her phone and helped him out ...
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Venezuela frees opposition activist jailed over post-vote violence
CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela on Friday released an opposition activist who had been jailed on accusations of inciting violence in the wake of President Nicolas Maduro's narrow election victory in April.Retired General Antonio Rivero, who government critics described as the first political prisoner of Maduro's government, told a local television station he had been released after ...
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Film on Sexual Abuse Wins at Colombia-Venezuela Festival
SAN CRISTBAL, Venezuela , May 17 2013 (IPS) - A Venezuelan movie about a young deaf woman who is sexually abused by her stepfather, "Brecha en el silencio" (Breach in the Silence), took top prize at the second Colombia-Venezuela film ...
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South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19
Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries where modern method use was already very low. A young Chinese boy walks past a neighborhood 'sex shop', full of contraceptive suggestions, in central Beijing. (UPI ...
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Venezuela’s military sent into high-crime slums
He's clean, and he's sent off into the maze of ramshackle homes that is Petare, one of the most dangerous parts of Venezuela's notoriously crime-infested ...
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Venezuelans Out of Toilet Paper
First milk, butter, coffee and cornmeal ran short. Now Venezuela is running out of the most basic of necessities - toilet paper. Blaming political opponents for the shortfall, the embattled socialist government says it will import 50 million rolls. Economists say Venezuela's shortages stem from price controls meant to make basic goods available to the poorest parts of society and to ...
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APL to Implement Rate Hikes in South America Trade
will boost rates for dry and refrigerated cargo in its trade from Asia, Australia, East Africa, the Middle East and West Asia to Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru, starting June 1.The hike will be $500 per 40-foot reefer and dry container.Effective June 15, the container ...
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Cosco Set to Boost Asia-South America Rates
will hike rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, in its trade from the Far East to South America's east coast, starting June 14.The increase will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, the carrier ...
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Venezuela Faces Toilet Paper Shortage
Venezuelans are usedto going without staples like milk, coffee and butter, thanks to the country’s frequent food shortages. But now they’re dealing with a much more urgent crisis: a lack of toilet paper. Stores have run out, and each new delivery sees a rush on supermarkets. The demand is so great the government has now been forced to order 50 million rolls to appease desperate ...
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Venezuelas Maduro still waiting on Washingtons recognition
More than a month since Maduro was elected Venezuelan president by less than 2 percent of the vote, the US has not recognized his victory. A partial recount of the ballot is currently ...
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Venezuelan President Highlights Actions Against Economic Warfare
Caracas, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro highlighted today the government''s actions to address the internal and external economic war against the authorities and the people. Speaking to reporters in the state of Tchira, the president guaranteed that the country will succeed in leaving behind the effects of the attack on the economy. Maduro said the measures ...
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Secretary General Presented the Report on the Drug Problem in the Americas
17 de mayo de 2013 El Secretario General de la Organización de los Estados Americanos (OEA), José Miguel Insulza, hizo hoy una cruda revisión de la realidad que los países del continente enfrentan en relación con el fenómeno de las drogas, analizando las políticas implementadas en la región hasta ahora y los posibles escenarios que se ...
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Colombias Santos hints at new term
BOGOTA - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hinted on Friday that he would seek re-election next year to ensure continuity of his policies, though he did not explicitly announce his ...
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Family of high-profile Guyana attorney demands deeper probe into his death
GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Relatives of a well-known attorney in Guyana who defended drug traffickers and gang members are asking police to further investigate his death. A state pathologist has ruled that 57-year-old Vic Puran died from asphyxiation after his car veered into a canal in October. However, daughter Mikhaila Puran said she believes her father was killed and that his death was made to ...
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Venezuelas ties with Africa
At the third Summit Africa - South America (ASA)held in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, 63 countries participated, including Venezuela, which was represented by the Venezuelan Foreign Minister, Elas Jaua. He read a letter written by President Hugo Chvez to the ASA members in Malaba. The Venezuelan President highlighted the ties between both ...
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Oil Prices Show Slight Weekly Increase
London, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Oil prices moved towards a slight weekly increase today, however market experts remain concerned about weak world demand. According to experts, the increase in oil prices was propped up by the rising trend in prices for refined products, such as diesel, and better solidity in European stocks, which compensated for the recovery of the dollar to its highest level in ...
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Venezuela Said to Allow Oil Joint Ventures to Manage Fund
Chevron Corp. (CVX) to manage $6 billion in loans designed to reverse oil output declines, said a PDVSA official. The state-owned producer reached agreements on terms of a $2 billion credit from Chevron for the Petroboscan venture and a $4 billion loan from China Development Bank for Sinovensa, said the official who was briefed on the negotiations. The transactions probably will be signed ...
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Venezuelas military enters high-crime slums as rights activists warn of potential for abuses
In this May 14, 2013 photo, Gen. Antonio Benavides, left, gives instructions to a soldiers during a security operation that is part of the "Secure Homeland" initiative in Petare, one of the most dangerous neighborhoods of Caracas, Venezuela. The murder rate doubled during the 14-year-rule of the late President Hugo Chavez as cheap access to guns and an ineffective justice system fed a ...
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Venezuela Shows Outstanding Progress in Housing Construction
Caracas, May 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela is showing great progress in the construction of homes to benefit the population, particularly for the disadvantaged, said the State Minister for the Revolutionary Transformation of Greater Caracas, Francisco Sesto. According to Sesto, since the creation of Venezuela's Great Housing Mission (GMVV) by the late President Hugo Chavez in March, 2011, to ...
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Colombias Santos hints he will run for re-election in 2014
BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos hinted on Friday that he would seek re-election next year to ensure continuity of his policies, though he did not explicitly announce his ...
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