Venezuela top court rejects challenge to Maduro win

General Sources - Saturday 25th May, 2013

In a ruling out Saturday, Venezuela's Supreme Court rejected one of six challenges to the April 14 presidential election, which saw Hugo Chavez's successor Nicolas Maduro win by a razor-thin margin. Officially, Maduro -- the late president Chavez's handpicked successor -- won the controversial election by 1.49 percentage points. His rival, Henrique Capriles, has refused to ...

Guyana seeks more time to approve anti-money laundering bill

Canada.com - Saturday 25th May, 2013

GEORGETOWN, Guyana - Guyana is rushing a high-level delegation to an upcoming international summit in Nicaragua to ask for more time to tighten financial regulations in the South American country. Saturday's announcement comes after opposition leaders in Guyana said they would not vote for a crucial anti-money laundering bill until more safeguards against corruption are added. The ...

Venezuela Arranges Aggreements to Boost its Energy Potential

Prensa Latina - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Caracas, May 25 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela promotes its hydrocarbon production capacity by arranging new agreements with foreign firms and relaunching strategic alliances with countries like China and Russia. Following the boost given to energy cooperation with Asia during a recent visit to this country of Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao, several agreements were signed here this week between ...

US vice-president to travel to Trinidad talk about trade drug trafficking security issues

Canada.com - Saturday 25th May, 2013

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad - U.S. Vice-President Joe Biden is expected to talk about trade, drug trafficking and security issues as he travels to the island of Trinidad next week to meet with Caribbean leaders. U.S. Embassy Charge d'Affaires Thomas Smitham says Biden is also likely to discuss leaders' concerns about U.S. deportations of Caribbean migrants with criminal histories. Biden ...

Viewpoints Hugo Chavezs Death

World Press Review - Saturday 25th May, 2013

Argentina – Buenos Aires Herald, March 7: Some cried, some cheered. Many Latin Americans mourned the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez, leaders in Europe and Asia sent condolences, and Iran's president predicted great works in the afterlife. A teary-eyed Bolivian President Evo Morales, one of Chávez's closest allies and most loyal disciples, declared, ...

Venezuela willing to normalize relations with U.S. FM

SINA - Friday 24th May, 2013

Venezuela is willing to normalize diplomatic relations with the United States on the basis of mutual respect and none interference in each other's domestic affairs, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Elias Jaua said Sunday. "We will remain open to the normalization of relations with the United States....The first thing would be to restore diplomatic delegation at the highest level," ...

Forlan Lodeiro named in Uruguay squad

Global Times - Friday 24th May, 2013

Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez has included Brazil-based players Diego Forlan and Nicolas Lodeiro in his squad for June internationals against France and Venezuela in addition to the Confederations Cup.Midfielder Lodeiro, 23, was rewarded for his impressive form for Botafogo,for whom he top-scored with eight goals during the club's triumphant 2013 Campeonato Carioca campaign, while Forlan has ...