International Business News - Venezuela http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Venezuela's ruling party pledged Thursday to seek to reform the nation's constitution to let President Hugo Chavez seek indefinite re-election. Proposed changes to end the two-term limit for presidents will be presented to Congress or the National Electoral Council and ultimately to voters after state and municipal elections now scheduled for November, said Freddy Bernal, a leader of Chavez's United Socialist Party. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/chavez-party-seeks-changes-for-3rd-term.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:59:49 EDT The United States and Venezuela may renew anti-drug cooperation that has been stalled for three years amid deteriorating relations, top officials from both nations said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/venezuela-us-may-renew-drug-cooperation.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 18:04:50 EDT Venezuela's CITGO Petroleum Corp. is handing out energy efficient light bulbs across the U.S., despite political tensions between the two nations. Houston-based CITGO is teaming with nonprofit Citizen's Energy Corp. of Boston to hold workshops on energy conservation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/citgo-hands-out-energy-efficient-light-bulbs-in-us.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:56:56 EDT Business leaders tired of taking the blame for Venezuela's soaring inflation are chiding government officials for encouraging consumers to help fight rising food prices by haggling with retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/92737-ecuador-venezuela-refinery.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080717/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:01:17 EDT Business leaders tired of taking the blame for Venezuela's soaring inflation are chiding government officials for encouraging consumers to help fight rising food prices by haggling with retailers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/venezuelan-businesses-object-to-haggling.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:01:39 EDT Venezuela is dragging its feet in establishing a support system for battered women, Amnesty International said in a report issued Wednesday. President Hugo Chavez's government passed new domestic violence legislation in March 2007 requiring that, among other things, Venezuela's 23 states and more than 300 municipalities construct women's shelters. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/ai-venezuela-neglecting-battered-women.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:01:24 EDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and his Ecuadorean counterpart signed a contract on Tuesday to jointly build an oil refinery in Ecuador. Chavez and his close ally, President Rafael Correa, said the 300,000-barrel-a-day refinery on Ecuador's Pacific coast province of Manabi will help the region gain energy independence. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080716/ecuador-venezuela-to-build-oil-refinery.htm Wed, 16 Jul 2008 12:39:52 EDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez denounced Colombia's defense minister Sunday as an obstacle to peace with his U.S.-allied neighbor, demanding the military chief be put "in his place." http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90785-venezuela-colombia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/chavez-denounces-colombian-defense-chief.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/chavez-denounces-colombian-defense-chief.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:00:12 EDT Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday touted a pact delivering fuel to Caribbean nations and loosened the financing terms to aid countries struggling with high oil prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90817-venezuela-petrocaribe-summit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/venezuela-to-supply-guatemala-with-oil.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080713/venezuela-to-supply-guatemala-with-oil.htm Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:37:09 EDT Thousands of Venezuelans protested in the capital on Saturday to demand the Supreme Court overturn a "blacklist" blocking key opponents of President Hugo Chavez from running in upcoming elections. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/90336-venezuela-protest.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/venezuela-opposition-protests-blacklist.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/venezuela-opposition-protests-blacklist.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:55:55 EDT President Hugo Chavez said Saturday that he is expanding his Venezuela's Petrocaribe oil-supply pact to include Guatemala. Through the pact, oil-rich Venezuela provides nations with oil under preferential terms, including long-term loans and the option of paying for at least some of the costs with goods and services. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/venezuela-to-supply-guatemala-with-oil.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:27:44 EDT President Hugo Chavez called for an overhaul of Venezuela's prisons on Saturday, saying inmates often wait too long for their cases to be heard. Chavez said his government will form a task force to transform the prison system. He complained to the Supreme Court president, Luisa Estella Morales, that inmates shouldn't have to wait two years or more for decisions. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080712/chavez-venezuelan-prisons-need-overhaul.htm Sat, 12 Jul 2008 16:34:49 EDT Venezuela's Hugo Chavez and Colombia's Alvaro Uribe mended relations Friday after months of sniping that threatened trade and unleashed a diplomatic crisis between Latin America's top U.S. opponent and closest U.S. ally. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89910-venezuela-colombia.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/venezuela-colombia-to-meet-on-mending-relations.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/venezuela-colombia-to-meet-on-mending-relations.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:23:57 EDT Venezuela says a visit from Colombian President Alvaro Uribe will reopen dialogue between the two nations. Uribe plans to meet with Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez on Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/venezuela-repairing-ties-with-colombia.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:57:14 EDT Venezuelan annual inflation climbed to 32.2 percent in June in metropolitan Caracas as price controls on food prices were eased. Monthly inflation rose by 2.4 percent, slowing from 3.2 percent in May as price gains for nonalcoholic drinks, restaurants and hotels slowed, the Central Bank said Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080709/venezuela-inflation-hits-32-pct-in-june.htm Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:26:16 EDT Venezuela's Central Bank says inflation has reached 15.1 percent in the first six months of the year. If inflation continues at this rate, it will close out the year at around 30 percent. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/venezuelas-inflation-15-pct-in-first-six-months.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:02:38 EDT Sales of new cars in Venezuela fell 27.4 percent in the first half of the year, reversing a recent upward trend as economic growth slowed and President Hugo Chavez capped foreign car imports in a bid to boost domestic production. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/venezuela-car-sales-fall-as-growth-slows.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:13:08 EDT Venezuela's Roman Catholic Church is condemning efforts to ban 400 potential candidates--most from the opposition--from running in upcoming elections. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080708/bishop-condemns-venezuela-blacklist.htm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:28:19 EDT Sales of new cars in Venezuela fell 27.4 percent in the first half of the year, reversing a recent upward trend as economic growth slowed and President Hugo Chavez capped foreign car imports in a bid to boost domestic production. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080707/venezuela-car-sales-fall-as-growth-slows.htm Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:56:40 EDT Venezuela's state oil company said net income rose 80 percent in the first quarter as world oil prices soared. Petroleos de Venezuela SA, or PDVSA, said late Tuesday that net income reached $3.5 billion in the quarter ended March 31--up from $1.9 billion in the same period last year. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/84832-argentina-mercosur-summit.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/venezuela-1q-oil-income-rises-80-percent.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080703/venezuela-1q-oil-income-rises-80-percent.htm Thu, 03 Jul 2008 06:08:10 EDT