Category: Venezuela

Hugo Chávez’s Third Round Of Chemotherapy Will Be In Venezuela

President Hugo Chávez will continue his chemotherapy in Venezuela, working with a team of Cuban and Venezuelan doctors, state media reported Saturday. The Venezuelan leader’s third round of chemotherapy will […] Read More >

Chávez Says Venezuela Only Recognizes Gaddafi Gov In Libya

Today in Latin America Top Story— Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said on Tuesday that Venezuela will continue to recognize Muammar Gaddafi as the leader of Libya and will not recognize […] Read More >

Venezuela’s Chávez Shaves Head Before Second Round Of Chemotherapy

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said Wednesday that his second round of chemotherapy treatment will begin soon and that he expects to become bald within days due to his cancer treatment. Chávez, […] Read More >

Venezuela Plans to Release 20,000 Prisoners

A Venezuelan government minister said Sunday that the country plans to reduce its prison population by some 40 percent, due to overcrowding. Venezuela’s new minister of penitentiary services, Iris Varela, […] Read More >

Venezuela’s Chávez Plans For 2012 Re-election Bid

Top Story — In a newspaper interview published on Sunday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez said that he will seek another six year term as president of the Andean nation despite […] Read More >

Se agotan los fondos de Venezuela para partidarios de Hugo Chávez en el Sur del Bronx

NEW YORK—En el Sur del Bronx hay quienes tienen afiches del Presidente de Venezuela guindando en la sala de su casa; como si se tratara de un familiar o de […] Read More >

Chávez Returns To Cuba For Chemotherapy Treatment

Today in Latin America Top Story— Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez headed back to Cuba over the weekend to receive chemotherapy treatment in his ongoing battle with cancer. Chávez, who has […] Read More >

Venezuelan Funds Dry Up For Hugo Chávez Supporters In New York

NEW YORK— The South Bronx’s unlikely romance with Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez had a memorable foundational moment. It was in 2005, when Chávez traveled to New York to speak at […] Read More >

Hugo Chávez Heads Back To Cuba For Cancer Treatment; Delegates Some Authority

Venezuela’s National Assembly approved unanimously on Saturday a request from President Hugo Chávez to return to Cuba for chemotherapy for an unspecified period, in follow up treatment for a cancerous […] Read More >

Hugo Chávez To Receive Cancer Treatment In Brazil

Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez will travel to Brazil for cancer treatment, according to Brazilian daily A Folha de São Paulo. The newspaper did not cite sources, but a Brazilian government […] Read More >