Courtesy of: Últimas Noticias
As the Giants’ celebrate their win in the World Series, Venezuelans celebrate Pablo Sandoval as the first Venezuelan to win MVP. Meanwhile, Venezuela’s economy deteriorates further as Chávez’s government prepares to issue new debt. Expropriations remain in the news while the Venezuelan government announces it will pay for the expropriated steel company Sidetur. On Wednesday, there was another power outage in northwest Venezuela. Chávez also announced that his current defense minister, Henry Rangel Silva, will be seeking election as governor in Trujillo. Venezuela loses trade advantages with the EU in 2014. Raul Castro received the Venezuelan delegation visiting Cuba to discuss further economic aid from Venezuela to Cuba. Meanwhile, food and consumer imports soar in Venezuela as the domestic industries are unable to meet demand. Amidst recent deterioration of oil refineries, Venezuela’s sales of oil byproducts to the United States have substantially declined. Lastly, the CNE authorizes changes in the ballots and voting regulations for Venezuela’s gubernatorial elections, arguing that the changes were made in order to “make the information easier for voters.”
World Series is a showcase for Venezuela, where baseball’s a passion and talent flows like oil, Fox News
On a ragged baseball diamond, its grass tall and infield dirt pockmarked, nearly 200 boys practice for hours every day. Many of them are inspired by the example of Detroit Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera, who learned the game on this very field.
Venezuela: a mega bond in the works?, Financial Times
With Venezuela’s presidential elections now well behind us, speculation has been growing on Wall Street that the government may issue new debt soon.
Venezuela: Minister Henry Rangel eyes state governorship, BBC
Mr Chavez said the navy commander, Adm Diego Molera, would be his replacement. Gen Rangel, a close associate of the president, will run for the governorship of Trujillo in state elections on 16 December.
Venezuela Official: Gov’t to Pay for Steel Maker, ABC News
Venezuela’s government will pay a fair price for an expropriated steel company taken over by the state, a government official said Wednesday.
Blackout hits northwest Venezuela, Fox News Latino
A large power outage on Wednesday affected two northwestern Venezuelan states, Electrical Energy Minister Hector Navarro said.
Venezuela sheds trade advantages at the EU in 2014, El Universal
Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Venezuela and Uruguay are in the list of countries that will stop being the recipients in 2014 of trade incentives by the European Union (EU), reported on Wednesday the community executive board.
Raul Castro Receives Venezuelan Delegation Visiting Cuba, Prensa Latina
President Raul Castro received Venezuela”s Vice President Rafael Ramirez, who is leading a high-level delegation that is visiting the island.
Imports feed consumption in Venezuela, El Universal
The manufacturing sector in Venezuela stills faces difficulties to meet domestic demand, particularly that of food and consumer goods.
Venezuela’s oil byproducts sales to the US drop 43%, El Universal
Amidst deterioration of refineries in Venezuela and new commitments to ship crude oil to allied countries, such as China, Venezuela’s sales of oil byproducts to the United States have substantially declined.
CNE: High court ruling on migrations in register of voters must be waited, El Universal
Sandra Oblitas, the Vice-President of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE), reported that the special regulations for the gubernatorial elections of December 16 were passed on Wednesday.