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Aug
12
2011
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In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 8/12/11

In this week’s roundup… President Hugo Chávez returns to Cuba for a second round of chemotherapy;  Uncertainty still looms over the controversial, so-called “Sports Law”; Admission to Venezuela’s overcrowded prisons has been halted, triggering an overflow of inmates; three government officials are brought up on charges for the Rodeo prison riots; Rolling blackouts affect PDVSA’s oil output; and Venezuela finalizes new loans with Russia and China.

Chavez in Cuba for more cancer therapy, AFP

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez was in Cuba on Sunday for a second round of chemotherapy treatment, following the removal of a cancerous tumor in June.

 

Sports chiefs say Venezuela’s government promises rules won’t restrict sponsorship, Washington Post via AP

Representatives of Venezuela’s professional sports leagues said Friday the government has assured them that new rules on private sponsorship will not strip critical revenue from teams across the South American country.

Police cells fill as Venezuela halts prison intake, Associated Press

Holding cells in Venezuelan police stations have begun to fill up a week after a government order to temporarily halt new admissions to the country’s overcrowded and violent prisons.

Venezuelan Authorities Charge 3 For Roles In El Rodeo Prison Riot, Wall Street Journal via Dow Jones Newswires

Venezuelan authorities Tuesday said they brought corruption charges against a member of the National Guard and two former directors of the El Rodeo prison facility, where a 27-day prison riot last month brought the South American country’s overcrowded incarceration system into the spotlight.

Venezuela Oil Upgraders Back Online After Power Outage – PDVSA, Wall Street Journal via Dow Jones Newswires

Venezuela’s four major oil upgraders have returned to normal operations after a power failure in a transmission line halted the facilities two days ago, state oil company Petroleos de Venezuela, or PdVSA, said Wednesday.

Venezuela Finalizing New Loans Totaling $8B with China, Russia, WSJ via Dow Jones Newswires

Venezuela is finalizing agreements for two separate credit lines of $4 billion each with Russia and China, with a portion of the financing earmarked for military equipment for the South American nation, according to Venezuelan state media.

 

 
Jun
24
2011
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In Case You Missed It… Articles Roundup Week of 6/14/11

In this week’s roundup… President Hugo Chávez’s illness and absence from the limelight have sparked persistent rumors and speculation about his health and ability to lead; In Chávez’s absence, blackouts, the economy and violence at El Rodeo prison place the president’s actions under harsh scrutiny.

 

Chávez Illness Sparks Succession Talk, The Wall Street Journal

Venezuelan officials scrambled Thursday to reassure compatriots that President Hugo Chávez was not seriously ill after his brother said the president would remain in a Cuban hospital for up to 12 more days, making it likely that Mr. Chávez will be away from the country for nearly a month.

The absence has sparked furious speculation about the president’s health and led many in Venezuela to ask: What happens if the former army officer who has ruled Venezuela for 12 years is suddenly incapacitated or even dies?

 

Venezuela prison stand-off: Families’ anxiety grows, BBC Mundo

Relatives wait for news as some inmates are bussed out on Sunday and a stand-off continues in one part of El Rodeo jail Families are unsure when they will see their imprisoned relatives. On 12 June, a riot in one section of the jail, El Rodeo I, left some 20 people dead.

 

After surgery, Chavez faces troubles in Venezuela, AP

While President Hugo Chavez has been recovering from pelvic surgery in Cuba, his troubles at home in Venezuela have been accumulating.

Hugo Chávez silence fuels fears of power vacuum in Venezuela, Guardian

President has gone uncharacteristically quiet as he recovers from surgery in Cuba, prompting rumours over his health and warnings of instability.

Power shortages dim Chavez’s reelection hopes, Foreign Policy

Venezuela’s President Hugo Chávez faces the real possibility that he may lose the 2012 presidential election after more than a decade in office, in part because of his administration’s failure to ensure adequate power supplies.

Is Chavez on the electoral ropes?, The Economist via Star Tribune

Hugo Chavez is unwell. The normally voluble, hyperactive Venezuelan president is running his country from a hospital bed in Havana, after emergency surgery June 10 to deal with a “pelvic abscess” that interrupted the latest of his many visits to Cuba. What caused the abscess, or how severe it was, has not been revealed.