Starting Wednesday, November 7, the most important national news events from Venezuela could be heard in the website of the Embassy of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela in the United States. There, users will be able to download daily versions of 7-minute long MP3 files, by simply clicking on the link http://www.embavenez-us.org/. The news brief contains information produced by Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV), both in English and Spanish. For Spanish only, go to http://www.embavenez-us.org/_spanish.
The government of Venezuela decided not to renew a broadcast license for RCTV, one of the oldest and largest opposition-controlled TV stations in the country, when its 20-year term expired on May 27. The US media, in keeping with its reporting on Venezuela for the last 8 years, has seized upon this opportunity to portray this as an assault on “freedom of the press.” Read More
For Immediate Release: July 26, 2007
Contact: Dan Beeton, 202-293-5380 x104
Washington, DC: A new paper from the Center for Economic and Policy Research looks at the Venezuelan economy during the last eight years and finds that it does not fit the mold of an “oil boom headed for a bust,” as is commonly believed. Read More