Telegraph: Mother of 7 murdered sons says time for change
If it wasn’t for the picture hanging on the wall of her crudely constructed slum-house in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, the story of how one mother lost all seven of her sons to violent crime might have been dismissed as
Telegraph: Mother of 7 murdered sons says time for change
If it wasn’t for the picture hanging on the wall of her crudely constructed slum-house in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, the story of how one mother lost all seven of her sons to violent crime might have been dismissed as
Independent: Maduro bids to be new ‘Christ of the Poor’
There will be two names on the ballot papers when Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, but it is a third that lingers on voters’ lips as they prepare to choose their next president: Hugo Chavez. The charismatic and
Independent: Maduro bids to be new ‘Christ of the Poor’
There will be two names on the ballot papers when Venezuelans go to the polls this Sunday, but it is a third that lingers on voters’ lips as they prepare to choose their next president: Hugo Chavez. The charismatic and
Scotsman: Venezuela goes to vote
Venezuela will go to vote tomorrow on the president to replace Hugo Chavez. After ten intense days of official campaigning from both candidates, the double-digit polling lead which the late-president’s anointed successor has enjoyed since of the president’s death has
Scotsman: Venezuela goes to vote
Venezuela will go to vote tomorrow on the president to replace Hugo Chavez. After ten intense days of official campaigning from both candidates, the double-digit polling lead which the late-president’s anointed successor has enjoyed since of the president’s death has
Scotsman: Capriles march shows opposition strength
An opposition march in Caracas has seen hundreds of thousands march in support of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, who is focusing his election campaign on the issue of violence in Venezuela. With now just five days until the emergency election
Scotsman: Capriles march shows opposition strength
An opposition march in Caracas has seen hundreds of thousands march in support of presidential candidate Henrique Capriles, who is focusing his election campaign on the issue of violence in Venezuela. With now just five days until the emergency election
Scotsman: Violence top of Venezuelan agenda
THERE were more than 21,000 murders in Venezuela last year, giving it the world’s fifth highest homicide rate, and one which exceeds that of Europe and America combined. Outside the Bello Monte mortuary in Caracas, scores of mourners try to
Scotsman: Violence top of Venezuelan agenda
THERE were more than 21,000 murders in Venezuela last year, giving it the world’s fifth highest homicide rate, and one which exceeds that of Europe and America combined. Outside the Bello Monte mortuary in Caracas, scores of mourners try to
Independent: Violence – and Chavez – loom large
Hugo Chavez has gone but he continued to cast a long shadow over the race to decide who will succeed him as President of Venezuela as the election campaigns of his anointed heir, Nicolas Maduro, and erstwhile rival Henrique Capriles
Independent: Violence – and Chavez – loom large
Hugo Chavez has gone but he continued to cast a long shadow over the race to decide who will succeed him as President of Venezuela as the election campaigns of his anointed heir, Nicolas Maduro, and erstwhile rival Henrique Capriles
Globe & Mail: Maduro campaigns on Chavez memories
Mr. Maduro, now the acting president, has assumed Mr. Chavez’s casual shirtsleeves style for his public appearances. His speeches draw heavily on the late president’s populist rhetoric and are peppered throughout with recognizable Chavez gestures and trademark rants about American
Globe & Mail: Maduro campaigns on Chavez memories
Mr. Maduro, now the acting president, has assumed Mr. Chavez’s casual shirtsleeves style for his public appearances. His speeches draw heavily on the late president’s populist rhetoric and are peppered throughout with recognizable Chavez gestures and trademark rants about American
