In 2009, Hugo Chavez forced the closure of a scientific exhibition touring Venezuela which featured human cadavers called “Bodies Revealed,” calling it a sign of “moral decomposition,” noting that the exhibit was made up of “human bodies,” suggesting that the display of human remains as part of an exhibit was wrong morally. On March the 7th,…
The government of President Hugo Chavez ordered the extension of public and private sector labor restrictions through 2013. The law, Ley Orgánica del Trabajo para las Trabajadoras y los Trabajadores (LOTTT), requires that neither public, nor private sector employees may be dismissed, demoted, or transferred without just cause (subject to prior approval by the regional…
He was leader of Peru, and “President of Colombia.” The entire country of Bolivia is named in his honor. Born on July 24, 1783, he was serendipitously raised in an age of revolutions, and was one of the key leaders in the struggle for independence from Spain, which he would help to spread throughout Latin America. Just…
Venezuela’s president, Hugo Chavez, has been forced to Cuba for medical attention for the third time due to concerns of a cancer recurrence. Rafael Correa, president of Ecuador, has confirmed that Chavez was under going an operation for the cancer. Early in his administration, Chavez initiated an agreement with Cuba in which Venezuela agreed to…
While Citgo traces it’s origins to Oklahoma in 1910, by the 1990s the company was fully acquired by Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) which is Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company. Many have criticized the way PDSVA has been used as a political tool for Hugo Chavez’s socialist government. In 2007, for example, PDVSA expropriated assets…
Below is a depiction of government debt levels for the seven largest economies in Latin America. Government debt accounted for approximately 46% of GDP across Latin America in 2011. As of 2011, European Union countries an average between 60% for the EU 15, and 74% for all European Union countries. (The EU15 comprised the following 15 countries:…
According to the Madrid based Spanish daily newspaper ABC, exit polling showed opposition candidate Henrique Capriles with a lead of 51.3% over incumbent Hugo Chávez’s 48.06% with an hour left to vote during Sunday’s presidential election in Venezuela. [1] Other reports before the election showed Capriles with a strong lead. [2] Official reports listed Chávez…
Hugo Chavez has been president of Venezuela for 13 years, 7 months, and counting. There are concerns that he will not relinquish power, even under increased pressure from political opposition. On September the 29th, two were killed during an attack near the city of Barinas, which is the home town of the most popular opposition…
Venezuelan governor Henrique Capriles is the opposition candidate against Hugo Chavez in the country’s presidential elections scheduled to take place on October 7, 2012. Supporters of Hugo Chavez had recently set up roadblocks during a visit by Mr. Capriles to a coastal city. It appears that stones were thrown in addition to arson and numerous…
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