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El balance de la Oficina Nacional Antidrogas es positivo: en poco más de una década de Revolución las autoridades han incautado 584,12 toneladas de drogas; este año se recuperaron 63,6 y se puso tras las rejas a 17 capos, informó Néstor Reverol, director del organismo. Foto Héctor Lozano 3
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Dilma: A Woman in Power in Brazil
Venezuela’s Economy to Grow in 2011
On Saturday, Brazil will inaugurate its first woman president in history, Dilma Rousseff
In attendance at the presidential ceremony will be heads of state from across the region and around the world, including Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Dilma, a leftist leader and close confidant of outgoing Brazilian President Lula da Silva, has a strong history of activism powerful interests. Her rise to power shows and struggle against that women in Latin America are taking on leading roles. Rousseff will head the region’s largest economy and one of the world’s most powerful nations.
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Enabling Law Allows for Housing Fund
A much criticized Enabling Law approved by Venezuela’s National Assembly last week was used by President Hugo Chavez to create a special emergency fund to provide relief for thousands left homeless by heavy rains that devastated the nation last month. The multi-billion dollar fund will enable homes to be built for the displaced in areas most affected by the rains.
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International Solidarity
More than 500 tons of international aid have been sent to Venezuela from ally nations.
Foreign Funding Banned
A new law prohibiting foreign funding for internal political activities in Venezuela will put an end to external meddling.
Social Justice
Q&A on New Laws
Find quick answers to common questions about Venezuela’s new media law.
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New Laws in Venezuela to Give More Power to People
enezuela is passing new laws opposition´s attempts to confront “We are building a new State of based on constitutional prin- our project for giving the popula- law and justice, seeking democracy ciples to give more power to the tion more participation in public and a higher organizational capacpeople and strengthen national power”, added Perez Marcano. ity for Venezuelans”, reiterated the sovereignty, according to declaraAccording to the parliamentar- legislative representative. tions made by Marelis Perez Marian, the National Assembly is takShe noted that about 56 laws cano, deputy vice president of the ing measures to develop participahave been passed to improve the National Assembly, on Tuesday. tion policies, and offer the people domestic situation and internationAccording to Perez Marcano, it more self-management capacity. al agreements had been reached to is no coincidence that the oppoPerez Marcano said that it is stop the decentralization of wealth sition is attacking the process of very important for the population and old mechanisms established change underway throughout the to be informed of and understand during prior governments in the country, because they do not belaws that are being passed with twentieth century that served the lieve in the organizational capacthe goal of transferring services interests of the elite. ity of the Venezuelan people. to communities for distributing “We are aware of the resources with more equity. T/ PL
n 2011 2011, the economy in Venezuela will recover and grow 2% despite the drop registered in 2010, assured the President of the National Statistics Institute (INE), Elias Eljuri. “Venezuela is coming out from the economic crisis. Next year the economy will grow and indicators will recover. During the coup and the oil sabotage [in 2002 and 2003], the economy fell more than 8 points and we recovered from it really fast. In the first trimester of this year, the economy dropped 5.2%; however, when we compare the third trimester of 2009 with the same period in 2010, it is already at 0.4%. That is to say, in the fourth trimester the economy will be positive and next year we will have an economy that will grow at least 2%”, he explained. The President of the INE pointed out that the Internal Added Demand fell last year by 10.9%; nevertheless, statistics show a growth of 4.1% in 2010. Eljuri underscored that despite the economic crisis that effected Venezuela, the current government kept its social investment policy. “In these 10 years, the Bolivarian Government has destined 60.6% of the national budget to social investment”.
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Bernardo Álvarez está en Washington desde el año 2003
Estados Unidos revocó visa a embajador venezolano
La información fue corroborada anoche por el vicecanciller Temir La noche del martes, el presidente Hugo Chavez había advertido Porras en su cuenta en Twitter. Horas antes, el portavoz del que una eventual ruptura de relaciones entre ambas naciones no sería su responsabilidad, sino de las autoridades estadounidenses Departamento de Estado de EEUU, Mark Toner, había dicho que consideraba de interés nacional tener un diplomático en Caracas. 2 por insistir en enviar como representante a Larry Palmer.
Artificios en El Poliedrito
Personas de todas partes del país adquieren tortas de luces, fosforitos y otros elementos similares en la feria de fuegos artificiales que se realiza en Caracas.
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Impacto
Expresidente Pérez será enterrado en Venezuela 4 Cuba enviará al país más cemento para atender contingencia por lluvias 5 Economía
El Estado consolidó una red de suministro de alimentos 12 Multipolaridad
Abatido en Colombia el paramilitar “Cuchillo” 11
Cemento para la Patria
El ministro de Ciencia, Tecnología e Industrias Intermedias, Ricardo Menéndez, visitó la planta cementera de Aragua, la cual produce diariamente 5.400 toneladas del material. La antigua Holcim, ubicada en San Sebastián de los Reyes, aumentó su producción en 18% luego de la nacionalización. Fotos Néstor Velásque
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Comunicación y Cultura
La película Azotes del barrio tendrá su remake El rodaje comenzará en enero de 2011
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No cabe un alma en los terminales | Por los terminales de pasajeros de occidente y oriente han salido 600 mil personas hacia diferentes destinos. El costo del pasaje aumentará 20% hoy, mañana y el 1 de enero, por tratarse de días feriados. Fotos Héctor Rattia
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