US Jobless rate hits 8.1%, Venezuela's drops to 6.1%

Cincinnati - BNB
EAMR
03/06/2009

Venezuela's economy continues with a positive future outlook. Venezuela created new jobs in a sustained manner for the last 5 years, reaching a record low for the last decade of 6.1% unemployment. AP reports a grim outlook for the US. Latest numbers for February show almost 700 thousand lost jobs, placing the jobless rate at 8.1%.

The Universal media dictatorship reports opposite results of Venezuela's performance. Univision and other experts in fact manipulation report a much higher jobless rate for Venezuela at 9.5%. Fortunately truth always comes on top. Venezuelan ministry of Labor continues to enforce a presidential decree of labor immobility which guarantees job security.

Can't hold on much longerrrrrrrrrr...

Cargill violates Venezuelan Law and price regulations. Chavez takes action.

Venezuela - BNB
EAMR
03/05/2009

President Chavez ordered the expropriation of an important rice mill in Acaricua, Portuguesa State. The mill produces the Santa Ana Parboil rice brand owned by American food giant Cargill [CARG.UL]. The decision came after several warnings. Food prices have nearly doubled in Venezuela ever since Chavez announced a Constitutional amendment last year, which was approved by a popular referendum February 15th. The change to the Constitution allows any holder of public office to have no limits in runs for election, Chavez and opposition Governors included.

The private sector (Contra-Revolution) in Venezuela is known for retaliating by punishing the populations with food shortages and price increases. Venezuelan law regulates prices on foods part of the Venezuelan daily diet. Production companies must assign 80% of their total capacity to those regulated items (rice, oil, coffee, flour, sugar,beans,bread, meats, milk) and 20% to special flavor products. To assure food security and price stability.

Cargill was producing 0% of the regulated rice, and 100% of their 2,400 thousand tons per month was produced as flavored rice sold at twice the regulated price of 2.3 Bs.F per Kilo. Rise would be mixed with a kind of bullion powder. Flavor powder worth $15 would be sufficient to flavored die their monthly capacity. Clearly violating regulations and intentionally alarming the populations with the increase of price. Venezuelan food giant Polar had a rice plant under military and worker controlled this week to the same violations. Workers in the plants resume operations and increased production of the regulated Rice after the announcements.

Meanwhile, reuters reported today "The Chicago Board of Trade rough rice futures for March delivery RRH9 ended 18-1/2 cents weaker at $11.94-1/2 per hundredweight, hovering near a two-year low." Of course, Pro-Capitalism analysts blame the financial world crisis on Chavez.

Leonel Fernandez: Jose Marti Inspires all Freedom-Loving People

HAVANA - ACN

03/04/2009

Jose Marti is a source of inspiration for all the people fighting for freedom, dignity and decorum, said today Dominican Republic's president Leonel Fernandez Reyna. He also called for Latin American integration and condemned the U.S blockade to Cuba.

Fernandez spoke about the importance of Latin American and Caribbean integration to face the international financial crises. He said the region should be able to unify ideas through unity and that those criteria should be presented at the United Nations.

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Honduran President Harshly Criticized Current Globalization

HAVANA - ACN

03/04/2009

Honduran President José Manuel Zelaya severely criticized on Tuesday the current neo-liberal globalization and suggested to use part of the money allocated for the financial recovery of banks to fighting poverty on the planet.

In the presence of Cuba’s First Vice-president José Ramón Machado Ventura, the Central American head of state lectured participants in the event on the adjustments required by globalization. He highlighted that the current economic collapse of world capitalism is more serious than the cyclic crisis that has affected that system, which has served to show its deficiencies and mistakes and the resounding failure of the neo-liberal model.

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Panama: President aims for closer ties with Venezuela in recent visit.

Caracas - Prensa Latina
03/03/2009

Panama President Martin Torrijos arrives in Venezuela Tuesday to carry out a working agenda with his peer Hugo Chavez, who will welcome him at the Miraflores Palace.

The Venezuelan statesman attended in Panama at that time the celebration of the 180th anniversary of the Amphictyonic Congress, a first step for Latin American integration, sponsored by Simon Bolivar in that country on June 22, 1826.

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Related notes:

Panama requests to be a member of Chavez's Petrocaribe.

Costa Rica and Guatemala also signed recently with Petrocaribe.

Obama: Chavez an obstable for progress in the region. An obstacle to FTAA (US Hegemony) progress?

Colombian Minister Santos statements represent a threat to sovereignty of the region

Caracas - ABN
03/03/2009

The recent statements made by the Minister of Defense of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos represent a threat to the stability and sovereignty of the countries of the region, it reads a communiquee emitted on Tuesday by the Venezuelan Ministry of People's Power for Foreign Affairs.

"The government of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is deeply concerned about and rejects the irresponsible statements issued by Colombia’s Defense Minister Juan Manuel Santos since they represent a threat to the stability and sovereignty of the countries of the region"...full statement here

Chavez Demands Extradition of Terrorist Posada Carriles from US

HAVANA - ACN

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez reiterated on Friday his country’s extradition request to the United States on terrorist Luis Posada Carriles, who escaped a Venezuelan jail, after the bombing of the Cubana flight 455 in Barbados 1976.

Chavez also requested the extradition of former Venezuelan President Carlos Andrés Perez who is blamed for the bloodshed during the Caracazo uprising, reported Prensa Latina.

President Hugo Chavez said that US President Barack Obama should hand over Posada Carriles, a fugitive from Venezuelan justice, and accused of masterminding the midair explosion of a Cuban passenger airplane in 1976 that killed all 73 persons aboard.

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ALBA Oil Fleet Purchases First Tanker

CARACAS - Periodico 26

TRANSALBA Transport Co. received its first tanker ship, the Petion, named after Haitian national hero Alexandre Petion, announced Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) on Monday.

The company said the Panamex type vessel has a 72,700 ton deadweight, and will be destined to transport crude oil from the refinery in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela and the Camilo Cienfuegos Refinery in Cuba, reported Prensa Latina.

A second tanker, with the name Sandino, is expected to be delivered in March. By having its own fleet the TRANSALBA transportation costs will drop.

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Nicaragua to Open ALBA Oil Refinery

Managua - PL

The Nicaraguan authorities will open on February 26 the first phase of "The Supreme Dream of Bolivar" oil refinery, announced media on Tuesday.

Multinoticias Canal 4 TV station aired statements by Francisco Lopez, director of state-owned PETRONIC, announcing the conclusion of the first stage of the oil refining complex, which is being built with the help of Venezuela, as part of the Bolivarian Alternative for the People of the Americas (ALBA).

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Cuban Justice Minister Denounced U.S Blockade at the UN

HAVANA - ACN
03/03/2009

Cuba's Justice Minister, María Esther Reus, denounced the economic, financial and commercial blockade of the U.S against Cuba at the 10th session of the UN’s Human Rights Council.

Reus said she hopes someday she will be able to announce in Geneva that the blockade has been lifted and that the five Cuban anti-terrorists held in American jails have been released, reported Prensa Latina news agency.

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