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Venezuela Oct Oil Rig Count Up 23% Year-On-Year Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Venezuela totaled 76 operating oil rigs in October, a 23% increase from the same month a year ago. The Andean country increased its total oil rig count by 14 from October 2007, according to data by...
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Tough-talking Chavez faces rising dissent Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
It is early evening and virtually the only light comes from the burning tyres placed across the main road, opposite the offices of the state electricity company. "We've had it with these people," says...
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Jamaica knock Guyana out Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
at Providence . Set 180 to win, Guyana were bowled out for 143 in 45 overs, with the Jamaican spin duo of Lorenzo Ingram and Bevon Brown taking three wickets apiece. Ingram, a left-arm spinner, was th...
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Stop False Accusations Against Human Rights Groups Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
(Washington, DC, November 19, 2008) – President Álvaro Uribe of Colombia should stop making false and dangerous accusations against human rights groups that criticize his government, Amnesty Intern...
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Chavez foes face intimidation ahead of vote Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
President Hugo Chavez is threatening to imprison a popular opposition leader, roll tanks into the streets and use force to defend the results of Sunday's state and local elections.The vote is an impor...
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Oil prices hold at recent low levels Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
World oil prices held steady in Asia this morning at their lowest levels in about 22 months. Analysts expect prices to drop even lower because of worries over falling energy demand. US crude was thre...
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Host Guyana fails to reach WICB one-day semis Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Host Guyana failed to reach the semifinals of the WICB Cup one-day tournament after losing to Jamaica by 36 runs at Providence Stadium on Tuesday.Meanwhile, Barbados advanced to the last four with a 1...
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Report money companies tied to drugs Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
President Alvaro Uribe says there is evidence that drug traffickers were linked to a company seized by the government during a nationwide panic over hundreds of millions of dollars in lost investments...
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Oil prices fall again as demand for fuel withers Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Oil prices continued to fall Tuesday as a U.S. government report showed that gasoline prices in October plunged further than they ever have and home heating oil, natural gas, and liquefied petroleum g...
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World oil prices make slight gains in Asia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Oil prices made slight gains in Asia yesterday after falling around two dollars on worries over a deepening global financial crisis, dealers said.New York's main futures contract, light sweet crude fo...
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Vietnam president in Venezuela to boost energy ties Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet arrived in Venezuela where he was set to promote oil and gas cooperation during a two-day official visit, the first by a head of state from the communist nation....
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Colombia declares emergency over pyramid schemes Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Colombia declared a state of emergency Monday to crack down on illegal investment schemes that lured millions of people with promises of improbably high payouts, only to collapse a...
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Venezuela, Iran team up on university plan Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Venezuela and Iran plan to start a new university program in the South American country with a focus on teaching socialist principles.
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Eight corpses recovered from mudslide in Colombia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
BOGOTA -- Eight bodies have been recovered from the wreckage left by a mudslide that swept away part of an upscale neighborhood in the Colombian city of Medellin, authorities said on Monday.
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Guyana to improve information base to combat drug trafficking Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): A sensitisation and training session on a National Drug Information Network commenced Tuesday with the aim of assisting authorities in countries like Guyana to garner timely...
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New laws introduced to protect rights of children in Guyana Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Five new laws are to be introduced in Guyana to protect the rights of children. The disclosure was made to the
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IMF calls on Trinidad government to slow down spending Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised Trinidad and Tobago to slow down its spending and carefully reassess its expenses and hours after ...
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Trinidad Central Bank governor says there will be no recession Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad: The Governor of the Central Bank in Trinidad and Tobago Ewart Williams has said the local economy will slow down significantly this year, but that t...
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Three new generating sets arrive in Guyana Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA): The Guyana Government and the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company have delivered on the promise to improve electricity during the Christmas season. This was evident Tuesday...
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Oil prices are holding steady near 22-month low below $55 in Asia Print E-mail
Wednesday, 19 November 2008
Alex Kennedy, The Associated Press November 18, 2008 - 11:01 p.m. SINGAPORE - Oil prices were steady below $55 a barrel Wednesday in Asia as investors paused to examine the extent of global economic ...
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