Monthly Archives: June 2004

Bloomberg reports on the last poll by Datanalisis … Venezuela Chavez Would Lose Recall Vote, Poll Finds (Update1) June 23 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez would lose a recall vote scheduled for Aug. 15, according to a poll taken … Continue reading →

A few hours after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) approved his dismissal in a ruling that ratified a decision of the National Assembly, Magistrate Franklin Arriechi, president of the Cassation Chamber and first Vice President … Continue reading →

A few hours after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) approved his dismissal in a ruling that ratified a decision of the National Assembly, Magistrate Franklin Arriechi, president of the Cassation Chamber and first Vice President … Continue reading →

I was looking for the original version of this on the internet, and came across of only this abridged version. The original was published, according to my source, in the New York Review of Books in 1995, and then an … Continue reading →

A few hours after the Constitutional Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) approved his dismissal in a ruling that ratified a decision of the National Assembly, Magistrate Franklin Arriechi, president of the Cassation Chamber and first Vice President … Continue reading →

I was looking for the original version of this on the internet, and came across of only this abridged version. The original was published, according to my source, in the New York Review of Books in 1995, and then an … Continue reading →

According to informal sources within the TSJ, Franklin Arrieche’s “Amparo Constitucional” from the ‘administrative’ act that removed him from office fro supposedly having cheated in his application to the post of TSJ magistrate was declared non-applicable by the Constitutional Hall … Continue reading →

In another perverse twist of the chavista cultural policy machine, the National Literature Prize was ‘re-assigned’ to Carlos Noguera after the original winner for this year declined it over the intended ‘hijacking’ of the prize-winner’s political allegiances by the CONAC … Continue reading →

Some Excerpts from: President Carter’s Trip Report on Venezuela, May 29-June 1, 2004 By Jimmy Carter 4 Jun 2004 The Carter Center has been deeply involved in Venezuela election processes for the past six years, having monitored the contest for … Continue reading →

According to informal sources within the TSJ, Franklin Arrieche’s “Amparo Constitucional” from the ‘administrative’ act that removed him from office fro supposedly having cheated in his application to the post of TSJ magistrate was declared non-applicable by the Constitutional Hall … Continue reading →

In another perverse twist of the chavista cultural policy machine, the National Literature Prize was ‘re-assigned’ to Carlos Noguera after the original winner for this year declined it over the intended ‘hijacking’ of the prize-winner’s political allegiances by the CONAC … Continue reading →

Some Excerpts from: President Carter’s Trip Report on Venezuela, May 29-June 1, 2004 By Jimmy Carter 4 Jun 2004 The Carter Center has been deeply involved in Venezuela election processes for the past six years, having monitored the contest for … Continue reading →

Sobre desmadres y desgarramientos by Federico Vegas I miss Pablo Antillano?s articles on Todo en Domingo. I read one on water leaks that still resounds in my nights of insomnia. He once wrote something on the December 2002 strike. Based … Continue reading →

FindLaw columnist and human rights attorney Joanne Mariner notes an interesting parallel between American history and Venezuelan current events. Court-Packing in Venezuela By JOANNE MARINER —- Monday, Jun. 21, 2004 In this country, decades ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt once … Continue reading →

Sobre desmadres y desgarramientos by Federico Vegas I miss Pablo Antillano?s articles on Todo en Domingo. I read one on water leaks that still resounds in my nights of insomnia. He once wrote something on the December 2002 strike. Based … Continue reading →