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Venezuelan Economy Records Better than Expected Q2 Growth of 2.6% 24 Aug 2013 | 07:06 am
Ewan Robertson Mérida, 23rd August 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – The Venezuelan economy experienced better than expected GDP growth of 2.6% for the April – June period this year, with the country’s c...
Renewed Focus on Communes in Venezuela 24 Aug 2013 | 05:41 am
There has been a renewed focus on communes in Venezuela in recent weeks, in part because the country’s president, Nicolas Maduro, has made supporting the building of a network of communes in the count...
Radio Interview: Venezuela Since Chavez 1 Aug 2013 | 07:27 pm
Last Wednesday 17 July I spoke with New Zealand Radio’s “Nights” program about the state of Venezuela since the passing of Hugo Chavez. The interview can be heard on the Nights webpage here.
Venezuela: An Ethical Foreign Policy? 13 Jul 2013 | 11:28 pm
Ewan Robertson – Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs Venezuela’s foreign policy under the late President Hugo Chávez, and now his successor Nicolas Maduro, has been subject to sharpl...
Venezuela’s Globovision Seeks to Moderate Coverage 1 Jun 2013 | 06:19 am
Ewan Robertson Mérida, 30th May 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Venezuelan private news channel Globovision is attempting to develop a more moderate image, however recent changes have been criticised by...
Workers in Venezuela’s Nationalised Hotels Demand Respect for Labour Rights 25 May 2013 | 07:04 am
Ewan Robertson Mérida, 24th May 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Workers in Venezuela’s nationalised Venetur hotel chain are demanding respect for their labour rights and pushing for a say in management ...
One Month since 14 April, Nicolas has Advanced 19 May 2013 | 01:43 am
Venezuelan political commentator Nicmer Evans analyses the first month of Nicolas Maduro’s presidency, arguing that despite the opposition challenge to his legitimacy Maduro is setting the country’s p...
Venezuela After Chavez 11 Apr 2013 | 06:39 am
Ewan Robertson – The Indypendent Issue # 185 MÉRIDA, Venezuela — When Hugo Chavez’s death was announced late in the afternoon on March 5, a collective sadness gripped his supporters across the natio...
From “For Now” to “Forever More”: How Venezuelans Said Goodbye to Hugo Chavez 11 Mar 2013 | 05:25 pm
Ewan Robertson On Friday 8 March, the Venezuelan people, and many around the world, watched Hugo Chavez’s funeral. The thrice-elected Venezuelan president had tragically lost his battle against cancer...
Venezuelan Indigenous Yukpa Leader Sabino Romero Assassinated 5 Mar 2013 | 07:55 pm
Ewan Robertson Mérida, 4th March 2013 (Venezuelanalysis.com) – Indigenous Yupka chief and land rights activist Sabino Romero has been assassinated in an act which has generated public repudiation from...
