Three men who confessed to killing former Miss Venezuela sentenced to long prison terms
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – Three men who confessed to killing a former Miss Venezuela and her husband in a crime that shocked a nation increasingly accustomed to violence have each been sentenced to more than 20 years in prison. The sentences were handed ...
Venezuela Opens Gold Vault for BofA Analyst to Count Bars
Francisco Rodriguez, an economist with Bank of America Corp., was at a routine meeting with Venezuelan central bank officials last week when he sprung an unusual question on them: Can you show me your gold? He’d been itching to take a peek for years and ...
President Maduro: Venezuela is to keep Citgo
"Our plans for Citgo are to keep strengthening it. To strengthen our investment," Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro stated referring to the refining facilities of Citgo, a subsidiary of state-run oil company Petróleos de Venezuela (Pdvsa) based in the ...
Condenan a tres de los implicados en el asesinato de Mónica Spear y su esposo
Por: Daniel Paez Caracas, 23 sep (EFE).- Un tribunal de Venezuela sentenció hoy a 24 y 26 años de prisión a tres de los diez implicados en el asesinato de la actriz y modelo Mónica Spear, y de su esposo, el irlandés Thomas Henry Berry, asaltados en enero en una carretera del centro del país mientras ...
Family Offices: Boutiques And Big Banks Vie For $46T In Assets
Family office businesses are booming around the globe, largely in response to increased demand from a growing demographic – wealthy individuals with at least $1m in investable assets. That demographic grew by over 9% in 2012, to 12 million individuals worldwide, according to a report from Capgemini ...
Obama and Civil Society: Does the President Mean What He Says?
President Obama gave a wonderful speech yesterday to the Clinton Global Initiative, about civil society. Here are some of the things he said: [P]romoting civil society that can surface issues and push leadership is not just in keeping with our values, it’s not charity. It’s in our national interests ...
ONU pide a Venezuela que amplíe ley del aborto para evitar muertes púberes
Por: Daniel Paez Ginebra, 24 de Septiembre EFE .- Venezuela debería modificar su ley del aborto y permitir que las adolescentes interrumpan su embarazo con el fin de reducir el alto índice de mortalidad entre ese grupo, que es de los más elevados de la región, señaló hoy el Comité de Naciones Unidas ...
