Globovision, the private sector television channel that makes little secret of its dislike of the Chavez regime, went off the air in Caracas for what were described as "technical problems" caused by heavy rains. Transmission resumed after several hours on Sunday after technicians got to grips with gremlins.
Gunmen in Tachira state opened fire in a bar in a municipality called Independencia last Friday evening, slaying eight including the owner and wounding two more. The killers jumped on two motor bikes and into a taxi to make their getaway. Police are working on the theory of a vengeance killing.
Government officials are reportedly studying plans to buy back at least $1.5 billion of foreign debt and could unveil the plan this week. Speculation about the move sparked a late rally in state debt bonds on Friday. The bonds can be purchased in local currency and sold abroad for dollars.
The cost of renting an apartment in Caracas has shot up by anything up to 150 percent over the last year. Even a room with use of the kitchen and close to the Metro subway system in a middle class district can carry a charge of Bs.F.1,000 a month or more. Rents are officially under control, but the market is evidently getting its way.
A supposed �Colombian irregular� was killed by soldiers on the Venezuelan side of the border last Friday night, President Hugo Chavez announced the following day. He said he didn't know the dead man's identity or whether he belonged to a guerrilla group or a "paramilitary" unit.
Popular singer Jesus Miranda, otherwise known as El Chino, spent time over the weekend in the custody of the National Guard (GN) after some sort of squabble at Simon Bolivar airport, Maiquetia. An airline employee who'd asked him to wait was reportedly treated for a bleeding facial injury.
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