While visiting Carabobo State, President Chavez has questioned the performance and attitude of current State Governor, Luis Acosta Carlez , whom he accuses of showing bad example. Acosta Carlez, Chavez complains, will be leaving the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) by the back door because that's the way he wants to go. The President slams the Governor for not living up to his responsibilities and provides the example of failure to close casinos and giving in to the "mafia" that runs them. Carabobo State Governor, Luis Acosta Arles has replied to Chavez, stating that he will guarantee the continuity of the revolution in the State but has denied accusations that he will run as an independent against the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) candidate, Mario Silva. Reaffirming his links with President Chavez, Acosta Carlez calls him his political father and refutes the President's jibe that he is unable to govern the State.
During celebrations to mark the Battle of Carabobo anniversary, President Chavez has given his full support to Comptroller General, Clodosbaldo Russian and National Assembly (AN) president, Cilia Flores. The President maintains that the Empire through its fifth column in Venezuela has launched a fierce campaign against the public powers. "The State and powers are fighting corruption ... at the same time they are accusing us of being corrupt."
In his farewell speech to the Organisation of American States (OAS), Venezuelan Ambassador, Jorge Valera has called on the organisation to continue reforms that will allow it to adapt to new realities. The reforms, Valera states, should include political changes that are currently taking place on the continent within the framework of a multi-polar world, an end to the ideological conditioning of the Cold War and the promotion of dialogue and cooperation equally with all member countries. Another suggestion put forward by the Venezuelan Ambassador was to avoid the contradiction of proclaiming principles and not practicing them. Finally. Valero has made it crystal clear that Venezuela supports the implementation of the Social Charter of the Americas.
The National Indian Council of Venezuela (Conive) and its regional organizations have rejected a reform proposal to the Indigenous Communities and People's Law. The reform forms part of a proposal within the Enabling Law lodged by the Indigenous Peoples Ministry. Conive executive secretary, Raul Tempo says the organisation "rejects categorically any administrative measure that undermines directly or indirectly the rights of indigenous peoples recognized in the constitution and other laws." Although it is not clear the specific reason for rejecting the reform proposal, it would appear that top on the list is the fact that indigenous communities and organizations have not been consulted about the reform. Conive calls on the corresponding authorities to take up again and speed up the national process of demarcation of indigenous peoples' lands and habitat within the framework of the current law and to guarantee the participation of people in planning and executing activities in the total restructure of the inter institutional committee of demarcation and its regional committees.
Opening the official military parade to mark Army Day and the 187th anniversary of the Battle of Carabobo that ended Spain's rule over its colony, President Chavez has told troops that Simon Bolívar headed and led a "people made into an army after 11 years of combat," lamenting that nine years after Carabobo, Bolivar died as an exile and Marshall Sucre was assassinated by the oligarchy. The independence was truncated, Chavez continues, and the dream of a free Republic inhabited by equal men and women fell into a vacuum. Today, the President insists, the Venezuelan people has its revolutionary army, which with the people is pushing forward Bolivar's revolution. "The Revolution is Bolivar's revolution, for Bolivar and with Bolivar."
Representatives of potato producers have met Agriculture & Lands (Mat) Minister Elias Jaua to review costs and to draw up strategies to increase production this year. Jaua says the meeting is a part of the Ministry's effort to promote conversation and dialogue aimed to giving a boost to agricultural sectors. The Minister has promised technical teams to work around proposals and to draw up a plan of action to boost production among potato producers and tackle marketing aspects as well. Another aspect discussed in the meeting was imports and the availability of national seed production.
Patrick J. O'Donoghue
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