Friday, August 1, 2008

Patrick J. O'Donoghue's round up of news from Venezuela -- August 1, 2008

President Chavez has held an important meeting with the Venezuelan Association of Catholic Education (AVEC) at Miraflores Palace. Chavez insists that the option for the poor is the road to follow for countries in the region and emphasizes that it is a road Jesus Christ came to teach us. Education, the President insists, must be free and open so that children can see reality in all its dimensions and then using their free will decide the road they can follow, if they want to go with Judas or the resurrected Jesus Christ to create a world of Justice, which should be the queen of republican virtues.

One of the results of the meeting with the Venezuelan Association of Catholic Schools (AVEC) is a proposal that the technical schools belonging to the church (Invecapi) and run by Irishman, Jerry O'Sullivan should develop productive products. It would appear that agreement between Invecapi and the government training institution, INCES will be renewed. The products of the schools will be purchased by state institutions and placed in government markets. The government, President Chavez says, is ready to provide capital and State contacts for the initiative.

Chavez has also praised the work of Education Minister, Hector Navarro in setting up talks with the Catholic Schools Association (AVEC) and will renew State subsidies that Catholic schools have enjoyed since the 90s. Chavez says the government will support the system as far as funds allow but has left the details to the Education Minister. Chavez comments that he is happy with the document handed to him by AVEC, calling it serious, even though he admits he agrees with 80%, of the content, not 100%. Minister Navarro points out that there are many valid points in the document to improve the curriculum. "I would say that from a scientific and academic point of view the document is relevant."

Venezuela's representative before the United Nations, Ambassador Jorge Valero has presented his credentials to UN general secretary, Ban Ki-Moon. Valero is also Venezuelan deputy foreign minister for North America and multilateral affairs. One of his first tasks, it has been announced, will be to pursue a diplomatic measures against the European Union return directive. The last task of the Minister was Venezuelan Ambassador to the Organisation of American States (OAS) where he pushed for approval of the Social Charter.

Army General, Aref Eduardo Richany Jimenez has been appointed president of the Venezuelan military industries company (Cavim).

Communication & Information (Minci) Minister, Andres Izarra says the purchase of the Bank of Venezuela by the government will follow established procedures of law and with due respect to current shareholders in the bank. The bank is owned by the Spanish Santander Group. Izarra insists that the State will guarantee full work stability to employees at the bank and the government has invited the Spanish group to negotiations to nationalize the bank.

In one of his characteristic and sarcastic broadsides at people he wants to destroy politically, opposition top-dog and well-heeled comentariat, Nelson Bocaranda claims that Venezuelan Ambassador Alfredo Toro Hardy is attempting to buy himself the Spanish nobility title of the Marquis del Toro, a title that nobody in the Spanish royalty has claimed since the last marquis died in 1851. The jibe is aimed at disqualifying the highly successful diplomatic inroads the Ambassador has made since taking office in neutralizing Venezuelan opposition domination in the former Madre Patria.

Patrick J. O'Donoghue
patrick.vheadline@gmail.com

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