Venezuela Tackles Illegal Gold Mafias as Chávez Nationalises Gold Industry
The Venezuelan government's decision to take control of the gold business has brought to the surface a serious problem.
Colombia: human rights, a casualty of the war
Latin America Bureau interviews Eduardo Carreño, a prominent Colombian lawyer, on human rights, political violence and Venezuela.
Venezuela: protest letter in the Guardian
Leading activists and thinkers criticise the Guardian newspaper for failing to report on a 10,000-person march in Caracas to demand justice for the hundreds of peasant activists assassinated by wealthy landowners.
Colombia: Demobilised paramilitaries back in action
It is time for the Colombian authorities to acknowledge the failure of the paramilitary demobilisation argues C.L Smith.
VENEZUELA: The Beginning of the End for Chávez?
As opinion poll after opinion poll point to falling support for Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez, this article examines the reasons behind the decline.
The path for Venezuela can not be neoliberalism or Stalinism
Eduardo Lander, a distinguisled Venezuelan academic, argues that the Venezuelan revolution must have its own identity.
Latin America Embraces Palestine
Since December, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay and Peru have all recognised Palestine as an independent state. This is another indication of the growing independence from the USA of much of Latin America.
Latin America and Gaddafi
How can Latin America's 'revolutionary' leaders support Gaddafi? Those who came to power on the back of mass democratic movements cannot deny Libyans the right to topple a dictator, says Mike Gonzalez.
Cuba and Venezuela must support Arab revolutions
Cuba and Venezuela must support Arab revolutions. Many on the left in Latin America have been horrified by the reluctance of Cuba and Venezuela to welcome the Arab revolutionary movements.
Nicaragua and Venezuela may be ‘hit’ over Libya
The hacker activist group, Anonymous, has said it may attack media and government websites in Nicaragua and Venezuela because of pro-Gaddafi stance.