The Battle for Barrancas del Orinoco
This town located at a strategic point of the Orinoco Delta is being disputed by gangs, guerrillas and security forces. The fighting has left several dead and many questions
Tag: Mining
The AN Tries to Protect Our Rivers
The National Assembly annulled the resolution of the Ministry of Ecological Mining Development, which takes advantage of the pandemic to allow extraction and exploitation in the basins of the Caroní, Caura, Aro, Cuchivero, Yuriari and Cuyuní rivers.
The Ruskies better get in line (UPDATED)
So, now that President Chávez has pledged to nationalize the Gold Mining industry, what’s going to happen to Rusoro? You know Rusoro: it’s the politically-connected Russian mining company that had...
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