Venezuela Invests in Recycled Materials for Housing Construction

On Saturday, Venezuela opened a state-owned factory to recycle used oil pipes into metal framing for construction, and announced it will invest in the production of bricks made partially from recycled paper.>>

Construction of Dock Terminal to Increase Cargo Capacity

The construction of a new container terminal in Puerto Cabello, Carabobo state, on Venezuela’s northern coast, will allow the dock to enter ships up to 70,000 DWT (Deadweight Tons). The dock currently receives 30,000 DWT ships.>>

Venezuelan Government: “Most Important” Drug Seizure in Four Years

The Bolivarian National Guard captured four tonnes of high purity cocaine in Guarico state yesterday morning. The Ministry for Justice and Internal affairs reported that the seizure was possible after detecting an unidentified plane that did not have a flight permit.>>

Internet Usage Advances in Venezuela

In Venezuela, a nation with a population of about 27 million people,there are currently 9.7 million Internet users and 28.2 million mobile phone lines. In the last year, Venezuelans have also outranked nations worldwide in the use of social network sonline, such as Twitter.>>

Venezuela reduces inequality the most in Latin America

Whereas Latin America is the most unequal continent in the world, Venezuela is the country that has reduced the inequality index the most in the region, a situation endorsed by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), said the President of the National Institute of Statistics (INE) Elías Eljuri during a program broadcast by Venezuela"s state-run TV station Venezolana de Televisión (VTV).>>

Venezuelan Films Receive Awards at Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival

The Venezuelan movies Havana Eva, by Fina Torres, and Hermano, by Marcel Rasquin, received the most important awards in the Los Angeles Latino International Film Festival (LALIFF) on Wednesday, August 25, reported AFP.>>