Venezuela: taking steps towards recall (Sept. 30th) BID expects growth on 2004 (Sept. 29th) The regulations on the recall vote (Sept. 26th) OPEC postpones election of a new Secretary-General (Sept. 24th) Assembly to Review Tomoporo Oil Bid (Sept. 22nd) ConocoPhillips to Explore Gulf of Paria East Block in Venezuela (Sept. 19th) Fitch upgrades ratings of PDVSA, Petrozuata, Cerro Negro, Sincor & Hamaca (Sept. 19th) PDVSA joins Brazil's Petrobras project for a new refinery (Sept. 19th) Venalum sees 2003 output at 434,000 tonnes (Sept. 17th) Planning Ministry estimates growth between 5 and 6% for next year (Sept. 13th) CNE rejected petitions (Sept. 12th) Venezuela's PDVSA seeks in Wall Street financing for CIGMA gas project (Sept. 11th) Venezuela assures Wall Street it won't default (Sept. 10th) Pdvsa assures that the restructuring of Bitor will not affect international contractual agreements (Sept. 9th) Citgo may take charge of PDVSA units (Sept. 6th) PDVSA sees Shell,Mitsubishi LNG JV deal signed by December (Sept. 4th) NA passes additional credits for Bs. 320 billion (Sept. 3rd) Ameriven to produce 180,000 B/D (Sept. 2nd) Positive balance on current account (Sept. 1st)

> Latin-American Film Festival at the Bolívar Hall ------------------------

> Guitar Legend John Williams and the Venezuelan folk music ------------------------ > The new ways of cultural diplomacy ------------------------ > Simon Rattle praises the Venezuelan Youth Symphony Orchestra ------------------------

> Expoecoturismo 2003 ------------------------ > Los Roques: paradise archipelago ------------------------

>Giant rodent fossil found in Venezuela ------------------------