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Venezuela ships 100 tons of Oil fuel to Haiti; Oil arrived today

Caracas, May 12 (Prensa Latina) A ship carrying 100 tons of fuel will arrive in the Haitian capital on Saturday, Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel announced on Friday.

He said that the shipment is not a gift from the Venezuelan government, adding that Haiti, where electricity is available just two hours a day, will be granted payment facilities.

The ship will arrive in Port-au-Prince early on Saturday and will be unloaded as soon as President-elect Rene Preval is sworn in on Sunday, Rangel pointed out.

The vice president noted that that is the difference between warships, which sail around the Caribbean as part of military maneuvers, and the freedom and democracy ships.

Rangel will attend the Preval´s sworn-in ceremony. He will be accompanied by National Assembly Vice President Roberto Hernandez and Deputy Foreign Minister Pavel Rondon, among other government officials.

Preval visited Venezuela on April 24 and was welcomed at the Miraflores Palace by his counterpart, Hugo Chavez.

During stay, the two leaders signed several agreements, including an accord to include Haiti in the Petrocaribe project, which supplies oil and offers payment facilities.

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First Venez Oil Shipment Arrives in Haiti

Port-Au-Prince, May 15 (Prensa Latina) The first shipment of Venezuelan oil under the Petrocaribe energy supply program for the Caribbean Basin arrived in Haiti.

The oil tanker Neptuno brought 40,000 barrels of gas and 60,000 of diesel, a part of which will be donated to operate the local hospitals' boilers.

Venezuela will also donate asphalt for 12 months with which a Brazilian contingent will pave the streets.

Venezuelan Vice President Jose Vicente Rangel signed the official agreement Sunday with President Rene Preval under which Venezuela will make daily supplies of 11,000 oil barrels.

Rangel said Petrocaribe will channel 7,000 barrels and the other 4,000 will reach under the 1980 San Jose Agreement that secures oil supplies and promote development of its six signatories.

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