(2021-08-04). Cuba's U.S.-Backed Pop-Culture Dissidents. strategic-culture.org 
Over the past decade, Washington has spent millions to cultivate anti-government rappers, rock musicians, artists, and journalists in Cuba, Max Blumenthal reports. | By Max BLUMENTHAL | "My people need Europe, my people need Europe to point out the abuser," Yotuel, a Spain-based Cuban rapper, proclaimed in an EU parliament event convened by right-wing legislators before handing the mic over to Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. Days later, Yotuel held a Zoom call with State Department officials to discuss "Patria y Vida," the anti-communist rap anthem he helped author. | As the dust clears from a day of protest…
(2021-08-04). Venezuela: Government leads fight against pandemic, cancels rent. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela -The bustling streets of Caracas are full of masked people, during "open week." You hear Latin music flowing from the stores, children playing soccer and laughing, merchants selling empanadas. 95% of the people you see are wearing masks outside, since it's the government mandate. | Every other week is a "closed week," where everything is closed in the afternoons besides grocery stores, healthcare, gas and other essentials. Many people work from home during the "closed week." You will still see people in the streets, but far fewer. | Government Human Resources Department worker Oliver Rujano sta…
(2021-08-04). Foreign Vice-minister for Latin America holds meeting with Mexico's Chargé d'Affaires. mppre.gob.ve Foreign Vice-minister for Latin America, Rander Peña, held a meeting on Tuesday in Caracas with Mexico's Chargé d'Affaires, Mauricio Vizcaíno, and Consul Marcos Octavio. The meeting took place at the headquarters of the Venezuelan Foreign Ministry and was also attended by the Director of the Consular and Foreign Service of the Office for Consular Relations, […] | La entrada
(2021-08-04). Cota 905 Terrorists El Coqui, El Vampi & Garbis Hiding in Cúcuta, Colombia. orinocotribune.com Cúcuta Police Commander Oscar Moreno announced on Tuesday, August 3, that his office received information that members of the criminal and terrorist gang that operated in Cota 905, Caracas, are hiding in the Colombian city, including the criminals known as "El Vampi," "El Garbis," and "El Coqui"—recently also called "El Koki" (for purposes of scrubbing social media and search engine results, according to Orinoco Tribune analysts). | During an interview, Moreno indicated that they received the information that the criminals are in Cúcuta, and that Colombian authorities "are working on that." The official cla…
(2021-08-04). Denuncian masacre en Colombia, la número 62 en el país durante el 2021. telesurtv.net Además de las masacres, el país registra 103 líderes sociales y 31 excombatientes asesinados en lo corrido del año.
(2021-08-03). Cuba's cultural counter-revolution: U.S. gov't-backed rappers, artists gain fame as 'catalyst for current unrest'. mronline.org 
Painting itself as a grassroots collective of artists fighting for freedom of expression, the San Isidro Movement has become a key weapon in the U.S. government's assault on the Cuban revolution.
(2021-08-03). El presidente López Obrador reivindica la independencia de México. Se opone a la injerencia de Estados Unidos, en solidaridad con Cuba. globalizacion.ca 
SIMON BOLIVAR: "Estados Unidos parece destinado por la providencia a plagar de miseria a América Latina en nombre de la libertad". | En un valiente y desesperadamente necesario reconocimiento de la verdad, el canciller de México , Marcelo Ebrard , en…
(2021-08-03). President Maduro: COVAX Vaccines for 6 Million Venezuelans to Arrive in Next Few Days. orinocotribune.com United Nation's COVAX system will finally send vaccines to Venezuela to immunize at least six million citizens in the coming days, President Nicolás Maduro reported this Sunday, August 1. In a broadcast on Venezolana de Televisión (VTV), the head of state indicated that the COVAX system confirmed that the planes carrying the vaccines would soon arrive in the country. | Maduro also pointed out that planes from Cuba with Abdala doses would also arrive in the coming days. He assured that the months of August and September will be key for the advancement mass immunization process. He pointed out that the objective is…
(2021-08-03). PSUV Wraps Up Internal Campaign to Elect Precandidates for 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 5, the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) concludes its internal campaign process among 60,000 pre-candidates, selecting who will stand for the primary elections to be held on August 8, in preparation for the elections of governors and mayors scheduled for November 21. | The President of the PSUV, Nicolás Maduro, explained this Sunday the steps followed for participation in the August 8 Open Primary Elections (EPA) of the revolutionary organization. | For this purpose, 5,108 electoral centers have been set up throughout Venezuela so that PSUV members can choose their candidates for t…
(2021-08-03). This Wednesday the 4th Biennial Of The South Opens its Virtual Doors With Participation of 52 Venezuelan Artists & 25 Countries. orinocotribune.com Starting this Wednesday, August 4, at 11: 00 a.m., the Fourth Biennial Of The South: Peoples in Resistance will open its digital and virtual doors with the participation of 52 Venezuelan artists and visiting artists from 25 countries and four continents. | The announcement was made by the Executive Director of the Institute of Visual and Spatial Arts (IARTES) and President of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Oscar Sotillo Meneses, during an interview on the program Punto de Encuentro [meeting point] broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | The Bienal del Sur (Biennial Of The South) cultural festival is org…
(2021-08-03). Electricity Blackout Reported in Several Caracas Neighborhoods on Monday. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 2, 2021 (special for OrinocoTribune.com)—This Monday around 5: 30 p.m. an electricity blackout was reported in several neighborhoods of Caracas. The failure lasted approximately 45 minutes, with service being restored around 6: 15 p.m. | On social media platforms Venezuelans reported the incident using the hashtag #SinLuz. Users indicated that the service was interrupted in Santa Paula, El Cafetal, Colinas de Bello Monte, La Castellana, Santa Fe, Montalban, Santa Rosa de Lima, Cumbres de Curumo, Las Mercedes, El Paraiso, La Tahona, La Florida, La Candelaria, San Román, and Caricuao, among othe…
(2021-08-03). Canada in Venezuela: Orinoco Tribune to Host Live Interview with Yves Engler on Thursday, August 12. orinocotribune.com August 3, 2021 (special for Orinoco Tribune)—Orinoco Tribune will host Canadian writer Yves Engler for a discussion of Canada's foreign policy regarding Venezuela and the economic interests of Canadian corporations in the region on Thursday, August 12. While the US has taken the lead in "regime"-change operations against Presidents Hugo Chávez and Nicolás Maduro, Canada has played a disproportionately significant role that has been less widely publicized—at times Canada is even presented as a benevolent actor in the region. We will learn that Canada's complicity extends far beyond its general support…
(2021-08-03). Venezuela's Robeilys Peinado Qualifies for Pole Vault Final at Tokyo 2020. orinocotribune.com 
There was an incredible intersection of events for Robeilys Peinado in her debut at Tokyo 2020: the heavy rain on the Olympic Stadium, the injuries and misfortunes of medal favorites, and two clean jumps of over 4.4 and 4.55 meters, allowing the three-time world pole vault medalist to advance to the final, scheduled for this Thursday, August 5 in the Japanese capital. | Peinado started the Group A knockout round with a jump clearing the 4.4-meter mark, and then the rain began to fall on the Tokyo Olympic Stadium, forcing the competition to stop. | After resumption of the contest, with the rod at 4.55 meters the V…