(2021-09-05). Tokyo 2020 Paralympics: Lisbeli Vera Wins Her Third Medal, the Seventh for Venezuela (Photos). orinocotribune.com 
On Saturday, September 4, Venezuelan Paralympic athlete Lisbeli Vera won another gold medal in the 200 meter race, category T47, at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, under heavy rain. The athlete from Tucaní, Mérida state, reached the 200m mark in 24.52 seconds, winning her second gold metal in the universal appointment. This is the third medal for Lisbeli at this year's Games, the second gold and the seventh medal for the country. | American athlete Brittni Mason won the silver (25.00 seconds) and Poland's Alicja Jeromin the bronze (25.05 seconds). | Lisbeli registered the best mark of the year in the event and w…
(2021-09-05). Mexico Talks Second Round — Day 2: Optimism on Early Agreements, 'Ambassador' Vecchio Removed. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, September 4, 2021 (OrinocoTribune.com)—Jorge Rodríguez, leader of the Venezuelan government delegation in the ongoing dialogue in Mexico, reported this Saturday, September 4, that the second day of the talks was focused on reaching partial agreements related to lifting US and European illegal sanctions and the illegal seizure of assets affecting millions of Venezuelans. | "There is a willingness to put all our efforts to achieve partial agreements soon," Rodríguez said, adding that "this is a great opportunity for Venezuelans to regain their right to economic freedom." | "We are very attentive to t…
(2021-09-05). On Messi, YouTubers, Migration, and 'Venezuela Got Fixed'. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Sep 3, 2021 | Let us begin by admitting that a good part of what we call "political debate" in Venezuela is a disorderly dispute over personal anecdotes and the country's issues. | Sometimes that diatribe has little or nothing to do with politicians or with political affairs but with other issues. However, of course, those issues are also political, because in Venezuela we have the ability to turn Messi's visit to Venezuela for the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers into a political issue. | Allow me not to comment on our national soccer team, so as not to digress into national tragedies.
(2021-09-05). Venezuela Denounces COVAX for Not Sending Vaccines Despite Receiving Full Payment. orinocotribune.com Executive Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stressed that Venezuela had completed the necesseary payment to COVAX but is yet to receive a single dose. | Venezuela has denounced the fact that it has not received any COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX, the international mechanism created by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the purpose of equitable distribution of vaccines to countries with less resources. Venezuela has not received a single vaccine dose despite having completed the necessary payment months ago. | "COVAX has distributed more than 236 million doses to countries all over the world," stressed Executiv…
(2021-09-04). Round 2 of Mexico Talks Begin — Jorge Rodríguez: 'I Believe This Work will Bear Fruit'. orinocotribune.com 
In compliance with the recent request by the Venezuelan head of state, Nicolás Maduro, the Venezuelan government's delegation for the Mexico Talks, headed by deputy Jorge Rodríguez, arrived in Mexico today for the second round of talks with a segment of the opposition. | In his first statements at Benito Juárez airport, in the Mexican capital, Rodríguez introduced the entire delegation to be seated at the negotiating table on behalf of the Venezuelan government, and expressed his conviction that the sessions would be fruitful. | Hemos llegado, la delegación en pleno del Gob Bolivariano del Pdte Maduro, a la gener…
(2021-09-04). Catholic Church and Anti-Chavista Media Spread False News Against FANB in Mérida. orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian government of Venezuela has made an extraordinary deployment of its forces to rescue and protect the lives of people affected by torrential rains that have caused damages in 11 states of Venezuela. Special attention has been focused on the state of Mérida, that has suffered tremendously due to overflowing of rivers and streams, floods, and landslides. | Redi Los Andes, y Zodi Mérida reciben la visita de la Vicepresidenta de la República, Delcy Rodríguez quien pasó revista a los trabajos de protección ciudadana que se efectúan en el Mcpio Tovar producto de las fuertes precipitaciones en el área, en…
(2021-09-04). Venezuela, Iran draw up join cooperation agenda in different areas. mppre.gob.ve The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Félix Plasencia, met on Friday with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran to Caracas, Hojatollah Soltani, to move forward with a common agenda contributing to strengthening bilateral cooperation. The two diplomatic authorities reviewed strategic cooperation projects with a shared vision of strengthening binational exchange […] | La entrada
(2021-09-04). Popular Resistance In The Age Of Neoliberal War. popularresistance.org Since April 28 hundreds of thousands of Colombians have taken to the streets to demand the end to neoliberal reforms, chanting "el pueblo unido jamás será vencido". Now, a month later their joint call has grown into a generalized rejection of the neoliberal and far-right government of Ivan Duque. His government is polled as the least popular in recent Colombian history, already a low bar for a State that has waged an ongoing war against its people.
(2021-09-04). Colombia: Ex-Combatant Blanca Monroy Is Murdered in Pereira. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Institute for Development and Peace Studies (INDEPAZ) reported the assassination of Blanca Rosa Monroy, who was a signatory of the 2016 Peace Agreements. | RELATED: | Monroy was murdered during a meeting in the Pereira department. After fighting in the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People's Army (FARC-EP) militias, she was undergoing her reincorporation process. | INDEPAZ also reported the m…
(2021-09-04). Disapproval Against Iván Duque Government Rises to 75%. orinocotribune.com According to a poll released on Thursday, September 2, Colombian President Iván Duque has hit an all-time low approval rate in August, just a year away from ending his term in office, and during a year marked by the pandemic and massive social demonstrations in rejection to his government policies. | According to poll firm Invamer, 75% of those who participated in the survey said they disapprove of President Duque's performance. The firm published this data in its quarterly study on the acceptance of the government among the people of Colombia. | Duque's rejection numbers stood at 76% last May, when the governmen…
(2021-09-04). WHO reports fifth "variant of interest" as COVID pandemic worsens. wsws.org The variant, designated "Mu," was first identified in Colombia and may be more resistant to vaccines.
(2021-09-04). Venezuela/Claudio Katz accepts Liberator Award for latest book/ Part 2. workers.org 
By Claudio Katz Caracas Claudio Katz Dec. 17 — The following is from a lecture the author, an Argentine Marxist economist and political analyst, gave at the reception for the 12th Liberator Award for Critical Thinking 2019. It was given for his book, "La Teoría de la Dependencia, 50 Años . . . |
(2021-09-04). Venezuela: Cordial Atmosphere Marks Political Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuela's National Assembly President and head of the official delegation Jorge Rodriguez reaffirmed his government's willingness to reach partial agreements for the welfare of the Venezuelan people within the framework of the second round of political talks with opposition sector representatives in Mexico. | RELATED: | Rodriguez informed that the dialogue is taking place in a cordial atmosphere th…
(2021-09-04). China's CNPC Set to Jumpstart Joint Oil Ventures in Venezuela. venezuelanalysis.com China's top oil producer had wound down its Venezuela operations as a consequence of US sanctions.
(2021-09-04). Alex Saab remains defiant. workers.org 
By Roger Harris These are the opening paragraphs of an Aug. 26 update on the struggle to free Alex Saab, published in Resumen LatinoAmericano. See Alex Saab's own letter on his struggle, 'No retreat, No surrender!' in Workers World, Aug. 23. Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 . . . |