Monthly Archives: January 2021

2021-01-21: News Headlines

Matt Kennard (2021-01-21). UK Mega Meddling — UK Sets Up Media Influencing Project in Venezuela Amid Secretive £750,000 'Democracy Promotion' Programme. globalresearch.ca The UK government has established a journalism project to 'influence' Venezuela's 'media agenda' while a Foreign Office-funded foundation is spending £750,000 on a secretive 'democracy-promotion' programme in the country, as Britain appears to deepen efforts to remove the Maduro government….

news.un (2021-01-21). Colombia: Criminal elements use violence and intimidation to 'stamp out' leaders' voices. news.un.org Illegally-armed groups and criminal organizations in Colombia are determined to "drive out State institutions and stamp out the voice of social leaders" through violence and intimidation, the head of the UN mission in the country told the Security Council on Thursday.

tfaadmin (2021-01-21). WEBINAR: The struggle for Food Sovereignty In Venezuela. taskforceamericas.org WEBINAR: Venezuela's Struggle for Food Sovereignty under the US Blockade Register here: zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gFJfwt6CQkK36VlGEgF_Fw Thursday Jan 21, 2021 7: 00 PM ET, 4: 00 PM Pacific Time William Camacaro will interview Hugo Alberto Nieves on the progress and challenges to establish food sovereignty in Venezuela. (Simultaneous English translation) William Camacaro maintains the website (in English), revolucionalimentaria.org, a resource for background information on…

Gary Leupp (2021-01-20). On U.S. "Adversaries" counterpunch.org The United States more or less officially regards a handful of countries as "adversaries": Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, Syria, and Venezuela. There is not an official list approved by Congress, but the term is applied by politicians and journalists routinely to these countries. The reasons for their enmity are rarely specified; it is enough

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-20). Brazilians celebrate arrival of Venezuelan oxygen supplies to struggling Manaus. peoplesdispatch.org Following the collapse of the healthcare system in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Venezuela has sent 130,000 liters of oxygen and a brigade of 107 doctors to help combat the pandemic…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-20). Brazilians celebrate arrival of Venezuelan oxygen to struggling Manaus. peoplesdispatch.org Following the collapse of the healthcare system in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Venezuela has sent 130,000 liters of oxygen and a brigade of 107 doctors to help combat the pandemic…

Brett Wilkins, staff writer (2021-01-20). 'Pure Sadism': Biden Blasted for Continuing Trump's Recognition of Guaidó Coup Regime and Deadly Sanctions in Venezuela. commondreams.org "How about a new Good Neighbor Policy on non-interference?" asked CodePink co-founder Medea Benjamin. | www.commondreams.org/sites/default/files/styles/cd_special_coverage/public/headline/thumbs/ven_1.jpg

Manuela Solé (2021-01-20). Venezuela Issues Arrest Warrants for 'Illegal' Oil Executives. venezuelanalysis.com Oil subsidiary CITGO has been the subject of several legal battles.

teleSUR (2021-01-19). Venezuelan Donated Oxygen Arrives in Manaus, Brazil. telesurenglish.net Authorities confirm the arrival of five trucks with oxygen in the capital of the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, to attend to the sanitary crisis that the territory is suffering due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | The population welcomed the trucks with Venezuelan flags amidst applause. The shipment will be able to alleviate the dramatic situation suffered by the hospital network in Manaus. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan Fore…

Hester D. (2021-01-19). Spraying Cotton in Bolivar County, Mississippi, the Summer Following My First Year of Medical School. jamanetwork.com The John Deere wheels cut hard coming to the turn row that runs along the county line near the evergreen copse in Paradise's south forty acres. In the wake of the tire tread, a dull patch flashes within the white blur beneath me. Exposed bone blooms among lobed leaves of cotton. Five vertebrae lie bleached and unstrung. I idle the machine, lurching to rest as diesel fumes rise in a dirge to these remains at the field's edge. I stand to see better. They are lumbar (without facets for ribs) but unknown. All bones being the same beneath skin. I have seen others, too: a woman's, this past fall. The instructors starte…

teleSUR (2021-01-19). Paramilitaries Kill Two Young Men and One Minor in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The murder of these Colombian citizens is the second massacre that occurred in Antioquia this year. | RELATED: | Authorities identified the victims as Jhon Cuello, Duvan Bedoya, and Steven Jaramillo, 17. Another unidentified young man was injured. | "Neighbors in the community called the police when they heard the shots. The injured youth was referred to a hospital in the Monteria city due to the severity of the injuries," political activi…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-19). Remembering Commander Yesenia. peoplesdispatch.org On the 9th anniversary of the killing of Yesenia, an Afro-Colombian woman and commander of the National Liberation Army, Commander Pablo Beltrán shared his reflections about her struggle and her story, one that is shared by many Colombians who are victims of state and paramilitary violence. | December 20 marked the ninth anniversary of the physical disappearance of Commander Yesenia, an unforgettable revolutionary fighter from the SerraniÃÅa de San Lucas, where the Central Cordillera ends, stopped by the union of the great Magdalena and Cauca Rivers. | "You don't know how difficult it is to move f…

2021-01-20: News Headlines

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-20). Brazilians celebrate arrival of Venezuelan oxygen supplies to struggling Manaus. peoplesdispatch.org Following the collapse of the healthcare system in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Venezuela has sent 130,000 liters of oxygen and a brigade of 107 doctors to help combat the pandemic…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-20). Brazilians celebrate arrival of Venezuelan oxygen to struggling Manaus. peoplesdispatch.org Following the collapse of the healthcare system in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, Venezuela has sent 130,000 liters of oxygen and a brigade of 107 doctors to help combat the pandemic…

Anya Parampil (2021-01-20). Biden Inaugural Guest Is Venezuelan Coup Leader Charged with Inciting Violent Assault on Gov't Building. globalresearch.ca After condemning the pro-Trump invasion of the Capitol, the incoming Biden administration invited Carlos Vecchio — a coup leader charged in the 2014 torching of the Venezuelan Attorney General's office — to its inaugural ceremony. | *** | As Washington recovered from …

teleSUR (2021-01-19). Venezuelan Donated Oxygen Arrives in Manaus, Brazil. telesurenglish.net Authorities confirm the arrival of five trucks with oxygen in the capital of the Brazilian Amazon, Manaus, to attend to the sanitary crisis that the territory is suffering due to the Covid-19 pandemic. | The population welcomed the trucks with Venezuelan flags amidst applause. The shipment will be able to alleviate the dramatic situation suffered by the hospital network in Manaus. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan Fore…

Hester D. (2021-01-19). Spraying Cotton in Bolivar County, Mississippi, the Summer Following My First Year of Medical School. jamanetwork.com The John Deere wheels cut hard coming to the turn row that runs along the county line near the evergreen copse in Paradise's south forty acres. In the wake of the tire tread, a dull patch flashes within the white blur beneath me. Exposed bone blooms among lobed leaves of cotton. Five vertebrae lie bleached and unstrung. I idle the machine, lurching to rest as diesel fumes rise in a dirge to these remains at the field's edge. I stand to see better. They are lumbar (without facets for ribs) but unknown. All bones being the same beneath skin. I have seen others, too: a woman's, this past fall. The instructors starte…

teleSUR (2021-01-19). Paramilitaries Kill Two Young Men and One Minor in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The murder of these Colombian citizens is the second massacre that occurred in Antioquia this year. | RELATED: | Authorities identified the victims as Jhon Cuello, Duvan Bedoya, and Steven Jaramillo, 17. Another unidentified young man was injured. | "Neighbors in the community called the police when they heard the shots. The injured youth was referred to a hospital in the Monteria city due to the severity of the injuries," political activi…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-01-19). Remembering Commander Yesenia. peoplesdispatch.org On the 9th anniversary of the killing of Yesenia, an Afro-Colombian woman and commander of the National Liberation Army, Commander Pablo Beltrán shared his reflections about her struggle and her story, one that is shared by many Colombians who are victims of state and paramilitary violence. | December 20 marked the ninth anniversary of the physical disappearance of Commander Yesenia, an unforgettable revolutionary fighter from the SerraniÃÅa de San Lucas, where the Central Cordillera ends, stopped by the union of the great Magdalena and Cauca Rivers. | "You don't know how difficult it is to move f…

Paul Dobson (2021-01-18). Guaido Accused of Blocking Vaccines as Venezuela Sends Covid-19 Aid to Brazil. venezuelanalysis.com 107 doctors and 14,000 oxygen tanks have been sent on a humanitarian convoy to Manaus, Brazil.

teleSUR (2021-01-18). ALBA-TCP Promotes Vaccine Bank for Its Member Countries. telesurenglish.net The initiative to guarantee the vaccination of the integration mechanism's peoples was part of the issues addressed during the visit to the Caribbean nation of Vice President Delcy Rodriguez, who developed an intense agenda of work with Cuban authorities, said the head of state. | RELATED: | During an assessment of the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, Maduro insisted on meeting the medical ne…

teleSUR (2021-01-18). Venezuela Inaugurates Ozone Science Center. telesurenglish.net Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday inaugurated the National Ozone Science Center (CENAOZ), a modern facility that aims to promote health strategies based on ozone therapy. | RELATED: | "Today we inaugurate the CENAOZ headquarters. The ozone therapy will contribute to the medical protocols that have been established for the cure of COVID-19," Maduro said. | "The ozone therapy will be present in all the count…

teleSUR (2021-01-18). The U.S. Opposed National Dialogues in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net Opposition lawmaker Timoteo Zambrano on Sunday affirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump hampered all dialogue processes between the Venezuelan opposition and President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | He recalled the meetings held under the auspices of the Dominican Republic's former President D…

teleSUR (2021-01-18). Another Indigenous Leader Was Menaced in Colombia. telesurenglish.net Colombia's Justice and Peace Commission (JPC) on Monday reported on the release of Embera Indigenous leader Jesus Bailarin who was kidnapped by Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces (AGC) paramilitaries on Sunday. | RELATED: | The Indigenous leader was kidnapped at 6.00 pm local time 200 meters from the Pavarando River bridge in the Antioquia department. He was subjected to torture for about one hour and forty minutes. | The param…

teleSUR (2021-01-18). Venezuela: Guaido Has Over ‚Ǩ2 Billion in European Bank Accounts. telesurenglish.net "Mr. Juan Guaidó will have to say where he got the 2 billion euros that he has deposited in European bank accounts and a 77-foot yacht that he has in Fort Lauderdale, Florida [United States], which has even been visited by U.S. Senator Marco Rubio," Amoroso declared. | RELATED: | "They have to explain to the people of Venezuela how they have obtained the money, how is it that Mr. [Julio] Borges lives in a mansion in…