(2021-08-06). Venezuela Confirms Currency Rebranding as of October 1: 'Digital Bolívar' will Erase Six Zeros. orinocotribune.com 
As of October 1, the digital bolívar will come into effect, eliminating six zeros from Venezuela's currency, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced through an official statement. Any amount or transaction expressed in bolivars will be divided by one million, the bank explained. The BCV indicated that this change in the monetary scale seeks to strengthen the development of the national economy, and will not affect the real value of our currency. The BCV also released images of the new banknotes and the new currency that will be valid from that date onwards. | The digital and physical bolívar will coexist, w…
(2021-08-06). President Pedro Castillo: Chavista or Anti-Chavista? orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan deputy Diosdado Cabello responded to accusations that the new president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, wants to copy the Chavista model of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Divergent arguments against Castillo have increased in recent days. Some accuse him of being a communist, and others classify him as a moderate. Additionally, there are statements in which Castillo allegedly distanced himself from the Bolivarian Revolution. | "Mr. Pedro Castillo is the president of Peru," said the second in command in the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). "He is not Chávez. Additionally, I think he has decla…
(2021-08-06). Iran and Venezuela: Common Interests and Enemies. orinocotribune.com 
The new president of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati [Raisi], reaffirmed his support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela amid common threats and challenges. The president of the Islamic Republic denounced the failed attempts of US power groups to destroy the peace of nations such as Iran. | The Iranian president expressed this in a meeting with the Venezuelan Minister of Planning, Ricardo Menéndez. Menéndez attended the inauguration ceremony of Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati. These countries have had diplomatic relations for 70 years, however these relations were strengthened when Hugo Chávez was elected. | Cu…
(2021-08-06). New Production Strategies: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune (Part II). libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert El Maizal Commune lies in the fertile lands between the Lara and Portuguesa states in western Venezuela. Founded in 2009, this rural commune has since become an important political and economic force in both the region and the country. It not only produces huge amounts of corn every year,…
(2021-08-06). Perú on the Lima Group: 'The Most Disastrous Thing We Have Done in International Politics'. orinocotribune.com A few days after the inauguration of Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian government has changed the official position that its predecessors maintained regarding the internal affairs of Venezuela. Yesterday Perú's newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Héctor Béjar pointed out that the policy of the new government will be opposition to blockades and "sanctions." | Commenting on the future of the Lima Group directed by the US and formed under Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-18), who is currently under house arrest, Béjar noted that there are already several countries of the interventionist group that c…
(2021-08-06). Chávez the Radical XXVII: 'Beware of a Bolivarian Oligarchy!'. mronline.org 
In this episode of "Chávez the Radical," Chávez stresses that a new oligarchy cannot emerge from revolutionary ranks.
(2021-08-05). Estados Unidos y sus Lacayos, contra Haití, Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Según documentación pública, la administración republicana Eisenhower — Nixon asimiló tan temprano como el 17 de marzo de 1960 un plan presentado al Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, para el derrocamiento de la Revolución Cubana. El presupuesto aprobado…
(2021-08-05). President Maduro Target of New Threats by María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com The head of the Vente Venezuela party, María Corina Machado, reiterated her invectives against the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, whom she insists "must be overthrown." | During an event organized by her political organization, the national coordinator of Vente Venezuela pointed out that the national president "is not president, and that the problem is not to recall him but to overthrow him." | Now, María Corina Machado states that Maduro should not be recalled, despite the fact that a month ago she presented a document to the National Electoral Council (CNE) to try initiating a recall process. It is imp…
(2021-08-05). Details Emerge about Dialogue between Venezuela's Government & Opposition. orinocotribune.com Little is known about the dialogue that the Venezuelan government will carry out with sectors of the Venezuelan opposition in order to improve the political situation in the Caribbean country. However, it seems that this uncertainty will soon end as more details come to light regarding the talks, that will take place in Mexico. | Both the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and representatives of the opposition have confirmed their participation and assured for weeks that the stage is set for talks between the two sectors. | "I believe that all of Venezuela and the world is waiting for the success of these ne…
(2021-08-05). Russia and Venezuela to Implement Energy Security Joint Projects. venezuelanalysis.com Russia's Rostec will provide "advanced technology" and train Venezuelan personnel to recover the country's sanctions-hit power facilities.
(2021-08-05). Judicial Decision on Alex Saab's Extradition Expected Next Week. orinocotribune.com 
The Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde scheduled a hearing on the constitutional appeal of the special envoy of Venezuela, Alex Saab Morán, for next August 13 at 9: 00 a.m. Saab has been held in Cape Verdean prison for 410 days under an arbitrary measure emanating from the United States, victim of a flawed process denounced by the diplomat, his defense, and activists and legal experts worldwide. | "We inform you that by order of the Venerable Presiding Counselor Judge in the file of the Concrete Inspection of Constitutionality No. 2/2021, in which Alex Nain Saab Moran is appellant and the Supreme Court of Jus…
(2021-08-05). Economic-productive complementarity will be a central issue in the cooperation between Venezuela and Iran. mppre.gob.ve In order to establish a 10-year plan within the framework of bilateral cooperation between Venezuela and Iran, the Sector Vice-president, People's Power Minister for Planning, and co-president of the Venezuela-Iran High Level Mixed Commission for the South American country, Ricardo Menéndez and the Vice-minister of Foreign Relations for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Capaya […] | La entrada
(2021-08-05). Venezuela and Iran agree to promote bilateral cooperation to overcome unilateral sanctions. mppre.gob.ve The Vice-president of Planning of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Ricardo Menéndez, and the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, ratified this Wednesday the need to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries to advance towards integral development and to jointly overcome the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. […] | La entrada
(2021-08-05). Today Marks 3 Years Since Drone Assassination Attempt Against President Maduro. orinocotribune.com On the afternoon of August 4, 2018, on Avenida Bolívar in Caracas, a military parade was taking place to celebrate the 81st anniversary of the Bolivarian National Guard. Presiding over the event was President Nicolás Maduro, accompanied by top officials of the Executive and the Military High Command. | At around 5: 30 p.m., a DJI Matrice 600 drone, carrying a load of C4 explosives and pellets, exploded while flying overhead. As the security forces got into action to protect the lives of President Maduro and others present at the scene, a second explosion occurred 400 meters away, in the Don Eduardo building, confi…
(2021-08-05). Colombia: When the fascists get offended. zcomm.org Tales of death threats, assaults, harassment, and physical and psychological torture that happened to a group of activists in the city of Cali, Colombia…