Max Blumenthal (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.

Staff (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…

Carla Stea (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…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (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…

Staff (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…

Staff (2021-08-02). Foreign Minister Arreaza Condemns PROVEA for Tarnishing Venezuelan Athletes' Victory in Tokyo. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, August 1, a great joy overwhelmed all of Venezuela because of the Venezuelan athletes' victories in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, Foreign Affairs Minister Arreaza questioned why NGOs like PROVEA try to dampen that joy with their media campaign against the Homeland. | PROVEA tweeted: "Venezuela has achieved one gold medal and three silver medals with only 43 athletes in #Tokyo2020, the smallest delegation in 20 years. What could happen if there was more investment in the preparation of many more athletes? We need real policies to support athletes, their education, and careers." Of course, there…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-02). Gold and Two Silver Medals for Venezuela in Tokyo 2020 Olympics Weekend (+ World Record). orinocotribune.com Caracas, Aug 1, 2021 ( The first medal came during the early hours of Saturday (Caracas time) at the hands of the weightlifter Keydomar Vallenilla who won a silver medal for Venezu…

Ronan Manly (2021-08-02). The Saga Continues: Venezuela's 31 Tonnes of Seized Gold at the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca

Paul Dobson (2021-08-02). Venezuela Hops, Skips and Jumps with Joy After Rojas Wins Olympic Gold, Smashes Records. venezuelanalysis.com The LGBTIQ+ athlete is Venezuela's first-ever female gold medalist. The country's team overcame sanction-induced problems in getting to Tokyo.

teleSUR, JL (2021-08-02). Denuncian masacre número 61 en Colombia durante el 2021. telesurtv.net En tan solo coho meses del año, Colombia registra 61 masacres y 103 líderes sociales asesinados.

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-02). Gold and Two Silver Medals for Venezuela in Tokyo 2020 Olympics Weekend (+ World Record). orinocotribune.com Caracas, Aug 1, 2021 ( The first medal came during the early hours of Saturday (Caracas time) at the hands of the weightlifter Keydomar Vallenilla who won a silver medal for Venezu…

Ronan Manly (2021-08-02). The Saga Continues: Venezuela's 31 Tonnes of Seized Gold at the Bank of England. globalresearch.ca

teleSUR, JL (2021-08-02). Denuncian masacre número 61 en Colombia durante el 2021. telesurtv.net En tan solo coho meses del año, Colombia registra 61 masacres y 103 líderes sociales asesinados.

Fight Back (2021-08-01). Eyewitness Venezuela: Homelessness becoming thing of the past. fightbacknews.org Caracas, Venezuela – Groups of women, wearing blue hardhats, stand proudly in front of a five-floor building, surrounded by lush mountains. The community members are building 93 apartments for families in the area. 80% of the workers are women. | "We carry all the materials up on our backs, we are self-sufficient. We work together as a community," said Melida Riva. | They came together and decided they wanted more housing to accommodate their growing community. They reached out to Misión Vivienda, a program started in 2011 to build millions of homes around Venezuela. Once approved, the government sent them the…

Fight Back (2021-08-01). Hands off the Caribbean: Minnesotans stand with Cuba and Haiti. fightbacknews.org Minneapolis, MN – Around 30 people took to May Day Plaza, July 29, to hold signs and banners in a show of solidarity with the people of Cuba and Haiti after a new wave of U.S. intervention attempts. This event came after the Biden administration's July 22 issuance of new sanctions on Cuba, as well as the July 7 assassination of Haiti's President Jovenel MoàØse. | The financial and administrative origin of President MoàØse's assassination by a group of Colombian and U.S. mercenaries has not yet been confirmed. However, investigations later revealed some of the mercenaries responsible had taken p…

Staff (2021-08-01). President Maduro Orders Action Against Disruptors of National Economy. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, July 28, President Nicolás Maduro informed that "we have identified, with names and surnames, the people who are destabilizing the prices, the real value of the currency…, now with a clearer picture we have them identified." The Venezuelan president made this comment during the working meeting for the productive economy for July, held at the Sol del Peru Room in the Miraflores Palace. "The study on the induced economic warfare has allowed us to identify the principal destabilizers who are behind the disturbances that have occurred in the month of July," he added. | President Maduro was referring to…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza (2021-08-01). Venezuela and Peru Advance in Recovering Bilateral Relations — Arreaza in Pedro Castillo Inauguration. orinocotribune.com Caracas, July 31 ( Arreaza informed of the meeting through a post in his Twitter account, stating that issues related to trade, policies of attention to migrants, and the need to strengthen the mechanisms of integration (reg…

teleSUR (2021-08-01). LATAM Won Another 3 Gold Medals in Tokyo Thanks to 3 Heroines. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, three Latin America women from Venezuela, Ecuador, and Brazil raised gold Olympic titles in Tokyo pushing up their teams. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas won the Triple Jump gold medal after jumping 15.67 meters, which was also enough to beat, by 17 centimeters, the world record standing since 1995. | Rojas is now the first woman in the South American country's history to be Olympic champion and the third in general after the boxer Francisco Rodriguez…

teleSUR (2021-08-01). Colombia: Gral(R) To Be Judged for 104 Extrajudicial Executions. telesurenglish.net Colombia's General Attorney Francisco Barbosa said retired General Mario Montoya Uribe will be charged due to his alleged responsibility of 104 extrajudicial executions during Alvaro Uribe's government. | RELATED: | Before charging Montoya with aggravated murder crimes, Barbosa will notify Especial Jurisdiction for Peace (JEP), which is currently leading the case against the General. | The General Attorney's Offic…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-08-01). Enclaves, Mercenaries and Exterminations: The Common Ground between Colombia and Israel. libya360.wordpress.com Eder Peña It has long been said that Colombia is the Israel of Latin America, this statement has been made by different analysts and political figures, especially when in the last decade it has deepened its role as a U.S. base that serves as an experiment and focus for destabilization in the region. A number…