(2021-09-01). Colombia is Creating False Conflicts at its Border with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The Colombian National Navy has tried to promote a border conflict between Colombia and Venezuela under the false premise that members of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB) had inspected a civilian vessel in Colombian territory, thus violating Colombia's national sovereignty. | A
(2021-09-01). Popular Resistance in the Age of Neoliberal War: The Case of Colombia. counterpunch.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". Workers, women, students, unionists, pensioners, Indigenous and Afrocolombian campesinos, and youth began the strike in opposition to a regressive tax reform that disproportionately affected the poorest Colombians. Now,
(2021-09-01). WHO monitoring new coronavirus variant named 'Mu'. asiatimes.com 
The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu," which was first identified in Colombia in January. Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, has been classified as a "variant of interest," the global health body said Tuesday in its weekly pandemic bulletin. The WHO said the variant has mutations …
(2021-09-01). President Maduro: Perfect Alliance Has Been Achieved Between PSUV and GPP for 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com The head of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Nicolás Maduro, led a working meeting within the framework of the party's Candidate Training Workshop. This is part of the political preparation of the PSUV representatives who are going to contend in November's regional and municipal elections. | President Maduro announced that a perfect alliance has now been achieved with the political forces of the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP), and GPP will support all PSUV candidates in their electoral campaigns. | "We went from an internal PSUV selection process to an overall agreement in the GPP," commented the PSUV…
(2021-09-01). Linda Pérez & Lisbeli Vera are Venezuela's First Two Gold Medalists at Tokyo Paralympics (Photos). orinocotribune.com 
In just one hour and under heavy rain, two gold medals were achieved by Venezuelan Paralympic athletes at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games—for the first time in history. Runner Linda Pérez earned first place in the 100 meters of athletics, category T11, setting an impressive time of 12.05 seconds. Minutes later, Lisbeli Vera ran in the final of 100 meters of athletics, category T47, and in a spectacular and exciting photo finish, with a time of 11.97 seconds—the same time as US's Brittni Mason—Vera was awarded the gold medal. As a result Venezuela's national anthem rang out twice on the Paralympi…
(2021-09-01). Venezuela Dialogue Offers Way Out Of Crisis. popularresistance.org There are high hopes surrounding the upcoming round of negotiations between the Venezuelan government and the extreme right-wing of the opposition. The sides are set to meet on September 3 in Mexico after having signed a memorandum of understanding in August. | That document established a 7-point agenda with a broad scope that encompasses elections, political rights and the economy, among others. It calls for lifting the sanctions and ending violent coup attempts. These talks have the potential to end years of political and economic instability caused in large part by U.S. intervention. | Despite the intense pres…
(2021-09-01). Hardline Venezuelan Opposition Relents and Agrees to Participate in Elections. venezuelanalysis.com Opposition figure Henry Ramos Allup said the decision to take part in the vote had the blessing of the United States, Canada, and the European Union.
(2021-09-01). Activists raise funds for Venezuelan child care centre. greenleft.org.au Given the long-running US blockade on Venezuela, activists are raising money for a childcare centre there. Chris Slee reports.
(2021-09-01). Venezuela is at a Good Pace in the Global COVID-19 Vaccination Rate. orinocotribune.com According to information from Venezuela exceeds in that period, on average, the vaccination per population rates of the Western nations that have had greater and better access to vaccines, such as Canada, the United States, Germany and the United Ki…
(2021-08-31). América Latina y el Caribe: Lo popular, poder Popular. globalizacion.ca El termino Popular, Lo Popular, Poder Popular, está en los últimos días como tema referente, debido a algunos casos acaecidos, por ejemplo, en Cuba, en Nicaragua y siempre en Venezuela. Y demás está decir, que Lo Popular es un tema…
(2021-08-31). Clash Between Venezuelan and Colombian Military Occurred in Venezuelan Waters (Communiqué). orinocotribune.com 
A clash between the Venezuelan and Colombian military that went viral on social media platforms this past weekend occurred in Venezuelan waters. Despite this, private corporate media circulated the fallacy that Venezuela's military violated Colombian territory. | The viral video showed how Bolivarian National Guards were doing a routine inspection of a Colombian vessel that had crossed the border. At that moment, a third boat appeared, carrying Colombian military personnel, and tried to slip through and thus avoid a rigorous inspection. Meanwhile, the individuals who were the subjects of the inspection harassed t…
(2021-08-31). Venezuela Proposes ALBA-TCP Strengthen Ties with ASEAN and Arab League. orinocotribune.com 
This Monday, August 30, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, invited the countries of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) to establish cultural and tourist ties with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Arab League. | During a videoconference to discuss cooperation strategies in cultural and tourism issues, Plasencia emphasized that cultural connections cannot be forged without tourism. | He added that all of the nations that make up ALBA possess virtues in this regard, and extended a commitment on behalf of Venezuela t…
(2021-08-31). New Explosives Attack Leaves 14 Injured at Cúcuta Police Station. orinocotribune.com Twelve uniformed men and two civilians were allegedly injured in an attack with explosives against a police station in the city of Cúcuta, Colombia, on the border with Venezuela, authorities reported on Monday, August 30. | "We reject the terrorist attack in Cúcuta, Norte de Santander, against the Atalaya Police Station, which left 12 soldiers in uniform and two civilians injured. Without respite, we fight criminal groups that seek to sow terror in this area," wrote President Iván Duque on Twitter, adopting a familiar tone used during increasing episodes of violence in Colombia. Tensions in Colombia have risen du…
(2021-08-31). Tribunal colombiano no imputa a exgeneral por falsos positivos. telesurtv.net Se calcula que bajo las órdenes del exgeneral del Mario Montoya Uribe se registraron más de 6.500 ejecuciones extrajudiciales.
(2021-08-31). Organización indígena de Colombia rechaza amenazas de muerte. telesurtv.net La ONIC denunció que en las últimas semanas se han registrado constantes amenazas de muerte contra líderes indígenas.
(2021-08-31). CNE Initiates Audit of Voting Machine Software for 21N Mega-Elections. orinocotribune.com On Monday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) began audits of the voting machine software, to validate and certify the applications that will be used in the regional and municipal elections on November 21 (21N). | The audit of Venezuela's voting machine software will last 12 days, during which CNE technicians, experts from political parties, and international electoral experts, will verify the transfer of information and security of the secret ballot system. | The electoral experts will have the responsibilities of: | ‚Ä¢ Evaluating the voting machine hardware. | ‚Ä¢ Veri…
(2021-08-31). ConocoPhillips Hunts PDVSA Assets in the Caribbean. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Aug 30, 2021 | In 2007, the international legal dispute between Petróleos de Venezuela, SA (PDVSA) and US transnational oil companies ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil began, when the latter two refused to enter Joint Venture agreements alongside remaining international corporations, more than 20 in number. This occurred within the framework of the sovereign process of nationalization of strategic resources of Venezuela that was under way during the government of President Hugo Chávez. | This new operational and commercial alternative replaced the model of the "strategic agreements" for the op…
(2021-08-31). Foreign Minister Félix Plasencia sets up Advisory Committee for Latin America. mppre.gob.ve The Minister of People's Power for Foreign Affairs, Félix Plasencia, set up on Tuesday the Venezuelan Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Advisory Committee for Latin America, a body that will coordinate the country's foreign policy for the region. At a meeting with the Venezuelan ambassadors to Mexico, Francisco Arias Cárdenas; Bolivia, Alexander Yánez; and Chile, Arévalo […] | La entrada
(2021-08-31). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Fights Latest US Extradition Maneuvers. counterpunch.org Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 months under US-ordered arrest in the African archipelago country of Cabo Verde. A special envoy of the Venezuelan government, he is fighting extradition to the US for the "crime" of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from Iran in violation of illegal
(2021-08-31). Venezuela Announces New Vaccination Protocol for People Over 50 Years of Age. orinocotribune.com 
As of Monday, August 30, some Venezuelans will begin to receive COVID-19 vaccinations without an appointment, as required to date, through the Patria platform. This option will be extended to Venezuelans over 50 years of age, according to policies defined by the authorities. | For this reason, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that between August 30 and September 5, those people over 60 years of age who have not yet been vaccinated can go to any vaccination center, and the vaccine will be available for them, without appointment. | "We need to finish vaccinating those over 60, because they are known to be o…