Monthly Archives: September 2021

2021-09-28: News Headlines

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-28). Venezuela: This is how Currency Rebranding will Come Into Effect. orinocotribune.com As of October 1, the monetary rebranding of the Venezuelan currency, the bolívar, will come into effect in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, according to the official schedule. This was confirmed by Vice President Delcy Rodríguez as she spoke about details of the process on Monday, September 27. | Rodríguez recalled that the process does not affect in any way the value of the national currency, and noted that the Central Bank of Venezuela will continue to issue coins and bills in their traditional physical form. | The rebranding is being launched to erase six zeros from the embattled bolívar, affected by a bo…

teleSUR, SH (2021-09-28). Colombianos marcharán contra la agenda neoliberal del presidente Iván Duque. telesurtv.net La movilizaciones de este 28 de septiembre buscan llamar la atención del Congreso para que inicie la discusión de los 10 proyectos de ley presentados el pasado 27 de julio.

teleSUR, yart, JCM (2021-09-28). Maestros colombianos se suman a movilización nacional. telesurtv.net La Fecode reitera, con su unión a la protesta, su compromiso con la educación pública con garantías para la vida.

Staff (2021-09-28). Venezuela's Justice First Blames Guaidó's Popular Will Party for Misuse of National Assets Abroad. orinocotribune.com Justice First [PJ/Primero Justicia] conveniently omitted any mention of its own complicity in the crimes against Venezuela. | As negotiations progress between the government of Venezuela and the opposition in Mexico City, it is becoming increasingly evident that there is practically no consensus remaining in the well-known G4 coalition (PJ, Democratic Action, Popular Will, and A New Era) for the false "interim presidency" of Juan Guaidó. | Earlier today, the Justice First [Primero Justicia] party published a statement in which it washed its hands of the seizure and misuse of the assets of the Venezuelan State abr…

Staff (2021-09-28). KO for Guaidó: Spain Recognizes Maduro as President of Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Spain invited ambassadors from the government of Nicolás Maduro to celebrate the National Day of the Iberian country, providing solid evidence that it now recognizes the Chavista president. | The Spanish news website Vozpópuli reported this Monday, September 27, that the president of the government of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has changed tack regarding his position towards Venezuela, by asking his legations abroad to invite Maduro's ambassadors to the events of October 12 commemorating the National Day of Spain. | With this gesture, the outlet highlighted, the government of Sánchez fully recognizes Maduro and "the p…

_____ (2021-09-28). HBO's Anti-Maduro Propaganda Is Cruder Than Venezuelan Oil. popularresistance.org HBO Max began streaming a documentary on September 15: A La Calle ("To the Street"). It portrays US-backed opposition leaders in Venezuela as pro-democracy heroes battling a brutal dictatorship—a total reversal of the truth. A Daily Beast article (9/13/21) promoting the film is headlined "Capturing Venezuela's Descent Into Socialist Hell," which succinctly conveys the film's slant, and suggests why it found a big corporate platform like HBO Max, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. | From the trailer alone, it's obvious that A La Calle depicts Venezuelan opposition leader Leopoldo López as a noble democ…

Ociel Alí López (2021-09-28). Maduro Off the Ropes and Straight to Mexico. zcomm.org Tthe importance of Maduro's presence at the CELAC Summit in Mexico…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-28). Avanza en México diálogo entre Gobierno de Venezuela y las oposiciones. telesurtv.net Noruega ha reafirmado su compromiso con el proceso de negociación venezolano en México, actuando como facilitador imparcial.

Cecilia Vergara Mattei (2021-09-28). Xenofóbica violencia contra migrantes venezolanos en Chile. globalizacion.ca Los violentos y xenófobos hechos suscitados el fin de semana en Iquique, en el norte chileno, donde en medio de una manifestación en contra de la migración irregular, un grupo de personas incendiaron las pertenencias de familias, en especial venezolanas,…

Peoples Dispatch (2021-09-28). Venezuela's efforts to overcome the pandemic, political crisis, and sanctions. peoplesdispatch.org On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America.

_____ (2021-09-28). Tensions Rise At Third Round Of Stalled Government-Opposition Negotiations. popularresistance.org Mérida — The Venezuelan government and US-backed opposition held a third round of talks in Mexico City over the weekend amid increasing friction. | The weekend negotiations followed "fruitful" encounters in August and early September. Following previous sessions, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding, opposition politician Freddy Guevara was released from prison, a number of hardliners signed up to participate in the upcoming November 21 elections and US $5.1 billion was transferred to the country's international reserves by the International Monetary Fund. | The talks bring together represen…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2021-09-28). Venezuela's Efforts to Overcome the Pandemic, Political Crisis, and Sanctions: Interview with Carlos Ron. libya360.wordpress.com On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela's Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America. From positive advances in the dialogue process between the constitutional government and the opposition forces, to strengthening regional unity in the CELAC summit, to bringing together 18 countries…

Staff (2021-09-28). Chile to Continue Evicting Venezuelan Migrants. orinocotribune.com Police forces of Chile's Sebastian Piñera evicted around 150 families of undocumented Venezuelan immigrants from makeshift camps in the city of Iquique in northern Chile. The next day a crowd of at least 3,000 people joined the eviction with posters and xenophobic insults, while the most radical elements burned the belongings of these Venezuelans migrants in vulnerable conditions. | The Chilean Interior Minister, Rodrigo Delgado, expressed his rejection of the violence of the protest, but assured that the Chilean government will continue "with the evictions in all the public spaces that are required" and also "wi…

teleSUR, JCM (2021-09-28). China rechaza medidas coercitivas de EE.UU. contra Venezuela. telesurtv.net El canciller chino, Wang Yi, dijo que Beijing rechaza también las sanciones unilaterales ilegales y jurisdicción de brazo largo.

Staff (2021-09-28). UN Condemns Xenophobic Attacks on Venezuelan Migrants in Chile. orinocotribune.com The UN and Human Rights Watch (HRW) warned of an increase in xenophobia in Chile due to attacks on Venezuelan migrants in the northern regions of the South American country. | Felipe González, special rapporteur on the human rights of migrants at the United Nations, described the attack on Venezuelan migrants in Iquique, in northern Chile, as "unacceptable humiliation." | "The xenophobic discourse, equating migration with crime, which unfortunately has become more and more frequent in Chile, feeds this kind of barbarism," he said on Sunday through his Twitter account. | In turn, the United Nations Children's Fund…

Andy Heintz (2021-09-28). Venezuela and the U.S. Left at a Crossroads. zcomm.org The U.S. Left's natural allies in Venezuela are the activists and grassroots movements fighting for the rights of workers, Indigenous peoples, women, and LGBTQI+ communities…

Staff (2021-09-27). Cuba Sends Abdala COVID-19 Vaccine Batch to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Saturday, September 25, the Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIBG) of Cuba informed that it has sent Venezuela a batch of Abdala, the first COVID-19 vaccine developed and produced in Latin America. | The scientific institution confirmed the shipment to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela on Twitter. | "Doses of love and hope from our Abdala vaccine were sent from Cuba and arrived safely to help the Venezuelan people in their fight against the current COVID-19 pandemic," stated the Twitter post. |

teleSUR (2021-09-27). Thousands of Haitian Migrants Remain Stranded in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The humanitarian situation is deteriorating in the Necocli Municipality in Colombia, where some 20,000 Haitian migrants are trying to cross to Panama and then head to the United States through Central America. | RELATED: | Over the last weeks, hundreds of asylum seekers have been arriving in this municipality every day. Local media and social organizations have denounced that the situation is deteriorating rapidly a…

Alan MacLeod (2021-09-27). Havana Syndrome, Directed Energy Weapons, and the New Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Sep 20, 2021 | While the jury is still out on who committed the attacks against U.S. officials, or even whether there were any attacks at all, directed energy weapons certainly do exist. Havana Syndrome might be science fiction, but directed energy weapons are very much science fact. | HAVANA — It started in 2016. U.S. officials in Havana, Cuba, began complaining en masse about hearing strange noises, suffering recurring headaches, nausea, hearing and memory loss. From there it spread around the world, with hundreds of U.S. spies and diplomats in the United Kingdom, Colombia, China, U…

teleSUR, NG (2021-09-27). Venezuela denuncia boicot de Colombia contra diálogo en México. telesurtv.net La denuncia responde a una declaración del Gobierno colombiano sobre una supuesta violación de su espacio aéreo.

teleSUR (2021-09-27). Venezuela Demands Respect for Migrants in Chile. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Nicolas Maduro's administration demanded that the Chilean authorities respect the human rights of Venezuelan migrants who were victims of violent acts of discrimination. | RELATED: | "Venezuela repudiates xenophobia and aggressions against its migrants and demands that the Chilean national and subnational authorities respect the physical and psychological integrity of our fellow nationals,"

Paul Dobson (2021-09-27). Tensions Rise at Third Round of Stalled Government-Opposition Negotiations in Mexico. venezuelanalysis.com Caracas accused Washington of meddling by giving "shameful" and "interventionist" orders to the opposition bloc.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-27). Xenophobia: Right Wingers Evict Venezuelan Migrants in Chile, Set Fire to Their Belongings — Vuelta a la Patria Activated. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 26, a new episode of xenophobic violence occurred in Chile, in the midst of a protest against migrants, mostly of Venezuelan nationality, whose clothes, mattresses, baby strollers, toys and tents were burned. | It is estimated that about 3,000 Chileans participated in the xenophobic protest in the city of Iquique, capital of the northern province of Iquique. The city, a coastal town with resorts and spas on the coast of the Pacific ocean, is a popular tourist destination. They reoccupied . | The protesters occupied a square where undocumented and homeless people live, and the events turne…

Staff (2021-09-27). Mexico Talks: Venezuelan Government Delegation Overcomes Impasse with Norway After Controversial Statements at UN. orinocotribune.com At night on Saturday, September 25, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that an impasse with the Kingdom of Norway has been overcome, after the representative of the facilitating team of that country, Dag Halvor Nylander, issued a statement assuring that Norway will maintain "strict impartiality." Nylander also regretted the statements made by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the UN General Assembly. | Solberg, who recently lost elections in his country, stated in her speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly that "we hav…

Ben Norton (2021-09-27). US Congress Outlines New Phase of Economic Attacks and Hybrid War on Nicaragua's Sandinista Government. orinocotribune.com By Ben Norton — Sep 24, 2021 | The US Congress invited neoconservative regime-change strategists to discuss the next stage of hybrid warfare on Nicaragua's Sandinista government, which will likely involve creating an economic blockade, refusing to recognize the legitimacy of President Daniel Ortega, and borrowing tactics the Trump administration used in its coup attempt in Venezuela. | A

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-09-27). Cuba envía a Venezuela lote de vacuna anticovid Abdala. telesurtv.net Se trata de la primera vacuna contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 desarrollada y producida en América Latina.

The Associated Press (2021-09-27). Cuba Launches Commercial Exports of COVID-19 Vaccines. latinorebels.com HAVANA (AP) — Cuba has begun commercial exports of its homegrown COVID-19 vaccines, sending shipments of the three-dose Abdala vaccine to Vietnam and Venezuela.

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2021-09-27: News Headlines

teleSUR (2021-09-27). Thousands of Haitian Migrants Remain Stranded in Colombia. telesurenglish.net The humanitarian situation is deteriorating in the Necocli Municipality in Colombia, where some 20,000 Haitian migrants are trying to cross to Panama and then head to the United States through Central America. | RELATED: | Over the last weeks, hundreds of asylum seekers have been arriving in this municipality every day. Local media and social organizations have denounced that the situation is deteriorating rapidly a…

teleSUR, NG (2021-09-27). Venezuela denuncia boicot de Colombia contra diálogo en México. telesurtv.net La denuncia responde a una declaración del Gobierno colombiano sobre una supuesta violación de su espacio aéreo.

Alan MacLeod (2021-09-27). Havana Syndrome, Directed Energy Weapons, and the New Cold War. orinocotribune.com By Alan Macleod — Sep 20, 2021 | While the jury is still out on who committed the attacks against U.S. officials, or even whether there were any attacks at all, directed energy weapons certainly do exist. Havana Syndrome might be science fiction, but directed energy weapons are very much science fact. | HAVANA — It started in 2016. U.S. officials in Havana, Cuba, began complaining en masse about hearing strange noises, suffering recurring headaches, nausea, hearing and memory loss. From there it spread around the world, with hundreds of U.S. spies and diplomats in the United Kingdom, Colombia, China, U…

teleSUR (2021-09-27). Venezuela Demands Respect for Migrants in Chile. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, President Nicolas Maduro's administration demanded that the Chilean authorities respect the human rights of Venezuelan migrants who were victims of violent acts of discrimination. | RELATED: | "Venezuela repudiates xenophobia and aggressions against its migrants and demands that the Chilean national and subnational authorities respect the physical and psychological integrity of our fellow nationals,"

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-09-27). Xenophobia: Right Wingers Evict Venezuelan Migrants in Chile, Set Fire to Their Belongings — Vuelta a la Patria Activated. orinocotribune.com This Saturday, September 26, a new episode of xenophobic violence occurred in Chile, in the midst of a protest against migrants, mostly of Venezuelan nationality, whose clothes, mattresses, baby strollers, toys and tents were burned. | It is estimated that about 3,000 Chileans participated in the xenophobic protest in the city of Iquique, capital of the northern province of Iquique. The city, a coastal town with resorts and spas on the coast of the Pacific ocean, is a popular tourist destination. They reoccupied . | The protesters occupied a square where undocumented and homeless people live, and the events turne…

Staff (2021-09-27). Mexico Talks: Venezuelan Government Delegation Overcomes Impasse with Norway After Controversial Statements at UN. orinocotribune.com At night on Saturday, September 25, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation for the Mexico Talks, Jorge Rodríguez, reported that an impasse with the Kingdom of Norway has been overcome, after the representative of the facilitating team of that country, Dag Halvor Nylander, issued a statement assuring that Norway will maintain "strict impartiality." Nylander also regretted the statements made by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg at the UN General Assembly. | Solberg, who recently lost elections in his country, stated in her speech at the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly that "we hav…

teleSUR, JDO, JCM (2021-09-27). Cuba envía a Venezuela lote de vacuna anticovid Abdala. telesurtv.net Se trata de la primera vacuna contra el coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 desarrollada y producida en América Latina.

teleSUR (2021-09-26). Venezuelan Government and the Opposition Resume Talks in Mexico. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, officials from the government of Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro and opposition sectors' representatives grouped in the Unitary Platform began the 3rd round of political negotiations in Mexico. | RELATED: | Previously, the Head of the Bolivarian delegation Jorge Rodriguez informed that differences had been overcome with the Norwegian mediation delegation, following critiques by Norway's Prime Min…

Staff (2021-09-26). What Happened to the Dialogue in Mexico? Blyde Published the Following Letter. orinocotribune.com According to the head of the Venezuelan opposition delegation Gerardo Blyde, representatives of the Government of Nicolás Maduro did not arrive for the next round of talks in Mexico City, which was supposed to begin this Friday, September 24. | In a statement made by Blyde on his Twitter account: "in the absence of the delegation of the regime today, the delegation of the Unitary Platform reiterates its commitment to advance in this process, always within the rules previously agreed in the Memorandum of Understanding." Blyde highlighted the willingness of his delegation to continue negotiations on issues of socia…

Arnold August (2021-09-26). CLACS: A Significant Step Toward the Inevitable Replacement of the OAS. orinocotribune.com Leading up to the 6th Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CLACS, or CELAC for the Spanish-language acronym), hosted by Mexico on September 18 in its capital, with 31 states participating, there were great expectations for a dramatic statement from CLACS as to whether it would de facto replace the Washington-based OAS (Organization of American States). This prospect came about because of remarks by political leaders leading up to the summit. Fortunately, however, this dramatic shift did not take place. | President Nicolás Maduro set the tone by evoking, among other points, the r…

teleSUR (2021-09-26). 'We Are at a Historic Crossroads', PM Gonsalves Says. telesurenglish.net St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves reiterated the calls for the lifting of the U.S. blockade against Cuba and economic sanctions on Venezuela during the 76th regular session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). | RELATED: | He indicated that many old and long-standing political disputes should come to an end amid the pressing health situation provoked by the COVID-19 pandemic…

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