Monthly Archives: October 2021

2021-10-31: News Headlines

Staff (2021-10-31). Vuelta a la Patria: 94 Venezuelans Return Home from Ecuador for Free. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan government, by virtue of its commitment for the protection of Venezuelans abroad, in coordination with State airline CONVIASA, facilitated the safe return of 94 Venezuelans from the Republic of Ecuador, free of charge, as part of the Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland) program. | Among the repatriated Venezuelans are children, adolescents, adults and the elderly, natives of the states of Zulia, Yaracuy, Trujillo, Táchira, Sucre, Nueva Esparta, Monagas, Miranda, Mérida, Lara, Carabobo and the Capital District, according to a press release. | During their boarding at the José Joaquín Olmedo I…

teleSUR, rp, JGN, SH (2021-10-31). Cinco canciones para recordar del cantautor Alí Primera. telesurtv.net Este 31 de octubre se cumplen 80 años del natalicio del cantautor venezolano del Alí Primera, ocasión propicia para rendir homenaje a su legado cultural en América Latina.

teleSUR -HIM, JCM (2021-10-31). Venezuela y Cuba fortalecen solidaridad y cooperación. telesurtv.net A lo largo de 21 años del Convenio Integral de Cooperación se han desarrollado 1.487 proyectos entre ambas naciones.

Staff (2021-10-30). Diplomat Alex Saab Will Plead Not Guilty to Charges Brought by the US. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was kidnapped by the United States from Cape Verde on October 16, will plead not guilty to the charges of "money laundering" of which he is accused of by the US. This was informed by his defense attorney Henry Bell on Thursday, October 28. | With this decision by Saab, made public through a press release from the diplomat's legal defense, the claims of certain "sources" and mainstream media that Saab was "collaborating" and negotiating with the US government have been proved false. | Saab was illegally detained in Cape Verde on June 12, 2020, when the plane in which he was trave…

Staff (2021-10-30). La alianza Cuba-Venezuela es un puente de solidaridad. cubadebate.cu Con total apego a la ética y al sentido del deber, más de 255 000 colaboradores de la Isla han prestado servicios en la República Bolivariana a través del Convenio Integral de Colaboración Cuba-Venezuela que este 30 de octubre celebra su vigésimo primer aniversario de existencia y evoca las firmas históricas de los Comandantes Fidel y Chávez.

scorinoco (2021-10-30). Venezuelan Embassy in Barbados Launches Fact-Sheet on Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Bridgetown, October 28, 2021—After the illegal arrest of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab in Cape Verde in June 2020, and particularly after his illegal deportation to the US a fortnight ago, a great number of important articles and interviews have been published online to raise awareness of the serious violations against Saab, Venezuela and the International Law. | In this regard, the Embassy of Venezuela in Barbados took upon itself the task of bringing all these articles and interviews together, along with primary sources, such as the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the report by the UN Rappor…

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-30). IOM and Venezuela Agree on Mechanisms for Protection of Migrants. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Ombudsman's Office and the International Organization for Migration (IOM) have agreed on cooperation and protection mechanisms for Venezuelan migrants. | In a meeting between the Venezuelan Ombudsman, Alfredo Ruiz, and the IOM representative in Venezuela, Jorge Vallés, an agreement was reached to train workers of Venezuelan State institutions on the human rights of migrants. | The training of workers and officials of public institutions will be focused on the development of the tasks that they must fulfill, especially for the care and protection of migrants in border areas, in order to guarantee that…

Ana Perdigón (2021-10-30). CNE Selects Complementary Polling Station Officials for 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com The National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela has selected additional polling station officials, who will join those already selected in June, and they will serve during the regional and municipal elections on November 21. | A total of 14,169,416 voters are eligible to fulfill duties as polling station officials, out of the 21,159,887 people registered in the electoral roll. | The complementary selection of the polling station officials was made by the National Office of Subaltern Electoral Bodies of the CNE, which summoned representatives of political parties and coalitions to witness an automated and random…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-30). President Maduro's Message for Chavismo and Opposition Candidates in the 21N Elections. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 28, President Maduro called upon the people of Venezuela to inform themselves about the diverse political proposals in the upcoming November 21 regional elections, and also sent a clear message to all the candidates competing in the elections. | The president exhorted the political aspirants, both Chavistas and from the opposition, to effectively formulate their agendas as part of a major political event that will materialize as an expression of peace, harmony and democracy in Venezuela. | "The day has arrived, October 28," stated the president. "The electoral campaign has begun in the run-up…

Editorial La Jornada (2021-10-30). Colombia: La guerra absurda. globalizacion.ca Fuentes militares colombianas informaron que seis pelotones (alrededor de 180 soldados) del ejército fueron retenidos por campesinos cocaleros mientras cumplían "tareas de lucha contra toda la cadena de narcotráfico" en la zona fronteriza con Venezuela, es decir, que efectuaban el…

Steve Ellner (2021-10-30). U.S. Policy Toward Venezuela Was Never About Promoting Democracy. zcomm.org As Venezuelans head to the polls this November, it's clear that the United States' strategy of supporting the unpopular, far-right leader Juan Guaidó has backfired tremendously…

Steve Ellner (2021-10-30). US Policy Toward Venezuela was Never About Promoting Democracy. orinocotribune.com By Steve Ellner — Oct 27, 2021 | As Venezuelans head to the polls this November, it's clear that the United States' strategy of supporting the unpopular, far-right leader Juan Guaidó has backfired tremendously. | Last year, then Special Representative Elliott Abrams

Misión Verdad (2021-10-30). The Broad Agreement that Has Made 21N Mega-Elections Possible. orinocotribune.com By Mision Verdad — Oct 29, 2021 | If something is an indicator of the maturity of Venezuela's democracy, it is the capacity it has had to absorb forced situations of conflict and instability within its legal and electoral framework established by its Constitution. The episodes of political violence, where there have been a constant denial of the political institutions of the country, have insistently got repeated, time and time again, but have collided with this well-established political culture. | Elections are a fundamental aspect of any democratic system, and in Venezuela, elections have manifested as a…

Tony López R. (2021-10-30). El próximo objetivo militar de Estados Unidos en América Latina. globalizacion.ca Varios son los elementos que indican que Estados Unidos, teniendo como aliados a Colombia y Brasil, se apresta a desencadenar una operación militar contra Venezuela, utilizando como argumento que su presidente Nicolas Maduro Moro, es uno de los grandes responsables…

teleSUR, yart, JDO (2021-10-30). Campesinos colombianos liberan a 180 soldados que retenían. telesurtv.net Las comunidades, que se oponen a la erradicación forzosa, custodiaron durante 24 horas a los uniformados para evitar hechos de violencia.

teleSUR, drl, JDO (2021-10-30). Rechazan que CPI no investigue crímenes de guerra en Colombia. telesurtv.net Corte Penal Internacional acuerda con Gobierno de Colombia no investigar posibles crímenes de lesa humanidad.

teleSUR, SH (2021-10-30). Extienden por un año el mandato de misión de la ONU en Colombia. telesurtv.net El jefe de la misión de la ONU en Colombia advirtió sobre el aumento de la violencia por parte de grupos ilegales contra indígenas y afrocolombianos.

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2021-10-30: News Headlines

Editorial La Jornada (2021-10-30). Colombia: La guerra absurda. globalizacion.ca Fuentes militares colombianas informaron que seis pelotones (alrededor de 180 soldados) del ejército fueron retenidos por campesinos cocaleros mientras cumplían "tareas de lucha contra toda la cadena de narcotráfico" en la zona fronteriza con Venezuela, es decir, que efectuaban el…

Staff (2021-10-29). Blockade Against Venezuela Makes US Businesses Suffer: US Exports Dropped by 93% from 2012 to 2020. orinocotribune.com Nine months after Joe Biden's inauguration as the president of the United States, his government is at the center of international public opinion, with great expectations regarding its relations with Venezuela and different versions about the handling of illegal sanctions and the blockade affecting millions of Venezuelans. | In this situation, Venezuelan media recently published a journalistic investigation, according to which US business owners are currently exerting pressure on President Biden. These groups are also suffering the consequences of the unilateral coercive measures that are supposedly applied again…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2021-10-29). Campaign for Venezuela's 21N Regional Elections Begins: How Many Candidates are There? orinocotribune.com According to the schedule established by Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), the campaign for Venezuela's November 21 regional and municipal "mega-elections" officially began today. Venezuelans will select governors, mayors, city councilors, and regional legislators during the process. | It is an event that brings together almost 68,000 male and female candidates from the different opposition groups against 3,072 candidates nominated by the Great Patriotic Pole (GPP). This last alliance, that of Chavismo, has as its strength the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Venezuela's leading party since…

Staff (2021-10-29). CNE President Meets with Head of EU Election Observation Mission. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, October 28, the president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), Pedro Calzadilla, received Isabel Santos, head of the Election Observation Mission (EOM) of the European Union (EU), and Xabier Melián, Santos' attaché in the presidency of the team that will survey municipal and regional elections scheduled for November 21. | The meeting was reported by the electoral authority through its Twitter account, @cneesvzla, where it was explained that the meeting was the first point on Santos' agenda to define the details regarding the deployment of the mission during the upcoming electoral proces…

Anonymous007 (2021-10-29). EU Election Observers Arrive In Venezuela, Legitimizing Upcoming Vote. southfront.org Click to see full-size image | The European Union has deployed an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Venezuela to observe the regional and local elections. | Campaigning has kicked off for regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21, which are set to include opposition candidates as well. | More than 3,000 positions — including governors, mayors and municipal councillors — are up for grabs next month, according to Venezuela's elections authority. Some 21 million voters are eligible to…

Brittani Banks (2021-10-29). The U.S. Has an Unhealthy Obsession With Cuba. independentmediainstitute.org Click here to download the Spanish translation of this article. (Haga clic aquí para descargar la traducción al español de este artículo.) The piggy bank was rattled again. In September 2021, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) gave $6,669,000 in grants for projects aimed at "regime change" in Cuba, a euphemism to avoid …

Rosa Miriam Elizalde (2021-10-29). Cuba como trastorno obsesivo compulsivo. globalizacion.ca La alcancía volvió a sonar. Hace menos de un mes, en septiembre de 2021, la Agencia de Estados Unidos para el Desarrollo Internacional (Usaid) otorgó 6 millones 669 mil dólares en subvenciones para proyectos destinados a un cambio de régimen …

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