(2021-10-08). Were Pandora Papers a Controlled Leak?—Misión Verdad's William Serafino Comments. orinocotribune.com The Pandora Papers are a controlled leak that does not take aim at the system that privileges US and UK interests, explained William Serafino, a researcher at the Samuel Robinson Institute. | For Serafino, a Venezuelan political scientist, this new case of the Pandora Papers, that recently linked world political leaders and celebrities accused of trying to hide their fortunes in infamous tax havens, constitutes a controlled leak in that "it touches intermediate sectors of the transnational elite" but does not point out "the true root of the problem, which is the system of incentives and privileges that the United…
(2021-10-08). Revolutionizing the Cities: 10 Years of Housing, Self-Management, and Communes in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Alba Movimientos — Oct 5, 2021 | Ten years ago we gathered in the Ezequiel Zamora Park (or El Calvario) of Caracas—as part of a public dialogue alongside Commander Hugo Chávez—and began an ongoing process of urban revolution that has allowed the people of Venezuelan to recover previously abandoned or underutilized lands. Today, millions of houses have been built on these lands, thousands of units have been constructed by people's power, many of which are now self-managed by the community. The right to housing for working families is fully protected, in stark contrast to a past in which people…
(2021-10-08). International Observers Take Part In Venezuelan Electoral Drill. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) President Pedro Calzadilla announced that the Latin American Council of Electoral Experts (CEELA) and the Carter Center will send observers to the electoral drill to be held on Sunday. | RELATED: | Around 3,232 public officials will participate in this drill, which will be held from 7: 00 a.m. to 4: 00 p.m. (local time) at 1,336 polling stations located in 333 municipalit…
(2021-10-08). Anti-Iran and Anti-Venezuela Agents Conspire. orinocotribune.com Two prominent individuals working against Iran and Venezuela met this week to continue their conspiracies against the governments of their respective countries. | The Venezuelan coup plotter and fugitive Leopoldo López and the US journalist of Iranian descent Masih Alinejad held a meeting on Tuesday, October 7, within the framework of the so-called Oslo Freedom Forum, held in the US state of Florida. | Alinejad and López, who are known for their illegitimate actions against their governments, advocated strengthening their cooperation in their "struggle for freedom"—a euphemism for defending Washington's int…
(2021-10-08). Following xenophobic attacks, hundreds of Venezuelans return from Chile. peoplesdispatch.org A group of 200 Venezuelans voluntarily returned to their country from Chile with the assistance of the socialist government of President Nicolás Maduro, following the xenophobic attacks in Chile's Iquique last month…
(2021-10-08). Headlines for October 8, 2021. democracynow.org Pfizer-BioNTech Requests Emergency Use Authorization for Vaccine for Children Aged 5-11, COVID Deaths in Russia Top 900/Day; Venezuela Accuses IMF of Withholding Pandemic Funds, Senate Cmte. Says Trump Repeatedly Asked DOJ for Help Overturning Election Loss, Senate Votes to Lift Debt Ceiling Until Early December, Minneapolis Police Joke About "Hunting Activists" During 2020 Racial Justice Uprising, Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov, WSJ: U.S. Military Secretly Training Taiwanese Forces for Possible Conflict with China, Gunmen Kill 2 School Teachers in Kashmir Amid Mounting Attac…
(2021-10-07). Venezuela Increases Its Production Amid The US Blockade. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, President Nicolas Maduro highlighted the increase in national production despite the U.S. arbitrary sanctions against the Venezuelan people. | RELATED: | He announced that the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP) were able to increase their economic efficiency to expand their service to the population. | "They increased their coverage from 6 million to 7 million families," the Bolivarian leader said, expl…
(2021-10-07). Venezuelan Authorities Reopen Colombia Border After More Than Two Years. venezuelanalysis.com The Maduro government is hoping to improve trade and investment in the region.
(2021-10-07). Venezuela's CNE: Carter Center to Witness Sunday's Mock Election — 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com A delegation from the Carter Center which is already in Venezuela, will witness the mock election that the National Electoral Council (CNE) will carry out this Sunday, October 10, and will evaluate possible participation as an observer organization in the regional and municipal elections scheduled for November 21, announced on of the rectors of that electoral body, Roberto Picón. | "At this moment there is a team from the Carter Center visiting Venezuela," said Picón in an interview on the local radio station Unión Radio. "We have met with them on a couple of occasions, they will be there during the drill and the…
(2021-10-07). Tales of Resistance: Venezuela on YouTube. orinocotribune.com By Jessica Dos Santos — Oct 5, 2021 | Jessica Dos Santos argues that positive reviews from celebrities and YouTubers should not fuel illusions about Venezuelan reality. | In recent weeks, social media in Venezuela has been "on fire" because a number of artists and influencers, some foreign and some Venezuelan, declared that the country's situation has "improved dramatically" in the past few years. | Venezuelan actress Norkys Batista was behind one of the most controversial episodes when she returned to the country after a year abroad and said Caracas is "looking pretty." For his part, youtuber Luisito Comuni…
(2021-10-07). An Opposition Against Guaidó? (Transparencia Venezuela). orinocotribune.com Amid growing disapproval expressed by spokespeople of the extreme right and Guaidó's former allies regarding the former deputy's mishandling of assets and resources of the Venezuelan state, criticisms have emerged from the opposition Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Transparency Venezuela (Transparencia Venezuela). | Through a statement, the entity complained about what it describes as the "opacity, discretion, and lack of effective controls" shown by the supposed interim government, which it claims is represented by Juan Guaidó, in cases such as that of the company Monómeros, based in Colombia. | In recent we…
(2021-10-07). Borges Blames Guaidó for Theft of Monómeros. orinocotribune.com Julio Borges, the founder of Venezuela's Justice First party (PJ), former parliamentarian, and fugitive from justice, accused former deputy Juan Guaidó and his Popular Will (VP) allies of embezzling assets, and suggested that Monómeros will soon be removed from the list of Venezuelan assets abroad. | It was you, not me | On September 28, during an interview with a journalists who had supported the National Assembly's actions in 2015, Borges readily offered the opinion that Guaidó, as head of his supposed interim presidency, made poor decisions purportedly for the "protection of funds abroad" and holds, along with…
(2021-10-07). Alex Saab defense team works to win his release. workers.org 
Oct. 3: The legal team for kidnapped Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab released the following statement Sept. 14. The struggle to prevent the illegal extradition of Saab from the island nation of Cabo Verde (Cape Verde) — where he is incarcerated as a result of U.S. pressure — is continuing on . . . |
(2021-10-07). Colombia: A Threat to Latin America. orinocotribune.com In Colombia, state terrorism has deepened and is open. Social leaders, indigenous people, peasants, teachers, settlers are assassinated every day. The rich in Colombia hold on to power and maintain their model of accumulation by means of discriminatory violence against activists and their organizations. According to data from Global Witness, a Human Rights NGO based in London, 65 environmentalists have been murdered in 2020 alone. INDEPAZ reports that 126 social leaders have been assassinated in 2021, adding to the list of 1241 social leaders assassinated after the signing of the peace accords. This same year 72…