Daily Archives: October 29, 2021

2021-10-29: News Headlines

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…

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…

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…

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 …

Staff (2021-10-28). Venezuela's Minister for Information: Public Media at the Disposal of Democracy as 21N Electoral Campaign Starts. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 27, Venezuela's Minister for Information and Communication, Freddy àëáñez, said that all state-owned public media in the country is at the disposal of over 70,000 candidates from the political parties participating in Venezuela's upcoming mega-elections. | "We want to make public the invitation to all political organizations to reach out to public media," stated àëáñez. "They can count on us to carry out their campaigns." | These statements were presented after the head of the communications portfolio held a working meeting with the president of the National Electoral Council (CN…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2021-10-28). Venezuelan Campesinos Denounce Diesel Price Hike, Lack of Gov't Support. venezuelanalysis.com An "unofficial" increase in diesel costs has set off the alarms in the countryside, already hard-hit by fuel scarcity and lack of inputs for production.

teleSUR, SH (2021-10-28). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La reducción del analfabetismo en Venezuela se consiguió gracias al programa de alfabetización Misión Robinson, creado en el año 2003.

teleSUR, JL (2021-10-28). CNE venezolano firma memorando con Centro Carter sobre misión de expertos para comicios del 21N. telesurtv.net El memorando establece que la misión tendrá garantías de ejercer su trabajo en la jornada respetando la soberanía y autodeterminación del país.

slorinoco (2021-10-28). Another Iranian Tanker Delivers Condensate to Venezuela. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, October 28, another Iranian vessel unloaded 2.1 million barrels of condensate at a Venezuelan port, under a pact signed between the two countries. | The Iranian oil tanker Dorena, which arrived on Monday in Venezuelan waters, was expected to begin unloading this Wednesday at a port of the state-owned Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) oil and natural gas company, British news agency Reuters reported on Tuesday, citing a PDVSA document. | This is the second shipment of Iranian condensate that has arrived in Venezuela, according to the document, which does not detail the name of the supplier. | The US-s…

Rick Rozoff (2021-10-28). NATO International Military Staff hosts high-level Colombian delegation at first military-to-military meeting at NATO HQ. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com NATO International Military Staff welcomes Colombian delegation to NATO On the 28th of October 2021, the NATO International Military Staff's Cooperative Security Division hosted a delegation of Colombian military officials for a day of for inter-staff talks at the NATO Headquarters. Colombia has been a NATO Partner since 2017 and this is the first military-to-military …

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