(2022-03-18). Arrest in Colombia of Drug Lord Linked to Guaidó & Right-Wing Politicians. orinocotribune.com 
On Sunday, March 13, Migration Colombia announced the capture of the Italian-Venezuelan drug trafficker Garafolo Forte Biaggio Benito in the city of Cartagena, Colombia. An Interpol Red Notice issued in 2015 made Biaggio Benito a wanted man in 193 countries. Biaggio Benito maintains close ties with Venezuelan opposition politicians such as Henrique Capriles, Juan Guaidó, and the fugitive Ismael García. | Material released by the investigative blog La Tabla demonstrates the links between the drug trafficker and former deputy Guaidó, particularly through members of his Popular Will party, including former parliamen…
(2022-03-18). Venezuela to Launch Social Media Platform (+CLAP). orinocotribune.com 
This Friday, March 18 is the launch date of Venezuela's new social media platform, announced President Nicolás Maduro. He expressed confidence that users around the world will be impressed with the news provided on the digital platform. | The head of state issued the comments during a working meeting about the economy, dedicated to the sixth anniversary of the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP). The CLAP food service provides subsidized food to millions of Venezuelan households. | "Venezuela is going to surprise the world with something that we are going to launch on Friday," Maduro said, speaking abou…
(2022-03-18). Venezuela recibe casi 5.000.000 de vacunas anticovid de Covax. telesurtv.net Venezuela mantiene en las jornadas reciente un control en los contagios, con solo 309 casos en las últimas 24 horas.
(2022-03-18). Irán, Ucrania, Venezuela: El negocio del sabotaje en la guerra multifactorial. cubadebate.cu El sabotaje ha sido parte inherente a la guerra no convencional que se ha instrumentado desde el Norte Global para alinear a los países que no se pliegan al supremacismo con el que ellos han concebido la geopolítica. Se trata de grupos de avanzada cuya misión es generar el caos y desestabilizar para incubar o intensificar crisis sociales.
(2022-03-18). Almost 5 Million COVID-19 Vaccines Arrive in Venezuela (+COVAX). orinocotribune.com This Thursday, March 16, 4,8 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines arrived in Venezuela through the COVAX program. The process was supervised by the Ministry of Health. No details have yet being given about the origins of this shipment, however, when Venezuela first reached an agreement with the United Nations to purchase vaccines, it was announced that they would be Sinopharm and Vero Cell, which are produced in China. | Minister Magaly Gutiérrez commented that these vaccines "will allow us to immunize the population through our reinforcement program, which was announced by the president of the Bolivarian Republic…
(2022-03-18). Piden a Duque aclarar si Colombia almacenará armas nucleares. telesurtv.net El senador Iván Cepeda solicitó al Ejecutivo aclarar las obligaciones adquiridas por Colombia ante posible designación sobre la OTAN.
(2022-03-18). Election observers want recount of quarter of Colombia's ballot boxes. colombiareports.com 
Independent election observers asked the National Registry for a recount of congressional votes in a quarter of Colombia's polling stations. The Electoral Observation Mission (MOE) requested the recount after opposition…
(2022-03-18). Políticos de Colombia denuncian fraude en las legislativas. telesurtv.net La Registraduría Nacional comunicó que hubo algunos errores en los formularios E-14 durante los comicios legislativos del domingo pasado.
(2022-03-18). Gana Olfides Sáez primer oro de Cuba en torneo internacional de halterofilia. cubadebate.cu Este viernes, Cuba alcanzó su primera medalla de oro en la edición 40 del Torneo Internacional de Halterofilia Manuel Suárez In Memoriam, con excelente actuación de Olfides Sáez en la modalidad de arranque en la división de 96 kilogramos (kg) de peso corporal.El cubano dominó en el último intento la competencia en dura porfía con Oscar Garcés, de Colombia.