Staff (2022-05-26). Why Is US Easing Some Sanctions On Venezuela? Economic Blackmail, Oil, & Russia. multipolarista.com The US government has announced that it is lifting a small number of sanctions on Venezuela. A major left-wing newspaper in Turkey, BirGàºn, interviewed Multipolarista editor Benjamin Norton about the situation. His comments follow below: 1) What do you think about the reports in the US media which say that the USA will ease a few …
Staff (2022-05-26). President Maduro: Venezuelan Voice will be Present in the Summit of the Americas. orinocotribune.com On Tuesday, May 24, during the closing ceremony of the colloquium on the Battle of Pichincha bicentennial, the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro, rejected the discriminatory nature and exclusion of the United States, whose government decided not to invite Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua to the Summit of the Americas scheduled for June in Los Angeles. | "The Summit of the Americas is the summit of the protest against anti-imperialist exclusion. They try to exclude us because they are afraid of the voice of the Bolivarians, they do not want the voice of Bolívar and Chávez to reach them," he denounced at the c…
Staff (2022-05-26). Bank of Venezuela Initiates Public Offering in Stock Exchange. orinocotribune.com 
The measure was taken within the framework of recent actions announced by President Nicolás Maduro to boost and revitalize the economy. | This Wednesday, May 25, the Bank of Venezuela announced the start of its public offer of 5% to 10% of its capital on the Stock Exchange for individuals or organizations, national or international economic actors, who are interested in the development of the country. | The information was shared by the financial institution on its Twitter account, with a statement highlighting that the measure seeks to "boost and revitalize the economy," becoming the first public company to make…
Editor2 (2022-05-26). ALBA-TCP Summit to Take Place in Cuba on Friday. orinocotribune.com The 11th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Bolivarian Alternative for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Agreement (ALBA-TCP) will take place this Friday in Havana, according to the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs web page. | At the forum, the nations that make up the alliance "will share common development strategies and analyze the regional political situation," the announcement said. | The meeting will be attended by leaders of Latin American and Caribbean countries that are members of the group, founded in 2004 at the initiative of Fidel Castro and Hugo Chavez, then presidents of Cuba an…
Ann Garrison (2022-05-26). Notes from Ethiopia, Part 4: The TPLF Destruction of Afar. orinocotribune.com By Ann Garrison May 18, 2022 | It's 110 degrees in Ethiopia's desert Afar Region, one of the hottest areas humans inhabit, and I'm thinking about how much damage the U.S. empire does with its proxy wars in even the most remote corners of the planet—like this one—which most Americans have of course never even heard of. | There's a USAID meeting going on in the next room, here at the Hotel Dini in the city of Semara, Afar Region, and this illustrates the typical US modus operandi in Africa. Send in proxy warriors who destroy and cause immeasurable suffering, then send in USAID and the rest of the…
Staff (2022-05-26). Colombian Elections: Progressive Candidates Lead In Opinion Polls Amid Rising Security Threats. peoplesdispatch.org The Historic Pact presidential ticket, with Gustavo Petro and Francia Márquez, is favored to win the upcoming presidential elections on May 29, with between 37.9% to 48% of votes, according to various opinion polls. Their potential victory threatens to break the decades-long rule of conservatives in the country. Since the beginning of the election campaign, …
Slorinoco (2022-05-26). Biden Declares Colombia Major Non-NATO Ally. orinocotribune.com This Monday, May 23, just a few days before Colombia's presidential elections, US President Joe Biden signed a memorandum officially declaring Colombia a "major non-NATO ally" (MNNA) of the United States. What are the implications? | This category grants some advantages in the defense sector and is a status reserved for only 18 countries. "By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, including section 17 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, I hereby declare Colombia a Non-NATO Major Ally of the United States for the purposes of this Act and the Arms Export Contro…