Monthly Archives: August 2022

2022-08-27: News Headlines

Luigino Bracci (2022-08-27). President Maduro Urges Venezuelans Not to be Scammed by Increase in Black Market Exchange Rate of Dollar. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, August 25, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro referred to the recent rise in the black market exchange rate of the US dollar, pointing out that it is a "fictitious rise." He urged the Venezuelan people to keep up their fighting spirit and not be scammed by the sudden rise in the parallel exchange rate. He called on both the people and the merchants to maintain "maximum awareness," and emphasized that the price of the dollar as fixed by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) must be respected. | "I ask the people for maximum awareness. I ask the merchants, maximum awareness. And the people: keep up the…

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-08-27). Presidente venezolano rechaza especulación financiera. telesurtv.net Solicitó a la población y a los comerciantes enfrentar la especulación con el llamado "dólar paralelo".

Staff (2022-08-27). Nicolás Maduro recibe al viceprimer ministro cubano, Alejandro Gil. cubadebate.cu El presidente venezolano, Nicolás Maduro, sostuvo este viernes en Caracas un encuentro con el viceprimer ministro de Cuba, Alejandro Gil, en el que se reafirmó las profundas relaciones de amistad y cooperación estratégica entre ambos países.

TeleSUR, lvm, JGN (2022-08-27). Presidente de Venezuela recibe al viceprimer ministro de Cuba. telesurtv.net El funcionario cubano, quien arribó el miércoles a la nación suramericana, se reunió también con la vicepresidenta venezolana, Delcy Rodríguez.

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-27). Colombia Greenlights New Monómeros Board Proposed by Miraflores. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has regained definitive control of the PDVSA subsidiary Monómeros after being allowed to register the representatives of the new board of directors formalized by Petroquímicos de Venezuela (Pequiven), the governing authority of the PDVSA subsidiary. | The process was carried out before the Barraquilla Chamber of Commerce, in the Colombian city where Monómeros is located. The Chamber had previously refused to allow the procedure. However, it was obliged to allow it this time, given that Colombian President Gustavo Petro already announced that his government recognizes the authority of Pequiven over Monóm…

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-08-27). Presidenta de Honduras recibirá a jefe de Gobierno español. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez llega procedente de Ecuador y antes estuvo en Colombia, como parte de su gira por Latinoamérica.

TeleSUR, ysm, MER (2022-08-27). Exjefe paramilitar pide perdón a víctimas del conflicto en Colombia. telesurtv.net El exjefe paramilitar y dos excomandantes de las antiguas AUC solicitaron perdón públicamente ante 400 víctimas de actos violentos.

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Venezuelan President and Deputy Cuban PM Review Cooperation. telesurenglish.net "Today, August 26, I held a pleasant meeting with Alejandro Gil Fernández, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Planning of Cuba. We reviewed the broad map of cooperation that our countries carry forward in different sectors. Cuba and Venezuela, Unbreakable Brotherhood!" wrote President Maduro on Twitter. | RELATED: | The meeting is part of the work agenda that the deputy prime minister has been carrying out…

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). President Maduro Rejects Currency Speculation in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro asked his compatriots not to allow the operation of speculators who are playing with the price of the U.S. dollar in the informal exchange markets. | RELATED: | "I ask people and merchants to be fully aware… Don't let yourself be robbed with the parallel dollar," Maduro said during the inauguration ceremony of the "Winds Park" in Falcon state. | Over the last week, the Venezuela…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-08-26). Colombian Government Launches Initiative for Protection of Social Leaders. towardfreedom.org Colombian Interior Minister Alfonso Prada reported the protection plan will cover the 65 municipalities hardest hit by violence in the country, reports People's Dispatch.

TeleSUR (2022-08-26). Venezuelan Embrasur Aircraft Crew Meets With Relatives. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, 27 relatives of the 14 Venezuelan crew members of the plane held in Argentina left the Maiquetía International Airport for Buenos Aires to reunite with their loved ones. | RELATED: | Previously, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro activated a "special mission" so that the crew members of Emtrasur are reunited with their families. | "Our humanist and socialist government is in solidarity with those who n…

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-26). Venezuela Makes Revolutionary Advances in Stem Cell Treatments. orinocotribune.com At a press conference on Wednesday, August 24, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, highlighted the progress that Venezuela has made in the development of stem cell treatments. | During a day dedicated to innovation and research for healthy living and sovereignty, Maduro guaranteed the Venezuelan government's support for the stem cell the…

Staff (2022-08-26). Black Market Exchange Rate Turmoil Resumes in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com Caracas, August 25, 2022 ( Since the second half of August a bigger gap between the official exchange rate published by the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) and the black market reference, usually reported by the @enp…

Staff (2022-08-26). Government of Venezuela Launches Mission to Reunite EMTRASUR Crew Members with Families. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 25, Venezuela's national government launched a special mission to reunite the EMTRASUR Boeing 747 crew members, who have been illegally detained in Argentina since June 6, with their relatives. | "On instructions from President Nicolás Maduro, we launched a special mission to reunite the EMTRASUR crew members with their families. Our humanist and socialist government is in solidarity with those in need. The fight for the release of the crew continues," the Minister for Transportation and president of the Venezuelan Consortium of Aeronautical Industries and Air Services SA (Conviasa), Ramón C…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-08-26). Colombian President's Security Delegation Attacked. libya360.wordpress.com Peoples Dispatch The government of President Gustavo Petro is willing to negotiate peace agreements with all paramilitary groups to achieve total peace in Colombia. (Photo: Colombian Presidency/Twitter) President Gustavo Petro stated that the violence must end in the country and reiterated his government's commitment to achieve total peace On Wednesday, August 24, a security delegation…

Michelle Begue (2022-08-26). Colombia welcomes its first black vice president. america.cgtn.com Francia Marquez became Colombia's first black vice president earlier this month, hope began to rise for the black community after years of struggle. Find out more.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-26). Tripulantes del avión de Emtrasur se reúnen con sus familiares. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte de Venezuela indicó que la operación para reunir a los tripulantes con sus familias fue ordenada por el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-26). Government of Colombia Denounces Attack on Presidential Staff Convoy. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday August 24, the Colombian government, denounced the attack perpetrated against a convoy of presidential vehicles traveling to Norte de Santander to prepare for the visit of President Gustavo Petro. | Petro has been touring various regions of the country. His security team, made up of agents from the National Protection Unit (UNP), recently traveled to Norte de Santander. | The attack occurred on the road leading from Bucaramanga to the municipality of El Tarra, a region near the Colombia-Venezuela border, where three vehicles carrying government agents encountered an illegal roadblock set up by six ar…

TeleSUR-mcs- JL (2022-08-26). Colombia suspenderá bombardeos en campamentos donde estén menores. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Petro ha fijado un nuevo rumbo para las Fuerzas Armadas en pro de la defensa de los derechos humanos y la paz.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-26). Petro encarga a Inteligencia combatir la corrupción en Colombia. telesurtv.net Presidente colombiano subraya que la DNI salvaguardará la soberanía y protegerá los derechos y libertades de la ciudadanía.

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-08-26). Denuncian dos nuevas masacres en Colombia, registrando 68 durante el 2022. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, Colombia registra 68 masacres y 120 líderes sociales asesinados durante el 2022.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2022-08-26). Venezuela's Road to Economic Recovery. orinocotribune.com The following is a translation of a guest lecture delivered by Venezuela's Ambassador in Bolivia, César Trómpiz, at the UMSA university in La Paz. | For 100 years, our natural market for oil exports had been the United States. In 2019, the US decided to stop buying oil from Venezuela for political reasons and that forced us to adopt a series of internal transformations in order to guarantee the subsistence of the Venezuelan population. | In 2019, the flow of oil from Venezuela to the east coast of the United States was permanently interrupted for the first time since 1917. More than 30% of the fuel for vehicles o…

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2022-08-26: News Headlines

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-26). Tripulantes del avión de Emtrasur se reúnen con sus familiares. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte de Venezuela indicó que la operación para reunir a los tripulantes con sus familias fue ordenada por el presidente Nicolás Maduro.

TeleSUR-mcs- JL (2022-08-26). Colombia suspenderá bombardeos en campamentos donde estén menores. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Petro ha fijado un nuevo rumbo para las Fuerzas Armadas en pro de la defensa de los derechos humanos y la paz.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-08-26). Petro encarga a Inteligencia combatir la corrupción en Colombia. telesurtv.net Presidente colombiano subraya que la DNI salvaguardará la soberanía y protegerá los derechos y libertades de la ciudadanía.

TeleSUR- lvm- JL (2022-08-26). Denuncian dos nuevas masacres en Colombia, registrando 68 durante el 2022. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz, Colombia registra 68 masacres y 120 líderes sociales asesinados durante el 2022.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Spanish Head of Government To Host EU-CELAC Summit. telesurenglish.net The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, announced on Wednesday in Colombia, hours before traveling to Ecuador, that he wishes to take advantage of the moment when Spain holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union to hold a summit between the European Union (EU) and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC). | RELATED: | During a meeting with representatives of some 8 S…

Staff (2022-08-25). Venezuela's Tax Collection Doubles in 2022. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, August 23, the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reported that his government is expected to collect $4 billion in taxes for 2022. | During a meeting with representatives of private chambers of commerce and industries, the Venezuelan head of state said that the tax collection for the first seven months of 2022 was $2.45 billion, doubling the figure for the same period in 2021, which was $1.07 billion. | "It is a good sign of what can continue to happen and must happen. Tax collection growth for the full year of 2022, measured in dollars, is projected at 120%," said the Venezuelan president.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). President Petro's Security Delegation Was Attacked With Gunfire. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday afternoon, an outpost of President Gustavo Petro was attacked by unknown assailants near the Colombian-Venezuelan border in the Catatumbo region, where he plans to travel on Friday. | RELATED: | The attack was perpetrated against the cars of the presidential caravan that was heading towards the municipality of El Tarra, where six members of irregular armed groups had set up a roadblock. Three vehicles…

Ricardo Vaz (2022-08-25). Venezuela: Gov't to Partner with Siemens to Recover Electric Grid. venezuelanalysis.com The German company will collaborate to boost the energy supply to Caracas and to the oil industry.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Colombia: No Bombing of Illegal Groups When Minors Are Present. telesurenglish.net The Colombian Minister of Defense, Iván Velásquez, announced Thursday the suspension of bombings by the Armed Forces against illegal groups that put the lives of the civilian population at risk or in which there is knowledge of the presence of minors. | The Minister of Defense of Colombia, Iván Velásquez, offers a press conference to announce that the bombings against illegal groups are suspended…

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Venezuela: Maduro Slams Attempts to Stall Recovery of Economy. telesurenglish.net "Then a group comes to shoot up the parallel dollar in a fictitious way, so that a group of traders comes to steal from the people (…), that no one tries to torpedo and damage the economic recovery, that rather we all help the country to recover fully and absolutely", detailed the President during a broadcast of the Venezolana de Televisión network. | RELATED: | During the last week, in Venezuela, there have bee…

Ana Perdigón (2022-08-25). Four Presidents of the Region Condemn Judicial Persecution Against Argentine Vice President Cristina Fernández. orinocotribune.com The presidents of four Latin American countries, namely, the president of Argentina, Alberto Fernández; the president of Bolivia, Luis Arce; the president of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador; and the president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, have condemned the judicial persecution suffered by Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner of Argentina. | The four presidents released a joint statement denouncing the judicial persecution against Cristina Fernández which aims to remove her from public, political and electoral life. | The trial is also trying to bury the values and ideals that Cristina Fernández repres…

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-08-25). España ofrece a Colombia albergar diálogos de paz. telesurtv.net Pedro Sánchez afirmó que "si en España se pueden albergar esas conversaciones de paz, España estaría dispuesta".

TeleSUR, gao, SH (2022-08-25). Presidentes latinoamericanos respaldan a Cristina Fernández. telesurtv.net Líderes de Colombia, Bolivia, México, Argentina y otros países coinciden en la motivación política del proceso judicial contra CFK.

TeleSUR, ysm, SH (2022-08-25). Presidente colombiano a posesiona nuevo embajador en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano reconoció que fue un error la ruptura de las relaciones diplomáticas entre las naciones vecinas, ocurrida en 2019.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela confirma dos nuevos casos de viruela del mono. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a la ministra venezolana, los dos nuevos casos se tratan de viajeros procedentes de Brasil y Perú.

TeleSUR, SH (2022-08-25). Atacan a avanzada presidencial en el noreste de Colombia. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro indicó que su Gobierno trabajará a favor de la paz, a pesar del ataque a la avanzada presidencial en la región del Catatumbo.

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Decretan duelo en Venezuela por deceso del arquitecto Fruto Vivas. telesurtv.net El duelo fue declarado en homenaje al importante arquitecto venezolano, Fruto Vivas, fallecido el martes 23 de agosto.

TeleSUR (2022-08-25). Colombia: INDEPAZ Denounces Two New Massacres. telesurenglish.net The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) denounced two massacres that claimed three people's lives this Thursday. | RELATED: | The first massacre occurred in Buga, department of Valle del Cauca, inside a house, where armed men entered the residence in the neighborhood of Ita killing three people, INDEPAZ said. | Reports from the authorities said the victims were Fernando Leal Martinez, 45 years ol…

TeleSUR -ysm- JL (2022-08-25). Venezuela y Belarús evalúan acciones para fortalecer relaciones. telesurtv.net El intercambio entre los representantes gubernamentales buscó analizar los escenarios para ampliar e impulsar la colaboración.

Daniel Kovalik (2022-08-24). The Sword of Bolivar Is Wielded Again by the People of Latin America. orinocotribune.com By Daniel Kovalik Aug 19, 2022 | On August 7, 2022, Gustavo Petro and his running mate, Francia Márquez, were inaugurated as the President and Vice-President of the Republic of Colombia. This was one of the most historic events in Latin America for at least a century. | For the first time since the liberation of Colombia from Spain by Simón Bolívar, Colombia now had leaders who promised to radically transform Colombia, and with it, all of Latin America. I was fortunate enough to be present at the inauguration ceremony which was just as exciting as one could have hoped for. | As I was told by Colombians whil…

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