Daily Archives: September 21, 2022

2022-09-21: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-21). Venezuela Officially Regains Control of Monómeros in Colombia. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, September 20, the Venezuelan state officially regained control of the petrochemical company Monómeros, after Colombian and Venezuelan authorities signed an agreement in this regard. The Venezuelan ambassador to Colombia, Félix Plasencia, indicated this Monday that the recovery of Monómeros ends "the interventionist, treacherous, and irresponsible claim" that has harmed Venezuelans in recent years, detrimentally affecting the interests of the population. | During the presidency of Iván Duque, control of Monómeros was handed over to a group appointed by Juan Guaidó, the alleged Venezuelan "interim pre…

____ (2022-09-21). Chinese, Venezuelan FMs meet on sidelines of UNGA session. ecns.cn Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Tuesday with Venezuelan Foreign Minister Carlos Faria on the sidelines of the ongoing 77th session of the UN General Assembly.

Staff (2022-09-21). Otra del bloqueo: Estados Unidos obliga a pedir visa de ese país a los poseedores de visa europea que visiten Cuba. cubadebate.cu Los europeos y los cubanos con doble nacionalidad, que hayan viajado a Cuba deberán solicitar una visa de ingreso antes de visitar Estados Unidos, según las disposiciones del Gobierno de ese país. La medida se debe a que Cuba fue designada espuriamente como Estado Patrocinador del Terrorismo por la administración del expresidente Donald Trump. El gobierno de Joe Biden, el pasado mayo, volvió a incluir a la isla en la lista negra junto a países como Venezuela, Irán, Corea del Norte y Siria.

TeleSUR, hvh, JCM (2022-09-21). Indepaz reporta masacre número 80 durante 2022 en Colombia. telesurtv.net Los cuerpos encontrados con varios signos de violencia correspondían a jóvenes entre los 20 y 25 años de edad.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-09-21). Cuba acogerá encuentro de la Asociación de Estados del Caribe. telesurtv.net El Convenio Constitutivo de la AEC se firmó el 24 de julio de 1994 en la ciudad colombiana de Cartagena de Indias.

TeleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-09-21). Parlamentarios de Venezuela y Colombia realizarán encuentro en la frontera. telesurtv.net Está previsto que en el encuentro participen diputados de las zonas fronterizas de Venezuela y de la Comisión Segunda del Congreso de Colombia.

Staff (2022-09-21). Congresistas colombianos solicitan eliminación de Cuba de lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo. cubadebate.cu Más de 80 congresistas de la República de Colombia, en representación del sentir de millones de ciudadanos de esa nación sudamericana, solicitaron a las autoridades del Congreso de Estados Unidos retirar a Cuba de la ilegítima "lista de países patrocinadores del terrorismo internacional", así como eliminar las medidas del bloqueo económico.

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-09-21). Presidente de Venezuela exige a EE.UU. que no manipule el tema de la migración. telesurtv.net Maduro dijo que más de la mitad de la población que emigró ha regresado a Venezuela, "están regresando y son bienvenidos en el Plan Vuelta la Patria"..

TeleSUR, DRL (2022-09-21). Colombia llama en ONU a frenar las guerras y luchar por el ambiente. telesurtv.net Gustavo Petro realizó su primer discurso como presidente ante el plenario de la Asamblea General de la ONU.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Venezuela is a Reliable and Strategic Partner: Putin. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, President Vladimir Putin affirmed that Russia will strengthen bilateral cooperation with Venezuela, a country that the Kremlin considers "a reliable and strategic partner." | RELATED: | "Russia and Venezuela maintain close or fully coincident positions on the main issues on the international agenda," Putin said during a ceremony in which he received credentials from ambassadors from 24 nations. | "We maintain an intense…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Colombia's President Gustavo Petro in His Speech at UNGA. telesurenglish.net This Tuesday, addressing the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, U.S., the Colombian President proposed to "end the war on drugs and all wars, and allow our people to live in peace." | RELATED: | Petro advocates a new international strategy to fight drug trafficking, as he considers the global war on drugs a failure. | The guilty party for drug addiction is capitalist consumerism and its inabil…

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). 'The War on Drugs Has Failed', President Petro Tells the UNGA. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Colombia's President Gustavo Petro called on the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to end the "irrational" war on drugs, which is destroying the Amazon rainforest and harming his country. | RELATED: | "From my wounded Latin America, I demand that you end the irrational war on drugs. Reducing drug use does not require wars, it requires that we all build a better society," Petro said in his speech. | "The wa…

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-20). President Petro's Colombia Humana: Taking Stock After a Month. orinocotribune.com By Luz Marina López Espinoza — Sep 20, 2022 | Although it is not rigorous to extract conclusions regarding a government after such a short period of time, I will try to draw some conclusions from the first month of Gustavo Petro's presidency in Colombia. Because, having said this, the first actions of a president mark his disposition in relation to the expectations created for the electorate and to the promises made by him during his campaign. And generally, with their first steps, every ruler tries to show his fidelity to their constituency. Likewise, it often happens that after a short time he turns on th…

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-20). Venezuela's Delegates Arrive in New York for UN General Assembly. orinocotribune.com

_____ (2022-09-20). UPDATE: DeSantis defends phony brochure; sheriff launches criminal investigation. popularresistance.org On Monday morning, Popular Information broke the news that migrants from Venezuela were provided with false information to convince them to board flights chartered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R). A brochure distributed to migrants says that they will be eligible for numerous benefits in Massachusetts, including "8 months cash assistance," "assistance with housing," "food," "clothing," "job placement," "registering children for school," and many other benefits. | None of this is true. The benefits described in the brochure are resettlement benefits available to refugees who have been referred by the United N…

Staff (2022-09-20). Iran, Venezuela sign 60 MoUs to strengthen bilateral ties. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Sep. 20 (MNA) — Iran and Venezuela signed 60 Memorandums of Understanding to strengthen and develop their bilateral relations.

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-20). Venezuela y Bolivia afianzan relación de cooperación bilateral. telesurtv.net Cancilleres Carlos Faría y Rogelio Mayta se reunieron en Nueva York con miras a la realización de la III Comisión Mixta entre ambas naciones.

TeleSUR, lvm, JDO (2022-09-20). Canciller venezolano se reúne con secretario adjunto de OCHA. telesurtv.net Venezuela y la ONU abordan las necesidades humanitarias y sociales y apoyan diversos esfuerzos en curso para solucionarlas.

TeleSUR, jaa, JDO (2022-09-20). Venezuela afina detalles para apertura de frontera con Colombia. telesurtv.net Además de la apertura fronteriza, el próximo lunes reiniciarán los vuelos entre las dos naciones.

Kwjorinoco (2022-09-20). Firefighters Put Out Fire at Puerto La Cruz Refinery. orinocotribune.com September 19, 2022, a fire was detected in the Puerto La Cruz refinery, Anzoátegui state. The Venezuelan oil minister, Tareck El Aissami, reported in a telephone contact with Venezolana de Televisión that lightning struck the oxidation and treatment lagoon that is located within the refinery facilities and contains hydrocarbon residues. | "At this time, the firefighters and the refinery's protection and insurance teams are taking action on the fire," El Aissami said at 3: 45 p.m. on Monday. "We have deployed all the fire department services of the Anzoátegui governorate and the rest of the facilities in the east o…

TeleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-09-20). Estado venezolano recupera control de la empresa petroquímica Monómeros. telesurtv.net El superintendente de Colombia, Billy Escobar, ratificó la voluntad del Gobierno venezolano de designar una nueva directiva en Monómeros.

TeleSUR (2022-09-20). Colombia Records 80th Massacre in 2022 -Indepaz. telesurenglish.net The Institute for Development and Peace Studies (Indepaz) registered this Tuesday the murder of four men in the municipality of Puerto Lleras, in the department of Meta, adding to 80 massacres in the country this year. | RELATED: | "Four men were murdered in the village of El Caribe, jurisdiction of the municipality of Puerto Lleras. The bodies of these people were found with several signs of violence," Indepaz said. | According…

Laith Fadel (2022-09-19). Colombia's Jazz in the Park Festival returns after long hiatus. america.cgtn.com The sweet sounds of jazz filled Colombia's capital Bogota this weekend as an annual festival returned following a long pandemic hiatus. It's called "Jazz in the Park" and it's free to the public. CGTN's Michelle Begue went to listen and learn.

Laith Fadel (2022-09-19). Once dangerous Caracas neighborhood transformed into tourism hotspot. america.cgtn.com An unusual tourism initiative in Caracas, Venezuela is taking place in a part of the city that was previously too violent to visit. Cumbe Tours in San Agustín parish hopes to break the stereotype that the neighborhood is a no-go zone. Mary Triny Mena reports …

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