Monthly Archives: September 2022

2022-09-28: News Headlines

Ana Perdigón (2022-09-28). Venezuela's PSUV: Border Reopening With Colombia Represents Blow to Imperialism. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said this Monday, September 27, that the opening of the border between Colombia and Venezuela represents a blow to imperialism. | During the weekly PSUV press conference, Cabello denounced the empire for giving orders to Colombia's rulers to attack Venezuela. | "The opening of the border between the two Bolivarian nations represents a blow to those orders," said Cabello. | Likewise, he…

Marcos Salgado (2022-09-28). Colombia y Venezuela reabren fronteras. globalizacion.ca Venezuela y Colombia restablecen el comercio en la que para los dos países es su principal frontera. Con un sencillo acto en el Puente Internacional Simón Bolívar quedó reabierta formalmente la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela para el transporte de…

TeleSUR, MER (2022-09-28). Presidente Maduro destaca crecimiento económico de Venezuela. telesurtv.net El mandatario explicó que, en el último trimestre, "estamos teniendo un crecimiento superior al 20 por ciento de la economía real".

TeleSUR, SH (2022-09-28). Venezuela enviará ayuda a Cuba por daños del Huracán Ian. telesurtv.net El presidente Nicolás Maduro resaltó que su país siempre estará al lado de Cuba para respaldar a su población y gobernantes.

Staff (2022-09-28). US Fugitive 'Fat Leonard' to Seek Asylum in Venezuela (+Alex Saab). orinocotribune.com Leonard Glenn Francis, also known as "Fat Leonard," who escaped two weeks ago from house arrest in San Diego, California, USA, expressed his desire to request for asylum in Venezuela, according to sources in the Venezuelan judicial system. | "Fat Leonard," 58, born in Malaysia, is on trial for allegedly bribing high-ranking US Navy officers in exchange for favorable contracts for his shipping company Glenn Defense Marine, according to the Interpol file. He was arrested last Wednesday, September 21 at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state, Venezuela, before boarding a flight to Mosc…

Elaine Reyes (2022-09-27). A conversation with the Andean Community's Secretary General Jorge Hernando Pedraza. america.cgtn.com The Andean Community also known as CAN is a free trade are comprising of Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. The main export destination for the block is China. Americas Now anchor, Elaine Reyes, met with Secretary General Jorge Hernando Pedraza who went to New York …

Fight Back (2022-09-27). Cuban and Venezuelan leaders speak in New York City. fightbacknews.org New York, NY – Over 100 people gathered at the Riverside Church in Harlem, New York on Saturday, September 24 for the "People's Summit: Democracy Beyond the U.S. Empire," hosted by the International Peoples' Assembly — North America. The event included speakers from Cuba, Venezuela and the United States to talk about democracy and resistance in their countries. | The speakers included Cuba's Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez and Venezuela's Foreign Minister Carlos Faria, as well as Vijay Prashad, the executive director of Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research, New York City Councilmember Kristin Ric…

Victoria Torres (2022-09-27). Venezuela and Colombia Officially Re-Open Border. orinocotribune.com

Michelle Begue (2022-09-27). Colombia-Venezuela border reopens. america.cgtn.com Colombia's more than 2,000 kilometer border with Venezuela has re-opened after seven years of intermittent closures and re-openings.

Staff (2022-09-27). Cuba Says Yes to Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption for LGBTQ+ Couples, Venezuelan Feminists Push for Abortion Rights. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 26, 2022 ( The National Electoral Council of Cuba confirmed on Monday morning, September 26, that the new Family Code was approved with 3,936,790 votes, representing 66.87% of the total 5,892,705 ballots counted. Meanwhile, the "No" received 1,9 ,090 votes, representing 33.13% of…

TeleSUR, MER (2022-09-27). Presidente de Venezuela celebra reapertura de frontera con Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano agradeció a su homólogo colombiano Gustavo Petro "por este paso inmenso que hemos dado".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Colombia califica de histórica reapertura de frontera con Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro ofreció declaraciones desde la frontera en el evento de reapertura y restablecimiento de las relaciones con Venezuela.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Venezuela anuncia apertura de transporte de carga con Colombia. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte Ramón Velásquez Araguayán confirmó este lunes que los pasos peatonales ya están abiertos entre Colombia y Venezuela.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Venezuela y Colombia reabren sus fronteras tras siete años cerrada. telesurtv.net Con este paso, Caracas y Bogotá marcan un nuevo hito en la reconstrucción de las relaciones bilaterales.

TeleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-09-27). Al menos cuatro fallecidos tras naufragio en Galápagos, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Entre los fallecidos se identificaron dos ecuatorianos, uno de nacionalidad colombiana y otro estadounidense-israelí.

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-09-26). Venezuelans and Colombians Celebrate the 'Historical' Reopening of Border. venezuelanalysis.com Following seven years of closure, the border between Venezuela and Colombia was reopened with a festive ceremony.

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2022-09-27: News Headlines

Staff (2022-09-27). Cuba Says Yes to Same-Sex Marriage and Adoption for LGBTQ+ Couples, Venezuelan Feminists Push for Abortion Rights. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 26, 2022 ( The National Electoral Council of Cuba confirmed on Monday morning, September 26, that the new Family Code was approved with 3,936,790 votes, representing 66.87% of the total 5,892,705 ballots counted. Meanwhile, the "No" received 1,9 ,090 votes, representing 33.13% of…

Victoria Torres (2022-09-27). Venezuela and Colombia Officially Re-Open Border. orinocotribune.com

TeleSUR, MER (2022-09-27). Presidente de Venezuela celebra reapertura de frontera con Colombia. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano agradeció a su homólogo colombiano Gustavo Petro "por este paso inmenso que hemos dado".

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Colombia califica de histórica reapertura de frontera con Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro ofreció declaraciones desde la frontera en el evento de reapertura y restablecimiento de las relaciones con Venezuela.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Venezuela anuncia apertura de transporte de carga con Colombia. telesurtv.net El ministro de Transporte Ramón Velásquez Araguayán confirmó este lunes que los pasos peatonales ya están abiertos entre Colombia y Venezuela.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-27). Venezuela y Colombia reabren sus fronteras tras siete años cerrada. telesurtv.net Con este paso, Caracas y Bogotá marcan un nuevo hito en la reconstrucción de las relaciones bilaterales.

TeleSUR- hvh, JCM (2022-09-27). Al menos cuatro fallecidos tras naufragio en Galápagos, Ecuador. telesurtv.net Entre los fallecidos se identificaron dos ecuatorianos, uno de nacionalidad colombiana y otro estadounidense-israelí.

TeleSUR (2022-09-26). Maduro Congratulates Cuba for Its Participation in Referendum. telesurenglish.net "I congratulate the Cuban people for the extraordinary participation in the Popular Referendum on the Family Code, approved with more than 60 percent of the popular vote. A historic day that continues to deepen the revolutionary struggle for the protection of families. Grand Cuba!" the president wrote on the social network Twitter. | RELATED: | 66.87 percent of the Cuban population voted yes in Sunday's referendum on the text of the new…

_____ (2022-09-26). Survivors Uncensored: Voices From Rwanda And The Rwandan Diaspora. popularresistance.org Samantha Power, former UN Ambassador, National Security Advisor, current USAID Chief, and a principal in the decisions to bomb both Libya and Syria "to stop genocide," was on the ground in Yugoslavia in the 1990s as a pro-NATO journalist. She went on to build her whole histrionic career on a Machiavellian distortion of the Rwandan Genocide before writing "A Problem from Hell, America in the Age of Genocide " and creating her laughable 1-800-GENOCIDE line. | Search now for Ukraine and "genocide" and you'll get a slew of headlines and proposed prosecutions. Recently, Samantha Power spoke with Rachel Maddow in a seg…

TeleSUR, JGN (2022-09-26). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de otro líder social en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con el Indepaz, con el homicidio de Luis Antonio Charry ascendió a 130 la cifra de líderes sociales asesinados en lo que va de 2022 en Colombia.

_____ (2022-09-26). At United Nations, Colombia Condemns 'Addiction To Money And Oil'. popularresistance.org Colombia's first ever left-wing President Gustavo Petro delivered a historic speech at the United Nations declaring, "The war on drugs has failed." | Petro emphasized that drug addiction is a social problem, and cannot be solved with violence and militarization. Rather, he argued, it is a mere symptom of a much deeper problem: the capitalist system itself, with its "addiction to money and oil." | The Colombian leader warned that the infinite greed of capitalism is destroying the planet, threatening life on Earth. | "The cause of the climate disaster is capital — the logic of dedicating ourselves to consume…

Peoples Dispatch (2022-09-26). Colombian President Gustavo Petro Calls for an End to the War on Drugs in Historic UN Address. globalresearch.ca

Natalia Torres Garzon (2022-09-26). What Health Care in Colombia Could Look Like Under the Petro Government. towardfreedom.org Oppressed communities in Colombia see newly-elected President Gustavo Petro's proposal to reform healthcare—among other aspects of Colombian society—as aligning with their culture as well as their spiritual understanding, reports Natalia Torres Garzon.

TeleSUR (2022-09-26). Venezuela Rejects Biased, Unfounded Report on Human Rights. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Ministry categorically rejected the statements made by the International Fact Finding Mission (IFFM), which presented a report on alleged irregularities to the United Nations Human Rights Council (OHCHR). | RELATED: | Using alleged "data" from local informants, the IFFM President Marta Valiñas attributes human rights violations to the Bolivarian National Intelligence Service (S…

TeleSUR (2022-09-26). President Maduro Celebrates Reopening of Border With Colombia. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro celebrated on Monday the reopening of the border with Colombia, highlighting that it is a huge step to restore the relations of brotherhood and cooperation between the two nations. | RELATED: | "From the history that unites us, I send to President Gustavo Petro the gratitude of more than 30 million Venezuelan men and women for this immense step we have taken to restore relations of broth…

TeleSUR (2022-09-26). Colombia-Venezuela Border Opens After Seven Years of Closure. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Colombia and Venezuela officially reopened their common land border through a ceremony that included Colombian President Gustavo Petro and the governor of the Venezuelan state of Tachira Freddy Bernal. | RELATED: | The Venezuelan delegation was also made up of Transport Minister Ramon Velasquez, Industry Minister Hipolito Abreu, and Finance Superintendent Jose Cabello. | The ceremony, which began with the interp…

Staff (2022-09-26). Venezuela Signs Cooperation Agreement With the UN. orinocotribune.com This Friday, September 23, from the Yellow House in Caracas, headquarters of the Venezuelan Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Vice President Delcy Rodríguez chaired the signing of an agreement between Venezuela and the United Nations, pointing out that it will set the path of cooperation between them for the next three years. | She also added that: "We are living in a critical moment for the world and this plan puts us on the right path with respect to the most important sectors, such as health, education and social movements, and it is framed in the belief that the development of peoples is a human right." | Rodrígu…

Staff (2022-09-26). Conviasa Inaugural Flight to Bogota Sabotaged by Washington. orinocotribune.com Caracas, September 25, 2022 ( The diplomatic authority of Colombia in Venezuela explained that Turpial Airlines received the required authorization from Colombia's Civil Aero…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-09-26). Venezuelans and Colombians Celebrate the 'Historical' Reopening of Border. venezuelanalysis.com Following seven years of closure, the border between Venezuela and Colombia was reopened with a festive ceremony.

____ (2022-09-26). Colombia: Nonviolent Journalism Book Launched. transcend.org 22 Sep 2022 – Students, journalists and non-violence activists met at the launch of the book 'Nonviolent Journalism' in Bogotá and talked with its authors about the importance of thinking about new forms of journalistic treatment in Latin America,…

TeleSUR, JDO (2022-09-26). Venezuela denuncia impacto de las medidas coercitivas impuestas. telesurtv.net En la misiva enviada a ONU, el presidente Maduro recordó que sobre Venezuela pesan 913 sanciones ilegales que afectan el bienestar de la población.

TeleSUR, JCM (2022-09-26). Venezuela rechaza reporte de misión independiente sobre DD.HH. telesurtv.net En un comunicado, el Gobierno venezolano califica de panfleto el reporte de la misión internacional.

Staff (2022-09-25). President Maduro to 77th UN General Assembly: Venezuela Supports Mexico's Peace Proposal for Ukraine. orinocotribune.com The aspiration of the Venezuelan people for peace in a multipolar and pluricentric world, the defense of truth and the principles of coexistence and rationality, and the rejection of the mechanisms of coercion against Venezuela and other countries, were the highlights of the message sent this Saturday, September 24, by the President of Venezuela Nicolás Maduro to the 77th General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). | The speech, in the form of an Open Letter to Humanity by the Venezuelan president and read by Foreign Affairs Minister Carlos Faría at the UN General Assembly session, highlighted important issues s…

TeleSUR (2022-09-25). Venezuela Monomeros: Leading Fertilizer Company for Colombia. telesurenglish.net "Images of the unloading of the first shipment of urea to our company Monómeros S.A. Soon we will be, once again, the first fertilizer supply industry for the Colombian countryside producers!" the official wrote in a Twitter message. | RELATED: | On September 19, Gustavo Petro's administration returned control of Monómeros to Nicolás Maduro's government following the signing of an agreement between the two countries. | In…

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