(2022-10-15). Alex Saab's Defense Shows That US Was Aware of His Diplomatic Status Before Kidnapping Him in Cape Verde. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 14, the legal defense of Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab presented before the Florida Court evidence that demonstrates that the United States knew about his diplomatic status and his functions as special diplomatic envoy of Venezuela. | Saab's defense submitted a number of important documents which show that the US governmental institutions were aware of his status as special envoy before pressuring the authorities of Cape Verde to kidnap him on June 12, 2020. | Among the evidence presented are two email conversations: one of them dated June 14, 2020, and the other one dated June 11, 2020. | ULTI…
(2022-10-15). Biden Administration Wants Kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to 'Suffer Like Julian Assange,' According to UN Human Rights Council Special Rapporteur. orinocotribune.com 
By Ed Rampell Oct 12, 2022 | New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela | The U.S. imperialists "want Alex Saab like they want Julian Assange to suffer," charges human rights and international law expert Alfred-Maurice de Zayas, who the United Nations' Human Rights Council appointed to serve as a special rapporteur. | What is the great "crime" Alex Saab is accused of committing, that caused this South American diplomat to be physically pulled off of a jet while refueling at a remo…
(2022-10-15). China Will Help in Construction of Housing For Those Affected in Las Tejerías Tragedy. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 14, Venezuelan Minister of Housing Ildemaro Villarroel reported that he has met with the ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Venezuela, Li Baorong, to coordinate the completion of 440 housing units in the Venezuelan state of Aragua that recently suffered a grave tragedy caused by a devastating landslide. | #Aragua. | Las mismas serán utilizadas para atender a las familias refugiadas. — Ildemaro Moisés Villarroel (@IMVillarroel1)
(2022-10-15). Colombia and Venezuela Review Agenda for Bilateral Relations. orinocotribune.com On Thursday, October 13, the Colombian ambassador to Venezuela, Armando Benedetti, reported that ministers and ambassadors from Venezuela and Colombia addressed air connectivity, binational trade, judicial cooperation, and other issues of binational interest at a recent meeting. | "We continue working on the reopening of our borders," Benedetti wrote on Twitter. "With the deputy foreign ministers of Colombia and Venezuela, Francisco J. Coy and Rander Peña Ramírez, and with my counterpart Félix Plasencia, we talked about air connectivity, binational trade, and judicial cooperation, among other issues. We are movin…
(2022-10-15). US Foreign Policy Impasse Over Venezuela: Contending With Self-Inflicted Contradictions. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Oct 12, 2022 | The seamless official policy of the Trump and Biden administrations has been that Juan Guaidó is Venezuela's "interim president." The US is thusly caught in the self-inflicted fiction of having to deal with a powerless puppet because it does not accept the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. Although Trump has at least retreated to Mar-a-Lago, Guaidó keeps on
(2022-10-15). Argentina permits remaining Venezuela plane crew to depart. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Oct. 15 (MNA) — The five remaining crew members of a Venezuelan cargo plane detained since June in Argentina have been granted permission to leave the country, court officials told local media Friday.
(2022-10-15). Gobierno de Venezuela asegura que serán atendidas todas las personas en Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net A siete días de la tragedia en Las Tejerías, los trabajos de recuperación en la localidad avanzan con rapidez para restablecer en su totalidad los servicios básicos.
(2022-10-15). Rasgos de Simón Bolívar que lo hicieron el Libertador. telesurtv.net Simón Bolívar obtuvo el título de Libertador por ser el líder del triunfo de la independencia de Venezuela, la cual sirvió de impulso para dar la libertad a seis naciones americanas.
(2022-10-15). Entregan primeros títulos de propiedad a población rural en Cauca. telesurtv.net La ministra de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Cecilia López Montaño, destacó que esta entrega de títulos busca la reactivación del campo colombiano.
(2022-10-15). Venezuela y ONU coordinan apoyo para afectados en Las Tejerías. telesurtv.net Las autoridades venezolanas y los representantes de las agencias de la ONU realizaron un recorrido por las áreas afectadas.
(2022-10-15). Andrés Bello y su paso humanista por América Latina. telesurtv.net Andrés Bello dedico gran parte de su vida a impulsar las artes, el conocimiento y el academicismo por toda América Latina.
(2022-10-15). Presidente de Venezuela inaugura el 16 Festival Mundial de Poesía. telesurtv.net "Saludo a todas las poetas y los poetas, de todos los países que están visitando Venezuela en este evento mundial", externó el gobernante suramericano.
(2022-10-14). Why The United States Imprisoned Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org A year ago, October 16, the long arm of US extra-territorial judicial overreach abducted Alex Saab and threw him into prison in Miami, where the Venezuelan diplomat has languished ever since. | The official narrative is that Saab had bilked the Venezuelans in a "vast corruption network" and the US as the world's self-appointed cop was simply enforcing good business practices. However, commentary by Washington insiders corroborates that Saab's "crime" was trying to obtain humanitarian supplies in legal international trade but in circumvention of the illegal US sanctions on Venezuela. | Back on June 12, 2021, Mr. S…
(2022-10-14). How money laundering inflates US-Colombia trade statistics. colombiareports.com 
US authorities have registered more than $30 billion in imports from Colombia over the past decade that don't appear in the South American country's export statistics. The discrepancy in the…
(2022-10-14). A Drug Lord and His Hungry, Hungry Cocaine Hippos. dissidentvoice.org Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar had so much money that he literally could not spend it fast enough. He and the Medellín cartel he started dominated the cocaine trade in the 1980s. By then, he was earning about $420 million per week. Storing piles of cash in fields and warehouses, he'd write off 10 percent …
(2022-10-14). Biden Announces New Policy to Regulate Migration from Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, the president of the United States, Joe Biden, announced a new immigration policy expelling those who cross into the country illegally through the border with Mexico. | The new immigration policy that came into effect this Wednesday was announced by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). | "Effective immediately, Venezuelans who enter the United States between ports of entry, without authorization, will be returned to Mexico," the statement read. | DHS will return to Mexico most Venezuelans who are intercepted after crossing the southern border; the expulsions will be carried out und…
(2022-10-14). 16th World Poetry Festival Kicks Off in Caracas. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro led the inauguration of the 16th World Poetry Festival and presented the 2021 National History Prize. | RELATED: | Held at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas, the festival was celebrated on the occasion of the Bicentennial of "My Delirium in Chimborazo," a poem written by Venezuelan liberator Simon Bolivar when he was at the foot of Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador. | In this poem, Bolivar spl…
(2022-10-14). 'Virtual Heist' of Essequibo River: Guyana's Request Ignores Historic Territorial Dispute with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, October 12, the Guyanese Foreign Secretary Robert Persaud asked for maps to eliminate Venezuela's claim to the disputed area around the Essequibo River in order to attribute that area to his own country. | The official wanted to settle an issue that has been disputed for 123 years with just a letter and a tweet, making the unusual request to "use the Twitter reporting function to remove" the publications that indicate Venezuela's dispute regarding the area. | According to Persaud, maps that show the part of the territory that is subject to a dispute "violate international law." The official's messag…
(2022-10-14). President Maduro to Draw a Government Plan for Indigenous Peoples. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, requested this Wednesday, October 12, the drawing up of a government plan to serve indigenous peoples, as part of the 3R.nets strategy. | From Miraflores Palace, in commemoration of the 530 years of the Indigenous Resistance, the Venezuelan president asked to structure a government plan to serve the original peoples in different areas. | The head of state instructed that within the framework of the 3R.NETS, indigenous peoples be served in the areas of land, housing, food, education and culture. | Likewise, Maduro announced that for the October 12th commemoration, the fight for…
(2022-10-14). Gobierno de Venezuela reitera compromiso en recuperación total de zona afectada por alud. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta informó que una comisión de la ONU visitará este jueves la zona con el objetivo de entregar ayuda humanitaria.
(2022-10-14). Continúan labores de recuperación tras alud en Las Tejerías, Venezuela. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela ha expresado su compromiso con la recuperación total de las áreas afectadas por las fuertes lluvias.
(2022-10-14). Indepaz registra tres líderes sociales asesinados en Colombia. telesurtv.net Hasta la fecha, se reportan un total de 144 líderes sociales y 35 firmantes de paz asesinados durante 2022.
(2022-10-14). Asesinan a tres líderes sociales en Colombia, suman más de 140 fallecidos este año. cubadebate.cu El Instituto de Estudios para el Desarrollo y la Paz de Colombia (Indepaz), registró este jueves el fallecimiento de tres líderes sociales, esta vez ocurrido el primero de ellos en Mocoa, Putumayo; y los dos últimos en Tumaco, Nariño. Hasta la fecha, se reportan un total de 144 líderes sociales y 35 firmantes de paz asesinados durante 2022.
(2022-10-14). Venezuela y Rusia revisan avances de los proyectos bilaterales. telesurtv.net El próximo encuentro de la Comisión Intergubernamental de Alto Nivel (CIAN) Rusia-Venezuela está previsto para los días 13 y 14 de diciembre.
(2022-10-14). Fake News About Las Tejerías Tragedy Uncovered. orinocotribune.com Media manipulation gets rowdy when there are moments of crisis, with the clear intention of generating opinion trends that add to a particular interest. Therefore, it was not surprising that some media played disinformation and tried to create fake news in the current situation in Las Tejerías, Aragua state, where a landslide has taken the lives of more than 40 Venezuelans. More than also remain missing. | In social networks, an inhabitant and survivor of this tragedy went viral last Tuesday and Wednesday, stating that the government authorities and state security forces were not letting in humanitarian aid for…
(2022-10-14). Catastrophe in Las Tejerías: Contributing Factors and National Response. orinocotribune.com 
The events that occurred in the city of Las Tejerías, Aragua state, on October 8, had the following impacts as of Tuesday the 11th: 43 deceased, 56 missing, 123 homes in the risk area, and 757 homes affected. This was reported by President Nicolás Maduro in a joint radio and television broadcast. | Climate change and localized anomalies | Multilateral organizations such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have reported that, as a consequence of the global climate crisis, different regions of the planet have been experiencing extreme weather events. This, combined with the complexities of the h…
(2022-10-14). Venezuela: Death Toll in Las Tejerias Rises to. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, high-level officials from the administration of President Nicolas Maduro remained deployed in the town of Las Tejerias supervising the tasks for the recovery of the affected areas after the Oct. 8 landslide. They confirmed that the death toll rose to people. | RELATED: | Citizen Security Minister Remigio Ceballos reported that 3,200 officials and members of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) contin…
(2022-10-13). US Foreign Policy Impasse Over Venezuela. popularresistance.org The seamless official policy of the Trump and Biden administrations has been that Juan Guaidó is Venezuela's "interim president." The US is thusly caught in the self-inflicted fiction of having to deal with a powerless puppet because it does not accept the democratically elected Nicolás Maduro. Although Trump has at least retreated to Mar-a-Lago, Guaidó keeps on asking to be invited to the party, much to Biden's embarrassment. | A related conundrum of its own making is the US sanctions on Venezuela's oil industry and at the same time needing the fuel. It wasn't so long ago that Venezuela supplied the US with a si…
(2022-10-13). Biden Administration wants kidnapped Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab to "suffer like Julian Assange," according to UN Human Rights Council special rapporteur. mronline.org 
New documentary by Alex Smith explores travails of Saab who faces U.S. wrath because he tried to circumvent Washington's onerous illegal sanctions levied against Venezuela.
(2022-10-13). UN Security Council backs Colombia's peace plans. colombiareports.com The United Nations expressed support for talks between Colombia's government and illegal armed groups involved in armed conflict and organized crime. The United Nations' representative in Colombia, Carlos Ruiz, expressed…
(2022-10-13). Humanitarian crisis in northwest Colombia due to mass migration. colombiareports.com Local authorities in northwest Colombia said that mass migration to Central America has caused a humanitarian crisis on border with Panama. According to the ombudsman of Necocli, his town in…