2023-11-16: News Headlines

Roselena Ramirez (2023-11-15). The Wayuu People's Struggle for Clean Drinking Water in the Guajira Peninsula. america.cgtn.com The Guajira peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea, is shared by Colombia and Venezuela. It is also home to the Way indigenous people, who are the largest indigenous group in both countries. The Wayuu face numerous challenges, but one of their main struggles is the lack of access to clean drinking water. In this report, Toby Muse tells the story of the Wayuu and their difficulties.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-16). ExxonMobil Extracting Oil from Disputed Venezuelan Waters (+Statement). orinocotribune.com US transnational oil corporation ExxonMobil began extracting oil in Payara, an oil field located in waters that have yet to be delimited between Venezuela and Guyana. Payara is the third-largest producing oil field in Guyana, with a maximum capacity that amounts to approximately 620,000 barrels per day. | For this activity, Exxon is using Singapore-made Prosperity FPSO (floating production storage and offloading) unit. During the first half of next year, Payara will be producing approximately 220 barrels of oil per day. | To date, about 30 world-class oil fields, containing some 11 billion barrels of oil, have be…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-16). Venezuela's VP Rodríguez at The Hague: Guyana has Shown its True Colors as an Aggressor State. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated this Wednesday before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, Netherlands, that Guyana has become an aggressor state that de facto occupies a territory that does not belong to it. | Rodríguez issued her statement during the public hearing before the ICJ in which Venezuela presented its arguments to defend the holding of the consultative referendum throughout Venezuela regarding the Essequibo territory dispute. | In her speech, the vice president confirmed that the government of Mohamed Irfaan Ali in Guyana has become an aggressor state. At the same t…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-11-16). Russian and Venezuelan foreign ministers criticize policy in Gaza. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) The foreign ministers of Russia, Sergei Lavrov, and Venezuela, Yván Gil, on Thursday criticized the extermination policy that Israel is enforcing against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip.

Staff (2023-11-16). Venezuela and Paraguay Resume Diplomatic and Consular Relations (+Petropar). orinocotribune.com The foreign minister for Venezuela, Yván Gil, has reported that the president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and the president of Paraguay, Santiago Peña, have made an agreement on resuming diplomatic and consular relations between both nations. | The announcement was made this Wednesday, November 15, through a statement published via Gil's social media reporting that Venezuela and Paraguay, following talks between the nations' presidents, are resuming ties and will proceed to share the accreditations of their respective ambassadors in the coming days. | The Venezuelan statement notes "both parties have committed…

Staff (2023-11-16). Venezuela Repatriates 180 Migrants From Iceland (+Vuelta a la Patria). orinocotribune.com A total of 180 Venezuelans will return to their home country on a direct flight from the remote country of Iceland, on the edge of the Arctic Circle. | This is a group of people who have taken advantage of a voluntary return initiative, choosing to abandon their attempt to migrate to the Nordic country. The flight leaves Iceland as the country expects a large volcanic eruption to follow thousands of earthquakes that have occurred in the last few days. The authorities have declared a state of emergency and evacuated the populations in the southeast of the island, where the lives of thousands of people are consider…

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-16). Venezuela rechaza inicio por Guyana de operación petrolera en mar por delimitar. telesurtv.net Georgetown iniciará producción de petróleo en el yacimiento Payara, situada en área marítima pendiente de delimitar. Venezuela lo considera un nuevo acto de provocación.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-16). Venezuela pide a CIJ rechazar medidas provisionales que solicitó Guyana. telesurtv.net Considera que intento de Guyana por usar a la CIJ para impedir su referendo consultivo del 3D es un acto de injerencia y viola el derecho internacional.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-16). Venezuela defiende ante la CIJ referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria Ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez aseguró que el referendo consultivo sobre el Esequibo es un ejercicio de soberanía nacional.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-11-16). Canciller venezolano destaca impulso de cooperación con Rusia. telesurtv.net "Las relaciones entre la Federación Rusa y Venezuela en estos momentos están atravesando su mejor época", afirmó Gil.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-16). Venezuela y Paraguay restablecen relaciones diplomáticas y consulares. telesurtv.net El anuncio se produce luego de conversaciones sostenidas entre el presidente venezolano y su homólogo paraguayo.

teleSUR (2023-11-16). Russia and Venezuela Cooperate to Strengthen Their Resilience. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Lavrov said that cooperation between Russia and Venezuela should serve to strengthen the resilience of both countries' national economies amid Western sanctions. | RELATED: | "We have a common opinion that our bilateral cooperation should contribute to increasing the stability of our national economies, against the backdrop of the massive sanctions campaign unleash…

teleSUR (2023-11-16). Venezuelan FM Condemns Israeli Genocide Against Palestinians. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil rejected the genocide that the Israeli forces are perpetrating in Gaza and demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire. | RELATED: | "Venezuela has a firm stance condemning the genocide carried out by the government of the State of Israel," Gil said during a press conference carried out in Moscow with the Russian Foreign Affairs Minister Sergey Lavrov. | Gil stresse…

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-15). Venezuela considered illegal Guyana's announcement on the sea. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela considered Guyana's announcement of the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO Prosperity, in the Payara oil field as contrary to International Public Law.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-15). Venezuela recalled the 35th anniversary of Palestinian Independence. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today remembered the 35th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Palestine, which occurred, he said, being a victim of genocide.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela at the International Court of Justice to Defeat Guyana's Judicial Colonialism. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defeat Guyana's claim over Essequibo, which she referred to as an act of "judicial colonialism." At a press conference from The Hague this Tuesday, November 14, Rodríguez described Guyana's attempt to cancel Venezuela's consultative referendum on Essequibo as an "atrocity." | "We have come to defeat Guyana's claim of judicial colonialism by instrumentalizing this Court to stop the unstoppable: that on December 3, Venezuelans vote in our consultative referendum," said Delcy Rodríguez. | She not…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO. orinocotribune.com Venezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-15). Venezuela expone ante la CIJ argumentos para defender referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria Rodríguez aseguró que el referendo consultivo sobre el Esequibo es un ejercicio de soberanía nacional.

teleSUR (2023-11-15). Venezuela Defends Referendum on Essequibo at ICJ Hearing. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, appeared at a hearing before the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague to present her country's arguments in defense of holding a referendum on the Essequibo. | RELATED: | In her speech, she asserted that nothing will prevent Venezuela from carrying out the referendum on the Essequibo, as she emphasized it is an exercise of national sovereignty…

teleSUR (2023-11-15). Venezuela Rejects Guyanese Oil Projects in Disputed Sea Area. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela rejected the announcement by the Guyanese government chaired by Irfaan Ali regarding the start of oil activities in a maritime area of Essequibo, a territory whose delimitation is still pending. | RELATED: | "Venezuela expresses its categorical rejection of the announcement by the Government of Guyana, regarding the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloadin…

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-16). Presidente Maduro: existe consenso en debates sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que el consenso ha surgido al calor de los ataques y provocaciones que han tenido lugar desde Guyana por parte de Exxon Mobile y el Comando Sur.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-16). Colombian senator presents initiative against crimes against peace. plenglish.com Bogota, Nov 16 (Prensa Latina) Colombian Senator Ivan Cepeda, from the Historic Pact, on Thursday presented a bill against crimes against peace with aggravating circumstances for top public officials.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-16). Gobierno colombiano retoma diálogos con disidencia de las FARC-EP. telesurtv.net González Posso, anunció que la reanudación del diálogo coincidirá con el séptimo aniversario de la firma del acuerdo final de paz con las extintas FARC-EP.

teleSUR, lfb, DRL (2023-11-16). Pacto Histórico reclama apoyo para reforma de salud en Colombia. telesurtv.net Según Pacto Histórico las inasistencias a las plenarias, las proposiciones negativas y mensajes saboteadores en las barras son algunas de las conductas negativas de la oposición.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-11-16). Indepaz denuncia dos asesinatos de líderes sociales en Colombia. telesurtv.net Con el asesinato de estos dos líderes ascienden a 144 los asesinados en 2023.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-11-15). Colombia announces resumption of peace talks with FARC dissidents. colombiareports.com Guerrilla group EMC has decided to resume peace talks with Colombia's government, the latter's chief negotiator said Wednesday. The group of "Ivan Mordisco," a dissident commander of the now-defunct guerrilla…

Adriaan Alsema (2023-11-15). Colombia's army agreed to leave drug trafficking route to guerrillas. colombiareports.com The government agreed to leave the control of a major drug trafficking route in southwestern Colombia to guerrilla group EMC, according to newspaper El Espectador. The agreement that was reportedly…

Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-11-16). The Hinge Of History: Palestine And The New World Order. popularresistance.org Bombing hospitals was, just a few days ago, an undeclared red line the Israel Defense Forces dared not cross without provoking international disgust and condemnation. At writing, the IDF is bombing hospitals and, I read, its soldiers are shooting patients, invalids among them, as they attempt to evacuate buildings soon to be demolished. | There is disgust and condemnation now, and they find expression not only on the streets of many cities but also in governing circles. Axios reported Monday that an internal State Department memo, signed by 100 officials at State and its aid agency, USAID, accuses President Biden…

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