Monthly Archives: April 2023

2023-04-30: News Headlines

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-30). Demandan garantías para venezolanos varados entre Perú y Chile. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano, indicó que ha establecido contactos con las cancillerías Perú y Chile para permitir que los venezolanos puedan ser repatriados.

scorinoco (2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…

Franco Vielma (2023-04-30). Latest Updates on Venezuela's Economic Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Apr 28, 2023 | Venezuela's economy has continued to grow during 2023, but at a much slower pace compared to the first quarter of 2022. | Economic activity continues to have crude oil production as a key indicator. During 2023, the production of barrels has grown by only 5%, and part of this increase is due to the joint work of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) with the US multinational Chevron under the joint venture scheme. | This means that the general oil activity and the various projects of PDVSA remain stagnant, largely due to the operational shortcomings caused by the blockade agains…

Jesús Inojosa (2023-04-30). Venezuela Requests Chile and Peru Respect for Migrants' Human Rights, Negotiates for Repatriation Flights. orinocotribune.com

Greg Wilpert, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-04-30). One Of Venezuela's Fifth Republic's Most Important Women: Tibisay Lucena. popularresistance.org Few women — if any — in Venezuela's "Fifth Republic" (as the Chávez and post-Chávez era is known) left as significant a mark on the country's history as Tibisay Lucena, who died of cancer on April 12, 2023, at the age of 63. Her main accomplishment was that during the 14 years as president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), she fundamentally reformed the country's electoral system to make it one of the most fraud-proof systems in the world. | I first met Tibisay in 1997, well before Chávez became president of Venezuela, while she was studying for an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology at the New…

John Perry, Jill Clark-Gollub, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-04-30). Nicaragua: A History Of US Intervention And Resistance. popularresistance.org The latest book by labor and human rights attorney, Daniel Kovalik, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance (2023, Clarity Press, 292 pages), is a worthy addition to the author's collection of works on countries targeted by US imperialism, such as Venezuela, Russia, and Iran. While giving readers a thoughtful and much fuller picture than one can glean from the corporate media, this volume tells an engaging tale based on personal experience and extensive research. | Dan Kovalik's love for Nicaragua is not only palpable, but very important in the telling of his story from a perspective shared by many…

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-30). Demandan garantías para venezolanos varados entre Perú y Chile. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano, indicó que ha establecido contactos con las cancillerías Perú y Chile para permitir que los venezolanos puedan ser repatriados.

scorinoco (2023-04-30). Has Nicolás Maduro Become a Neoliberal? orinocotribune.com By Thierry Deronne — Apr 28, 2023 | In various sectors of the Venezuelan opposition, in the mainstream media or in the usual middle-class "political science trotskyist" circles, a new chant is circulating. The slow exit from the Western blockade is due to the fact that Nicolas Maduro has finally "embraced capitalism" or "taken a neoliberal turn." For Alberto Barrera Tyszka of the New York Times (1), neoliberalism is even the economic arm of Maduro's "dictatorship." | The "evidence" varies: from images of posh neighborhoods in Caracas with ostentatious stores, restaurants and luxury casinos, to job offers on…

Franco Vielma (2023-04-30). Latest Updates on Venezuela's Economic Dynamics. orinocotribune.com By Franco Vielma — Apr 28, 2023 | Venezuela's economy has continued to grow during 2023, but at a much slower pace compared to the first quarter of 2022. | Economic activity continues to have crude oil production as a key indicator. During 2023, the production of barrels has grown by only 5%, and part of this increase is due to the joint work of Petróleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) with the US multinational Chevron under the joint venture scheme. | This means that the general oil activity and the various projects of PDVSA remain stagnant, largely due to the operational shortcomings caused by the blockade agains…

Jesús Inojosa (2023-04-30). Venezuela Requests Chile and Peru Respect for Migrants' Human Rights, Negotiates for Repatriation Flights. orinocotribune.com

Greg Wilpert, Venezuelanalysis. (2023-04-30). One Of Venezuela's Fifth Republic's Most Important Women: Tibisay Lucena. popularresistance.org Few women — if any — in Venezuela's "Fifth Republic" (as the Chávez and post-Chávez era is known) left as significant a mark on the country's history as Tibisay Lucena, who died of cancer on April 12, 2023, at the age of 63. Her main accomplishment was that during the 14 years as president of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE), she fundamentally reformed the country's electoral system to make it one of the most fraud-proof systems in the world. | I first met Tibisay in 1997, well before Chávez became president of Venezuela, while she was studying for an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology at the New…

John Perry, Jill Clark-Gollub, Council on Hemispheric Affairs. (2023-04-30). Nicaragua: A History Of US Intervention And Resistance. popularresistance.org The latest book by labor and human rights attorney, Daniel Kovalik, Nicaragua: A History of US Intervention and Resistance (2023, Clarity Press, 292 pages), is a worthy addition to the author's collection of works on countries targeted by US imperialism, such as Venezuela, Russia, and Iran. While giving readers a thoughtful and much fuller picture than one can glean from the corporate media, this volume tells an engaging tale based on personal experience and extensive research. | Dan Kovalik's love for Nicaragua is not only palpable, but very important in the telling of his story from a perspective shared by many…

Staff (2023-04-30). V Juegos del ALBA: Gana Venezuela y Cuba queda segunda. cubadebate.cu El anfitrión Venezuela ganó este sábado los V Juegos Deportivos del ALBA, con 255 preseas de oro, 254 de plata y 226 de bronce, seguida por Cuba (76-65-53) y la nación invitada Rusia (30-22-9), en ese orden, certamen multidisciplinario que reunió a 3 500 atletas de 11 países en 33 deportes. Por Cuba, participaron 263 deportistas, la mayoría jóvenes, en 22 disciplinas.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-04-30). Clausuran en Venezuela los V Juegos Deportivos del Alba. telesurtv.net Entregan reconocimientos a las delegaciones de Venezuela, Cuba y Rusia, que ocuparon los primeros lugares de la competición.

Ricardo Vaz (2023-04-29). Venezuela: Maduro Demands 'Maximum Transparency' as Parliament Approves Anti-Corruption Law. venezuelanalysis.com The new legal instrument is designed to facilitate the seizure of assets related to illicit activities.

krish-rad_ind (2023-04-29). Brazil Calls for Return of Bolivia and Venezuela into Mercosur. orinocotribune.com

Misión Verdad (2023-04-29). Covert Interference: British Council in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Apr 27, 2023 | Cultural diplomacy is a tool that the United Kingdom has been able to use in the Venezuelan scenario with a view to imposing an agenda that projects its interests in areas that many might consider "harmless," but which have undeniable roots in the collective imagination, such as artistic and symbolic expressions of various kinds. These have been instrumentalized in what intellectual Raymond Williams

Staff (2023-04-29). President Maduro Signs Asset Forfeiture Law to Fight Corruption. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, signed the Organic Law on Asset Forfeiture, which will allow the government to take actions on assets originating from corruption. The law was handed over to the president by the head of the National Assembly (AN), Jorge Rodríguez, on Friday, April 28, after it had been approved unanimously by the AN. | At the handing over ceremony at the Miraflores Palace, Rodríguez explained that the law consists of 48 complete and exhaustive articles "which include the guarantees of the people subject to this law, the procedures of asset seizure. The most important feature of this la…

Pavel López Lazo (2023-04-29). Cubans, Venezuelans to pay tribute to José Martí. plenglish.com Caracas, Apr 29 (Prensa Latina) Cubans and Venezuelans on Saturday honored José Martí at the state of Bolivar, Venezuela, on the occasion of the 128th anniversary of the Cuban Apostle's death.

Staff (2023-04-29). Delegación cubana destaca en ciclismo durante los V Juegos del Alba 2023. cubadebate.cu La increíble fuerza en el remate de Yansel Arias le dio otra medalla de oro a la delegación cubana en el ciclismo de pista de los V Juegos del Alba de Venezuela 2023.Dayron Ortega se encargó de abrir la velocidad olímpica varonil, guiando al trío de antillanos que anotaría su nombre en letras doradas en este evento multideportivo.

teleSUR, MER (2023-04-29). Promulgan Ley Orgánica de Extinción de Dominio en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado reiteró que están dispuestos a ir a fondo en la lucha contra los bandidos, las mafias y los corruptos, sea quien sea.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-30). Presidente de Colombia viaja a España para visita oficial. telesurtv.net El periplo oficial del mandatario colombiano se extenderá durante cuatro días e incluye encuentros con las máximas autoridades de ese reino europeo.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-04-30). Presidente colombiano anuncia programa de ayuda ciudadana. telesurtv.net Se pretende aumentar la población beneficiada de 1.900.000 hogares a 3.300.000, lo que representa un incremento del 42.4 por ciento.

Staff (2023-04-30). Colombia no participará en la Serie del Caribe 2024. cubadebate.cu Colombia no tendrá representante en la próxima Serie del Caribe, que se disputará en Miami, Estados Unidos a principios de 2024, debido a las exigencias económicas de los organizadores. Aunque Colombia y Panamá estuvieron asistiendo en calidad de invitados a las pasadas ediciones de la Serie, ahora les exigen $200.000 dólares para participar.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-04-30). Recomiendan evacuación de poblaciones cercanas al Nevado del Ruiz en Colombia. telesurtv.net El Volcán Nevado del Ruiz mantiene la actividad sísmica asociada con el movimiento de lava en su interior y la expulsión de ceniza.

teleSUR, SH (2023-04-29). Gobierno colombiano dialogará con grupos armados de Medellín. telesurtv.net El alto comisionado para la Paz de Colombia dijo que estiman desmovilizar entre 12 mil a 14 mil personas pertenecientes a varios grupos delictivos.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-04-29). Autorizan intervención de archivos de inteligencia colombiana. telesurtv.net La JEP tiene la función de administrar justicia transicional y conocer de los delitos cometidos en el marco del conflicto armado.

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