Daily Archives: August 9, 2023

2023-08-09: News Headlines

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-08-09). Venezuela insta a declarar una emergencia regional en la Amazonía. telesurtv.net La cumbre de los presidentes que integran la Amazonía arrancó este martes en el Centro de Convenciones, Sala Amazonía, en el estado de Pará, en el norte de Brasil.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-09). Cuba y Venezuela firman acuerdos de intercambio y cooperación. telesurtv.net El secretario de Organización del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba, Roberto Morales, se reunió con el primer vicepresidente del Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela, Diosdado Cabello.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2023-08-09). Bolivia y Venezuela repasan relaciones bilaterales. telesurtv.net El mandatario boliviano destacó que el encuentro fue propicio para reafirmar los lazos de hermandad entre ambos pueblos.

Staff (2023-08-09). Fourth Amazon Summit: Venezuela Proposes Joint Task Force for Amazon Rainforest Recovery. orinocotribune.com Venezuela has proposed actions that unite economic and sustainable development to restore the vital regeneration of the Amazon rainforest, to be accomplished with the support and union of all South American countries, according to vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, speaking at the Fourth Amazon Summit 2023, taking place in the city of Belém, Brazil. | "We are called to coordination and union," Rodríguez stated this Tuesday, August 8, during a presentation at the summit. "Surely, unity is the work that binds us for vital regeneration. We have the responsibility of life itself; that is why Venezuela's me…

Staff (2023-08-09). Conviasa Makes Historic First International Flight With All-Women Crew. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan state-owned airline Conviasa made history by registering its first international flight with an all-female crew. | The airline reported through social media, "This Monday, our first all-women international flight crew took off. The Embraer ERJ-190 aircraft, V0 3736, flew the Caracas, Venezuela — Cancún, Mexico route." | Venezuelan Minister for Transportation and President of Conviasa Ramón Celestino Velásquez stated, "Venezuelan women are taking over the skies," referring to the first flight crewed solely by women. | #07Ago °Nuestra Tripulación de Mujeres! Staff (2023-08-09). Venezuela's Foreign Minister Meets BRICS Bank Advisor. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Minister Yván Gil met with Alessandro Teixeira, advisor to President of the BRICS' New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff, as part of the meetings held in the context of the Amazon 2023 Summit in Brazil. | BRICS comprises Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa—countries with emerging economies and rich natural resources. The emerging group points to a change in world geopolitics. | Venezuela supports BRICS' with its multipolar approach and the Bolivarian Revolution's vision of unity, part of Commander Hugo Chávez's legacy. | The New Development Bank, formerly the BRICS…

Cira Pascual Marquina (2023-08-08). Venezuela, the decolonial alternative: A conversation with Ramón Grosfoguel (Part I). mronline.org A distinguished author from the decolonial tradition discusses the relationship between colonialism and imperialism.

Francisco Dominguez (2023-08-08). Maduro: A Decade Continuing Chávez's Socialist and Anti-Imperialist Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Aug 2, 2023 | The first part in a series examining the last decade in Venezuela under the leadership of Nicolás Maduro and how the country resisted relentless imperialist attacks | This year marks 10 years since Nicolás Maduro was elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. During this period, the people of Venezuela faced some of the biggest challenges in its history, with attacks being lodged in the political, communications, and economic spheres by right-wing actors domestically and abroad, notably US authorities. As former US president Donald Trump boasted "When I…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-08-08). Venezuela: The Decolonial Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Ramón Grosfoguel Ramón Grosfoguel is a Puertorican intellectual recognized for his work on the decolonization of knowledge and power. In this exclusive interview, Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela's present, and US imperialism's neocolonialism in…

Janna Corredor (2023-08-08). Venezuela's Red Cross Initiates Comprehensive Restructuring and Forms New Board. orinocotribune.com After initiating a comprehensive restructuring process, the Venezuelan Society of the Red Cross now has a 12-month period to elect new members for the institution. This decision comes in response to a ruling (No. 1057) issued by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on August 4, which ordered the dismissal of its current directors. | The broad restructuring order comes after the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, reported the opening of an investigation into the "alleged harassment and mistreatment" committed against volunteers and workers of the national Red Cross by the organization's president,…

kwjorinoco (2023-08-08). Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Protecting Amazon Rainforest. orinocotribune.com Just a day before the kickoff of a two-day Amazon summit to be held in the Brazilian city of Belém, Yván Gil, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated Venezuela's commitment to working together with neighboring nations to protect the Amazonian rainforest, also known as the "lungs of the planet." | "With great expectations, we arrived in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará where the Amazon summit will be held, resuming cooperation to protect the lungs of the planet and guarantee a safe Amazon of peace and belonging to all South Americans," Gil wrote in a post on the social media network X. | Con grandes…

Mirko C. Trudeau (2023-08-08). El corrupto senador Bob Menéndez arremete -otra vez- contra Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Con la llegada de Joe Biden a la Casa Blanca, el "demócrata" Robert (Bob) Menéndez, de 67 años -nacido en Cuba- fue nombrado nuevamente presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado y está haciendo lo indecible para arreciar el…

Staff (2023-08-08). President Maduro Suspends Television Show Due to Health Issues. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the 12th broadcast of his television show Con Maduro+, scheduled for this Monday, will be cancelled due to health problems. | This was announced on Monday, August 7, by President Maduro through his social media accounts. He explained that "due to medical advice, as a result of an otitis media, I have been forced to suspend my public agenda." | Hoy lunes

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Strengthening Sovereignty to Protect the Amazon: VP Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called upon the nations that comprise the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) to establish a collaborative action plan to safeguard the Amazon forests and their natural resources. | RELATED: | "Through hard work, effort, and a concrete action plan ready for implementation, let's unite in reforestation, sanitation, and restoration of the Amazon, for the well-b…

teleSUR, hvh, JCM (2023-08-09). Colombia propone tribunal de justicia ambiental en la Amazonía. telesurtv.net "Deberíamos crear una OTAN amazónica, un tratado de cooperación militar", fue otras de las propuestas del mandatario colombiano.

teleSUR, Iván Cruz, JCM (2023-08-09). øCongreso colombiano aprobará reformas del presidente Petro?>. telesurtv.net El presidente Gustavo Petro cumplió este 7 de agosto un año al frente de Gobierno de Colombia, por lo cual ofrecemos un enfoque sobre los retos que afronta el mandatario.

teleSUR, Iván Cruz, MER (2023-08-09). La Paz Total en Colombia, øutopía o realidad?>. telesurtv.net Transversal a la búsqueda de la Paz Total, Petro le ha dado prioridad al cumplimiento del primer punto del acuerdo de La Habana con las FARC-EP.

teleSUR, Iván Cruz, MER (2023-08-09). Igualdad y equidad de género en Colombia. telesurtv.net Francia Márquez es reconocida internacionalmente por haber ganado el Premio Goldman por su lucha contra la minería ilegal y la defensa de sus territorio colectivo.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-09). ELN niega supuesto plan de atentado contra fiscal de Colombia. telesurtv.net El grupo armado aseguró que la acusación es "falsa" y apuntó que se trata de "un sabotaje" al proceso de diálogo.

Camilo Rengifo Marín (2023-08-08). Colombia — Petro niega financiamiento ilegal: "Si fuese cierto, me tendría que ir hoy" globalizacion.ca Nicolás, el hijo mayor del presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro está detenido y, según la Fiscalía, admitió el ingreso de dineros de forma irregular a la campaña electoral de su padre, hecho que el mandatario desmintió tras asegurar que "han intentado…

José A. Amesty R. (2023-08-08). Colombia — La "piedra" de Petro. globalizacion.ca Inmediatamente a la detención de Nicolás Petro Burgos, hijo del presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro Urrego, ante la posibilidad de haber recibido dinero de narcotraficantes para la campaña electoral del segundo, ya sabíamos que la derecha colombiana y sus medios, utilizarían…

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Colombia Defeats Jamaica in the Women's Soccer World Cup. telesurenglish.net In the last day of the round of 16 of the Women's Soccer World Cup on Tuesday, Catalina Usme knocked down Jamaica and put Colombia face to face with England in the quarterfinals, in which France will also be after beating Morocco 4-0. | RELATED: | A goal by Catalina Usme allowed Colombia to qualify for the first time in the quarterfinals of a women's World Cup after beating Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday in Melbourne. | The first 15…

teleSUR (2023-08-08). Colombian Drug Trafficker Otoniel Gets 45 Years in Prison. telesurenglish.net Colombian drug trafficker Dairo Antonio àösuga, alias "Otoniel," was sentenced on Tuesday in the U.S. to 45 years in prison on each of the three drug trafficking charges to which he pleaded guilty. He will serve them concurrently. | RELATED: | Judge Dora Irizarry of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York in Brooklyn imposed the sentence requested by the prosecution. The sentence includes the payment…

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