(2023-08-15). Venezuela and Colombia double down on strengthening border policies. plenglish.com Caracas, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela and Colombia are presently working on the design of technological protocols to strengthen land mobility border policies and guarantee road safety between both nations.
(2023-08-15). Peace in Colombia Cannot Be Postponed, President Maduro Says. telesurenglish.net On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro reiterated his support for the fourth cycle of peace negotiations between the Colombian State and the National Liberation Army (ELN), which is taking place in Venezuelan territory. | RELATED: | "Venezuela and the Bolivarian government ratify their goodwill and willingness to help Colombia build its Total Peace," he said. | "Peace in Colombia cannot be postponed. It is urge…
(2023-08-15). President Maduro demands the return of Citgo to the US. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, demanded the return of the company Citgo, a subsidiary of Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), to the Government of the United States (US), after denouncing that it was stolen by that country. | Related: | During his intervention in the program Con Maduro Más, the President rejected the coup plot to keep Citgo as a hostage, which has caused millions of dollars in l…
(2023-08-15). Communist Party of Venezuela Decries 'Usurpation' by Supreme Court. venezuelanalysis.com The PCV has claimed that the judicial ruling is part of a scheme orchestrated by the leadership of the PSUV to take over the party's credentials.
(2023-08-15). Venezuela Offers Security and Opens Investigation in Response to Alleged Threats Against Far-Right Candidate. orinocotribune.com
(2023-08-15). Despite Adversities, Majority of Venezuelans Support Chavismo. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "Even with the serious economic hardships that affect the quality of life of Venezuelans, today there are more people supporting Chavismo than the opposition. It is not true that Chavismo is defeated or exhausted," said Schémel in a TikTok video posted on Wednesday, August 2.
(2023-08-15). Instalan en Venezuela cuarto ciclo de diálogos entre el Gobierno de Colombia y el ELN. telesurtv.net El jefe de la delegación del ELN, Pablo Beltrán, agradeció al Gobierno venezolano por su apoyo al proceso de paz.
(2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…
(2023-08-14). More Than 8,000 Illegal Miners Evacuated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com More than 8,431 illegal miners have been voluntarily evacuated from Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state, Venezuela, since July 1. | The strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on the evacuation of the 8,431 illegal miners through the Carida—Puerto Ayacucho route. | He wrote on his X account: "More than 8,431 illegal miners have been evacuated from Yapacana National Park since July 1." | Más de 8.431 mineros ilegales han sido evacuados del Parque Nacional Yapacana desde el 01JUL23, a través de la ruta Carida —…
(2023-08-15). Presidente Maduro exige a EE.UU. devolución de empresa Citgo. telesurtv.net El mandatario rechazó la trama golpista para mantener a Citgo secuestrada, que han provocado pérdidas millonarias a Pdvsa.
(2023-08-15). Colombian President orders to investigate corruption case. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 15 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro ordered Foreign Ministry to open investigations into a corruption case linked to Brazil's Odebrecht and one of Colombia's most important business groups.
(2023-08-15). Presidente Petro llama a establecer un cese de hostilidades. telesurtv.net El presidente colombiano sentenció que el secuestro, confinamiento, o masacres no pueden ser permitidas como antesala de un acuerdo de paz.
(2023-08-15). "Sabotage" threatens Medellin peace process. colombiareports.com Colombia's Peace Commissioner's Office says that attempts to negotiate a peace process that involves some 14,000 gang members in Medellin is being sabotaged. The claim was confirmed by organized crime…
(2023-08-15). Guerrilla attacks in southwest Colombia surge ahead of peace talks. colombiareports.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro called on guerrillas to suspend attacks after allegedly killing four police officers in the southwest of the country. Petro made the call after presiding over a…
(2023-08-15). Final report of International Mission to #StopISDS recommends Colombia's withdrawal from system of corporate abuse and impunity by way of a Citizens Audit. ips-dc.org The report highlights how lawsuits and the threat of lawsuits are endangering vulnerable peoples and ecosystems.
(2023-08-15). Gustavo Petro: The New Zone for the World's Largest Cocaine Production is the Colombian-Ecuadorian Border. libya360.wordpress.com Gustavo Petro From the marijuana of welfare capitalism and its rebellious youth, we have moved on to cocaine, the drug of competitiveness and neoliberalism; and now we are entering the drug of death, fentanyl: the drug of the capitalism of the climate crisis and war. The structure of the cocaine market has changed. The areas…
(2023-08-15). Asesinan a otro reconocido líder en Cauca, Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como José Rubiel Guetia, expresidente de la Junta de Acción Comunal de la vereda Jardín y comunero del Resguardo San Lorenzo.
(2023-08-14). Colombian Drug Cartels got Interested in Ukraine's Sea Drones. strategic-culture.org Join us on , , and . | As
(2023-08-14). Drug trafficking group infiltrated party of Colombia's president. colombiareports.com The family of a drug trafficker infiltrated the campaign of Colombia's President Gustavo Petro ahead of last year's elections, according to his political party Colombia Humana. Television network Caracol reported…
(2023-08-14). After Shocking Assassination, Ecuadorian VP Candidate Decries "Clear Links" Between Gov't & Cartels. democracynow.org 
Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder. "We see that there are clear links between the current government and these mafia organizations," says vice-presidential candidate Andrés Ara…
(2023-08-14). Gustavo Petro Attributes Villavicencio Murder to Fentanyl Boom in US. orinocotribune.com The Colombian president spoke of the fentanyl consumption boom in the US and linked it to violence in Ecuador and the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio. | Colombian president Gustavo Petro explained this Saturday on his X account that: "The cocaine market collapsed in the US and was replaced by a worse one, that of fentanyl, which already kills 100,000 people a year." | Petro explained the current state of the cocaine market and its structural transformation that has occurred due to the explosion of fentanyl consumption in the United States, which ended up increasing drug trafficking violence in Ecuador. Th…
(2023-08-15). Más de 200 inversionistas venezolanos han mostrado interés en las ZEE. telesurtv.net El también economista aseguró que estas zonas tendrán al desarrollo industrial como eje transversal.