Daily Archives: October 29, 2023

2023-10-29: News Headlines

Chicago Alba Solidarity, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-10-29). Medea Benjamin Reveals Details Of Visit To Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. popularresistance.org Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high."

scorinoco (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Oil Production Will Increase After Sanctions Eased, Energy Policy Expert Says. orinocotribune.com The United States implemented a partial and temporary lifting of the illegal sanctions imposed on Venezuela, after the signing of agreements between the Venezuelan government and a sector of the opposition in Barbados. | The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department issued an order specifically aimed at relaxing the coercive measures applied against Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) since 2019. | Over two-thirds of these general licenses, as Washington calls them, are directed at the oil and gas sector of Venezuela, which has been seriously harmed by the unilateral coercive measures that…

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Beating Drums of War. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is beating the drums of war and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez f…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-29). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-29). Colombia es el nuevo rey del béisbol panamericano. telesurtv.net Venció 9-1 a Brasil en la final. A continuación se ubicaron México, Panamá, República Dominicana, Cuba, Venezuela y Chile.

Staff (2023-10-28). CODEPINK's Medea Benjamin Reveals Details of Visit to Venezuela's Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Activist and founder of the CODEPINK women's group, Medea Benjamin, stated that the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, kidnapped by the United States, "has a commitment to himself, to his dignity, to his honor and his major commitment is with the Venezuelan people." | Benjamin, who had the opportunity to visit the special envoy in the Miami federal prison recently, commented on her impressions during the most recent webinar of Hands Off Venezuela, organized by the Venezuela Solidarity Campaign of the Fire This Time Movement of Canada. | Medea Benjamin highlighted that Saab remains "firm, with his head held high," and…

Staff (2023-10-28). Thousands March in Caracas in Solidarity With Palestine. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Venezuelans participated in a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Palestine, which went from Plaza Morelos on Mexico Avenue to the headquarters of the National Assembly in Caracas. The October 19 demonstration is the third march in the Venezuelan capital since the beginning of the genocidal Israeli bombing on Palestine after the October 7 Palestinian Resistance offensive. The Israeli assault has killed more than 7 thousand Palestinians according to its Health Ministry, almost 3 thousand of them defenseless children. | The action was headed by Caracas head of government, Nahúm Fernández, wh…

Staff (2023-10-28). Thousands March in Caracas this Thursday in Solidarity with Palestine. orinocotribune.com Thousands of Venezuelans participated in a demonstration of solidarity with the people of Palestine, which went from Plaza Morelos on Mexico Avenue to the headquarters of the National Assembly in Caracas. The October 19 demonstration is the third march in the Venezuelan capital since the beginning of the genocidal Israeli bombing on Palestine after the October 7 Palestinian Resistance offensive. The Israeli assault has killed more than 7 thousand Palestinians according to its Health Ministry, almost 3 thousand of them defenseless children. | The action was headed by Caracas head of government, Nahúm Fernández, wh…

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-28). Acuerdos suscritos por Guyana sobre el Esequibo quedarán nulos. telesurtv.net El canciller de Venezuela, Yván Gil, aseguró que los acuerdos suscritos por Guyana con empresas de capital extranjero no tendrán validez sobre el Esequibo porque están violando la soberanía venezolana sobre el territorio en reclamación.

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-28). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.

Victoria Torres (2023-10-28). Venezuela Public Ministry Summons Jesús María Casal for Opposition Primaries Fraud Investigation. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Public Ministry (MP) issued a summons to the president of the National Primary Commission (CNP), Jesús María Casal, for an investigation of fraud in the opposition primaries held last Sunday. | Through his social media accounts, Attorney General Tarek William Saab announced this Friday, October 27, that in addition to Casal, Mildred Camero and Roberto Abdul-Hadi Casanova were also summoned. They must appear at MP headquarters on Monday, October 30, as people of interest. |

Victoria Torres (2023-10-28). Venezuela Public Ministry Summons Jesús María Casal for Opposition Primaries Fraud Investigation. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-28). Venezuela insta al diálogo a Guyana en diferendo por Esequibo. telesurtv.net Caracas resaltó que el mandatario guyanés, Irfaan Ali, muestra una conducta guerrerista y contraria al Acuerdo de Ginebra de 1966.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-28). Venezuela respalda a la ONU para que Israel cese hostilidades en Gaza. telesurtv.net "Cese ya el asesinato de niños palestinos, de mujeres palestinas, cese ya esta política de exterminio", señaló la vicepresidenta ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez..

Staff (2023-10-29). Venezuela's Vice President Calls Out President of Guyana for Playing War Drums. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez said that the president of Guyana, Irfaan Ali, is playing war drums and is threatening the peace of Latin America and the Caribbean, violating CELAC declaration of the region being a zone of peace. | At an event in El Valle parish of Caracas on Saturday, October 28, the Venezuelan Vice President said that the Guyanese president has turned his back on the negotiations mandated by the 1966 Geneva Agreement on the Essequibo territorial dispute. Instead he is following verbatim the plan made by ExxonMobil to sow confrontation between Venezuela and Guyana. | Rodríguez further…

teleSUR, SH, JGN (2023-10-29). øCómo Venezuela logra la eliminación del analfabetismo?>. telesurtv.net La Unesco reconoció el 28 de octubre del año 2005 la labor del Gobierno venezolano, y dos años más tarde el país suramericano fue declarado territorio libre de analfabetismo.

teleSUR (2023-10-29). President Petro Encourages Colombians to Vote in Peace. telesurenglish.net After casting his vote on Sunday, President Gustavo Petro urged Colombians to participate in the local and regional elections peacefully and to respect the results. | RELATED: | He voted at a polling station in the Puente Aranda neighborhood in the southern part of Bogota, not at Bolivar Square, the usual polling place for presidents and authorities. | From this voting station, the president assured that "all the…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-29). Petro recibe a su par de Ecuador para abordar crisis energética. telesurtv.net Según la Presidencia colombiana, se tomarán acciones para enfrentar la actual crisis energética en el país vecino.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-29). Colombia ratifica intención de celebrar elecciones tranquilas. telesurtv.net Este domingo habrá comicios regionales y locales. Se elegirá a 1.102 alcaldes, 32 gobernadores, 12.072 concejales, 418 diputados y 6.885 ediles.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-10-28). A script for soft coups is being applied in Latin America,Samper says. plenglish.com Montevideo, Oct 28 (Prensa Latina) A soft coup script is being applied in Latin America to hinder governance conditions, former Colombian President Ernesto Samper said here.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-10-28). Asesinan a otro firmante del Acuerdo de Paz en Sucre, Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trata de Jaime Luis Díaz, que se encontraba actualmente en proceso de reincorporación.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-10-28). Condenan a exmilitar colombiano por asesinato de Jovenel MoàØse. telesurtv.net El exmilitar colombiano es la segunda persona en ser juzgada en EE.UU., después de la condena al empresario haitiano-chileno Rodolphe Jaar.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). Colombians elect their local authorities. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) Polls opened today in Colombia for around 39 million voters to elect 32 governors, 418 deputies, 1,102 mayors, 12,072 councilmen and 6,514 town councilmen for the term 2024-2027.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Colombianos acuden a las urnas para elegir autoridades locales. telesurtv.net En la instalación de las mesas de votación, el presidente Gustavo Petro y la alcalde de Bogotá, Claudia López, dieron un mensaje a que se pueda vivir una jornada electoral en paz.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2023-10-28). Petro recibe a su par de Ecuador para abordar crisis energética. telesurtv.net Según la Presidencia colombiana, se tomarán acciones para enfrentar la actual crisis energética en el país vecino.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-10-28). Colombia ratifica intención de celebrar elecciones tranquilas. telesurtv.net Este domingo habrá comicios regionales y locales. Se elegirá a 1.102 alcaldes, 32 gobernadores, 12.072 concejales, 418 diputados y 6.885 ediles.

Martin Hacthoun (2023-10-29). More than 4,000 observers oversee elections in Colombia. plenglish.com Bogota, Oct 29 (Prensa Latina) The Electoral Observation Mission (EOM) has reportedly deployed a team of 4,073 voluntary observers who are overseeing local elections in 547 municipalities of Colombia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-29). Avanza con tranquilidad la jornada electoral en Colombia. telesurtv.net En la instalación de las mesas de votación, el presidente Gustavo Petro y la alcaldesa de Bogotá, Claudia López, dieron un mensaje a que se pueda vivir una jornada electoral en paz.

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Colombia: Fire in Electoral Office Leaves 1 Dead, 4 Injured. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Colombian Police Director Gen. William Salamanca informed taht one person tragically lost their life, and four others were injured after a mob set fire to the local branch of the National Registry in Gamarra, located in the department of Cesar. | RELATED: | Interior Minister Luis Velasco specified that two of the injured individuals are employees of the Gamarra Registry. Both of them, along with the two injured police officers, are in stable…

teleSUR (2023-10-29). Colombians Attend Territorial Elections Threatened by Violence. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, Colombians head to the polls to choose mayors, governors, council members, deputies, and local representatives amidst an atmosphere of violence and insecurity, with 37 electoral violence-related murders recorded. | RELATED: | Historically, elections in Colombia have been marred by violence, but the 2016 Peace Agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) significantly reduced it in recent yea…

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