Monthly Archives: October 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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2023-10-25: News Headlines

presstv.ir (2023-10-25). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.

kwjorinoco (2023-10-24). José Félix Rivas Alvarado Named Minister of Economy for Venezuela. orinocotribune.com

Misión Verdad (2023-10-24). Beyond the Numbers: Getting a Read on Venezuela's Opposition Primaries. orinocotribune.com The opposition's primary elections got off to a rocky start. From the beginning, the infrastructure provided for the manual process was deficient and marred by technical errors. The highly concentrated electoral centers were meant to make it look like it was "election day." However, this approach led to disorderly voting centers with long lines and a painfully slow voting process. | From the above, it is evident that this was actually a fundamentally political public relations event based on a plan to hype up the opposition's strength. | The National Primary Commission (CNdP), under allegations of an alleged "ext…

presstv.ir (2023-10-24). Venezuela's Maduro urges world to 'raise voice against genocide' of Palestinians in Gaza. presstv.ir Venezuela's President Maduro urges the world to stop the genocide by Israel against the Palestinian people.

Staff (2023-10-24). María Corina Machado Wins Opposition Primaries With 10% of Votes (+Reactions). orinocotribune.com Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Monday night, the far-right opposition's National Primaries Commission (CNP) released its second update on the results of the opposition primaries held on Sunday, where María Corina Machado declared herself the winner. The update reports that with 64,88% of the votes counted, Machado remains in first place with almost 1.5 million votes, representing 92.56%. Meanwhile, Democratic Action (AD) candidate Carlos Prosperi sits significantly behind in second place with only 70,000 votes (4.45%). | The last update of Venezuela's electoral roll reports almost 21 million voters, meanin…

Staff (2023-10-24). Venezuela Announces Questions for Consultative Referendum on Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) released the five questions that will be asked in the consultative referendum called by the Venezuelan National Assembly in defense of Essequibo, scheduled for December 3. CNE President Elvis Amoroso announced the questions during a press conference broadcast by Venezolana de Televisión (VTV). | ‚Ä¢ Do you agree to reject, by all means under the law, the line fraudulently imposed on the Paris Arbitration Award of 1899 that seeks to deprive us of our Essequibo territory? | ‚Ä¢ Do you support the 1966 Geneva Agreement as the o…

teleSUR, MS (2023-10-24). 111 venezolanos fueron repatriados desde Estados Unidos. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de Venezuela brindó atención médica primaria a sus ciudadanos y garantizó sus derechos humanos.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-10-24). Presidente venezolano agradece respaldo de líderes que piden levantamiento de medidas coercitivas. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseguró que el Encuentro de Palenque ratifica que el pueblo de Venezuela está del lado correcto de la historia.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-25). Cuestionan resultados de primarias de un sector opositor venezolano. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con resultados proporcionados por la Comisión Nacional de Primarias (CNP) 478 personas votaron por cada mesa instalada, lo que da a un minuto por cada sufragio, pero ese cálculo no es posible…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-25). Venezuela denuncia fraude en elecciones primarias de un sector de la oposición. telesurtv.net "Lo que ocurrió el día domingo no fue una elección fue una estafa, fue una farsa", indicó Jorge Rodríguez.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-10-25). Solicitan investigar por fraude a la extrema derecha venezolana. telesurtv.net A juicio del diputado Jose Brito se perpetró un fraude electoral este 22 de octubre durante la elección primaria realizada por un sector de la extrema derecha.

teleSUR, lfb, JCM (2023-10-25). Venezuela rechaza declaraciones de Guyana sobre referéndum. telesurtv.net A través de un Comunicado Oficial Venezuela señala que "las declaraciones de Guyana, nuevamente, están siendo redactadas por el bufete de abogados empleados de la Exxon Mobil"

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-24). President of Colombia to begin state visit to China. plenglish.com Bogotá, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, will begin a state visit to China at the invitation of President Xi Jinping, with whom he will hold talks aimed at charting the course of development of relations between the two countries.

Michelle Begue (2023-10-24). Colombia looks to expand relationship with China. america.cgtn.com Colombia's President Gustavo Petro is in China this week with several topics on his agenda. | Many Colombians are paying close attention to the visit, hoping for the continued expansion of business opportunities with the Asia giant. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.

teleSUR, SH (2023-10-24). Presidente Petro llega a China para reunirse con Xi Jinping. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre el presidente colombiano, Gustavo Petro y su homólogo chino, Xi Jinping está previsto para el próximo 25 de octubre.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-10-24). President of Colombia to talk about transportation with China. plenglish.com Beijing, Oct 24 (Prensa Latina) President of Colombia Gustavo Petro arrived in China on an official visit focused on trade, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the construction of the Bogotá Metro.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-10-25). Denuncian nueva masacre en Atlántico, Colombia. telesurtv.net "Tres personas fueron asesinadas por sicarios en el barrio San Antonio del municipio de Soledad", declaró Indepaz.

teleSUR, MER (2023-10-24). Revelan fraude en primarias de oposición venezolana. telesurtv.net En el audio difundido, un alcalde opositor da la instrucción de manipular la cifra obtenida por un candidato en la jornada realizada en la víspera.

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