Staff (2023-12-10). Essequibo Dispute: Venezuela and Guyana Agree on Presidential Meeting. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, JCM, JDO (2023-12-10). Venezuela y Guyana se reunirán sin interferencia de actores externos. telesurtv.net La reunión tendrá lugar el próximo 14 de diciembre, en San Vicente y las Granadinas, a las 10H00 hora local. Fue convenida por ambos países en el seno de la Celac.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-10). Guyana y ExxonMobil tendrán que sentarse a dialogar con Venezuela. telesurtv.net Presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, reivindica el Acuerdo de Ginebra como medio para solucionar el conflicto.

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-12-09). Venezuela Will Start Flights to Repatriate Migrants From Chile. orinocotribune.com Venezuela will start a series of flights to repatriate Venezuelan nationals who are in Chile and who wish to return through the Vuelta a la Patria (Return to the Homeland) program, the Venezuelan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yván Gil, announced. | In a post on the social media X (formerly Twitter) on Friday, December 8, Gil stated that these flights will be in coordination with the government of Chile. | "Following instructions from President Nicolás Maduro, we announce that in the coming days we will be initiating a series of repatriation flights, coordinated with the government of Chile, through the program Vue…

Francisco Dominguez (2023-12-09). On the Strategic Relationship Between Venezuela and China. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Nov 30, 2023 | During a state visit to the People's Republic of China in September 2023, Venezuelan president, Nicolas Maduro met president Xi Jinping and both agreed to strengthen the relationship of their countries by establishing seven sub commissions to elevate it to the level of 'all-weather strategic partnership'. This is the culmination of a relationship that began with president Hugo Chavez's first visit to Beijing in 1999, the very first year of his presidency. | Chavez's first visit went well beyond friendly diplomacy since Venezuela's president and the then president of Ch…

Jake Johnson (2023-12-09). War Fears Grow as US Holds Military Drills in Guyana Amid Venezuela Oil Dispute. truthout.org forces held joint military drills within Guyanese airspace on Thursday as a longstanding and intensifying territorial dispute between Venezuela and Guyana sparked fears of war in South America. At the center of the dispute is Essequibo, an oil-rich region that Guyana has controlled for more than a century. Venezuela has claimed sovereignty over Essequibo for decades, and the two nations… |

Lucrecia Franco (2023-12-09). Highlights from Mercosur Summit in Brazil. america.cgtn.com Leaders of the South American trade bloc Mercosur gathered in Rio de Janeiro as tension escalated between Venezuela and Guyana. | Brazil is handing the group's rotating chair over to Paraguay and despite failing to secure a trade agreement with the European Union, the summit did make some progress.

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 1) By: Saheli Chowdhury. midwesternmarx.com Official map of the Captaincy General of Venezuela, as of 1777. Photo: Wikipedia Editorial note: Part 2 of this important series can be read here.With the Venezuelan consultative referendum on reclaiming the Essequibo territory from Guyana just around the corner, one may wonder what it is about and why it is being conducted now. Venezuela has been accused of intending to carry out imperialist expansion and attempting to control the petroleum resources of a "foreign territory.& …

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo and Other Border Issues: Venezuela's Territorial Losses to Imperialist Powers Through the Centuries (Part 2) By: Saheli Chowdhury. midwesternmarx.com Orinoco Tribune editor, Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, and his wife Yullma Hernandez next to a banner for the Essequibo Referendum campaign showing the map of Venezuela (including the Essequibo territory) and the following caption: "Venezuela is all of us, all Venezuela vote 5 times yes. On December 3, we have an appointment with the homeland, Venezuela is calling us!" Photo: Orinoco Tribune. ​Editorial note: Part 1 of this important series can be read here. Venezuela's defense o …

midwesternmarx (2023-12-09). Essequibo Referendum: 'Yes' Wins Overwhelmingly with Significant Turnout By: Orinoco Tribune. midwesternmarx.com Hand of a person holding a small Venezuelan flag and a book entitled The Truth of the Essquibo. Photo: Matias Delacroix/AP.Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—The Venezuelan people and Chavismo scored an important victory this Sunday when Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) made public the first report on the results of the Essequibo Referendum called by the National Assembly (AN) two months ago, on September 27, and announcing an overwhelming victory of the "Yes," the option promoted …

Staff (2023-12-09). Venezuela To Build 120 Houses Near Essequibo Territory. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, approved the construction of 120 homes in San Martín de Turumbán, on the bank of the Cuyuní River, near the border of the Venezuelan state of Bolívar with the disputed Essequibo territory. "The Great Venezuela Housing Mission arrives in Guayana Esequiba, to honor, accompany and embrace our communities," President Maduro announced on Thursday, December 7, at an event at the Aquiles Nazoa Cultural Center, Caracas. | During the ceremony to deliver house number 4.8 million of the Great Venezuela Housing Mission (GMVV), it was announced by Venezuelan Housing Minister Ilderma…

teleSUR, DRL, JDO (2023-12-09). Venezuela conmemora Día de la Lealtad y el Amor al comandante Chávez. telesurtv.net Multitudinario acto pone fin a tres marchas que salieron de diversos puntos de Caracas. Nicolás Maduro anuncia nuevas medidas en defensa de la Guayana Esequiba.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-09). Venezuela rechaza dichos de Reino Unido sobre cuestión esequiba. telesurtv.net Antes, la vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez, acusó a Guyana de disponer unilateralmente del mar del Esequibo, al otorgar allí concesiones petroleras que son "ilícitas e ilegítimas".

teleSUR, MER (2023-12-09). Rusia rechaza injerencia externa en controversia por el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Rusia sigue de cerca la situación en la región, teniendo en cuenta el reféndum consultivo celebrado el pasado 3 de diciembre en Venezuela.

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-09). Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela devela nuevo mapa del país. telesurtv.net El presidente de la Asamblea Nacional de Venezuela afirmó que el nuevo mapa del país para que ningún venezolano se ponga a las órdenes de gobiernos extranjeros.

teleSUR (2023-12-09). Thursday 14: Meeting Between Venezuelan and Guyanese Presidents. telesurenglish.net Experience has taught humanity that it is mature, wise, and preferable for leaders of nations which are in conflict, to speak to each other calmly, respectfully, and with patience, in order to avoid an escalation into threats or the use of force: Ralph Gonsalves | The PM also emphasized that: "Both of you (Maduro and Ali) have concurred with this assessment in the quest of peaceful co-existence.

teleSUR (2023-12-09). Venezuelan and Guyanese Authorities Plans High Level Meeting. telesurenglish.net According to a comuniqué shared by the Foreign Affairs minister Yvan Gil, the Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro hold a telephonic conversation with the Brazilian President Luiz Inácio da Silva and with the Prime Minister of San Vincent and the Grenadines, Ralph Gonsalves who accorded to schedule a high level meet with Guyanese authorities on next December 14. | RELATED: | Venezuela would welcome the proposal to hold a…

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-10). Gustavo Petro denuncia una nueva amenaza de muerte en su contra. telesurtv.net El mandatario colombiano pidió al Ministerio Público iniciar las diligencias contra el ciudadano que aparece en un video, amenazando también a su familia…

Rhoda Wilson (2023-12-09). Colombian Health Minister tells Senate covid vaccines are the greatest experiment carried out in human history. expose-news.com During a First Committee of the Senate debate on the supply of medicines, Colombian Health Minister Guillermo Alfonso Jaramillo said vehemently that "all Colombians who are vaccinated [against covid-19] served for the …

teleSUR, nbb, SH (2023-12-09). Exhuman 46 cuerpos que podrían ser de indígenas en Colombia. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con los registros, las comunidades del territorio indígena de San Lorenzo reportaron al menos 200 desapariciones durante el conflicto armado.

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-12-08). Inicia en Venezuela consulta pública de Ley Orgánica para la Defensa de la Guayana Esequiba. telesurtv.net Con este paso debe abrir un debate en torno a dicho un instrumento entre todas y todos los venezolanos.

teleSUR, MER (2023-12-08). Presidente Maduro denuncia pretensiones de despojar a Venezuela de la Guayana Esequiba. telesurtv.net El mandatario Maduro precisó que el objetivo es desmembrar al país en pedazos y robar la riqueza que le pertenece a los venezolanos.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-08). Canciller de Venezuela se reúne con primer ministro sanvicentino. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano expuso los resultados del referendo consultivo sobre la defensa de la Guayana Esequiba.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-08). Venezuela presenta a Caricom resultados de referendo consultivo. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano calificó de contundente la votación de los venezolanos en defensa del territorio Esequibo.

WSWS (2023-12-08). Venezuela claims oil-rich territory controlled by Guyana as Pentagon carries out flight operations. wsws.org While the Maduro administration is carrying out an entirely reactionary policy, US imperialism has been the main player stoking up tensions in recent years.

Ana Perdigón (2023-12-07). María Corina Machado Backs Down, Requests Meeting With President Maduro, and Questions Disqualification Evaluation Mechanism. orinocotribune.com Opposition leader María Corina Machado has apparently retreated from her radical and confrontational position against the Venezuelan government, saying that she was ready to sit down and talk with the President of the Republic, Nicolás Maduro. | In an According to lo…

Ariadna Eljuri (2023-12-07). Venezuela: National Assembly Approves Essequibo Defense Law in 1st Discussion. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, in an extraordinary session, Venezuela's National Assembly (AN) unanimously approved, in the first discussion of the matter, the Organic Law for the Defense of Essequibo to comply with the mandate issued by the Venezuelan people last Sunday, December 3, in a binding referendum. | The legal text was presented by United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Deputy Diosdado Cabello, who highlighted the massive participation on Sunday in the referendum. | "We came out stronger, more united," said Cabello. "I celebrate the active participation of sectors that are not aligned with the Bolivarian Revolutio…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-07). UN Security Council will discuss dispute over Essequibo tomorrow. plenglish.com United Nations, December 7 (Prensa Latina) The UN Security Council will discuss the dispute between Venezuela and Guyana over the Essequibo area tomorrow behind closed doors, according to the agenda published today.

Patrick Lawrence, Scheer Post. (2023-12-07). Gaza Divides The World, Again. popularresistance.org My award for courageous elocution of the week goes hands-down to Samuel Moncada, Venezuela's ambassador to the United Nations, who addressed the General Assembly last Tuesday on the topic of Israel and its barbaric attacks on the Palestinians of Gaza. His remarks, which Consortium News reproduced, were appropriately lengthy. Here I draw from his introductory paragraphs: | The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela robustly condemns the Israeli aggression against the civilian population in the occupied Palestinian territories. This is an operation of mass expulsion of an entire people in order to annex their territory b…

Staff (2023-12-07). Amid Strong Differences, Guyana Agrees to Open Communication Channels with Venezuela (+Condemnation of Threats). orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-12-07). Inicia en Venezuela consulta pública de Ley Orgánica para la Defensa de la Guayana Esequiba. telesurtv.net Con este paso debe abrir un debate en torno a dicho un instrumento entre todas y todos los venezolanos.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-07). Designan a autoridades militares de zona operativa del Esequibo. telesurtv.net Estarán al frente de la Zona Operativa de Defensa Integral Guayana Esequiba y sus respectivas Áreas de Desarrollo Integral.

teleSUR, MER (2023-12-07). Presidente Maduro denuncia pretensiones de despojar a Venezuela de la Guayana Esequiba. telesurtv.net El mandatario Maduro precisó que el objetivo es desmembrar al país en pedazos y robar la riqueza que le pertenece a los venezolanos.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-07). Canciller de Venezuela se reúne con primer ministro sanvicentino. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano expuso los resultados del referendo consultivo sobre la defensa de la Guayana Esequiba.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-12-07). Venezuela presenta a Caricom resultados de referendo consultivo. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano calificó de contundente la votación de los venezolanos en defensa del territorio Esequibo.

Vijay Prashad, People's Dispatch. (2023-12-07). ExxonMobil Wants To Start A War In Latin America. popularresistance.org On December 3, 2023, a large number of registered voters in Venezuela voted in a referendum over the Essequibo region that is disputed with neighboring Guyana. Nearly all those who voted answered yes to the five questions. These questions asked the Venezuelan people to affirm the sovereignty of their country over Essequibo. "Today," said Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, "there are no winners or losers." The only winner, he said, is Venezuela's sovereignty. The principal loser, Maduro said, is ExxonMobil. | In 2022, ExxonMobil made a profit of $55.7 billion, making it one of the world's richest and most powerf…

Vijay Prashad (2023-12-08). ExxonMobil quiere iniciar una guerra en Sudamérica. peoplesdispatch.org Está claro que los venezolanos que acudieron a votar el 3 de diciembre en un referéndum en la región del Esequibo vieron esto menos como un conflicto entre Venezuela y Guyana y más como un conflicto entre ExxonMobil y los pueblos de estos dos países latinoamericanos.

Dave DeCamp (2023-12-07). US Military Conducting Flight Operations in Guyana Amid Venezuela Tensions. news.antiwar.com The US military said Thursday that it would conduct flight operations in Guyana amid tensions between the Caribbean nation and its neighbor Venezuela over the disputed Guayana Esequiba region. Guayana Esequiba is an oil-rich region that makes up about two-thirds of the territory of the state of Guyana, which gained independence from Britain in 1966. …

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-08). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Este líder fue asesinado con arma blanca en la vereda Carmelita del territorio Puerto Vega Teteye.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-08). Presidente Gustavo Petro y Roger Waters hablan sobre Palestina. telesurtv.net El británico elogió al presidente de Colombia y recordó que en las elecciones de 2022 había pedido en las redes sociales votar por él.

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-12-07). Indepaz denuncia asesinato de líder en Putumayo, Colombia. telesurtv.net Este líder fue asesinado con arma blanca en la vereda Carmelita del territorio Puerto Vega Teteye.

Michelle Begue (2023-12-07). Colombians file for bankruptcy. america.cgtn.com The number of Colombians who declared bankruptcy in 2023 is 1/3rd higher than 2022. | While this may indicate harder times for Colombians, some experts say the good news is that more people are using bankruptcy laws, to recover.