2024-02-09: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-02-09). Colombia's exports to Venezuela grew 6.5 percent. plenglish.com According to a press release from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, of the total in value, 95 percent corresponded to non-mining energy goods, or 640.2 million dollars, for a growth of 6.3 percent compared to 2022. | Through all borders, airports and ports, 370,090 tons were dispatched, a growth of 8.4 percent in volume of goods, the statement added. | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña emphasized that we are moving forward in a purposeful and positive way in the process of reestablishing our relationship with Venezuela. | "We have the deepening of the Partial Scope Trade Agree…

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-09). AN de Venezuela rechaza resolución del Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net El Parlamento venezolano recalcó que esta acción viola y desconoce flagrantemente principios del derecho internacional.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-09). àöltima fecha de infarto para el Preolímpico Venezuela 2024. telesurtv.net Las cuatro selecciones del cuadrangular final se verán las caras el domingo en el Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte para jugarse la vida por el pase a los Juegos Olímpicos Brasil 2024.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Arranca el celebre carnaval de El Callao en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Los carnavales de El Callao cuentan con características propias, debido a la mezcla de los migrantes que han llegado a la región por la explotación de oro.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Venezuela y Dominicana jugarán la final de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net Los Tigres del Licey aspiran a conseguir su décima segunda Serie del Caribe, por su parte los Tiburones de La Guaira buscará su primer campeonato.

Ariadna Eljuri (2024-02-08). ExxonMobil Threatens Trespassing Venezuela's Territorial Waters, Vice President and Defense Minister Respond. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has condemned the recent statements of the president of ExxonMobil, Alistair Routledge, who confirmed that the oil conglomerate will continue their operations in Guyana, even in waters yet to be delimited, including the disputed Essequibo territory. | The vice president said that these statements "violate the Argyle Agreements and international legality," and emphasized that "Venezuela will not rest in its defense of the Essequibo territory and will assert its rights in any circumstances that may arise," issuing her condemnation via social media this Wednesday, Fe…

Staff (2024-02-08). Venezuela & Burkina Faso Sign 20 Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com During the visit to Caracas by a delegation from Burkina Faso headed by Foreign Minister Jean-Marie Traoré, 20 agreements were signed in various sectors. The first Joint Commission between the two nations saw them forge partnerships in aeronautics, agriculture, civil protection, culture, sports, oil, education, university education, science, and technology. | Cooperation ties were strengthened in various strategic areas for the development of both nations, stated Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil during the signing ceremony held this Wednesday, February 7, at the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the…

Staff (2024-02-08). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies to Burkina Faso Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Bolton Obstructed US-Venezuela Relations: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed that former Secretary of State John Bolton blocked a meeting with then-President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in 2018. | RELATED: | "Trump and I almost met. Both of us wanted to see each other, and I was ready to go meet with Trump. However, we received a call announcing that the meeting was postponed, even though the coordination of the encounter was already in place," the…

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Venezuela Rejects Threats from ExxonMobil. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rejected statements made by ExxonMobil President Alistair Routledge regarding Guyana's alignment with the United States on security matters. | RELATED: | "Venezuela rejects the threatening statements of ExxonMobil's president, Alistair Routledge. This energy multinational not only usurps Guyana's sovereignty but also influences the highest authorities of that country,…

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-08). Dawn Is Breaking out All Over, and the World Is Waking Up. dissidentvoice.org Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe (Venezuela), Hema ahu (Spider Web with Dew in the Morning), 2021. On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. On that day in 1999, Hugo Chávez took office as the president of Venezuela and began a process of Latin American integration that — because of …

Richard S. Dunn (2024-02-08). Guyana Is Being Used As A "Pawn" Against Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com The current border impasse between Guyana and Venezuela is yet another example of United States imperialism's design to expand and usurp countries' natural resources around the world and reinforce its geopolitical agenda. The hegemonic stranglehold of the United States and its multinationals are challenged by China and Russia mainly, with Saudi Arabia following as "runner …

US Agency for International Development (2024-02-08). DR Congo: République démocratique du Congo : Situation d'urgence complexe – 25 janvier 2024, Fiche d'information n ∞ 3 – Exercice fiscal 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Democratic Republic of the Congo, United States of America | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | COUP D'≈íIL SUR LA SITUATION | 113,6 MILLIONS : Population de la RDC, Nations Unies (ONU), décembre 2023 | 25,4 MILLIONS : Population ayant besoin d'aide, Nations Unies (ONU), décembre 2023 | 6,9 MILLIONS : Nombre de personnes déplacées internes (PDI) en RDC, OIM — Octobre 2023 | 1 MILLION réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile congolais dans les pays voisins, HCR, novembre 2023 | 522 260 réfugiés et demandeurs d'asile hébergés en RDC, HCR,…

US Agency for International Development (2024-02-08). USAID/BHA Kenya Assistance Overview, February 2024. reliefweb.int Countries: Kenya, United States of America | Source: US Agency for International Development | Please refer to the attached file. | OVERVIEW | Kenya continues to face the effects of recurrent climate shocks and disease outbreaks, which generate widespread displacement and humanitarian needs. Notably, above-average October-to-December 2023 short rains—induced by the El Niño and Indian Ocean Dipole conditions, both associated with above-average rainfall in the Horn of Africa—and associated floods across Kenya resulted in at least 174 deaths and the displacement of approximately 546,000 people betw…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-02-09). Indepaz denuncia masacre en Magdalena, Colombia. telesurtv.net El organismo colombiano acotó que una quinta persona habría resultado herida en el hecho.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-09). Asesinan a líder social de la comunidad LGBTIQ+ en Colombia. telesurtv.net Se trató del asesinato de Aldinebin Ramos, reconocido integrante y uno de los co-fundadores de la Asociación LGBTIQ+ Chaparral Diversa.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2024-02-09). Designan a Luis Gilberto Murillo como nuevo canciller colombiano. telesurtv.net El embajador Luis Gilberto Murillo es reconocido por su labor en las relaciones diplomáticas entre Colombia y Estados Unidos.

teleSUR (2024-02-09). Colombian State and Segunda Marquetalia Start Peace Process. telesurenglish.net On Friday, the Colombian government and the "Second Marquetalia," a dissident group of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), announced the beginning of peace negotiations. | RELATED: | "We agree on the need to carry out an orderly, agile, rigorous, and respectful peace process, which provides tranquility and certainty to Colombian society in the genuine commitment to political solution and peacebuilding," says a join…

Adriaan Alsema (2024-02-08). Unrest in Bogota after Colombia's Supreme Court fails to pick new chief prosecutor. colombiareports.com Protesters who had been mobilized by President Gustavo Petro blocked entrances of Colombia's Palace of Justice to demand a new chief prosecutor. The unrest in the capital broke out after…

Peoples Dispatch (2024-02-08). Colombian government and ELN agree to extend bilateral ceasefire. peoplesdispatch.org

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Colombian Teachers March in Support of President Petro. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the Colombian Federation of Education Workers (FECODE) called on citizens to mobilize in support of President Gustavo Petro. | RELATED: | In Bogota, teachers will hold a protest near the Attorney General's Office, an institution that, along with the Supreme Court, is investigating alleged irregularities in the donation of funds for Petro's presidential campaign. | People are rallying under the slogan "

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Four Colombians Are Shot to Death in the Magdalena Department. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police reported that four Colombians were murdered in Fundacion, a town located at the foothills of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the Madgalena department. | RELATED: | The massacre occurred on Wednesday night while the victims were chatting on a street and were surprised by two individuals who arrived on a motorcycle and began shooting. | Magdalena Police Commander Colonel Javier Duarte descri…

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