Daily Archives: January 4, 2024

2024-01-04: News Headlines

Maria Paez Victor (2024-01-04). Pity the British. orinocotribune.com By Maria Paez Victor — Jan 1, 2024 | Bread and circus! That was the Roman formula for governance. The latest UK government ploy, however, omits the bread and jumps straight to circus. The UK has sent a warship that will inflame a delicate 100-plus year border dispute between two Caribbean nations, Venezuela and Guyana. | The government of the UK should be at pains to right a wrong the UK committed one hundred and twenty-four years ago. Instead, the UK is threatening Venezuela with a warship — a situation that could very quickly escalate into a regional conflict. | In 1899, as the mainstream press of th…

Staff (2024-01-04). Venezuela Denounces EMTRASUR Jet Theft by Argentina's Judiciary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela categorically condemned the decision of an Argentinian judge in the case of the Venezuelan Boeing 747 cargo jet belonging to the Venezuelan state company EMTRASUR, and called it a "theft." | Through a statement, the Venezuelan authorities denounced the illegal action by which the Argentinian State "submits to the powers of US imperialism and flagrantly violates the Convention on International Civil Aviation, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the United Nations Charter, the Bilateral Agreement between the Republic of Argentina and the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and ot…

Staff (2024-01-04). Venezuela Condemns Terrorist Attacks in Iran on Soleimani's Assassination Anniversary. orinocotribune.com The government of Venezuela has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks that occurred in the city of Kerman, Iran, during the fourth anniversary of the US assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. | Through a statement released this Wednesday, January 3, by the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, the Venezuelan government expressed its solidarity with the people of Iran, extending heartfelt words of condolence to the families of the victims of this unfortunate event that massacred over 100 innocent lives. | The Venezuelan government's statement further insists that those responsible for this repreh…

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-04). Venezuela rechaza decisión de juez sobre avión de Emtrasur. telesurtv.net El Gobierno venezolano expresó que con esta decisión se violan varios convenios internacionales.

Ramzy Baroud (2024-01-04). Gaza, Saudi, Iran, Venezuela and More. counterpunch.org It would have been outlandish to suggest that a small region like Gaza, seemingly bereft of significant natural resources, political will of its own, and let alone sovereignty, would become the world's most significant geopolitical spot on earth. The ongoing Israeli war on Gaza and the legendary resistance of the Palestinian people, however, have changed

US Agency for International Development (2024-01-04). Sudan USG Humanitarian Response to the Complex Emergency (01/03/24). reliefweb.int

Adriaan Alsema (2024-01-04). Colombia raises minimum wage by 12%. colombiareports.com Colombia's Labor Ministry raised the country's minimum wage by 12% to $335 (COP1.3 million). The wage hike affects the monthly income of some 2.5 million workers and is more than…

Staff (2024-01-04). Retiran a Barranquilla la sede de los Juegos Panamericanos de 2027 y Colombia muestra sorpresa por decisión. cubadebate.cu Panam Sports informa al público que su comité ejecutivo ha decidido por unanimidad retirar a Barranquilla, en Colombia, como ciudad sede de los XX Juegos Panamericanos. por incumplimiento de pagos. Ante esto, la ministra de deportes colombiana Astrid Rodríguez emitió un comunicado anunciando la sorpresa del gobierno por la decisión de Panam Sports. La jefa de cartera explicó que eso no fue lo acordado con Panam Sports cuando se eligió a Colombia para ser sede de los Juegos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-04). Retiran a Colombia sede de Juegos Panamericanos de 2027. telesurtv.net La decisión llegó al Comité Olímpico Colombiano mediante una carta a su presidente, Ciro Solano Hurtado.

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