ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). More Than 8,000 Illegal Miners Evacuated in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com More than 8,431 illegal miners have been voluntarily evacuated from Yapacana National Park in Amazonas state, Venezuela, since July 1. | The strategic operational commander of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces of Venezuela (CEOFANB), Domingo Hernández Lárez, reported on the evacuation of the 8,431 illegal miners through the Carida—Puerto Ayacucho route. | He wrote on his X account: "More than 8,431 illegal miners have been evacuated from Yapacana National Park since July 1." | Más de 8.431 mineros ilegales han sido evacuados del Parque Nacional Yapacana desde el 01JUL23, a través de la ruta Carida —…

Staff (2023-08-14). Headlines for August 14, 2023. democracynow.org Maui Wildfire Death Toll Nears 100 as Residents Continue Search for Missing Loved Ones, Nigerien Military Leaders Announce Plan to Prosecute Deposed President Bazoum, At Least 6 Asylum Seekers Drown in Channel; 2 Off Tunisian Coast, 3-Year-Old Toddler from Venezuela Dies on Migrant Bus from Texas to Chicago, Taiwan Vice President Defies Chinese Intimidation While on U.S. Visit, Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian in West Bank as Int'l Group of Academics Slams Israeli Apartheid, Jordan Cracks Down on Online Speech with "Draconian" Cybercrime Law, U.N. Completes Transfer of 1 Billion+ Barrels of Oil f…

teleSUR (2023-08-14). The Colombian State and ELN Continue Negotiations in Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Monday, delegations of the Colombian government and the National Liberation Army (ELN) will begin the fourth cycle of peace negotiations in Venezuela. | RELATED: | This will happen amid a 180-day bilateral ceasefire that came into force on August 3 throughout the Colombian territory. | Before installing the new talks, the parties highlighted compliance with the agreements reached in the third cycle of dialogues that took plac…

scorinoco (2023-08-13). Venezuela Disagrees With UN Special Rapporteurs on Application of Anti-Terrorism Laws. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, announced that Venezuela disagrees with UN rapporteurs' recent statements about the application of Venezuelan anti-terrorism laws against six people convicted of conspiracy. | "The Attorney General's Office of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela expresses its total disagreement with the position of the United Nations rapporteurs Fionnuala Ní Aoláin and Clément Nyaletsossi Voule who, through a statement, have expressed concern regarding the application of anti-terrorism laws against alleged trade unionists without having any basis for it," Saab wrote on socia…

Ana Perdigón (2023-08-13). President Maduro Instructs Armed Forces to Increase Operational Capacity to Eradicate Organized Crime. orinocotribune.com Venezuela President Nicolás Maduro instructed the Venezuelan armed forces to increase their presence and operative military capacity to eradicate organized crime. | President Maduro gave these instructions on Friday, August 11, during a working meeting with the expanded General High Command and the commanders of the Strategic Region of Integral Defense (REDI) and the Operational Zones of Integral Defense (ZODI) of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB). | He highlighted the operational deployment of the FANB throughout Venezuela to combat threats from organized criminal gangs and to guarantee Venezuelans' sec…

Staff (2023-08-13). Venezuela: Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Communist Party Dissidents, Appoints Ad Hoc Board for Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( The TSJ's ruling, announced on Friday, August 11, in Judgment No. 1160, appointed an ad hoc board of directors to oversee the PCV's internal affairs and organize democratic elections for a…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-13). Venezuelans celebrate Fidel Castro's birthday. plenglish.com On Twitter, Maduro wrote that Fidel would be recalled as a tireless rebel, intolerant of injustice, and a master of what is impossible. | The Venezuelan president tweeted that the Commander-in-Chief encourages us to continue to fight for the dignity of the people. | This tribute joins others from different regions globally to remember the life and work of one of the leaders and politicians of the 20th century.

teleSUR (2023-08-13). Venezuela Expels Over 8,400 Illegal Miners From the Amazon. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) Commander Domingo Hernandez confirmed that the military has expelled 8,431 illegal miners from the Venezuelan Amazon region since July 1st. | RELATED: | The control operations took place in the Yapacana National Park, which houses ecosystems endowed with unique biodiversity and close to the borders with Colombia and Brazil. | The FANB, however, did not offer det…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-08-13). Venezuela pide a la juventud estar alerta ante arremetidas imperiales. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez acompañó a los jóvenes en la marcha por la Revolución y en rechazo al bloqueo realizada este sábado en Caracas.

ecsorinoco (2023-08-14). Gustavo Petro Attributes Villavicencio Murder to Fentanyl Boom in US. orinocotribune.com The Colombian president spoke of the fentanyl consumption boom in the US and linked it to violence in Ecuador and the assassination of Fernando Villavicencio. | Colombian president Gustavo Petro explained this Saturday on his X account that: "The cocaine market collapsed in the US and was replaced by a worse one, that of fentanyl, which already kills 100,000 people a year." | Petro explained the current state of the cocaine market and its structural transformation that has occurred due to the explosion of fentanyl consumption in the United States, which ended up increasing drug trafficking violence in Ecuador. Th…

Staff (2023-08-14). After Shocking Assassination, Ecuadorian VP Candidate Decries "Clear Links" Between Gov't & Cartels. democracynow.org Ecuador is reeling from the assassination of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, who was shot dead Wednesday after a campaign rally in the capital Quito less than two weeks before the August 20 general election. Villavicencio was running on a platform opposing corruption and organized crime. Authorities have arrested six Colombian nationals and say they are members of a drug trafficking group, but many questions remain about who was behind the murder. "We see that there are clear links between the current government and these mafia organizations," says vice-presidential candidate Andrés Ara…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-14). Fourth cycle of talks between Colombian Government and ELN begins. plenglish.com "This cycle will undoubtedly be a new development, especially in terms of participation and ceasefire, and we hope to come (back) to the country with new agreements for this important peace process," Senator Iván Cepeda, a member of the government delegation, said. | In the third cycle of peace talks, held in Havana, the Government and the ELN agreed to comply with the Cuban Agreements immediately, and declared the Dialogue Table in permanent activity. | The participation of society and the bilateral ceasefire that came into force for a period of six months, and which will have an oversight and verification mech…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan Attorney General Ratifies Victory Over Novo Bank. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Attorney General, Reinaldo Muñoz, described as an "extraordinary victory" the ruling of the Judicial Court of Lisbon, Portugal, which requires Novo Bank to return more than 1.5 billion dollars that had been withheld. | Related: | In an exclusive interview to the news multiplatform teleSUR, the official emphasized that in the coming weeks and months, this victory may be used in favor of the country.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente venezolano lidera reunión con las FANB. telesurtv.net El mandatario anunció la aprobación de recursos, a través de la Misión Venezuela Bella, para recuperar todas las academias militares del país.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Presidente Maduro condena asesinato de candidato ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano repudió que bandas criminales ligadas al narcotráfico se apoderen de parte de la sociedad…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

scorinoco (2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Presentan lista de elegibles para rectores del CNE en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Giusseppe Alessandrello explicó que en el segundo llamado se recibieron 153 postulaciones.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Procurador de Venezuela ratifica victoria sobre Novo Bank. telesurtv.net El funcionario destacó que en las próximas semanas y los próximos meses, esa victoria podrá ser aprovechada en favor del país.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

Homar Garcés (2023-08-11). Bolívar y su falsa paternidad del panamericanismo. globalizacion.ca Quienes dirigen el proceso de liberación de nuestra América de la corona española orientan sus primeras acciones -como lo señala Ricardo A. Martínez en su obra ´De Bolívar a Dulles. | El panamericanismo, doctrina y práctica imperialista ª al establecimiento de ´primero,…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Argentina: Police Brutality Leads to Death of Facundo Molares. telesurenglish.net On Thursday, the police of the city of Buenos Aires harshly attacked militants from the leftist organizations Vote to Fight and Popular Rebellion, which called to protest against the primary elections in the city's Obeslisk. | RELATED: | Among the protesters was Facundo Molares, a 47-year-old photojournalist who was part of the now extinct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). | During the protest against "the electoral…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Suspects in Villavicencio's Murder Sentenced to Prison Terms. telesurenglish.net An Ecuadorian judge ordered this Thursday the remand in custody of the six men arrested for the murder of presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio. | Related: | The magistrate opted for the imprisonment of the six men of Colombian nationality based on the evidence presented by the Prosecutor's Office during the arraignment hearing at the Flagrancy Unit of Pichincha. | A little more than 24 hours after the mur…

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Cali y Bogotá, en Colombia, serán sedes de la Libertadores femenina. telesurtv.net Se enfrentarán 16 equipos en 32 partidos que iniciarán con una fase de cuatro grupos y clasificarán a cuartos los dos mejores de cada apartado.

Roselena Ramirez (2023-08-11). A Look into the Lives of Emerald Miners in Colombia. america.cgtn.com The emerald is one of the world's top-selling gemstones. Colombia is, by far, the largest producer of the green gem. The country's most valuable deposits are located outside the town of Muzo. While the area may be rich in emeralds, poverty remains a problem. Michelle Begue has the story. …

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). President Petro backs emergency decreed in La Guajira. plenglish.com Bogota, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) President Gustavo Petro underscored on Friday the multidimensional poverty indicators of La Guajira Department, which is in almost every way the poorest and with the greatest unsatisfied needs in Colombia.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Dictan prisión a sospechosos de asesinar a Villavicencio. telesurtv.net El juez optó por el encarcelamiento de los seis hombres de nacionalidad colombiana con base en las pruebas presentadas por la Fiscalía.