(2021-08-06). Venezuela Confirms Currency Rebranding as of October 1: 'Digital Bolívar' will Erase Six Zeros. orinocotribune.com 
As of October 1, the digital bolívar will come into effect, eliminating six zeros from Venezuela's currency, the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) announced through an official statement. Any amount or transaction expressed in bolivars will be divided by one million, the bank explained. The BCV indicated that this change in the monetary scale seeks to strengthen the development of the national economy, and will not affect the real value of our currency. The BCV also released images of the new banknotes and the new currency that will be valid from that date onwards. | The digital and physical bolívar will coexist, w…
(2021-08-06). Journalist Removed From McCarthy Presser Over Question on Jan 6 Commission. truthout.org 
A journalist was forcibly removed from a press conference being held by House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-California) on Thursday when the reporter asked the lawmaker why he still opposed a commission to investigate the violence that took place at the U.S. Capitol building earlier this year. | The press conference, which took place in Florida, was addressing issues related to Cuba. McCarthy had just finished a response in which he said Cuban leaders had created tyranny for people in the i…
(2021-08-06). Freedom Summer Film Series | Haiti Betrayed. peoplesforum.org Join us at The People's Forum for our Freedom Summer Film Series! | As we begin the reopening of our space, every Friday evening in June we will show a film in our screening room. | This is a free, educational program, however, in order to maintain a safe capacity level, we ask that you leave a $6 deposit to reserve your participation. You will be refunded your deposit upon arrival or if you cancel. Please have your confirmation email ready when you arrive. | Freedom Summer Films is a series that aims to explore the humanity and the creativity of the many struggles against imperialism, colonialism, capitalism at…
(2021-08-06). President Pedro Castillo: Chavista or Anti-Chavista? orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan deputy Diosdado Cabello responded to accusations that the new president of Peru, Pedro Castillo, wants to copy the Chavista model of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Divergent arguments against Castillo have increased in recent days. Some accuse him of being a communist, and others classify him as a moderate. Additionally, there are statements in which Castillo allegedly distanced himself from the Bolivarian Revolution. | "Mr. Pedro Castillo is the president of Peru," said the second in command in the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). "He is not Chávez. Additionally, I think he has decla…
(2021-08-06). Iran and Venezuela: Common Interests and Enemies. orinocotribune.com 
The new president of Iran, Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati [Raisi], reaffirmed his support of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela amid common threats and challenges. The president of the Islamic Republic denounced the failed attempts of US power groups to destroy the peace of nations such as Iran. | The Iranian president expressed this in a meeting with the Venezuelan Minister of Planning, Ricardo Menéndez. Menéndez attended the inauguration ceremony of Sayyid Ebrahim Raisolsadati. These countries have had diplomatic relations for 70 years, however these relations were strengthened when Hugo Chávez was elected. | Cu…
(2021-08-06). Report: Brazil to become NATO's newest global partner. antibellum679354512.wordpress.com You read it here first: Senegal, Brazil being prepared for NATO partnerships? With a population of 215 million, Brazil will be the third-most populous of over 70 NATO members and partners, with only the U.S. and Pakistan (barely) exceeding it in that respect. Brazil May Become NATO's Second Global Partner in Latin America, Reports Say …
(2021-08-06). New Production Strategies: Stories of Resistance from El Maizal Commune (Part II). libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Chris Gilbert El Maizal Commune lies in the fertile lands between the Lara and Portuguesa states in western Venezuela. Founded in 2009, this rural commune has since become an important political and economic force in both the region and the country. It not only produces huge amounts of corn every year,…
(2021-08-06). Perú on the Lima Group: 'The Most Disastrous Thing We Have Done in International Politics'. orinocotribune.com A few days after the inauguration of Pedro Castillo, the Peruvian government has changed the official position that its predecessors maintained regarding the internal affairs of Venezuela. Yesterday Perú's newly appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs Héctor Béjar pointed out that the policy of the new government will be opposition to blockades and "sanctions." | Commenting on the future of the Lima Group directed by the US and formed under Peruvian President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (2016-18), who is currently under house arrest, Béjar noted that there are already several countries of the interventionist group that c…
(2021-08-05). Celebrating Sandinismo at Nicaragua's Palestine Park. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, July 18, 2021, thousands of Nicaraguans attended a rally celebrating the 42nd anniversary of the Sandinista Revolution at Palestine Park in Managua. Participants held banners that read "Free Palestine," "Hands Off Cuba," and "Nicaragua Sandinista" as part of the internationalist celebration. | Palestine Park was constructed in 2013 by the government of President Daniel Ortega in solidarity with the Palestinian people. Central to the park is a statue of Palestinian freedom fighter Yasser Arafat, who is also pictured with President Ortega in a nearby poster. The park also features Nicaraguan and Palestin…
(2021-08-05). China Calls US Sanctions Against Cuba 'Harassment'. orinocotribune.com China labeled the US sanctions on the Cuban police and its officials a demonstration of harassment and double standards on the part of the United States government. China also urged countries around the world to help Cuba in the same way as many countries, including China, have done in recent days, with donations of food, medicines, medical equipment, and fuel. | Through a statement released on Wednesday, August 4, the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed its firm condemnation of the imposition of arbitrary and unilateral measures by the US administration and the interference in the internal affairs of a…
(2021-08-05). When Will They Lift the Blockade? Iraq and Cuba. globalresearch.ca
(2021-08-05). Las herencias republicanas de los demócratas y las "espontáneas" demostraciones. globalizacion.ca Según documentación pública, la administración republicana Eisenhower — Nixon asimiló tan temprano como el 17 de marzo de 1960 un plan presentado al Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, para el derrocamiento de la Revolución Cubana. El presupuesto aprobado…
(2021-08-05). Cuba: øVamos por el camino correcto? globalizacion.ca Sin lugar a dudas, este es el momento histórico más complejo por el cual haya atravesado la Revolución cubana. La escalada de agresión de Estados Unidos a Cuba, representada en el mantenimiento de las medidas económicas y políticas establecidas por…
(2021-08-05). Cuba and a Trumpist Named Joe Biden. orinocotribune.com 
By Iroel Sánchez — Jul 31, 2021 | Novelist Mario Vargas Llosa has recently said in the pages of the Spanish newspaper El País that Cuba is a "military dictatorship," and that he has reached that conclusion through information he received from "the chronicles of correspondents." One can disagree with his opinion, but one must start from the understanding that for a writer of fiction, as he is, and one of the best, the truth is not the most important thing; and it is precisely the truth that has been scarce in the reports on Cuba by the mainstream media. | The press that has been demanding plurality from the i…
(2021-08-05). Cuba is not alone: love and solidarity prevail. workers.org 
Cuba solidarity activists in Belfast, Ireland. Credit: Cuba Solidarity Campaign Dublin The following lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen English July 29, 2021, one day before U.S. President Joe Biden took measures adding additional sanctions on Cubans, while openly assisting Cuban dissidents living in Miami. Many of the countries . . . |
(2021-08-05). OPINION: Will One, New Political Alternative for Cuba Actually Work? latinorebels.com Most of these current alternatives originate from the Cuban exile community.
(2021-08-05). Estados Unidos y sus Lacayos, contra Haití, Cuba, Nicaragua y Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Según documentación pública, la administración republicana Eisenhower — Nixon asimiló tan temprano como el 17 de marzo de 1960 un plan presentado al Consejo de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos, para el derrocamiento de la Revolución Cubana. El presupuesto aprobado…
(2021-08-05). Venezuela and Iran agree to promote bilateral cooperation to overcome unilateral sanctions. mppre.gob.ve The Vice-president of Planning of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Ricardo Menéndez, and the new president of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Seyyed Ebrahim Raisi, ratified this Wednesday the need to strengthen bilateral relations between both countries to advance towards integral development and to jointly overcome the unilateral sanctions imposed by the United States. […] | La entrada
(2021-08-05). Details Emerge about Dialogue between Venezuela's Government & Opposition. orinocotribune.com Little is known about the dialogue that the Venezuelan government will carry out with sectors of the Venezuelan opposition in order to improve the political situation in the Caribbean country. However, it seems that this uncertainty will soon end as more details come to light regarding the talks, that will take place in Mexico. | Both the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, and representatives of the opposition have confirmed their participation and assured for weeks that the stage is set for talks between the two sectors. | "I believe that all of Venezuela and the world is waiting for the success of these ne…
(2021-08-05). President Maduro Target of New Threats by María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com The head of the Vente Venezuela party, María Corina Machado, reiterated her invectives against the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, whom she insists "must be overthrown." | During an event organized by her political organization, the national coordinator of Vente Venezuela pointed out that the national president "is not president, and that the problem is not to recall him but to overthrow him." | Now, María Corina Machado states that Maduro should not be recalled, despite the fact that a month ago she presented a document to the National Electoral Council (CNE) to try initiating a recall process. It is imp…
(2021-08-05). Judicial Decision on Alex Saab's Extradition Expected Next Week. orinocotribune.com 
The Constitutional Court (TC) of Cape Verde scheduled a hearing on the constitutional appeal of the special envoy of Venezuela, Alex Saab Morán, for next August 13 at 9: 00 a.m. Saab has been held in Cape Verdean prison for 410 days under an arbitrary measure emanating from the United States, victim of a flawed process denounced by the diplomat, his defense, and activists and legal experts worldwide. | "We inform you that by order of the Venerable Presiding Counselor Judge in the file of the Concrete Inspection of Constitutionality No. 2/2021, in which Alex Nain Saab Moran is appellant and the Supreme Court of Jus…
(2021-08-05). Russia and Venezuela to Implement Energy Security Joint Projects. venezuelanalysis.com Russia's Rostec will provide "advanced technology" and train Venezuelan personnel to recover the country's sanctions-hit power facilities.
(2021-08-05). Economic-productive complementarity will be a central issue in the cooperation between Venezuela and Iran. mppre.gob.ve In order to establish a 10-year plan within the framework of bilateral cooperation between Venezuela and Iran, the Sector Vice-president, People's Power Minister for Planning, and co-president of the Venezuela-Iran High Level Mixed Commission for the South American country, Ricardo Menéndez and the Vice-minister of Foreign Relations for Asia, the Middle East and Oceania, Capaya […] | La entrada
(2021-08-05). WHO asks rich countries to stop booster dose program to enable greater vaccine supply to poorer countries. peoplesdispatch.org Some countries have already vaccinated more than half of their population, whereas vaccination has just begun in many countries. WHO argues that the gap in the level of immunization among the rich and poor countries could cause the emergence of newer mutant strains…