Monthly Archives: January 2022

2022-01-29: News Headlines

G. Dunkel (2022-01-29). Cuban doctor kidnapped in Haiti — her community protests. workers.org Jan. 23 — Dr. Daymara Pérez is a Cuban doctor who has worked in Haiti since 2019, currently at the Notre Dame Hospital in Petit-Goâve, south of Port-au-Prince. Ten days ago she was on a public bus traveling through the Martissant neighborhood, on the southern edge of Port-au-Prince, when the . . . |

A Guest Author (2022-01-29). The 'next Cuba' will not be colonized. workers.org The following, lightly edited article first appeared in Resumen Latinoamericano — English Jan. 18, 2022. By Pedro Jorge Velázquez There are failures that I guess you get a taste for, or how can it be possible for the defeated to regenerate into new forms of failure? Are they guided by . . . |

Rainer Shea (2022-01-29). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. orinocotribune.com By Rainer Shea — Jan 27, 2022 | Last year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. | Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of slavery, yet here they were today. What factors had led to the situation revealed in these photos? Why had these migrants fled their homes? How much was the United States to blame? Beyond the unnerving optics, how many parallels were there between the context behind the border…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-29). Honduras Resumes Diplomatic Relations with Venezuela. orinocotribune.com With the start of the mandate of President Xiomara Castro de Zelaya in Honduras, the Republic of Honduras normalized diplomatic relations with the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The Honduran leader took office this Thursday, January 27, with the announcement of very innovative measures to address the crisis of extreme poverty in her country, as well as a number of progressive measures in domestic and foreign policies. | The political, economic and cultural exchange and cooperation between Venezuela and Honduras was interrupted since 2019 when former President Juan Orlando Hernández terminated relations with th…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-29). Venezuelan Opposition Looking to Reshuffle Leadership. orinocotribune.com The far-right in Venezuela is pushing for a change in leadership, which until now has been organized around former deputy Juan Guaidó, the self-appointed "interim president," with the backing of the United States, some European nations and Colombia. | This statement was made this Thursday, January 27, by Miami-based journalist Gaby Perozo, for the television channel VPI TV, during an interview in which she commented on her recent discussion with the fugitive from Venezuelan justice, Antonio Ledezma. | "Yesterday we spoke with Antonio Ledezma and he revealed to us that, indeed, there have been some meetings within…

Staff (2022-01-28). Honduras hacia una refundación socialista y democrática. cubadebate.cu Junto a Bolivia y Venezuela, Cuba estuvo entre las naciones hermanas de Honduras que más fue vitoreada por los miles y miles de personas que desde la noche del miércoles hicieron filas en las entradas del principal estadio de fútbol de Tegucigalpa para participar en la toma de posesión de la primera mujer en asumir ese cargo en la historia local.

W. T. Whitney, Jr. (2022-01-28). U.S. government pays big money for bad news about Cuba. mronline.org The cruder U.S. methods for destroying Cuba's revolutionary government—military attacks, bombings of hotels and a fully-loaded airplane, violent attacks on officials, biological warfare—did not work. Nor has economic blockade, which of course continues. A more subtle approach also exists. Like the blockade, its purpose is to cause despair and then dissent.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

Staff (2022-01-28). El mundo en todo su esplendor: Las mejores fotografías de viajes de 2021. cubadebate.cu Acompáñanos en este viaje fotográfico en el que, de la mano del certamen Travel Photographer of the Year, el cual acaba de revelar los ganadores de su última edición, nos damos una vuelta por todo el mundo.

Benjamin Norton (2022-01-28). Russia strengthens 'military-technical cooperation' with Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba amid US threats. multipolarista.com Russia said it is expanding "military-technical cooperation" with Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, after Putin had phone calls with the presidents of the three socialist governments, which have been targeted by illegal US sanctions and coup attempts.

_____ (2022-01-28). US And Russia Climb Escalation Ladder. popularresistance.org The corporate media in the United States are breathlessly covering Russia's every move right now while U.S. politicians are aggressively pushing new sanctions and arms shipments to Ukraine. | But how is the conflict viewed from the other side? Dr. Oleg Barabanov, Academic Director of the European Studies Institute at MGIMO University, joins the show to bring light to the issues from the Russian perspective. | Ben Chacko, editor of the Morning Star in Britain, explains why people in the West should be paying close attention to the conflict.

Editor2 (2022-01-28). Economic Growth Returns to Venezuela: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Caracas-based

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-28). 'Sí se Pudo!': Xiomara Castro Takes Office in Honduras — Venezuelan Delegation Present. orinocotribune.com With the challenge of achieving the overhaul of the Honduran State and implementing policies for the benefit of the most vulnerable families, the new leftist Honduran president, Xiomara Castro, took office amid cheers and slogans such as: "Si se pudo!" [Yes, we could!] | The ceremony took place after a period that plunged the country into chaos, illegality and corruption, which began after the coup, carried out by sectors of the right with the support of the United States, perpetrated against the then President Manuel Zelaya, in 2009. | Xiomara Castro, wife of deposed President Zelaya, won the elections on Novemb…

Staff (2022-01-28). Thursday February 3 Webinar: In Conversation with Camila Saab, Wife of Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers "violation" of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela in legally working around the US blockade on his country by finding the means to import food, medicine, and materials for the Venezuelan oil industry. The US is seeking to coerce Alex Saab into disclosing the methods Venezuela uses to circumvent the US-Canadian-European sanctions with the goal of further tightening the economic blockade and suffering on the Venezuelan people. These sanctions are illegal ac…

Benjamin Norton (2022-01-28). Fewer than 15 countries recognize US-appointed Venezuelan coup leader Juan Guaidó. multipolarista.com A right-wing Venezuelan opposition leader and former top Juan Guaidó functionary admitted a maximum of 15 countries recognize the unelected coup leader as "interim president." The Joe Biden administration is one of them.

Benjamin Norton (2022-01-28). Menos de 15 países reconocen al golpista venezolano Juan Guaidó. multipolarista.com Un ex aliado de Juan Guaidó admitió que un máximo de 15 países reconocen al líder golpista como el supuesto "presidente interino" de Venezuela. La administración demócrata de Joe Biden en EEUU es una de ellas.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-28). Venezuela y Honduras restablecen relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La nueva presidenta de Honduras y el canciller venezolano celebraron la primera reunión bilateral para tratar temas de interés en común.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-01-28). Pdte. venezolano: logramos construir la estabilidad política. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que sería un hecho de justicia resarcir los daños del bloqueo estadounidense contra el pueblo venezolano.

WSWS (2022-01-28). One dead, dozens missing from capsized migrant boat off Florida coast. wsws.org The lone survivor told authorities after his rescue that he was one of 40 migrants aboard the vessel when it left the Bahamas, about 50 miles east of Miami, on Saturday night.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). The Global Links of the Recent Escalation in Yemen Conflict. libya360.wordpress.com Abdul Rahman >The UN resident coordinator for humanitarian affairs in Yemen, William David Grisley, visited the site of the Saudi-led coaltion's bombing in the reserve prison in Sa'ada province on Thursday. (Photo: Saba) The failure of the UN to play its primary role of a peacemaker in Yemen affects its humanitarian interventions and provides opportunities…

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2022-01-28: News Headlines

WSWS (2022-01-28). One dead, dozens missing from capsized migrant boat off Florida coast. wsws.org The lone survivor told authorities after his rescue that he was one of 40 migrants aboard the vessel when it left the Bahamas, about 50 miles east of Miami, on Saturday night.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-28). Marxism and the Black Caribbean. libya360.wordpress.com Transcript Onye: The main impact of anti-communism and online left discourse has been serious strikes to principled anti imperialism, particularly in Western nations like the United Snakes. You get to the point where China, for example, or Cuba or Vietnam have clearly managed the pandemic much better: have prioritized the health and well-being of their populations,…

Staff (2022-01-28). Honduras hacia una refundación socialista y democrática. cubadebate.cu Junto a Bolivia y Venezuela, Cuba estuvo entre las naciones hermanas de Honduras que más fue vitoreada por los miles y miles de personas que desde la noche del miércoles hicieron filas en las entradas del principal estadio de fútbol de Tegucigalpa para participar en la toma de posesión de la primera mujer en asumir ese cargo en la historia local.

Staff (2022-01-28). El mundo en todo su esplendor: Las mejores fotografías de viajes de 2021. cubadebate.cu Acompáñanos en este viaje fotográfico en el que, de la mano del certamen Travel Photographer of the Year, el cual acaba de revelar los ganadores de su última edición, nos damos una vuelta por todo el mundo.

Editor2 (2022-01-28). Economic Growth Returns to Venezuela: Interview. orinocotribune.com We spoke to Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, editor of the Caracas-based

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-01-28). Pdte. venezolano: logramos construir la estabilidad política. telesurtv.net El mandatario afirmó que sería un hecho de justicia resarcir los daños del bloqueo estadounidense contra el pueblo venezolano.

teleSUR, SH (2022-01-28). Venezuela y Honduras restablecen relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La nueva presidenta de Honduras y el canciller venezolano celebraron la primera reunión bilateral para tratar temas de interés en común.

Staff (2022-01-27). Despite U.S. Embargo, Cuba Aims to Share Homegrown Vaccine with Global South. democracynow.org A 60-year U.S. embargo that prevents U.S.-made products from being exported to Cuba has forced the small island nation to develop its own COVID-19 vaccines and rely on open source designs for life-saving medical equipment such as ventilators. We speak to leading Cuban scientist Dr. Mitchell Valdés-Sosa about how massive mobilization helped produce three original vaccines that have proven highly effective against the coronavirus. "In a moment that the whole world was mobilizing to face this tremendous menace that was killing people around the world, the U.S. administration did not lift any of the 400 sanctions tha…

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraska. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

Steve Sweeney (2022-01-27). Vaccine internationalism: Cuba distributing 200 million doses to poor countries. peoplesworld.org Cuban plans to distribute 200 million doses of its homegrown COVID vaccine to lower-income countries were said to have reached a "historic turning point" on Tuesday. David Adler, who headed a Progressive International delegation to the socialist island, said the "lifesaving package" was an example of vaccine internationalism that saw public health "placed above private …

Editor2 (2022-01-27). Havana Syndrome, the US's Monumental Hoax. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia — Jan 23, 2022 | Last week, the United States decided to recognize for the first time in five years that the phenomenon baptized as "Havana Syndrome" is nothing more than a big farce. On Thursday, the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) admitted that its allegations against Cuba for the so-called "health incidents" suffered by CIA officials in La Havana back in 2016 were not caused by "a deliberate attack." | A report released by the CIA has confirmed what the scientific community in Cuba, and the rest of the world, has been repeating from the beginning: "there is no evidence that an a…

WSWS (2022-01-27). JBS meatpacking worker killed in industrial accident in Grand Island, Nebraksa. wsws.org The worker was identified as Esteban Mantilla, a 48-year-old Cuban immigrant and Grand Island resident.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2022-01-27). Haiti's Migrant Crisis & the Blind Eye to Imperialism's Sins. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Illustration credit: The Week Last year, when photos came out of Texas border patrols riding on horseback to use whip-like reins for intimidating Black Haitian migrants, the United States was confronted with an uncomfortable reality about how our society is set up. Images like these were supposed to be confined to America's era of…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-01-27). Venezuela: Opposition Fails to Collect Signatures for Presidential Recall Vote. venezuelanalysis.com The electoral authority has declared the request for a recall referendum against President Maduro "inadmissible" after a 1.01 percent turnout.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-01-27). Another Defeat for Anti-Chavismo: Venezuelans Wonder Who is Going to Pay for Failed Recall Referendum. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 26, 2022 ( The electoral body posted on its Twitter account, "CNE reports: 100% of the reception centers [for the signing of] the recall referendum are open. #CNE #Venezuela." The activity began at 6: 00AM and was scheduled to end at 6…

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-01-27). Another Defeat for Venezuelan Anti-Chavismo: Venezuelans Wonder Whose Going to Pay for It. orinocotribune.com Caracas, January 26, 2022 ( The electoral body posted on its Twitter account, "CNE reports: 100% of the reception centers [for the signing of] the recall referendum are open. #CNE #Venezuela." The activity began at 6: 00AM and was scheduled to end at 6: 00PM, or when the la…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-27). Colombia Drops Investigation of Alex Saab's Relatives. orinocotribune.com Wednesday, January 26, Colombian courts announced that they have halted their investigation concerning relatives of the Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. | This was reported by the Colombian newspaper

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-01-27). Guaidó Threatens Additional US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com Speaking on behalf of the United States government, far-right former deputy of Venezuela Juan Guaidó threatened to intensify illegal sanctions imposed by the White House on the Venezuelan people if the national government does not resume the dialogue process in Mexico. | This was stated by the opposition figure in an

Misión Verdad (2022-01-27). TANCOL in Arauca-Apure: NATO Projection into Latin America? orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Jan 24, 2022 | The violence that has recently occurred on the border between Venezuela and Colombia, specifically in the municipality of Paez, Apure state, should be regarded as a symptom of lines of tension being drawn with concrete geopolitical interests in mind. | There provide strong reasons to analyze these events as a projection of the tension created by the Atlanticist axis against Russia in Ukraine, into which the European Union has been drawn, due to the latest actions of Uribismo in the Colombian government, with respect to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). | Recent…

Staff (2022-01-27). President Maduro Swears In Historical Truth Commission to Uncover Colonial Atrocities. orinocotribune.com This Tuesday, January 26, a "Commission for the clarification of historical truth, justice and reparations regarding colonial rule and its consequences in Venezuela," was established. | Its objective will be to clarify historical truths regarding colonialism in Venezuela, Latin American and the Caribbean. | The commission was sworn in by President Nicolás Maduro during a meeting at the Miraflores Palace with traditional Venezuelan manifestations, recognized by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It will seek to expose the truth about colonialism and its atrocities towards indigenous peoples in the…

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