(2023-08-08). Cuba and Venezuela to reaffirm PSUV-PCC relations (+Photo). plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) and Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) strengthened on Tuesday relations after the signing of collaboration deals that formalize links between both organizations.
(2023-08-08). Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs to exchange mutual interests (+Photo). plenglish.com New Delhi, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban and Indian entrepreneurs exchanged mutual interests in another progressive step towards routing new partnerships in the economic and trade relations between the two countries.
(2023-08-08). Cuba and Venezuela to reaffirm PSUV-PCC relations. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Communist Party (PCC) and Venezuela's United Socialist Party (PSUV) strengthened on Tuesday relations after the signing of collaboration deals that formalize links between both organizations.
(2023-08-08). Construction works improve hospital services in Cuba. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The execution of several construction works in different areas of the Faustino Perez Hospital in Matanzas province has improved services provided at the health care center.
(2023-08-08). Fidel Castro's image on Numismatic exhibition in Cuba (+Photos). plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) In homage to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro for his 97th birth anniversary on August 13, a Numismatic exhibition was opened on Tuesday at Havana ¥s Fidel Castro Memorial Center.
(2023-08-08). Visiting Cubans call for solidarity to break the US blockade. greenleft.org.au
(2023-08-08). Cuban foreign minister congratulates ASEAN on its 56th anniversary. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez congratulated the member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on the bloc's 56th anniversary on Tuesday in an excellent atmosphere of relations with Cuba.
(2023-08-08). Russia's avant-garde at Cuba's Museum of Fine Arts. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Pages of Russia's Avant-garde is an exhibition that is on display in the Audiovisual Hall of the National Museum of Fine Arts, in this capital, the institution announced on social networks on Tuesday.
(2023-08-08). El corrupto senador Bob Menéndez arremete -otra vez- contra Venezuela. globalizacion.ca Con la llegada de Joe Biden a la Casa Blanca, el "demócrata" Robert (Bob) Menéndez, de 67 años -nacido en Cuba- fue nombrado nuevamente presidente del Comité de Relaciones Exteriores del Senado y está haciendo lo indecible para arreciar el…
(2023-08-07). øCuba ante un corralito financiero? globalizacion.ca øCuba ante un corralito financiero? Pues parece que sí, si por tal se entiende a la restricción impuesta por un gobierno que impide la libre disposición del dinero. ´El objetivo es evitar que los ciudadanos retiren sus ahorros, al mismo…
(2023-08-07). PSUV delegation pays visit to Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina)Venezuela's First Vice- President of the United Socialist Party (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello paid on Monday an official visit to Cuba at the head of a delegation made up of five PSUV vice presidents and other members.
(2023-08-07). Diosdado Cabello pays tribute to Fidel Castro in Cuba. plenglish.com Santiago de Cuba, Aug 7 (Prensa Latina) The first Vice President of Venezuela ¥s United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Diosdado Cabello on Monday paid tribute to the leader of the Cuban Revolution Fidel Castro at the Santa Ifigenia Patrimonial Cemetery, during his official visit to Cuba.
(2023-08-07). The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. It spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons, and ensnares Africa with debt traps.
(2023-08-08). Shortened TB Regimen Not Effective. jamanetwork.com A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study's protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The study's researchers, who launched the trial in November 2021, had expected to enroll a total of 185 participants across Haiti, India, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
(2023-08-08). US Is Leading Push for Armed Multinational Intervention in Haiti. truthout.org Two years ago last month, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Since then, the nation has been overrun by gang violence and terrorized by a massive uptick in homicides, rapes, and kidnappings. On top of that, it's been pummeled by a series of natural disasters. In October 2022, Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, took the rare step of calling for foreign military… |
(2023-08-08). War In Africa And War In The Americas. popularresistance.org The U.S. recently deployed troops to Peru to shore-up the coup in that country, followed by the deployment of troops to Ecuador and the bizarre AFRICOM plan to insert Kenya and Rwanda forces all the way from Africa to Haiti to support the illegitimate Ariel Henry puppet government in that nation. | This is madness, but desperate madness! | Experiencing their worst nightmare, the French are in the process of being expelled from their African empire. They have desperately drawn the line in Niger, where they had been forced to redeploy their troops after being expelled from Mali.
(2023-08-08). UNICEF: Kidnappings of Children and Women Increase in Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that kidnappings of children and women are spiking at alarming rates in Haiti amid gang violence. | Related: | According to a UNICEF press release, nearly 300 cases of such kidnappings had been confirmed in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented for the entire previous year, and close to three times more than in 2021. | According to t…
(2023-08-08). Miles de haitianos protestan contra violencia de pandillas. telesurtv.net Los habitantes de Carrefour-Feuilles han sido objeto de intensos ataques por parte de los grupos armadas.
(2023-08-07). The East Is Still Red: Chinese Socialism in the 21st Century. transcend.org 1 Aug 2023 – Western media never stop warning us of China: it menaces Taiwan, threatens its neighbors and shipping lanes in the South China Sea, and sticks military bases on Cuba. It spies on us by the most devious means, through TikTok, Huawei 5G, and weather balloons, and ensnares Africa with debt traps.
(2023-08-08). Shortened TB Regimen Not Effective. jamanetwork.com A clinical trial testing a 3-month tuberculosis (TB) treatment has stopped enrollment at 104 people after participants receiving the regimen experienced ongoing or recurring TB above the rates deemed acceptable in the study's protocol, the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced. The study's researchers, who launched the trial in November 2021, had expected to enroll a total of 185 participants across Haiti, India, Malawi, South Africa, and Zimbabwe.
(2023-08-08). US Is Leading Push for Armed Multinational Intervention in Haiti. truthout.org Two years ago last month, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated. Since then, the nation has been overrun by gang violence and terrorized by a massive uptick in homicides, rapes, and kidnappings. On top of that, it's been pummeled by a series of natural disasters. In October 2022, Haiti's de facto prime minister, Ariel Henry, took the rare step of calling for foreign military… |
(2023-08-08). War In Africa And War In The Americas. popularresistance.org The U.S. recently deployed troops to Peru to shore-up the coup in that country, followed by the deployment of troops to Ecuador and the bizarre AFRICOM plan to insert Kenya and Rwanda forces all the way from Africa to Haiti to support the illegitimate Ariel Henry puppet government in that nation. | This is madness, but desperate madness! | Experiencing their worst nightmare, the French are in the process of being expelled from their African empire. They have desperately drawn the line in Niger, where they had been forced to redeploy their troops after being expelled from Mali.
(2023-08-08). UNICEF: Kidnappings of Children and Women Increase in Haiti. telesurenglish.net On Monday, the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) stated that kidnappings of children and women are spiking at alarming rates in Haiti amid gang violence. | Related: | According to a UNICEF press release, nearly 300 cases of such kidnappings had been confirmed in the first six months of 2023, almost matching the total number documented for the entire previous year, and close to three times more than in 2021. | According to t…
(2023-08-08). Miles de haitianos protestan contra violencia de pandillas. telesurtv.net Los habitantes de Carrefour-Feuilles han sido objeto de intensos ataques por parte de los grupos armadas.
(2023-08-08). Interceptan cerca de 148 haitianos en Islas Turcas y Caicos. telesurtv.net La Policía ha interceptado en este año 23 embarcaciones en las que viajaban 2.408 hombres inmigrantes, 622 mujeres y 21 menores de edad.
(2023-08-08). Haitians protest against insecurity and violence. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Residents in Carrefour-Feuilles, south of this capital, demonstrated against insecurity and rallied in front of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry's residence, where they were dispersed with tear gas.
(2023-08-07). In Haiti, Kenya Chooses Imperialist Servitude Over Pan-African Solidarity. orinocotribune.com By Black Alliance for Peace — Aug 3, 2023 | Kenya has offered to deploy a contingent of 1,000 police officers to help train and assist Haitian police, ostensibly to "restore order" in the Caribbean republic. Yet, their proposal is nothing more than military occupation by another name; an occupation of Haiti by an African country is not Pan-Africanism, but Western imperialism in Black face. By agreeing to send troops into Haiti, the Kenyan government is assisting in undermining the sovereignty and self-determination of Haitian people, while serving the neocolonial interests of the United States, the Core…
(2023-08-08). 14th Edition of the Puerto Rico Film Festival. telesurenglish.net
(2023-08-08). Maduro: A Decade Continuing Chávez's Socialist and Anti-Imperialist Struggle. orinocotribune.com By Francisco Dominguez — Aug 2, 2023 | The first part in a series examining the last decade in Venezuela under the leadership of Nicolás Maduro and how the country resisted relentless imperialist attacks | This year marks 10 years since Nicolás Maduro was elected president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. During this period, the people of Venezuela faced some of the biggest challenges in its history, with attacks being lodged in the political, communications, and economic spheres by right-wing actors domestically and abroad, notably US authorities. As former US president Donald Trump boasted "When I…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela: The Decolonial Alternative. libya360.wordpress.com Cira Pascual Marquina and Ramón Grosfoguel Ramón Grosfoguel is a Puertorican intellectual recognized for his work on the decolonization of knowledge and power. In this exclusive interview, Grosfoguel talks about the living links between the colonial and the neocolonial systems, the problematic legacy of the colonial past in Venezuela's present, and US imperialism's neocolonialism in…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela's Red Cross Initiates Comprehensive Restructuring and Forms New Board. orinocotribune.com After initiating a comprehensive restructuring process, the Venezuelan Society of the Red Cross now has a 12-month period to elect new members for the institution. This decision comes in response to a ruling (No. 1057) issued by the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) on August 4, which ordered the dismissal of its current directors. | The broad restructuring order comes after the Attorney General of the Republic, Tarek William Saab, reported the opening of an investigation into the "alleged harassment and mistreatment" committed against volunteers and workers of the national Red Cross by the organization's president,…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela Reiterates Commitment to Protecting Amazon Rainforest. orinocotribune.com Just a day before the kickoff of a two-day Amazon summit to be held in the Brazilian city of Belém, Yván Gil, Venezuela's Minister of Foreign Affairs, reiterated Venezuela's commitment to working together with neighboring nations to protect the Amazonian rainforest, also known as the "lungs of the planet." | "With great expectations, we arrived in the Brazilian city of Belém do Pará where the Amazon summit will be held, resuming cooperation to protect the lungs of the planet and guarantee a safe Amazon of peace and belonging to all South Americans," Gil wrote in a post on the social media network X. | Con grandes…
(2023-08-08). World's Richest City Says 'No More Room' Left For Desperate Migrants. popularresistance.org For the first few days of August, migrants seeking asylum from around the world converged outside a hotel in Midtown Manhattan, waiting for shelter openings. Around 200 migrants coming from countries such as Mauritania, Ecuador, Chad, Venezuela, Burundi, Peru, and Colombia resorted to sleeping outside on the city streets as they were denied entry into the overcrowded hotel. The city cleared the migrants and moved them using MTA buses to different city shelters on August 3. | New York City has a unique "right to shelter" law, which means that the city is legally required to provide shelter to those who ask.
(2023-08-08). President Maduro Suspends Television Show Due to Health Issues. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro announced that the 12th broadcast of his television show Con Maduro+, scheduled for this Monday, will be cancelled due to health problems. | This was announced on Monday, August 7, by President Maduro through his social media accounts. He explained that "due to medical advice, as a result of an otitis media, I have been forced to suspend my public agenda." | Hoy lunes
(2023-08-08). Strengthening Sovereignty to Protect the Amazon: VP Rodriguez. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro called upon the nations that comprise the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) to establish a collaborative action plan to safeguard the Amazon forests and their natural resources. | RELATED: | "Through hard work, effort, and a concrete action plan ready for implementation, let's unite in reforestation, sanitation, and restoration of the Amazon, for the well-b…
(2023-08-08). Venezuela insta declarar una emergencia regional en la Amazonía. telesurtv.net La cumbre de los presidentes que integran de la Amazonía arrancó este martes en el Centro de Convenciones, Sala Amazonía, en el estado de Pará, en el norte de Brasil.
(2023-08-08). Venezuela, the decolonial alternative: A conversation with Ramón Grosfoguel (Part I). mronline.org A distinguished author from the decolonial tradition discusses the relationship between colonialism and imperialism.
(2023-08-07). Venezuelan President Decries Europe's Silence on Koran Burning. telesurenglish.net Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has condemned the silence of European leaders and media on the recent Koran burning incidents in Sweden and Denmark. | RELATED: | "I condemn these racist acts of hatred against Muslim nations," Maduro said in statements to Al Mayadeen television network. The president noted that "the silence of European leaders on the burning of copies of the Koran is surprising, which is tantamount t…
(2023-08-07). The US Plot to Finalize the Theft of Venezuela's Oil. orinocotribune.com The U.S. has used its influence to steal another country's oil revenues. Venezuela is in the crosshairs because it dares to be socialist in the hemisphere the US claims as it's "backyard." | It was always about the oil. United States assertions that the government of elected president Nicolas Maduro was illegitimate were always a ruse needed to get US corporate hands on Venezuela's oil company, CITGO. | All the years of demonization, choosing an "interim president" who addressed Congress and met with US allies around the world, and collusion with corporate media to spread war propaganda, were all part of a bipart…
(2023-08-08). First Regional AI Index to be launched at ECLAC. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of government, international organizations, academia and the private sector will participate on Friday, August 11, 2023 in an event entitled AI for Sustainable Development in Latin America: Launch of the first Latin American Artificial Intelligence Index, which will take place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
(2023-08-08). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Teachers in Chile are demanding unpaid bonuses and other demands presented to the Ministry of Education, while Dominican Republic health workers demand a resolution of the country's insurance crisis.
(2023-08-08). Dominican vice president highlights reduction in homicides. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The vice president of the Dominican Republic, Raquel Peña, highlighted the decrease in the homicide rate in five provinces of the country, as a result of joint work by different forces and the use of modern investigative technologies.
(2023-08-08). Colombia Defeats Jamaica in the Women's Soccer World Cup. telesurenglish.net In the last day of the round of 16 of the Women's Soccer World Cup on Tuesday, Catalina Usme knocked down Jamaica and put Colombia face to face with England in the quarterfinals, in which France will also be after beating Morocco 4-0. | RELATED: | A goal by Catalina Usme allowed Colombia to qualify for the first time in the quarterfinals of a women's World Cup after beating Jamaica 1-0 on Tuesday in Melbourne. | The first 15…
(2023-08-08). Jamaica showcases its agricultural challenges and potential. plenglish.com Kingston, Aug 8 (Prensa Latina) The 69th edition of the Denbigh Agricultural, Industrial and Food Fair represents the resilience of farmers, Jamaican Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green said.