2023-11-28: News Headlines

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-28). Cuban Parliament calls for second ordinary session. plenglish.com The sessions will begin on December 20 of this year, starting at 9: 00 a.m. (local time), at the Convention Palace in the capital. | According to previous information, the provincial governments of Cienfuegos and Las Tunas, as well as the Ministry of Industry, in its capacity as an Agency of the Central State Administration, will render an account at the meeting of the Legislative Body. | In both territories, compliance with the objectives and goals of the Economy Plan and the State Budget Law will be evaluated, with emphasis on the performance of basic services to the population, such as health, education, trans…

Editor (2023-11-28). Cuba's economists committed to Che's example. mronline.org On the eve of Economist's Day, it is important to review some aspects of Che's core ideas on the Political Economy of Socialism and especially when for some the solution to current problems is to completely free the market and reduce the role of the State in the economy.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-11-28). Presidente de Cuba confirma su asistencia a la COP28. telesurtv.net Díaz-Canel asistirá a la COP28, que se desarrollará del 30 de noviembre al 12 de diciembre en Emiratos Árabes Unidos.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-11-27). Cuba backs up nuclear weapon erradication at the NPT meeting. plenglish.com United Nations, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The danger posed by nuclear weapons can only disappear with their total eradication, in a transparent, verifiable and irreversible manner, Cuba's First Deputy Foreign Minister Gerardo Peñalver assured on Monday.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-11-27). Uruguay and Cuba to strengthen solidarity. plenglish.com Montevideo, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuba and Uruguay share stories of solidarity forged in accompanying the Cuban Revolution, the vice president of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP) Noemi Rabaza assured on Monday.

teleSUR, MS (2023-11-27). Venezuela y Cuba suscriben acuerdos de cooperación turística. telesurtv.net Los ministros para el turismo de ambas naciones celebraron una reunión en el Fitven 2023, celebrado en suelo venezolano.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-27). Cuban population satisfied with organic potato production. plenglish.com Sancti Spiritus, Cuba, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The population of this central province of Cuba, sees with excitement how the planting of organic potato crops is becoming a reality and its cultivation is returning to the farmers' sector.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-27). Cuban medical brigade in its first year in Italy honors Fidel Castro. plenglish.com Rome, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The anniversary of the arrival of a Cuban medical brigade in Calabria, Italy, was celebrated with an act to pay tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro, seven years after his death, a spokesman said on Monday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-27). Cuban authorities recall assassinations of medical students. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel noted that the medical students who were assassinated due to the hatred of the volunteers during the Spanish colonial rule in 1871 will never be forgotten, on the occasion of the 152nd anniversary of that event on Monday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-27). Raúl Castro and Díaz-Canel pay tribute to Cuban scientist. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Floral offerings from Army General Raúl Castro and Cuban President Miguel-Díaz-Canel on Monday honored Dr. Sergio Rodríguez, an expert in in Agricultural Sciences, who died in this central city on Sunday.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-28). BINUH condemns surge of gang violence in Haiti ¥s Bas Artibonite. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Nov 28 (Prensa Latina) Over 1,690 people were killed, wounded or kidnapped in Bas Artibonite, some 100 km off north of Haiti ¥s capital, the UN Integrated Office in Haiti (BINUH) condemned on Tuesday.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-28). Electricity Sabotage Alert in Venezuela Amid Essequibo Referendum. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez stated that state security agencies remain active to address any sabotage to the electrical system or the consultative referendum on Essequibo, to be held this Sunday, December 3. | This Monday, November 27, Rodríguez held a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Vice Presidents, where they reviewed all the aspects to be considered for the electoral event that will be held this weekend. | In her speech, Delcy Rodríguez sent a message to those who "are planning" to sabotage the National Electric Service (SEN) after reporting that national authorities are monito…

Editor (2023-11-28). ExxonMobil's land grab. mronline.org In 2014/15, the most sinister and predatory oil corporation in the world, ExxonMobil-an avowed enemy of Venezuela-discovered oil in land and sea of the disputed territory.

María Páez Victor, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-11-28). ExxonMobil's Land Grab. popularresistance.org Attacks on Venezuela by the USA and its allies include 930 illegal sanctions that shut the country out from international finance blocking it from buying medicines, food or producing or selling its oil. Also there have been direct and indirect support for coup d'etat attempts, street violence leading to murders and injuries, cyberattacks on its electricity grid, sabotage of oil and infrastructure, financing criminal bands, corruption of officials, assassination attempt against the President and his cabinet, setting up a false presidency, appropriating CITGO oil company and billions of Venezuelan assets in banks,…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-11-28). Listen to Caracas (Arguments on Essequibo). orinocotribune.com By Wayne Kublalsingh — Nov 25, 2023 | At a news conference on November 21, Dr Keith Rowley was asked by a journalist why Venezuela was at this time ramping up its claim to Essequibo. He replied that this journalist should know the answer to the question. And he looked forward to reading the journalist's answer to his own question. Yet, the answer is complex and far from obvious. Any presumption of obviousness is not good. Unwise. | On October 25, Caricom issued a statement on the "border dispute". It was "deeply disappointed and concerned at the decree and subsequent statements by Venezuela with respect to t…

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-28). Venezuela afirma que defensa del Esequibo es asunto de unidad nacional. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Ejecutiva de Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, afimó que Guyana debe regresar a la mesa de negociación, está contemplada en la carta de Ginebra.

teleSUR, odr, JGN (2023-11-28). Venezuela condena ataque de Israel a aeropuerto de Damasco, Siria. telesurtv.net Mediante un comunicado, el gobierno bolivariano denunció las acciones bélicas del domingo pasado, que inhabilitaron al Aeropuerto Internacional de Damasco.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-28). Presidente venezolano reitera llamado a votar en referéndum consultivo en defensa del Esequibo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado indicó que Venezuela tiene un compromiso con la historia.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-28). Presidente venezolano reitera llamado a votar en referéndum en defensa del Esequibo. telesurtv.net El jefe de Estado indicó que Venezuela tiene un compromiso con la historia.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-28). Venezuela y Belarús instalan Comisión Conjunta de Alto Nivel. telesurtv.net La comisión basada en una hoja de ruta de 10 años fue instalada durante el encuentro "Geopolítica de Paz e Integración".

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-28). Más de 356.000 efectivos vigilarán referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Delcy Rodríguez realizó las declaraciones tras la reunión del Consejo de vicepresidentes junto con el Gabinete de Seguridad.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-27). Venezuela's CNE Has Completed 65% of Preparation for December's Essequibo Referendum. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has completed over 60% of its project schedule in preparation for the consultative referendum in defense of the disputed Essequibo territory. The referendum is scheduled to be held on December 3. | The president of the CNE, The CNE Vice President Carlos Quintero reported that there are 1,021 contingency transmission centers, which means that in case a voting machine does not transmit from the polling station for any reason, t…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2023-11-27). Venezuela: Maduro warns of ExxonMobil interference ahead of "historic" Essequibo vote. peoplesdispatch.org Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) has carried out a "successful" dry-run to prepare for the December 3 referendum intended to measure popular support over the country's centuries-long claim over the Essequibo Strip. | On November 19, Venezuelans participated in an electoral simulation drill with 800 voting centers opened nationwide, which registered long queues throughout the day. The ballot had five questions regarding the country's territorial dispute with neighboring Guyana over the 160,000 square kilometer resource-rich Essequibo region. | According to electoral authorities, the voting exercise "tr…

Maria Paez Victor (2023-11-27). ExxonMobil's Land Grab. orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor — Nov 24, 2023 | Attacks on Venezuela by the USA and its allies include 930 illegal sanctions that shut the country out from international finance and blocking it from buying medicines, food, or producing or selling its oil. Also there have been direct and indirect support for coup d'etat attempts, street violence leading to murders and injuries, cyberattacks on its electricity grid, sabotage of oil and infrastructure, financing criminal bands, corruption of officials, assassination attempt against the President and his cabinet, setting up a false presidency, appropriating CITGO oil com…

Maria Paez Victor (2023-11-27). ExxonMobil's Land Grab. orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor — Nov 24, 2023 | Attacks on Venezuela by the USA and its allies include 930 illegal sanctions that shut the country out from international finance blocking it from buying medicines, food or producing or selling its oil. Also there have been direct and indirect support for coup d'etat attempts, street violence leading to murders and injuries, cyberattacks on its electricity grid, sabotage of oil and infrastructure, financing criminal bands, corruption of officials, assassination attempt against the President and his cabinet, setting up a false presidency, appropriating CITGO oil company…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-11-27). Essequibo Campaign stands out by Venezuelans' unity. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The response of the people has been unity over differences, and mostly an active participation, Genesis Garvett, secretary of spokesperson and social media of the All Venezuela campaign command affirmed.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-11-27). TSJ de Venezuela: ningún agente foráneo puede impedir referendo consultivo sobre Esequibo. telesurtv.net La Corte asevera que celebración del referendo es un derecho fundamental y ningún agente foráneo puede pronunciarse en torno a su conformidad.

teleSUR, rzr, SH (2023-11-27). Cancilleres de países amazónicos se unen contra crisis climática. telesurtv.net Los cancilleres de Bolivia, Brasil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Perú, Surinam y Venezuela aprobaron además otras 29 resoluciones para la protección del Amazonas.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-11-27). Más de 356.000 efectivos vigilarán referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net Delcy Rodríguez realizó las declaraciones tras la reunión del Consejo de vicepresidentes junto con el Gabinete de Seguridad.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-28). European Union Eases Some Illegal Sanctions Against Venezuela. orinocotribune.com The European Union (EU) agreed to relax some of the sanctions imposed on Venezuela, with the objective of " facilitating organizations to deliver humanitarian aid," in accordance with the recommendations of the United Nations. | The group currently consisting of 27 countries agreed to introduce exceptions to the asset freeze that the EU maintains against Venezuela, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Burundi, Guinea, Lebanon, Burma, Nicaragua, Tunisia, and Zimbabwe. | Referring to United Nations (UN) resolution 2664, passed in 2022, the EU can carry out financial transactions if the objective is to ensure humanitarian assist…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-27). Jamaica is concerned about human cost in Israel-Palestine conflict. plenglish.com Kingston, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness expressed concern about the growing human cost in the Israel-Palestine conflict, and welcomed the current truce in hostilities.

Chris Hedges, The Real News Network. (2023-11-28). The Dirty Tactics Of Zionist Censorship Against Pro-Palestine Voices. popularresistance.org Joining me to discuss this censorship is Dylan Saba, a staff attorney with Palestine Legal. He was commissioned by an editor at The Guardian newspaper to write about the campaign to silence voices critical of Israel's assault but was then informed shortly before the piece was to be published that the newspaper would not run it. So let's begin with this level of censorship which is probably unprecedented since maybe immediately after the events of 9/11. I was one of them attempting to denounce the calls to invade Iraq. But let's lay out its intensity, its reach, and then let's go into perhaps the causes of it.

Chris Hedges (2023-11-27). The dirty tactics of Zionist censorship against pro-Palestine voices. therealnews.com Dylan Saba, a lawyer for Palestine Legal, was asked to write a piece on the silencing of pro-Palestine voices by The Guardian—only to then be informed at the last minute that his piece had been killed. Saba joins countless pro-Palestine activists and voices who have been targeted with termination, doxxing, harassment, censorship, and even death threats. Studio Production: D…

Editor (2023-11-27). Chris Hedges Report: Zionist Anti-Palestine Censorship Is Surging w/ Dylan Saba. scheerpost.com

Editor (2023-11-27). The Chris Hedges Report: Zionist Anti-Palestine Censorship is Surging (w/ Dylan Saba). scheerpost.com By Chris Hedges / The Real News Network Dylan Saba, a lawyer for Palestine Legal, was asked to write a piece on the silencing of pro-Palestine voices by The Guardian—only to then be informed at the last minute that his piece had been killed. Saba joins countless pro-Palestine activists and voices who have been targeted …

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