Daily Archives: November 15, 2023

2023-11-15: News Headlines

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Cuba reaffirms its solidarity with Palestinian people. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodríguez reiterated on Wednesday Cuba's solidarity and support for the Palestinian people, during the fourth cycle of the United Nations Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR).

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Economists debate on globalization in a meeting in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The 14th International Meeting of Economists on Globalization and Development Issues has on the table, this Wednesday, the analysis of the international crisis and its old and new consequences.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-15). Legal reforms strengthens human rights framework in Cuba, experts say. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The deep and wide-ranging legal reform that took place in Cuba since 2018, strengthens the institutional framework for recognizing, promoting, and protecting human rights, Yuri Pérez, president of the Cuban Society of Constitutional and Administrative Law at the Jurists National Union.

José A. Amesty R. (2023-11-15). Examen periódico universal a Cuba. globalizacion.ca El Examen Periodico Universal EPU, cuyas siglas en ingles son UPR, es un mecanismo del Consejo de Derechos Humanos CDH de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas ONU, acordando que cada estado Miembro (los 193 Estados) de las Naciones Unidas,…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). Cuba denounces in Geneva that US blockade violates human rights. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The United States blockade against Cuba is a massive, flagrant and systematic violation of human rights, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez, has stressed.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). Globalization and development meeting held in Argentina. plenglish.com Buenos Aires, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Economists, researchers and analysts will participate in the International Meeting on Globalization and Development Problems to be held at the Cuban embassy in Argentina.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-15). Human Rights Council member nations acknoledge Cuba's achievements. plenglish.com Geneva, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Almost a dozen countries recognized Cuba's efforts to promote and protect human rights during the fourth cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of the Human Rights Council.

Pacifica's CRD (2023-11-15). Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco. indybay.org Pacifica's Capitalism, Race & Democracy covers Protests against AFL-CIO Support for Palestinian Genocide; No to APEC in San Francisco; Panama on Fire; US Blockade Strangling Cuba…

teleSUR, dcdc, JCM (2023-11-15). Cuba acusa a EE.UU. de violar los DD.HH. con el bloqueo contra la isla. telesurtv.net El canciller cubano destacó que de 226 recomendaciones aceptadas en el EPU anterior, se han cumplido 215, el 95 por ciento, en tanto, aseguró el avance en los procesos de implementación de las 11 restantes.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-15). Cuba y EE.UU. analizan cumplimiento de acuerdos sobre migración. telesurtv.net El ministro de Relaciones Exteriores señaló que Cuba "instó a cumplir los acuerdos migratorios bilaterales en su integralidad y no selectivamente".

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-14). Cuban resident in Bolivia to attend Conference in Havana. plenglish.com Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban doctor living in Bolivia José Carlos León described as an increasing honor his participation in the 4th Conference on Nation and Emigration, to be held in Havana on November 18-19.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-14). Cuban resident in Guatemala prepares for Conference in Havana. plenglish.com Guatemala City, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuban-born doctor and researcher Miguel Garcés is currently preparing to attend the 4th Conference on Nation and Emigration, to be held in Havana on November 18-19.

Pavel López Lazo (2023-11-14). Cuba to strengthen ties with the European Parliament. plenglish.com Brussels, Nov 14 (Prensa Latina) Cuba ¥s National Assembly (ANPP) Secretary Homero Acosta and the Vice President of the European Parliament Marc Angel held talks on different issues such as multilateralism and inclusion.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-15). Cuban General Prosecutor concludes visit to Russia. plenglish.com Moscow, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) A delegation headed by Cuba's general attorney , Yamila Peña, ended a successful visit to Russia, the ambassador of the Caribbean nation, Julio Garmendía, told Prensa Latina.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-15). US returns 60 irregular migrants to Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The U.S. Coast Guard (SGC) returned to Cuba 60 irregular migrants who had left the country illegally by sea, the Ministry of the Interior (MININT) informed.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-11-15). Cuba for a humanistic and quality secondary education. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Basic secondary education in Cuba is distinguished by the implementation of an institutional curriculum with the particularities of each educational center, the national director of this education, Adalberto Revilla, highlighted today.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-15). US Blows Off the Whole World to Punish Cuba. libya360.wordpress.com Ann Garrison Cuban journalist Liz Oliva Fernandez When oppressed people get organized, the US gets angry. It's been punishing the people of Cuba since 1962. On November 2, the UN General Assembly voted overwhelmingly for a resolution calling on the US to lift the trade embargo against Cuba that President John Kennedy imposed in 1962. The US…

Roselena Ramirez (2023-11-15). The Wayuu People's Struggle for Clean Drinking Water in the Guajira Peninsula. america.cgtn.com The Guajira peninsula, facing the Caribbean Sea, is shared by Colombia and Venezuela. It is also home to the Way indigenous people, who are the largest indigenous group in both countries. The Wayuu face numerous challenges, but one of their main struggles is the lack of access to clean drinking water. In this report, Toby Muse tells the story of the Wayuu and their difficulties.

Staff (2023-11-15). Venezuela's Jorge Rodríguez: If EU Maintains Sanctions, It Cannot Be Invited to Observe Our Elections. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's National Assembly unanimously approved an agreement in repudiation of the decision of the European Union (EU) to extend the illegal, extortive unilateral coercive economic measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—applied by the US and its vassals against the Venezuelan people. | During an ordinary session this Tuesday, November 14, the president of Venezuela's National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, explained that the provisions established in the Barbados agreement have not been complied with, including the lifting of sanctions, for which he stressed that as long as there is a sing…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-15). Venezuela expone ante la CIJ argumentos para defender referendo sobre el Esequibo. telesurtv.net La vicemandataria Ejecutiva Delcy Rodríguez aseguró que el referendo consultivo sobre el Esequibo es un ejercicio de soberanía nacional.

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-11-15). Kellogg's Initiates Lawfare Against Venezuelan Workers. popularresistance.org The British company Kellogg Latin America Holding Company Limited has launched a fresh legal offensive against Venezuela by filing an investment arbitration claim with the International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) based in Washington DC. | As reported by the Ibero-American Arbitration Center's magazine, the claim was filed on November 9, 2023, and the multinational corporation is invoking the Venezuela — United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Bilateral Investment Treaty of 1995. | In 2018, the company unilaterally ceased operations, abruptly leaving over 500 workers jo…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-14). President Maduro Sends Letter to UN Demanding Rectification of Essequibo Dispute. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, sent a letter to the United Nations (UN) to demand "rectification of the errors it has made that affect Venezuela's sovereignty" in the case of the Essequibo territory. | During the broadcast of his program Con Maduro+, the leader reported that he had sent a document to UN Secretary General António Guterres in which he attached evidence of the errors committed by the international body regarding Venezuela and Essequibo. | With this document, Maduro hopes that the UN will act as a deterrent to the escalation that Guyana and Exxon Mobil have launch against Venezuela with…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-14). Venezuela's Vice President Arrives in The Hague to Defend Essequibo. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Vice President Delcy Rodríguez arrived in The Hague this Monday to participate in the public hearings of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) regarding Guyana's complaint about Venezuela's consultative referendum on the disputed Essequibo territory. | Rodríguez posted a video on social media to announce that she was in The Hague to defend Venezuela's historic rights to the Essequibo and to tell the world that no one is going to prevent the consultative referendum on December 3. | "With great strength, accompanied by the will of our people as one country, here we are in The Hague to defend Guayana…

kwjorinoco (2023-11-14). Journalists in Venezuela Stand with Gaza. orinocotribune.com This Friday, from the Simón Bolívar de la Torre Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a group of Venezuelan journalists raised their voices to demand an end to the genocide in the Gaza Strip. | During the meeting, they expressed their solidarity with the Palestinian people and praised the work of their colleagues working to truthfully report the atrocities committed by the Zionist government of the Israeli entity against the people of Palestine. At the same time, they noted that the hegemonic mainstream media distorts the truth and refers to the genocide instead as a "war." | The vice minister for Internationa…

Staff (2023-11-14). European Union Extends Illegal Sanctions on Venezuela Despite Energy Crisis. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-15). Presidente Maduro insta a incrementar difusión de la verdad sobre Guayana Esequiba. telesurtv.net "Venezuela hoy está en un debate muy importante para la creación de conciencia sobre el papel de los imperios en la historia de la humanidad", señaló el mandatario.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-11-15). Venezuela considered illegal Guyana's announcement on the sea. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela considered Guyana's announcement of the start of oil production by the Floating Platform for Production, Storage and Offloading, FPSO Prosperity, in the Payara oil field as contrary to International Public Law.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-15). Venezuela recalled the 35th anniversary of Palestinian Independence. plenglish.com Caracas, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro today remembered the 35th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence of Palestine, which occurred, he said, being a victim of genocide.

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela at the International Court of Justice to Defeat Guyana's Judicial Colonialism. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez announced that Venezuela arrived at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to defeat Guyana's claim over Essequibo, which she referred to as an act of "judicial colonialism." At a press conference from The Hague this Tuesday, November 14, Rodríguez described Guyana's attempt to cancel Venezuela's consultative referendum on Essequibo as an "atrocity." | "We have come to defeat Guyana's claim of judicial colonialism by instrumentalizing this Court to stop the unstoppable: that on December 3, Venezuelans vote in our consultative referendum," said Delcy Rodríguez. | She not…

Ana Perdigón (2023-11-15). Venezuela Recovers Right to Vote at UNESCO. orinocotribune.com Venezuela recovered its right to vote in the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). This was reported by the country's ambassador to the organization, Rodulfo Pérez. He highlighted that Venezuela's first vote was in defense of Palestine and in condemnation of the Israeli entity's aggression against the defenseless civilian population of Palestine. | "Justice for Palestine, cessation of aggression! 96 votes in favor, 8 votes against, 33 abstentions," wrote the Venezuelan diplomat on social media this Monday, November 13. | In January 2022, Venezuela lost its right to vote in the…

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-15). Antigua and Barbuda seeks closer ties with Saudi Arabia. plenglish.com Saint Johns, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Gaston Browne, plans to cooperate with Saudi Arabia in areas such as education and health, according to the official's statements reproduced today by a local media.

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