Monthly Archives: February 2024

2024-02-10: News Headlines

National Single Payer, Popular Resistance. (2024-02-10). What The US Can Learn From The Cuban Health Care System. popularresistance.org David Ramirez Alvarez is Second Secretary in the Cuban Embassy, representing Cuba's cultural and political forces sectors. He will be presenting an historical and current analysis of the Cuban health care system, how it differs from our profit-driven system, how Cuba provides comprehensive primary and quaternary health services in the face of a decades' long illegal and brutal U.S. blockade and still has better outcomes than ours. Ramirez Alvarez will also address how the training of health care providers and scientists in Cuba is intimately connected to the socialist culture derived from the Cuban Revolution. Is…

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Interviene Primer Ministro cubano en evento anual de la COTAL. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) El miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, encabeza la delegación cubana que asistirá a la Cumbre Mundial de Gobiernos, que tendrá lugar en Dubái, Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos (EAU).

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Sancionar países por ´terrorismo ª va contra el derecho internacional. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Expertos de Naciones Unidas se han comunicado con el Gobierno de Estados Unidos para exhortarlo una vez más a revisar su marco nacional, que suscita sanciones específicas contra los Estados designados como patrocinadores del terrorismo, lista en la que está incluida Cuba.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Concluye en Cuba XIV Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) El XIV Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior Universidad 2024 llega hoy a su última jornada, tras cuatro días de intensos debates enfocados en como estimular una enseñanza más pertinente, de calidad y con compromiso social.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Estrechan Cuba y Francia alianzas en el ámbito educativo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Representantes de Cuba y Francia abordaron experiencias y oportunidades en la internacionalización de la educación superior en las universidades de la isla, en un taller celebrado en el contexto del XIV Congreso Universidad 2024.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Abanderan delegación de Santiago de Cuba a XI Congreso de la FMC. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) La delegación de Santiago de Cuba al XI Congreso de la Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC), a efectuarse el próximo mes de marzo en La Habana, fue abanderada en el Cementerio Patrimonial de Santa Ifigenia.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Dr. Jemima Pierre: Haiti Doesn't Have a 'Gang' Problem, It Has a US Imperialism Problem. libya360.wordpress.com Haiti doesn't have a 'gang' problem, it has a US imperialism problem, says Dr. Jemima Pierre, Professor of Global Race in the Institute of Race, Gender, Sexuality and Social Justice (GRSJ) at the University of British Columbia and a member of Black Alliance for Peace. Pierre joins hosts Eugene and Rania to discuss the nationwide…

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-09). Impact Of The Haitian Revolution On Resistance History. popularresistance.org This year represents the 98th anniversary of the launching of "Negro History Week" in 1926, later named Black History Month in 1976, after the federal government issued a proclamation in recognition of the contributions of African American people under the administration of President Gerald R. Ford. | The commemoration was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering scholar and public intellectual who founded the Journal of Negro History in 1915 and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History the following year, 1916. | Woodson's origins within the African American working class is a demonstration…

Adam Fishbein (2024-02-09). Haiti News Round-Up No. 12: US Backs De Facto Prime Minister Amid Increasing Protests Calling for His Resignation. cepr.net Around 1 a.m. on February 8, de facto prime minister Ariel Henry addressed the nation, calling for calm and making clear that he would not resign. Henry's remarks came after several weeks of demonstrations calling for the leader to relinquish power, which culminated in large protests in Port-au-Prince and across the country this week. Various …

UOFCHA (2024-02-09). Haiti: Impact of civil unrest on the humanitarian response – Flash Update (7 to 9 February 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Haiti | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | Highlights | ‚Ä¢ Since the last update on 7 February, the situation across the country has remained volatile, continuing to affect humanitarian operations. Suspension or a slow down of activities have been noted across the country, both from UN agencies, international and national NGOs. | ‚Ä¢ In Gonaives, a handful of cases of looting and arson have been reported, with food storages being targeted. | ‚Ä¢ Humanitarian organisations are concerne…

UOFCHA (2024-02-09). Haiti: Impact des manifestations sur la réponse humanitaire – Flash Update (du 7 au 9 février 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Haiti | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file. | Points saillants | ‚Ä¢ Depuis la dernière mise à jour du 7 février, la situation dans le pays est restée volatile et continue d'affecter les opérations humanitaires. Des suspensions ou des ralentissements d'activités ont été constatés dans tout le pays, tant de la part des agences des Nations Unies que des ONG internationales et nationales. | ‚Ä¢ Au GonaàØves, des cas de pillages et d'incendies ont été signalés, des entrepà¥ts de nourriture ont été…

Ariadna Eljuri, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-02-10). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies To Burkina Faso Delegation. popularresistance.org This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-02-10). Washington Promotes Opposition Candidate Setting the Stage for Delegitimizing the Venezuelan Presidential Election. libya360.wordpress.com Roger D. Harris Image: HFAC Roundtable: "The Fight for Freedom in Venezuela: A Conversation with María Corina Machado" Despite continuous US-led hybrid warfare to overthrow the socialist project, this month marks the 25th anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. The Venezuelan government of President Nicolás Maduro has successfully forced the US to de facto engage with…

Ociel Ali Lopez (2024-02-10). US Ponders on Venezuela: Repeat the Mistake of 'Guaidó experience' or Consent to Another Candidate? orinocotribune.com By Ociel Alí López — Feb 9, 2024 | The Venezuelan extreme-right politician María Corina Machado, who created the phrase "until the end," has come up with a new mantra: "there can be no elections without me." She has been one of the biggest proponents of voting abstention and foreign intervention. She also supposedly This time she has taken the electoral route, although it seems that…

scorinoco (2024-02-10). Venezuela Condemns US Interference in Internal Affairs (+Fake Attack on Machado). orinocotribune.com The foreign affairs minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil, condemned another attempt by the government of the United States to interfere in the internal affairs of Venezuela, and advised the US under secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs, Brian A. Nichols, "to distance himself from such position." | "Mr. Nichols not only shows cynicism in speaking of violence from the bloodiest empire ever known, but he is also a great liar who shamelessly reproduces any bullshit from his failed protégés in our country," Minister Gil wrote in a Twitter post. "I advise him to move away from such position and avoid creating a…

Staff (2024-02-10). Venezuela's National Assembly Condemns European Parliament's Interventionist Resolution (+Persona Non Grata). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( In a new example of imperial interference, on Thursday, February 8, the European…

Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2024-02-10). Dawn Is Breaking Out All Over, And The World Is Waking Up. popularresistance.org On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. On that day in 1999, Hugo Chávez took office as the president of Venezuela and began a process of Latin American integration that — because of US intransigence — accelerated into an anti-imperialist process. Chávez's government, understanding that it would not be able to govern on behalf of the people and address their needs if it remained tied to the 1961 Constitution, pushed for deeper and deeper democratisation. In April 1999, a referendum was held to set up a Constituent Assembly, task…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-02-09). Colombia's exports to Venezuela grew 6.5 percent. plenglish.com According to a press release from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, of the total in value, 95 percent corresponded to non-mining energy goods, or 640.2 million dollars, for a growth of 6.3 percent compared to 2022. | Through all borders, airports and ports, 370,090 tons were dispatched, a growth of 8.4 percent in volume of goods, the statement added. | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña emphasized that we are moving forward in a purposeful and positive way in the process of reestablishing our relationship with Venezuela. | "We have the deepening of the Partial Scope Trade Agree…

Ana Perdigón (2024-02-09). Diosdado Cabello: Chavismo Ready for Presidential Elections Whenever CNE Chooses. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, has stated that the party is ready for presidential elections to be held whenever the National Electoral Council (CNE) calls them. | During the broadcast of his television program Con el Mazo Dando this Thursday, February 8, Cabello said that the forces of Chavismo are prepared to take part in the electoral process whenever it is determined and convened by the CNE. "The ones who decide are the CNE, but I'm going to tell you something," he noted, "if the Electoral Power determines that the elections are in March, then we are re…

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-09). AN de Venezuela rechaza resolución del Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net El Parlamento venezolano recalcó que esta acción viola y desconoce flagrantemente principios del derecho internacional.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-09). àöltima fecha de infarto para el Preolímpico Venezuela 2024. telesurtv.net Las cuatro selecciones del cuadrangular final se verán las caras el domingo en el Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte para jugarse la vida por el pase a los Juegos Olímpicos Brasil 2024.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Arranca el celebre carnaval de El Callao en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Los carnavales de El Callao cuentan con características propias, debido a la mezcla de los migrantes que han llegado a la región por la explotación de oro.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Venezuela y Dominicana jugarán la final de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net Los Tigres del Licey aspiran a conseguir su décima segunda Serie del Caribe, por su parte los Tiburones de La Guaira buscará su primer campeonato.

UOFCHA (2024-02-09). Venezuela: Contactos de Coordinación Humanitaria (Febrero, 2024). reliefweb.int Country: Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | Source: UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs | Please refer to the attached file.

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-09). Dawn is breaking out all over, and the World is waking up: The Sixth Newsletter (2024). mronline.org On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution.

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2024-02-09: News Headlines

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Interviene Primer Ministro cubano en evento anual de la COTAL. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) El miembro del Buró Político y primer ministro, Manuel Marrero Cruz, encabeza la delegación cubana que asistirá a la Cumbre Mundial de Gobiernos, que tendrá lugar en Dubái, Emiratos àÅrabes Unidos (EAU).

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Sancionar países por ´terrorismo ª va contra el derecho internacional. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Expertos de Naciones Unidas se han comunicado con el Gobierno de Estados Unidos para exhortarlo una vez más a revisar su marco nacional, que suscita sanciones específicas contra los Estados designados como patrocinadores del terrorismo, lista en la que está incluida Cuba.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Concluye en Cuba XIV Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) El XIV Congreso Internacional de Educación Superior Universidad 2024 llega hoy a su última jornada, tras cuatro días de intensos debates enfocados en como estimular una enseñanza más pertinente, de calidad y con compromiso social.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Estrechan Cuba y Francia alianzas en el ámbito educativo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) Representantes de Cuba y Francia abordaron experiencias y oportunidades en la internacionalización de la educación superior en las universidades de la isla, en un taller celebrado en el contexto del XIV Congreso Universidad 2024.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-02-09). Abanderan delegación de Santiago de Cuba a XI Congreso de la FMC. radiohc.cu La Habana, 9 de feb (RHC) La delegación de Santiago de Cuba al XI Congreso de la Federación de Mujeres Cubanas (FMC), a efectuarse el próximo mes de marzo en La Habana, fue abanderada en el Cementerio Patrimonial de Santa Ifigenia.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-08). Preparan extensa gira de Ballet de Camagàºey por Centroamérica. radiohc.cu San Salvador, 8 feb (RHC) El Teatro Presidente de la capital de El Salvador acogerá al Ballet de Clásico de Cuba que iniciará este mes una gira por Centroamérica, informaron hoy los organizadores.

Bárbara Gómez (2024-02-08). Visita presidente cubano bioeléctrica de región central del país. radiohc.cu La Habana, 8 feb (RHC) El presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel, dialogó este jueves con los trabajadores de la bioeléctrica aledaña al central azucarero Ciro Redondo, en Ciego de àÅvila, donde conoció de las principales dificultades que frenan su adecuado funcionamiento.

Martha Ríos (2024-02-08). No solo teoría en Universidad 2024 (+Podcast). radiohc.cu La Habana, 8 feb (RHC) Más que un asunto para jornadas teóricas en el XIV Congreso internacional de Educación Superior, el tema de la Universidades y su necesaria contribución al desarrollo es también parte de la experiencia práctica que muestra Cuba en esa cita.

Abayomi Azikiwe, Black Agenda Report. (2024-02-09). Impact Of The Haitian Revolution On Resistance History. popularresistance.org This year represents the 98th anniversary of the launching of "Negro History Week" in 1926, later named Black History Month in 1976, after the federal government issued a proclamation in recognition of the contributions of African American people under the administration of President Gerald R. Ford. | The commemoration was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a pioneering scholar and public intellectual who founded the Journal of Negro History in 1915 and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History the following year, 1916. | Woodson's origins within the African American working class is a demonstration…

Ryan Cristián (2024-02-08). Haiti Fights To End Western Exploitation, Congo Continues To Be Manipulated & Israel Defeated Itself. thelastamericanvagabond.com Welcome to The Daily Wrap Up, a concise show dedicated to bringing you the most relevant independent news, as we see it, from the last 24 hours (2/8/24). As always, take the information discussed in the video below and research it for yourself, and come to your own conclusions. Anyone telling you what the truth

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Haiti: People Demand Resignation of Prime Minister. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Haitians went to bed without the satisfaction of seeing Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign, but on Thursday they took to the streets to continue their efforts to force him to hand over power. | RELATED: | The riots have almost paralyzed this capital city, where the demonstrators erected dozens of barricades with tires and set them on fire. | Stores, schools, public and private institutions closed their doors, while traffic was practically…

UN Children's Fund (2024-02-08). UNICEF urges all parties to safeguard children amid latest unrest in Haiti. reliefweb.int Country: Haiti | Source: UN Children's Fund | Statement attributable to Bruno Maes, UNICEF Representative in Haiti | PORT-AU-PRINCE, 8 February 2024 — UNICEF is deeply concerned by recent reports highlighting the violence faced and witnessed by children during the current socio-political events in Haiti. We urge all stakeholders to ensure that children are protected, regardless of their situation. | Protecting children should be the priority. UNICEF calls on everyone to protect children and take all necessary measures to prevent their exposure to violent events, which could jeopardize their safety and li…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-02-09). Colombia's exports to Venezuela grew 6.5 percent. plenglish.com According to a press release from the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, of the total in value, 95 percent corresponded to non-mining energy goods, or 640.2 million dollars, for a growth of 6.3 percent compared to 2022. | Through all borders, airports and ports, 370,090 tons were dispatched, a growth of 8.4 percent in volume of goods, the statement added. | Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism Germán Umaña emphasized that we are moving forward in a purposeful and positive way in the process of reestablishing our relationship with Venezuela. | "We have the deepening of the Partial Scope Trade Agree…

teleSUR, MER (2024-02-09). AN de Venezuela rechaza resolución del Parlamento Europeo. telesurtv.net El Parlamento venezolano recalcó que esta acción viola y desconoce flagrantemente principios del derecho internacional.

teleSUR, MS (2024-02-09). àöltima fecha de infarto para el Preolímpico Venezuela 2024. telesurtv.net Las cuatro selecciones del cuadrangular final se verán las caras el domingo en el Estadio Nacional Brígido Iriarte para jugarse la vida por el pase a los Juegos Olímpicos Brasil 2024.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Arranca el celebre carnaval de El Callao en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Los carnavales de El Callao cuentan con características propias, debido a la mezcla de los migrantes que han llegado a la región por la explotación de oro.

teleSUR, SH (2024-02-09). Venezuela y Dominicana jugarán la final de la Serie del Caribe. telesurtv.net Los Tigres del Licey aspiran a conseguir su décima segunda Serie del Caribe, por su parte los Tiburones de La Guaira buscará su primer campeonato.

Ariadna Eljuri (2024-02-08). ExxonMobil Threatens Trespassing Venezuela's Territorial Waters, Vice President and Defense Minister Respond. orinocotribune.com The vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, has condemned the recent statements of the president of ExxonMobil, Alistair Routledge, who confirmed that the oil conglomerate will continue their operations in Guyana, even in waters yet to be delimited, including the disputed Essequibo territory. | The vice president said that these statements "violate the Argyle Agreements and international legality," and emphasized that "Venezuela will not rest in its defense of the Essequibo territory and will assert its rights in any circumstances that may arise," issuing her condemnation via social media this Wednesday, Fe…

Staff (2024-02-08). Venezuela & Burkina Faso Sign 20 Cooperation Agreements. orinocotribune.com During the visit to Caracas by a delegation from Burkina Faso headed by Foreign Minister Jean-Marie Traoré, 20 agreements were signed in various sectors. The first Joint Commission between the two nations saw them forge partnerships in aeronautics, agriculture, civil protection, culture, sports, oil, education, university education, science, and technology. | Cooperation ties were strengthened in various strategic areas for the development of both nations, stated Venezuela's Minister for Foreign Affairs Yván Gil during the signing ceremony held this Wednesday, February 7, at the Casa Amarilla, headquarters of the…

Staff (2024-02-08). Venezuela Presents Anti-Blockade Policies to Burkina Faso Delegation. orinocotribune.com This Wednesday, Venezuelan vice minister for anti-blockade policy, William Castillo, made a presentation to the visiting delegation from Burkina Faso. Castillo's presentation covered the impact on Venezuela's economy of the illegal coercive measures—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—imposed by the US and its vassals and spoke about how Venezuela has overcome them. | In a statement, Castillo wrote that both parties agreed that "the sanctions are part of an illegal and criminal foreign policy and of a model of neocolonialism that uses attacks on the economy as a spearhead for the geopolitical c…

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Bolton Obstructed US-Venezuela Relations: President Maduro. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro revealed that former Secretary of State John Bolton blocked a meeting with then-President Donald Trump at the United Nations General Assembly in 2018. | RELATED: | "Trump and I almost met. Both of us wanted to see each other, and I was ready to go meet with Trump. However, we received a call announcing that the meeting was postponed, even though the coordination of the encounter was already in place," the…

teleSUR (2024-02-08). Venezuela Rejects Threats from ExxonMobil. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez rejected statements made by ExxonMobil President Alistair Routledge regarding Guyana's alignment with the United States on security matters. | RELATED: | "Venezuela rejects the threatening statements of ExxonMobil's president, Alistair Routledge. This energy multinational not only usurps Guyana's sovereignty but also influences the highest authorities of that country,…

Vijay Prashad (2024-02-08). Dawn Is Breaking out All Over, and the World Is Waking Up. dissidentvoice.org Sheroanawe Hakihiiwe (Venezuela), Hema ahu (Spider Web with Dew in the Morning), 2021. On 2 February 2024, the people of Venezuela celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Bolivarian Revolution. On that day in 1999, Hugo Chávez took office as the president of Venezuela and began a process of Latin American integration that — because of …

Richard S. Dunn (2024-02-08). Guyana Is Being Used As A "Pawn" Against Venezuela. covertactionmagazine.com The current border impasse between Guyana and Venezuela is yet another example of United States imperialism's design to expand and usurp countries' natural resources around the world and reinforce its geopolitical agenda. The hegemonic stranglehold of the United States and its multinationals are challenged by China and Russia mainly, with Saudi Arabia following as "runner …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-02-08). Debates could become mandatory in Dom Rep. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) A Commission of the Central Electoral Board (JCE) at the Dominican Republic Chamber of Deputies reportedly approved a document on a bill that would oblige the candidates for elective posts to participate in debates.

teleSUR (2024-02-08). DR: Electoral Debates Could Be Mandatory. telesurenglish.net The five congressmen authors of this idea argue that Law 20-23 itself attributes to the JCE the responsibility of promoting the realization of debates on the programs presented by the parties. | More than eight million Dominicans are summoned to the polls this February 18 for the municipal elections. Feb. 8, 2024.

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