2023-08-12: News Headlines

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Un millón de firmas para sacar a Cuba de lista de terroristas. telesurtv.net Se trata de una campaña para reunir más de un millón de firmas exigiendo a Biden que retire a Cuba de la Lista de Estados Patrocinadores del Terrorismo. La petición puede firmarse en línea o en versión impresa.

Peoples Dispatch (2023-08-11). People's movements across the world say: Cuba is not a state sponsor of terror! peoplesdispatch.org Movement organizations collect signatures for the "Let Cuba Live" campaign to demand that Cuba be removed from the US state sponsors of terrorism list…

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Africans thank Cuba and Fidel Castro for their formation. plenglish.com Addis Ababa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Messages of gratitude to Cuba and the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro Ruz for having formed them as good people prevailed on Friday during a virtual meeting with graduates from Africa.


Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Costa Rica proposes annual day against U.S. blockade of Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Costa Rican delegation to the 3rd Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba proposed on Friday the celebration of an annual Central American day to call for the end of the economic and commercial US blockade against Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). MINREX: A million signatures to exclude Cuba from SST list. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Foreign Ministry (minrex) called on Friday to join global appeal to demand the U.S. government to exclude Cuba from the spurious States Sponsoring Terrorism (SST) list and the end of thr unjust and hostile blockade against Cuba.

Oraily Madruga Rios (2023-08-11). Nicaraguan group rejects U.S. blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Tegucigalpa, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Nicaraguan Anti-imperialist Network of Solidarity with the Peoples Augusto C. Sandino, rejected on Friday the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed by the United States on Cuba.


Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Tribute activities to Fidel in Cuban province. plenglish.com Ciego de àÅvila, Cuba, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with literary works related to stages in the life of Fidel Castro, is today among the activities in this central province of Cuba, in homage to the revolutionary leader for the 97th anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuba to host International Wine Festival. plenglish.com The Festival, to be held from October 4 to 6, at the 1930 Hall of the Hotel Nacional of Cuba, will arouse great expectations among nations with commercial and tourist relations with Cuba, the Hotel's Commercial Director Deivid Silva said. | Silva announced that Freixenet Group, Inversiones Pucara S.A. (IPSA), Bodegas Torres, Masía Vallformosa (VFMS), Joan Sardá, and Destilerías MG Cuba, among others, will attend the event. | A group of Italian and Mexican wineries and wine companies awaiting approval from the Chamber of Commerce of Cuba (CCC) and several Cuban micro, small, and medium-sized (MSMEs) producing arti…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Cuba condemns assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate. plenglish.com The event, which occurred this Wednesday, shocked the international community and provoked the rejection of governments of all political persuasions in the world. | In this sense, Minrex, on its Twitter profile, sent condolences to relatives of Villavicencio, a journalist by profession and presidential candidate for the Movimiento Construye coalition. | Also on that social network, the General Director of Latin America and the Caribbean of the Cuban Foreign Ministry, Eugenio Martínez Enríquez, reported the delivery of a Note Verbale to the Ecuadorian Foreign Ministry "expressing profound condemnation of the assas…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). Tribute activities to Fidel in Cuban province. plenglish.com Ciego de àÅvila, Cuba, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) An exhibition with literary works related to stages in the life of Fidel Castro, is today among the activities in this central province of Cuba, in homage to the revolutionary leader for the 97th anniversary of his birth.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). CubaCoop demands French banks stop bowing to US blockade against Cuba. plenglish.com Paris, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The Cuba Cooperation France Association (CubaCoop) asked President Emmanuel Macron on Friday to act so that French banks stop bowing to the extraterritoriality of the United States blockade against Cuba.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Cuban hero meets with solidarity movement in Russia. plenglish.com Guerrero thanked Russian friends for their efforts and support for his release and that of his comrades who were unjustly imprisoned in the United States for fighting terrorism. | "The feelings of solidarity and friendship from friends like you made the years of imprisonment more bearable for us and gave us the strength to continue our struggle," he added. | Guerrero told his Russian friends that a revolutionary always has a reason to fight and to demonstrate the rightness of the cause he is defending. The most important thing is to transmit this spirit to the new generations, which are much more prepared than t…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-08-11). Graziella Pogolotti's literature and pedagogy available in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Sixty-five chronicles written by Graziella Pogolotti, an outstanding Cuban intellectual and winner of the National Literary Prize, have been collected under the title "En Busca del Unicornio" (In Search of the Unicorn), which is available to readers on Thursday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba highlights Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-08-11). Former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba praises Fidel Castro's legacy. plenglish.com Panama, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The legacy of the leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro (1926-2016), is multiplying in Latin America and the world, former Panamanian Ambassador to Cuba Lucho Gomez said on Friday.

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-08-11). Some 68 percent of Haitians support military deployment. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) Some 68 percent of Haitians think that the the police are incapable of solving the problem of insecurity, and support the deployment of an international force, according to a survey.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). LGBTQH Groups Outraged by Homophobic Attacked in Puerto Rico. telesurenglish.net Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. With 40 and 30 percent of their bodies burned respectively, they were victims of this inhumane act last Thursday, while they were at their home located in Rawson; they are currently hospitalized at the Marcial Quiroga hospital. | Naira Castillo and Federico Navarro were burned after a package delivered by a delivery service exploded. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan President Asks the Military to Keep Their Guard Up. telesurenglish.net On Friday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro asked the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) to remain vigilant to guarantee peace in this South American nation, which has been the target on several occasions of U.S.-backed external threats to its political stability. | RELATED: | "FANB keep your guard up. Always stay vigilant. You have the duty and responsibility to guarantee our republic's stability, territorial i…

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Venezuelan Attorney General Ratifies Victory Over Novo Bank. telesurenglish.net The Venezuelan Attorney General, Reinaldo Muñoz, described as an "extraordinary victory" the ruling of the Judicial Court of Lisbon, Portugal, which requires Novo Bank to return more than 1.5 billion dollars that had been withheld. | Related: | In an exclusive interview to the news multiplatform teleSUR, the official emphasized that in the coming weeks and months, this victory may be used in favor of the country.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente venezolano lidera reunión con las FANB. telesurtv.net El mandatario anunció la aprobación de recursos, a través de la Misión Venezuela Bella, para recuperar todas las academias militares del país.

teleSUR, SH (2023-08-11). Presidente Maduro condena asesinato de candidato ecuatoriano. telesurtv.net El mandatario venezolano repudió que bandas criminales ligadas al narcotráfico se apoderen de parte de la sociedad…

Misión Verdad (2023-08-11). International Red Cross' Shady Business. orinocotribune.com The Venezuelan Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ) The organization announced a reconfiguration of its…

scorinoco (2023-08-11). Venezuela: Electoral Nominations Committee Presents Lists of Eligible Candidates for National Electoral Council Rectors. orinocotribune.com The National Assembly of Venezuela's Electoral Nominations Committee has submitted the list of 104 eligible candidates for the National Electoral Council (CNE) rector posts. | During the ordinary session of the National Assembly on Thursday, August 10, President of the 2023 Electoral Nominations Committee Deputy Giusseppe Alessandrello submitted to the president of the National Assembly, Jorge Rodríguez, the list of 104 Venezuelans eligible for the position of principal and alternate rectors of the CNE. | "I thank all the members of the committee for their continuous hard work for 56 days," Alessandrello said upo…

Staff (2023-08-11). Communist Party of Venezuela Expresses Solidarity With Far-Right Politician María Corina Machado. orinocotribune.com As the road to the 2024 presidential elections moves forward, different political alliances that are being formed are becoming more and more transparent; this is especially clear in the solidarity shown by the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) towards the candidate for the far-right opposition primaries, María Corina Machado. | In a press conference held this Monday, August 7, the PCV asked the Attorney General's Office to investigate the governor of Trujillo, Gerardo Márquez, for statements—allegedly aimed at María Corina—asking PSUV supporters in the city of Pampanito to condemn, with force if nece…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2023-08-11). Presentan lista de elegibles para rectores del CNE en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Giusseppe Alessandrello explicó que en el segundo llamado se recibieron 153 postulaciones.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Presidente de Venezuela firma activación de zona económica especial. telesurtv.net La reunión versó sobre el fortalecimiento del modelo de desarrollo económico soberano y el avance de la producción nacional para garantizar el encadenamiento productivo.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-08-11). Procurador de Venezuela ratifica victoria sobre Novo Bank. telesurtv.net El funcionario destacó que en las próximas semanas y los próximos meses, esa victoria podrá ser aprovechada en favor del país.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-08-11). Venezuela celebra decisión de corte portuguesa sobre activos. telesurtv.net El Tribunal Judicial del Distrito de Lisboa, Portugal, ordenó el miércoles devolver a Venezuela unos 1.500 millones de dólares que se encontraban retenidos en el Novo Bank.

teleSUR (2023-08-11). Antigua & Barbuda Mother and Daughter on Space Trip. telesurenglish.net CEO of the Antigua and Barbuda Tourism Authority: "the event will serve as an inspiration to all who wish to travel to space and a reminder to the people of his country that Antigua and Barbuda has broken barriers." | Keisha Schahaff and Anastatia Mayers, the first Caribbean women in space. Aug. 11, 2023.

teleSUR- hvh, DRL (2023-08-11). Registran más de 97.000 muertes por ciclones entre 1980 y 2019. telesurtv.net La investigación reveló que el sureste de Asia y América Latina y el Caribe reportaron las mayores cifras de decesos.

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2023-08-11). Mantienen cinco provincias dominicanas en alerta verde por lluvias. telesurtv.net El documento alerta que las intensas lluvias pueden ocasionar crecidas de ríos y otras fuente fluviales.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-08-11). President of the Dominican Republic travels to New York. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, traveled today to New York, United States, to attend various events, including the Dominican Parade in Manhattan, on August 13.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2023-08-11). Continúa alerta en 13 provincias dominicanas por vaguada. telesurtv.net Las autoridades indicaron que tres provincias están en alerta amarilla: Monte Plata, Monseñor Nouel, María Trinidad Sánchez.

Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-08-11). Dominica approves initiative to boost agricultural sector. plenglish.com Roseau, Aug 11 (Prensa Latina) The ministries of Commerce and Agriculture signed a memorandum of understanding to establish the first agricultural procurement facility in Dominica to help solve a long-standing problem.

Riva Enteen (2023-08-11). On the Brink of World War, Does the UN Still Have a Raison d'être? covertactionmagazine.com Fifty years ago, Jamaican musician Jimmy Cliff sang: Well, they tell me of a pie up in the skyWaiting for me when I dieBut between the day you're born and when you dieThey never seem to hear even your crySo as sure as the sun will shineI'm gonna get my share now, what's mine. Today, …

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