(2022-03-05). Guaidó's Achievement: US Judge Orders Auction of CITGO (+OFAC). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, March 2, Leonard Stark, a judge for the District of Delaware, approved the start of the procedure for the sale of shares of the Venezuelan state-owned CITGO Petroleum Corp., which includes "the selection of a winning offer," reported The Wall Street Journal. | Stark made this ruling despite the fact that the company is covered by a resolution from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department that prevents its liquidation without prior authorization from OFAC. The OFAC has been in de facto control of CITGO since 2019, when Washington ignored the authorities designated by…
(2022-03-05). [Perspectives] Sally Grantham-McGregor: pioneer in early childhood development. thelancet.com "I can still be horrified by the poverty in the world and how it affects children's development", says Sally Grantham-McGregor, Emeritus Professor of International Child Health at University College London (UCL), UK, and the doyenne of early childhood development (ECD). In pioneering work in Jamaica, she developed a low-cost early childhood intervention and showed that it can have long-term benefits for children. Now called Reach Up, it has been implemented in 16 countries, with several, including China and Peru, rolling it out as a national programme.
(2022-03-04). US Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Feb 28, 2022 | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine. | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor has admitted that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine intentionally seek to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. | The United States imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia following Moscow's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk Peop…
(2022-03-04). Armando Capiró: øQué me falta por hacer?, ir al Palmar de Junco (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Capiró es cacique en su tierra. Como todo hombre de pueblo, ha vivido su vida entera en Santiago de las Vegas, en el municipio habanero de Boyeros. Le bastaron 14 Series Nacionales para llegar a la inmortalidad. Pasan los años y sigue el mito. Al dar con su casa, orientada por varias voces en el camino, lo encuentro sentado en el portal. Capiró, que el 22 de marzo cumplirá 74 años, anda suspendido, como meditando con sus santos, conversando con sus plantas o rememorando alguna jugada del pasado.
(2022-03-04). SNB 61: Azucareros aumentan zafra beisbolera. cubadebate.cu Los Azucareros de Villa Clara continuaron robándose los titulares beisboleros al conseguir esta tarde de jueves la única barrida de los duelos semanales, y extender así su racha ganadora a diez partidos en línea.
(2022-03-04). Las 3 del día: Sobre la reanudación de visas en la embajada de EEUU en La Habana y las noticias del 3 de marzo (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu Sobre la reanudación de visas en la embajada de EEUU en La Habana y el anuncio de la filial canadiense de RevoluGroup de haber recibido autorización del Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos para hacer transferencias a Cuba, conversamos con nuestro periodista de asuntos internacionales Oliver Zamora.
(2022-03-04). Vuelve el Ballet Nacional a Santiago de Cuba. cubadebate.cu En la conferencia de prensa, la directora, Viengsay Valdés, explicó la satisfacción por bailar Coppelia, una pieza muy importante que hace ocho años no interpretaban en Cuba, siendo parte entrañable del repertorio desde 1948, año de la fundación de la compañía.
(2022-03-04). La pistola caliente de esta guerra. cubadebate.cu Circula por los medios sociales la desinformación de siempre y mucho más. La guerra en redes durante el conflicto entre Rusia y Ucrania tiene un enfoque multiplataforma: censura, ataques cibernénticos, declaraciones políticas, campañas de viralización, cibertropas, memes… Son todo eso y una pistola caliente que permite prolongar ante los ojos del mundo los sistemas militares y de inteligencia de las partes en conflicto, aunque aquí llevan las ventaja la coalición de las multinacionales tecnológicas, el gobierno de Estados Unidos y la OTAN.
(2022-03-04). Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País inició jornada conmemorativa por su 230 aniversario. cubadebate.cu El próximo 9 de enero de 2023 la Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País (SEAP), cumplirá 230 años de existencia comprometida con el lema que la ha identificado a través de los siglos XVIII al XXI: "Pro Patria". Sus integrantes han elaborado un amplio programa de actividades conmemorativas de marcado perfil científico.
(2022-03-04). What Imaginary Incubators Can Teach Us About Ukraine. dissidentvoice.org 
(my book from 2004) When I write or post about the blatant propaganda swirling around the situation in Ukraine, some people get angry… at me. They don't want to accept the truth so they take my highly-researched analysis personally. In turn, some will even attack me personally. I've been doing this a long time so …
(2022-03-04). Ministerio del Interior esclarece robo de motos eléctricas en La Habana. cubadebate.cu La actuación eficaz de los órganos de enfrentamiento del Ministerio del Interior (Minint), de conjunto con la población, permitieron esclarecer de manera rápida el robo de seis motos eléctricas. El proceso investigativo demostró la participación de cuatro ciudadanos; dos de ellos realizaron el robo y dos fueron receptadores.
(2022-03-04). Con Filo: La neutralidad imposible (+ Video). cubadebate.cu Las redes sociales son también un arma de colonización ideológica, prometen ser una herramienta para dar voz, cuando en realidad lo que hacen es legitimar la voz cantante, y casi siempre "pagante", y desacreditar al resto. Sobre las redes sociales (digitales), "ese paraíso de libertad" donde interactuamos cada día, hablamos hoy.
(2022-03-04). Total de casos de covid-19 en EEUU podría estar cerca de los 140 millones, casi el doble de la cantidad informada. cubadebate.cu En Estados Unidos ha habido unas 140 millones de infecciones de covid-19 desde principios de la pandemia, -casi el doble de la cantidad informada- muestran unos datos recientes de los Centros para el Control y la Prevención de Enfermedades de EE.UU. 140 millones de estadounidenses han tenido covid-19, lo que representa el 43% de la población de este país.
(2022-03-04). In Haiti, misery breeds resistance. workers.org 
Thousands of Haitian garment workers, mainly women, have hit the streets in February demanding that the government raise their minimum wage to 1,500 gourdes (about $14) for a 9-hour day. They currently make 500 gourdes (about $4.80) a day. The workers, mostly women who spend over half their salaries on . . . |
(2022-03-04). US Judge Approves Venezuela's CITGO Auction Process. venezuelanalysis.com Any sale of CITGO shares is still pending authorization from the Biden administration.
(2022-03-04). Venezuela to Continue Receiving Russian Tourists. orinocotribune.com 
Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Ali Ernesto Padrón, confirmed this Thursday, March 4, that Venezuela will continue to receive Russian tourists through the Moscow-Porlamar (Margarita Island) charter operation. | Through his Twitter account, Minister Padrón reported that he had held a telephone meeting with the head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency (Rostourism), Zarina Doguzova, with whom he reached several agreements. | Both authorities agreed, amongst other things, to continue the regular flights provided by the Venezuelan airline Conviasa, which link the two countries. They also expressed their optimism th…
(2022-03-04). Venezuela: Jorge Arreaza Appointed Minister for Communes. orinocotribune.com As he outlined the path for the new stage of rejuvenation in the construction of Bolivarian socialism, President Nicolás Maduro Moros announced this Thursday, March 3, the appointment of Jorge Arreaza to…
(2022-03-04). Venezuela Approves Report on Crimes Committed by 2016-2020 Opposition Parliament. orinocotribune.com Earlier today, the special commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) investigating the crimes perpetrated against the country by the AN board of the 2016-2020 term presented the conclusions of its report. The report provided an account of the actions harmful to Venezuela that were carried out by the extreme right. | The document was approved unanimously, and the president of the commission, José Brito, during the regular session of Thursday, mentioned that there are 442 individuals involved in the investigation. Of these, 203 are former deputies. | The additional 239 are people designated by former depu…
(2022-03-04). Venezuela to Increase Minimum Wage and Consider Bonuses as Part of Wage. orinocotribune.com On March 3, Venezuela announced an increase in the minimum wage to half a petro, and determined that bonuses delivered to public workers through the Patria System will be considered as salary. The increased minimum wage will impact the wage scales of public employees, those under collective bargaining agreements, and pensioners. | In addition, food bonuses will increase to Bs. 45 ($10.30 USD). With the price of the petro currently at $57.81, and the official dollar at Bs. 4.37, the minimum wage would be Bs. 126 per month (or $28.90). Adding the food bonuses, it would be Bs. 171 per month, equivalent to $39.20.