Staff (2024-03-26). Venezuela's UN Ambassador: Ceasefire in Gaza is Binding for 'Israel'. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Moncada made this statement on social media, where he wrote: "Today, the UN Security Council approved a resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. This is a legal order for Israel and all states in the world. Now, the US, protecting Israel, affirms that the resolution 'is not bindin…

Zoe Alexandra, Walter Smolarek (2024-03-26). Venezuela's election in the crosshairs of new US regime change scheme. greenleft.org.au As Venezuela's July 28 elections approach, the United States is stepping up its campaign for regime change, report Zoe Alexandra and Walter Smolarek.

Staff (2024-03-26). Twelve Opposition Candidates Register for Venezuela's July 28 Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( According to the CNE's electoral schedule, aspirants were required to register between March 21 and March 25. Subsequently, they will have between April 1 and April 20 to replace candidates, if necessary. On Sunday, March 24, the far-right opposition coalition Unitary Platform (PUD) publicized a request to exten…

ecns.cn (2024-03-25). China, Dominica to boost ties. ecns.cn China is ready to work with the Commonwealth of Dominica to better align the two countries' development strategies and transform their friendship into the driving force of win-win cooperation, in order to benefit their peoples with greater achievements, President Xi Jinping said on Monday.

Bilal G. Morris (2024-03-26). Federal Prosecutor Whose Office Is Investigating Diddy Previously Took Down R. Kelly. newsone.com United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Damian Williams is a Brooklyn-bred Jamaican attorney with degrees from Cambridge, Harvard and Yale Law School.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-03-26). Cuba recognizes the work of the State Security Organs. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) The president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, today recognized the work of the State Security Organs (SSO) and their members, on occasion of the 65th anniversary of their creation.

ecns.cn (2024-03-26). In Numbers: China and Dominica celebrate 20 years of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-03-26). Selección cubana de voleibol jugará dos amistosos con Argentina de cara a VNL. radiohc.cu La Habana, 22 mar (RHC).- La selección masculina de voleibol de Cuba, único equipo de la isla con opciones de clasificarse a Paris-2024, disputará dos amistosos contra la de Argentina con vista a la Liga de Naciones (VNL), última lid puntuable para la clasificación olímpica.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-03-26). Cuban diplomat condemns consequences of hate speech. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) The deputy director general for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Cuban Foreign Ministry, José Carlos Rodríguez, denounced today that incitement to hatred is not innocent and has consequences for nations.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-03-26). Pereira improves ranking and focuses his goals towards Paris 2024. plenglish.com Beirut, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Andy Pereira improved two positions in the ranking and appears today in the 57th place of the World Table Tennis Tournament (WTT), in the qualifying route to Paris 2024.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-03-26). Cuba expresses condolences after terrorist attack in Russia. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 26 (Prensa Latina) Hundreds of Cubans went today to the Russian Embassy in this capital to express condolences for the victims of the terrorist act perpetrated in the Crocus City Hall concert hall in the province of Moscow.

Staff (2024-03-26). President Maduro Registers Candidacy Alongside Supporters, Bomb Attack Thwarted (+Photo Gallery). orinocotribune.com This Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro went to the National Electoral Council (CNE) headquarters in Caracas to formally register his candidacy for the presidential elections scheduled for July 28. He officially registered his candidacy after joining his supporters on a massive march on Bolívar Avenue in Caracas. | The Vice President of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, followed the Electoral Processes Law by delivering the application form to nominate Maduro, issued by the CNE's automated system, to the electoral body's Board of Directors. | President Maduro thanked his P…

middleeasteye.net (2024-03-26). War on Gaza: 'Reasonable grounds' to believe Israel committing genocide, says UN expert UN human rights expert Francesca Albanese submitted a report to the UN Security Council on Monday, stating that Israel has committed several acts of genocide in its war on Gaza and that it should be placed under an arms embargo.

socialistworker.co.uk (2024-03-26). Israel storms the last four hospitals still open in GazaIsrael launched a deliberate assault on Gaza's remaining hospitals last week, murdering patients, workers and people sheltering in medical compounds. Zionist forces hit the areas around four hospitals—Al-Shifa and Al-Nasr in Gaza City, and Al-Amal and Nasser in Khan Younis.

truthout.org (2024-03-26). Ocasio-Cortez Condemns US Complicity in Gaza "Genocide" and "Forced Famine" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) said that Israel's siege of Gaza amounts to a "genocide" in a speech on the House floor on Friday as she condemned Israel's "forced famine" and U.S. complicity in the massacre.

truthout.org (2024-03-26). US Shift in Rhetoric Isolates Israel, But Can It Prevent the Invasion of Rafah? US Shift in Rhetoric Isolates Israel, But Can It Prevent the Invasion of Rafah?

palestinechronicle.com (2024-03-26). UN General Assembly Overwhelmingly Votes to Demand Gaza CeasefireThe text passed with 153 votes in favor, while 23 countries abstained from the vote. Israel voted against the resolution, along with eight other countries and the United States, which vetoed a similar resolution at the United Nations Security Council

aljazeera.com (2024-03-26). Israel's toxic legacy: Bombing southern Lebanon with white phosphorus Scientists, historians point to a pattern in Israel's white phosphorous use that destroyed swathes of southern Lebanon.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-26). Ballet Nacional de Cuba continúa temporada de Giselle. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 mar (RHC) El Ballet Nacional de Cuba (BNC) se prepara hoy para las próximas presentaciones del clásico Giselle en la sala Avellaneda del Teatro Nacional, de esta capital, desde el jueves hasta el sábado, informó la compañía.

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2024-03-26). CNE de Venezuela ofrece balance de inscripciones de candidatos para elecciones presidenciales. telesurtv.net El CNE de Venezuela indicó que son 13 los candidatos que fueron inscritos para los venideros comicios presidenciales.

teleSUR, MS (2024-03-26). Venezuela inscribe su equipo de esgrima para los JJ.OO París 2024. telesurtv.net Esta sería la primera vez que un trío de hermanos representará a Venezuela en una cita olímpica.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-03-26). Gobernador de Anzoátegui afirma que Venezuela apuesta por la paz. telesurtv.net El gobernador afirmó que Venezuela presenta un país en paz, no solamente por la estabilidad y el funcionamiento de las instituciones.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-03-26). Venezuela rechaza injerencia de Colombia en asuntos internos. telesurtv.net Consideró un pronunciamiento de la Cancillería de Colombia sobre las elecciones en el país suramericano como un acto de grosera injerencia en asuntos que solo le competen a los venezolanos.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-03-26). Fiscalía de Venezuela confirma detención de sujetos que buscaban generar violencia. telesurtv.net El fiscal general de Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, desvinculó las detenciones de la víspera al proceso electoral en marcha.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-26). Escritores y artistas rinden homenaje al cine cubano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 mar (RHC) La Unión de Escritores y Artistas de Cuba (Uneac) ofrecerá hoy un concierto en su sede de esta capital por el aniversario 65 del Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (Icaic).

teleSUR, YSM (2024-03-26). Continúan proceso de inscripción de candidatos en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El exvicepresidente del CNE, Enrique Márquez, consignó su inscripción con el partido Centrados.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-26). Nuevo sistema de notificaciones para alerta de gestión bancaria. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 mar (RHC) Un nuevo sistema de notificaciones para alerta de la gestión bancaria permitirá a los clientes recibir información detallada sobre transacciones, créditos, débitos, remesas, promociones y otras cuestiones de interés, anunció Carlos Miguel Casas Sancesario, jefe de departamento de Desarrollo de Sistemas e Interoperabilidad del Banco Central de Cuba.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-26). Apoya Japón producción de alimentos en provincias de Cuba. radiohc.cu La Habana, 26 mar (RHC) La cooperación japonesa con Cuba impulsa hoy proyectos en varias provincias dirigidos a fortalecer la producción de alimentos, las capacidades técnicas y la información nutricional.

teleSUR, JDO, MER (2024-03-26). Presidente Nicolás Maduro se inscribe ante el CNE como candidato para las elecciones del 28 de julio. telesurtv.net Entregó sus recaudos ante el Poder Electoral y presentó el Plan de la Patria, resultado de miles de asambleas populares a lo largo del país.

teleSUR, DRL (2024-03-26). Autoridades turcas detienen 150 presuntos terroristas. telesurtv.net Durante los operativos fueron capturados 2919 sospechosos. De estos; 692 fueron detenidos. Se dictó decisión de control judicial para 531 y continúan 187 procesos judiciales.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-03-26). Nicaragua saluda al presidente Nicolás Maduro en momentos de batalla. telesurtv.net El texto reitera las certezas de que, junto a Nicaragua, Venezuela alcanzará todas las victorias.

positiveuniverse.com (2024-03-25). Please note: At about 10 minutes into the official UN video recording today, the Ambassador from the Russian Federation explains how the wording of the Security Council Ceasefire Resolution was changed just before the meeting started to weaken the language for a 'PERMANENT' ceasefire to something more contrived (a two week pause).

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-14). Cuban residents in Europe to meet in Madrid. plenglish.com Madrid, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) The Meeting of Cuban Residents in Europe (ECRE) will be held in Madrid from May 17 to 19 to strengthen ties with their country of origin.

teleSUR (2024-03-13). Baseball, from the US To Cuba and Latin America. telesurenglish.net Baseball is a very popular sport in Latin America, with a long history dating back to the late 19th century. Although it has its roots in the U.S., its influence quickly spread to the Caribbean and Latin America, where it became a national pastime in many countries in the region. | RELATED: | The first officially regulated baseball team known to exist was formed in New York in 1842 as the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club. The sport soon spread to the Caribbean…

People's Dispatch. (2024-03-14). Haiti's Acting Prime Minister And President Ariel Henry Resigns. popularresistance.org Ariel Henry, Haiti's acting prime minister and president since July 2021, resigned from his post on Monday, March 11. The resignation of Henry was announced by Irfaan Ali, Guyanese President and Chair of CARICOM, in a press conference in Kingston, Jamaica on Monday. Ali also announced that a "transitional governance arrangement" had been achieved in order to restore "rule of law" and ensure a peaceful transition of power, security, and eventual elections. | The announcement came as a result of an urgent meeting on the "multidimensional crisis in Haiti" convened by CARICOM.

Steve Lalla (2024-03-14). US Suffers Humiliating Defeat in Haiti. orinocotribune.com (OrinocoTribune.com)—With the resignation of interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry, the US has suffered another humiliating foreign policy defeat. | Henry was never elected, yet was recognized as prime minister and de facto leader of Haiti by the US and its vassals since July 2021, when he was encouraged to take power by the Core Group. The Core Group is a shadowy imperialist cabal composed of representatives from the US, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, the European Union, Brazil, and the Organization of American States (OAS) that has attempted to run Haiti since 2004, when democratically elected and hugely po…

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-03-14). Venezuela muestra preocupación por ola de violencia en Haití. telesurtv.net Venezuela reiteró su voluntad política en la promoción "de iniciativas de diálogo inclusivo y la participación de todos los sectores".

WSWS (2024-03-14). US and Canada oust the prime minister they imposed on the Haitian people—A case study in imperialist gangsterism. wsws.org Henry's swift dismissal as Haiti's head of government proves yet again that Washington views Haiti's political leaders, whether elected or unelected, as valets to be dismissed at its convenience, and treats the impoverished Haitian people with criminal indifference and hostility.

krish-rad_ind (2024-03-14). US Suffers Humiliating Defeat in Haiti. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-14). Kenia ratifica compromiso con misión de seguridad en Haití. telesurtv.net Presidente keniano dejó claro que previo al despliegue de un contingente policial de su país ha de instalarse en la nación caribeña un Consejo Presidencial de Transición.

teleSUR (2024-03-13). Kenya Puts Police Deployment in Haiti on Hold. telesurenglish.net Kenya asked to be paid in advance, but UN rules require that the funds it administers be used only to reimburse costs already incurred, the newspaper pointed out. | "Police cannot be deployed on the streets of Port-au-Prince without an administration in place," underlined the chief spokesman of the Kenyan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Salim Swaleh. Mar. 13, 2024.

teleSUR (2024-03-13). Venezuela Expresses Concern for Foreign Interference in Haiti. telesurenglish.net The Foreign Minister of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Yvan Gil, published in his X account a statement expressing concern about the interference by foreign forces in the conflict in Haiti, where criminal gangs have control of the country. | RELATED: | In the communiqué Caracas stated: "Venezuela expresses its deep concern at the events that have been unfolding in the sister Republic of Haiti, and the risks tha…

teleSUR, lvm, YSM (2024-03-14). Venezuela inaugura primera expo metalúrgica en estado Bolívar. telesurtv.net Con más de 300 empresas nacionales y locales que expondrán sus inversiones y desarrollo de la producción nacional hasta el 16 de marzo tendrá lugar este espacio.

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-13). Presidente venezolano lidera octavo aniversario de los CLAP. telesurtv.net El presidente Maduro destacó que ante las acciones de la oposición, su gobierno garantizó el acceso a los alimentos de la mayoría de los venezolanos.

teleSUR, JCM (2024-03-14). Fiscalía de Venezuela denuncia nuevo intento de magnicidio. telesurtv.net En rueda de prensa, el Fiscal General Tarek William Saab, anunció que se detuvieron a dos personas que amenazaron con asesinar al presidente Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR (2024-03-13). Venezuelan FM Denounces US Involvement in Assassination Plans. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil criticized U.S. support for citizens involved in plans to assassinate Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. | RELATED: | Through his social media account, the Venezuelan diplomate reacted to statements by Brian Nichols, the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, who openly defends opposition politicians in…

teleSUR (2024-03-13). Venezuelan Production Committees Defeated Imperialist Blackmail. telesurenglish.net On Tuesday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and social leaders celebrated the eighth anniversary of the Local Supply and Production Committees (CLAP). | RELATED: | At an event held in the state of Guarico, the Bolivarian leader recalled that this social program was established in 2015, when the United States intensified its arbitrary sanctions against the South American country. | "Initially, the CLAPs were born…

Jesus Rodriguez-Espinoza, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-03-14). More Sanctions On Nicaragua Will Deepen US Migration Crisis. popularresistance.org For Barbara Larcom and Jill Clark-Gollub, increased US economic warfare waged against Nicaragua will only translate into a worsening of the already delicate migration problem in the US and affect supply chains in Central American and Caribbean countries that trade with Nicaragua. The two activists from the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition were interviewed by Orinoco Tribune last Wednesday, March 6. | Barbara Larcom is the current chair of the Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition, an international alliance of organizations and individuals that support Nicaragua's sovereignty.

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-03-14). Dominican prisons overcrowded by 116 percent, report says. plenglish.com Santo Domingo, Mar 14 (Prensa Latina) Dominican prisons are overpopulated by 116 percent with about 26,000 inmates concentrated in all 46 prisons nationwide, with capacity for about 12,000 prisoners, the National Human Rights Commission (CNDH) reported.