Staff (2024-03-31). US Court Dismisses Charges Against Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab. orinocotribune.com The United States judiciary has finally dismissed all the charges against Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, that had been falsely leveled against him by the US government as part of its hybrid war against Venezuela. | After almost four years of the abduction and political persecution of Alex Saab, it was officially announced on Friday, March 29, that Judge Robert Scola of the United States Court of the Southern District of Florida signed the definitive dismissal of all the charges against the Venezuelan diplomat. | After his release in December last year, Saab, who is currently the president of the International Cen…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-31). Tourists Fill Hotels and Beaches During Holy Week Holiday in Venezuela (+Photos). orinocotribune.com Hotel occupancy in La Guaira state, Venezuela, exceeded 80% this Holy Week, highlighted the state's Secretary of Economic Development Marcos Meléndez. | Meléndez explained that at the start of the week hotel occupancy was about 72%, but by Friday it already crossed 80%, and that there are more reservations indicating that occupancy levels would reach 100%. | He also highlighted that the Bahía Los Niño, Los Caracas, El Yate, Playa Coral and Naiguatá beaches in La Guaira have been filled with tourists. | The beaches showed 97% occupancy of umbrellas and chairs, with people ejoying the holiday completely normally.

albawaba (2024-03-31). Barcelona vs Las Palmas predicted lineups – La Liga 2023-24. albawaba.com Barcelona will look to build on their recent run of good results when they host Las Palmas in La Liga on Saturday.Match date: Saturday, 30 March | Kick-off time: 20: 00 (GMT) | Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysBarcelona vs Las Palmas predicted lineups: Barca possible XlManager: Xavi HernandezMarc-Andre Ter Stegen; Jules Kounde, Pau Cubarsí, Inigo Martinez, Joao Cancelo; Fermin Lopez, Ilkay Gundogan, Sergi Roberto; Lamine Yamal, Robert Lewandowski, Joao FelixLas Palmas possible XlManager: Francisco Javier Garcia PimientaAlvaro Valles; Alex Suarez, Saul Coco, Mika Marmol, Sergi Cardona; Kirian Rodriguez, J…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-03-31). Cuban actor Jorge Perugorría to receive the National Film Award. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 31 (Prensa Latina) Actor and director Jorge Perugorría will receive today the National Film Award, as part of the celebrations for the 65th anniversary of the Cuban Institute of Cinematographic Art and Industry (Icaic).

teleSUR, MS (2024-03-31). Miles de personas sin electricidad en Puerto Rico tras nueva falla. telesurtv.net Los fallos se dieron en las centrales de San Juan y Aguirre de AEE, según Luma Energy, la empresa que distribuye y transmite la energía eléctrica en Puerto Rico…

teleSUR, SH (2024-03-31). Venezuela denuncia nuevo plan de la ultraderecha contra el país. telesurtv.net El canciller Yván Gil afirmó que la ultraderecha venezolana no cree en democracia ni elecciones.

teleSUR, lvm, JDO (2024-03-31). Cuba promueve acto de solidaridad para respaldar a Palestina. telesurtv.net "Cuba demanda que cese el genocidio ya", afirmó el presdiente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz- Canel Bermúdez.

teleSUR, rzr, JCM (2024-03-31). Líder pandillero exige plan detallado para lograr paz en Haití. telesurtv.net El cabecilla criminal, expolicía, autonombrado revolucionario, manifestó en una entrevista sus criterios sobre la actual crisis de su país, las posibles soluciones y el rol de los organismos internacionales.

teleSUR- lvm, JCM (2024-03-31). Bolivia alerta por injerencia de la extrema derecha en comicios de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Bolivia emitió "un saludo latinoamericano y revolucionario a la República Bolivariana de Venezuela, a su pueblo y al hermano presidente Nicolás Maduro".

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-31). Presidente de Venezuela envía mensaje solidario a nación palestina. telesurtv.net Durante un mensaje a los venezolanos a propósito de Semana Santa, dedicó palabras de aliento y solidaridad al pueblo de Palestina.

aa.com.tr (2024-03-31). Church of England archbishop urges action to save starving children in Gaza, Ukraine The top cleric of the Church of England on Sunday called for action to save starving children in Gaza and Sudan.
  Delivering his Easter Sunday sermon at Canterbury Cathedral, Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby urged action for the starving children of Gaza and Sudan, and the parents who desperately try to find food for them.

thenational.scot (2024-03-31). Joe Biden sends bombs while Gaza faces famine

abcnews.go.com (2024-03-31). Gaza 'feels like a coffin for children,' some adolescents are 'wanting to die': UNICEF Speaking from Rafah, in southern Gaza, UNICEF spokesperson James Elder painted a grim picture of life for children, where some go to sleep thinking they may die.

geo.tv (2024-03-29). What we know about YouTuber YourFellowArab's kidnapping in Haiti. geo.tv $40,000 paid to kidnappers of Addison Pierre Maalouf…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-29). Cuban authorities call to address urban planning violations. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuban authorities called on Friday to intensify the fight against urban planning illegalities and avoid delays in procedures related to the sector, a fact that causes inconveniences to the population.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-29). France, Cuba strengthen legislative relations in Paris. plenglish.com Paris, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Vice President of the Cuban National People's Power Assembly Ana María Mari Machado continues her parliamentary visit to Paris on Friday, as part of promoting bilateral relations in this field.

albawaba (2024-03-29). Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years in prison for FTX crimes. albawaba.com Former billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried has been convicted and sentenced to 25 years in prison for orchestrating a massive financial fraud that led to the downfall of the crypto trading platform FTX.Bankman-Fried was found guilty of seven counts of fraud, including stealing customer funds from FTX accounts and lying to investors and creditors. The total amount believed to have been stolen was at least $8 billion.Prosecutors argued that the embezzled funds were used for a lavish lifestyle in the Bahamas, political lobbying, and investments in other companies. In court, Bankman-Fried expressed remorse for the collapse…

Ana Perdigón (2024-03-29). Diosdado Cabello Comments on Possible Final Presidential Candidate of Unitary Platform. orinocotribune.com Following the far-right Unitary Platform's (PUD) registration of Edmundo González Urrutia as their "cover" candidate for the presidential elections, the first vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, has commented on who might replace this "provisional" candidate of the far-right opposition. | During the broadcast of his program Con el Mazo Dando, Cabello first talked about what a "cover candidate" means, and how it is defined in the Venezuelan legal system. He explained, reading from Electoral Law, that a "cover" candidate may be replaced by someone who has already been…

Misión Verdad (2024-03-29). Venezuela: 5 Strategic Reasons for Nicolás Maduro's Presidential Candidacy. orinocotribune.com By Misión Verdad — Mar 26, 2024 | During his second term as the president of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro has achieved fundamental milestones to overcome the crises generated by the far-right opposition and the United States. These achievements have led the country towards political, economic, and social stability. They have strengthened his leadership within Chavismo and have positioned him as the natural candidate to represent the Bolivarian Revolution in the presidential election scheduled for July 28 this year. | The following are five milestones, five strategic achievements, whic…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-03-29). US Imperialism, Get Out! And Take Your Presidential Council With You… orinocotribune.com By Berthony Dupont -Mar 27, 2024 | A French saying goes: 'Those who resemble each other, always end up flocking together." | Traditional Haitian political figures, who have flocked to the "transitional presidential council" (CPT) that U.S. Secretary of State At the same time, a Haitian proverb says "they are just crabs in a bask…

WSWS (2024-03-29). Venezuela's electoral dispute triggers regional crisis. wsws.org The diplomatic flare-up in Latin America reflects the maneuvers of ruling class factions in response to the US-NATO war drive.

albawaba (2024-03-29). How Sam Bankman-Fried went to 25 years in prison from a $32B crypto king. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The founder of the cryptocurrency exchange platform and coin FTX, Sam Bankman-Fried, 32, has been found guilty on Thursday and given a 25-year jail term for defrauding investors out of nearly $8 billion, according to New York Times, ending one of the biggest rise and fall stories in crypto.The Bahamas-based FTX peaked at an evaluation of $32 billion earlier in 2022 according to CNBC, becoming one of the largest crypto currency marketplaces in the globe, offering providing spot trading in alongside derivatives products, before seeing a downfall that lead to the incarceration of its founder Sam Bankman-F…

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-03-29). Investments in Cuba for water and energy supplies. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Two of the main problems faced by the Cuban population: water and electricity shortages, stood out in the national news spectrum, given the progress of investments in infrastructure.

Maria Paez Victor (2024-03-29). Yet Again Washington Meddles in Another Nation's Election. orinocotribune.com By María Páez Victor — Mar 26, 2024 | "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." | Albert Einstein | The USA is stuck in the recurring folly of trying to dictate the political life of Venezuela, including by trying to discredit their elections. They cannot grasp the fact that Venezuela is a sovereign nation, that it has frequent, free, and fair elections, and that it will not bow to political blackmail, even in the face of crippling illegal sanctions. | For 22 years the foreign policy of the USA has aimed to destabilize and openly overthrow (under the euphemism of…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-03-29). ICTs and women's empowerment in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Women's entrepreneurs in Cuba seek to take advantage of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) for their labor insertion and the flourishing of businesses, without ignoring the existing gender gaps in the country.

scorinoco (2024-03-29). Venezuela's Information Minister Criticizes Fake News Published by Journalist Implicated in Venezuela Coup Attempt. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy àëañez crticized journalist Sebastiana Barráez for publishing fake news in an attempt to whitewash the far-right political party Vente Venezuela and its assassination plot against President Nicolás Maduro. | On Thursday, March 28, Minister àëañez pointed out in a social media post that Barráez, who is implicated in the thwarted coup attempt White Bracelet, "tried to whitewash the political party Vente Venezuela in a desperate maneuver of media distraction." | àëañez attached to his post the screenshot of a publication from the far-right Ar…

Ron Jacobs (2024-03-29). Consider the Commune: Venezuela and Beyond. counterpunch.org About midway through his new book Commune or Nothing: Venezuala's Communal Movement and its Socialist Project, author Chris Gilbert introduces the reader to Marxist theoretician István Mészáros and his groundbreaking book titled Beyond Capital: Toward a Theory of Transition. Gilbert does so in the context of a discussion about the commune movement in Venezuela. The

Alina Ramos Martin (2024-03-29). Cuba investing to solve water and energy shortages. plenglish.com Havana, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) The Cuban government is addressing two of the main problems the Cuban people are facing: water and electricity shortages, by investing to improve infrastructure and supplies.

Adam Fishbein (2024-03-29). CEPR Sanctions Watch March 2024. cepr.net In this edition of Sanctions Watch, covering March 2024: World Bank finds that sanctions overcompliance is hindering the private sector in Afghanistan; Cuba turns to the UN for assistance amid embargo-fueled food shortages; New book argues that Iran sanctions have hurt civilians, strengthened government; Human Rights Watch reports that North Korea sanctions negatively impact health, …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-29). Cuba thanks China's donations to its health system. plenglish.com Beijing, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Cuba on Friday thanked the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and the China Friendship Foundation for Peace and Development for donations to its national health system.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-03-29). Sri Lankan tourism leader interested in relations with Cuba. plenglish.com Colombo, Mar 29 (Prensa Latina) Western Province Tourist Board Chairman Sugath Hewapathirana expressed on Friday his interest in the possibilities of exchanges with Cuban institutions for developing bilateral relations.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-29). Llaman en Cuba a enfrentar delitos en materia de urbanismo. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (RHC) Autoridades de Cuba convocan hoy a elevar el enfrentamiento a las ilegalidades en materia urbanísticas y evitar la demora de trámites pertenecientes al sector, hecho que provoca molestias en la población.

teleSUR, YSM (2024-03-29). Venezuela denuncia campaña para banalizar intento de magnicidio. telesurtv.net El ministro de Comunicación e Información subrayó que la periodista Sebastiana Barráez está implicada en la operación denominada Brazalete Blanco.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-03-29). Experto denuncia que EE.UU. desea controlar los recursos de Haití. telesurtv.net Jeffers Pierre LaCroix sostiene que Washington no está interesado en solucionar la crisis haitiana, sino complejizarla para justificar una intervención militar.

teleSUR, JGN (2024-03-29). Sismo de magnitud 4.7 sacude regiones de Venezuela. telesurtv.net Ciudadanos de Colombia comentaron en las redes que el temblor fue sentido muy fuerte en la región de Cúcuta, fronteriza con Venezuela.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-29). Estados Unidos retornó a Cuba 61 migrantes irregulares. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (RHC) El Ministerio del Interior de Cuba informó que Estados Unidos retornó a la isla 61 migrantes irregulares, por vía aérea.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-03-29). Consejo de Transición en Haití emite su primer comunicado. telesurtv.net Afirma ya haber elaborado los criterios y mecanismos para la elección del presidente del Consejo, el nombramiento de un nuevo jefe de Gobierno y el gabinete de ministros.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-29). Francia y Cuba estrechan en París vínculos parlamentarios. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (RHC) La vicepresidenta de la Asamblea Nacional de Cuba, Ana María Mari Machado, continuará hoy en el Senado francés la agenda de su visita parlamentaria a París, enmarcada en el impulso a los vínculos bilaterales en este ámbito.

Raúl Rodríguez (2024-03-29). Tigres de Ciego de Avila amplían ventaja en cima del béisbol cubano. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (ACN).- Los Tigres de Ciego de àÅvila archivaron su éxito número 13 y aprovecharon las derrotas de dos de sus más cercanos perseguidores para aumentar su ventaja en la cima de la Serie Nacional de Béisbol.

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-29). Presentan en Santiago de Cuba el documental Jíbaro. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (RHC) Jíbaro, una obra de Osmanys Sánchez fue presentada en el centro cultural Rialto de la ciudad de Santiago de Cuba, como parte de las celebraciones por los 65 años del Instituto Cubano de Arte e Industria Cinematográficos (Icaic).

Pablo Rafael Fuentes (2024-03-29). Agradece presidente de Cuba permanente solidaridad del pueblo chino. radiohc.cu La Habana, 29 mar (RHC) El presidente de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, agradeció la permanente solidaridad del pueblo, el Gobierno y del Partido Comunista de China, durante un encuentro este jueves con el embajador del gigante asiático en La Habana, Ma Hui.

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2024-03-29). Venezuela rechaza comunicado de EE.UU. sobre las elecciones. telesurtv.net El Gobierno bolivariano asegura haber cumplido cabalmente con las normas legales y constitucionales para llevar a cabo las próximas elecciones presidenciales a celebrarse del 28 de julio de 2024…

teleSUR, ats, JGN (2024-03-29). Conozca diez curiosidades sobre el prócer Francisco de Miranda. telesurtv.net Francisco de Miranda participó en la Guerra de Independencia de Estados Unidos, la Revolución francesa y la Guerra de Independencia Hispanoamericana.