(2021-08-28). Nicaragua at a Revolutionary Crossroads and in Imperialist Crosshairs. orinocotribune.com By Netfa Freeman — Aug 25, 2021 | US attack on Nicaragua targets its Black community. | There is a page in the playbook for US imperialist regime change in Latin America that includes exploiting the identity politics of Blackness. A recent example was the unrest in Cuba a month ago that included a The legitimacy of neoliberalism or late-stage capitalism is so wounded that the s…
(2021-08-28). The International Community Must be on Alert to Defend Perú. orinocotribune.com 
By Nino Pagliccia — Aug 27, 2021 | We have sound and clear signals from Latin America that its people want progressive anti-imperialist governments that promote real democracy, sovereignty and well-being for all, and not only for a small minority of privileged oligarchs. They have realised that the US imposed capitalist-centred neoliberal model does not work. Peruvians have also joined recently in this left-wing movement, together with Mexicans, Argentinians, Cubans, Venezuelans, Bolivians, Nicaraguans, with the election of working class Pedro Castillo as president. If Washington was hoping to see a coup by…
(2021-08-28). Commercial Flights Between US and Venezuela to Resume? (Illegal Sanctions). orinocotribune.com There have been many speculations on the possible renewal of certain bilateral relations between the United States and Venezuela; and now there have been some new statements. There is a probability of the reactivation of commercial flight routes for Venezuelan airlines to the United States, and the lifting of sanctions that prohibit US airlines from engaging in direct flights to Venezuela. | In March 2019, American Airlines had indefinitely suspended its flights to Venezuela due to prohibitions imposed by the US government and its unilateral coercive measures. | Donald Trump's administration also illegally sancti…
(2021-08-28). CNE: 21,159,000 Voters Registered for 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com This Thursday, August 27, the authorities of Venezuela's National Electoral Council (CNE) approved the definitive Electoral Registry (RE) in which 21,159,846 voters are authorized to vote in the regional and municipal elections on November 21, according to a statement by the electoral body. | According to the final updated numbers, the states with the largest electoral population are Zulia with 2,621,127 voters (12.39% of the total). Zulia is followed by Miranda, with 2,232,472 citizens, which is equivalent to 10.55% of the total, while the voters of the Capital district number 1,706,281, or 8.06% of the RE. | Vo…
(2021-08-28). Venezuelans Will Elect 3,082 Regional and Municipal Representatives in 21N Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com On November 21, the people of Venezuela will elect a total of 3,082 representational positions in the regional and municipal elections. | The principal rector of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Tania D'Amelio, informed this via Twitter. She also posted a chart with the number of positions that voters will elect during the elections. | D'Amelio specified that 23 governors and 253 state legislators will be elected; of the legislators 152 will be elected through electoral lists, 93 by nominal vote, and there will be eight indigenous representatives. Moreover, 335 mayors and 2,471 councilors will be elected. Am…
(2021-08-28). The media myth of 'once prosperous' and democratic Venezuela before Chávez. mronline.org 
Economists typically use GDP per capita to assess how rich a country is. It is basically a measure of the average income per person. If journalists cared to be at all precise when they say that Venezuela had once been "rich," then that's a statistic they'd cite.
(2021-08-28). PSUV Ready to Enroll Candidates to Participate in Regional Elections. orinocotribune.com 
The United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) is ready to register all the candidates of the Great Patriotic Pole who will participate in the regional elections scheduled for November 21, when "the revolutionary forces will achieve a considerable electoral victory," announced the president of the Electoral Commission of the red party, Diosdado Cabello, during a press conference offered this Friday August 27. | "Today, there are not only conditions for the November 21 elections, there is time for (the opposition) to prepare, and get ready, because on November 21 the revolutionary forces are going to beat them," s…
(2021-08-28). Minister Arreaza: Venezuelan Working Class is Raising Production with Collective Criteria, Conscience and Dedication. orinocotribune.com On Friday, August 27, Venezuela's new Minister of Industries and National Production, Jorge Arreaza, commented that the Venezuelan working class has been raising production with collective criteria, with conscience and dedication. He made this remark after a meeting with the workers of the companies of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG), whom Arreaza met in order to assess and listen to their needs. | Via his Twitter account, @jaarreaza, Minister Arreaza asserted that the workers have raised national production with collective criteria, innovation and creativity. "A conscious, united, empowered working c…
(2021-08-28). Venezuela's gangs have been turned into armed capitalist enterprises (Part II). mronline.org 
Criminologist Andrés Antillano examines a high-profile security operation to neutralize criminal activity in the Cota 905 district in July.
(2021-08-28). Venezuelan Diplomat Alex Saab Fights Latest US Extradition Maneuvers. orinocotribune.com By Roger D. Harris — Aug 27, 2021 | Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab remains defiant after over 14 months under US-ordered arrest in the African archipelago country of Cabo Verde. A special envoy of the Venezuelan government, he is fighting extradition to the US for the "crime" of trying to procure humanitarian supplies of food, fuel, and medicine from Iran in violation of illegal US sanctions. To date, Saab's legal appeals for freedom have been either denied, rejected, or ignored as his extradition to the US is becoming increasingly imminent. | The legal case | Saab continues to fight this flagrant attempt of…
(2021-08-27). Book Review: 'Slave Revolt on Screen: The Haitian Revolution in Film and Video Games'. towardfreedom.org In this book, historian Alyssa Goldstein Sepinwall explores how the 1804 Haitian Revolution has been misrepresented and censored on screen.
(2021-08-27). Afganistán, fracaso anunciado: Experto de la CIA vaticinó la derrota estadounidense en 2009. cubadebate.cu Uno de esos documentos llegó a manos de Hillary Clinton el 12 de noviembre de 2009. Uno de sus principales asesores, Sidney Blumenthal, le remitió un informe con un resumen de la conversación que había mantenido con William Murray, ex jefe de la CIA en Pakistán. Ese oficial, destacaba Blumenthal, "fue uno de los miembros de un pequeño equipo de la CIA" que había dirigido "laresistencia afgana a la ocupación soviética".
(2021-08-27). Cuba to Recognize and Regulate Cryptocurrencies. latinorebels.com HAVANA (AP) — Cuba's government said Thursday it will recognize and regulate cryptocurrencies for payments on the island.
(2021-08-27). Venezuela Celebrates Peruvian Offer to Accompany Mexico Talks. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Foreign Affairs Félix Plasencia welcomed the willingness of Peru and its Foreign Minister Maúrtua to accompany the political dialogue between the national government and part of the extreme right opposition. | In this sense, Plasencia stressed that this position opens a new stage of rapprochement between both sister countries. | "We welcome Foreign Minister Maúrtua's statements in which he expresses Peru's willingness to accompany the political dialogue between Venezuelans, a position that opens a new stage of rapprochement between sister countries," Plasencia tweeted. "We wish the ambassa…
(2021-08-27). Minister Arreaza Visited Ciudad Guayana Industrial Hub (CVG-Bauxilum). orinocotribune.com 
Jorge Arreaza, the new Minister for Industries and National Production, carried out a technical inspection of the industrial hub of Ciudad Guayana. According to information provided by CVG Bauxilum press, Arreaza started the inspection at CVG Bauxilum accompanied by the president of the Venezuelan Corporation of Guayana (CVG), Dr. Pedro Maldonado, and the president of Bauxilum, Ernesto Rivero. | Arreaza toured various areas of the company and was able to learn about the activation of the "Independencia SU 16-1" crane, which will be in charge of unloading bauxite from the barges coming from the El Jobal dock. The…
(2021-08-27). Maduro's Administration Intensifies Comprehensive Emergency Response in Mérida State. orinocotribune.com 
"Mérida is the most affected state and we will be here as long as it takes, continuing with the search and rescue work. This is comprehensive care, the housing team will be installed here permanently, the important thing is to take preventive measures," said the Executive Vice President of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, after visiting Tovar and other municipalities of the Mocotíes Valley, on Thursday, August 26, where she listened to the requests of the community in order to provide the necessary help and to restore normalcy to the area as soon as possible. | Rodríguez stressed that the entire Venezuelan government…
(2021-08-27). Clara Fuentes Wins First Medal for Venezuela at Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas-born Clara Fuentes debuted with honor at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games, earning the bronze medal in the 41-kilogram division of paralympic powerlifting at the international competition in the Japanese capital, at dawn on August 26. Fuentes' bronze is the first medal for Venezuela in this edition of the Paralympics. | Fuentes, 24 years old and fourth in the world rankings, started with no movement on the bench with 97kg on the bar—weight that she lifted on the second attempt and that ultimately secured her the bronze medal. | In her third lift, the Venezuelan, holder of the continental record for…
(2021-08-27). Venezuela: Thousands affected by floods, Maduro declares 90-day emergency. peoplesdispatch.org 
Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has declared a 90-day "This emergency decree greenlights all logistical and financial operations" primarily in the states of Apure, Bolívar, Yaracuy, Zulia and Mérida, the hardest hit by the rainfall that triggered mudslides and flooded communities, said Maduro during a Accor…
(2021-08-27). Venezuela anuncia puente aéreo para atender a victimas de las lluvias. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta Delcy Rodríguez garantizó la atención de todos las víctimas de las lluvias por instrucciones del presidente Nicolás Maduro…
(2021-08-27). Jesús Santrich Explored the Utopian Origins of Marxist and Bolivarian Ideologies. counterpunch.org Colombian Army commandos on May 17, 2021 killed Jesús Santrich, a 30 -year veteran of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC). The ambush took place in Zulia Province, in northeastern Venezuela; six others died. Santrich was a spokesperson for the FARC negotiating team in the talks in Havana with Colombia's government that resulted in
