(2021-10-10). Plane With Bolivian Health Ministry Staff Crashes in North Killing 6 People, President Says. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Six people, including four specialists from the Bolivian Ministry of Health, were killed as a military plane crashed in the Amazon area, President Luis Arce said.
(2021-10-10). Chilenos protestan contra Piñera tras caso de Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Cientos de chilenos expresaron su repulsa contra un jefe de Estado porque presuntamente incurre en hechos de corrupción y de evasión de impuestos.
(2021-10-10). Carabineros reprimen protestas contra presidente Piñera. telesurtv.net En las manifestaciones se demanda el cese de Sebastián Piñera tras ser mencionado en los Papeles de Pandora.
(2021-10-10). Bolivia advierte sobre intenciones en el paro del 11 de octubre. telesurtv.net Jorge Richter afirmó que el paro convocado para el próximo 11 de octubre busca otro derramamiento de sangre…
(2021-10-10). Gobierno y oposiciones de Venezuela se reúnen el 17 de octubre. telesurtv.net Ambas delegaciones, en su más reciente reunión, condenaron los actos de xenofobia cometidos contra migrantes venezolanos.
(2021-10-10). Colombia-Venezuela Border Reopening on Hold: Freddy Bernal's Latest Update. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Freddy Bernal, the head of the protectorate of Táchira, reiterated that the Venezuelan government has all the political will for the progressive commercial reopening of the Colombia-Venezuela border in a biosecure manner. | "We have all the political will, as said President Nicolás Maduro, for a progressive and biosecure commercial opening of the border," said Bernal in a video posted in his Twitter account. "We wait, with all due respect, for the response of the Colombian authorities. Facts and not words. Meanwhile, we go on working for the prosperity, unity and peace of the state of Táchir…
(2021-10-10). Venezuela Evaluates Traffic Light for Health Scheme to Allow Entry to Public Spaces. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, the President of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, informed that a technological platform that would allow the progressive normalization of commercial life in the country during the pandemic, is being evaluated. This platform, called "traffic light for health," will make it possible to determine whether anyone who wants to enter certain public areas, such as restaurants, have been vaccinated or have recently tested positive in a PCR test. | At a working meeting in the Miraflores Palace, the president explained that this traffic light "will be green when you are vaccinated; yellow when you are not v…
(2021-10-10). Decretan prisión contra exdirectores de Carabineros de Chile. telesurtv.net La Fiscalía acusó a González Jure (2011-2015) y a Villalobos (2015-2018) de sustraer millonarios fondos públicos.
(2021-10-10). Asesinan a líder social y a excombatiente en Colombia en un día. telesurtv.net Indepaz alerta sobre la situación humanitaria en el país, producto de la presencia de grupos armados en los territorios.
(2021-10-10). Represor de dictadura comparece ante Justicia en Uruguay. telesurtv.net Carlos Chaine Díaz actuaba en el Regimiento de Caballería Mecanizada nº 5 de Tacuarembó y fue denunciado como torturador activo…
(2021-10-09). Ecuador: Pandora Papers Could Take Lasso Down — Arauz Calls for New Election. libya360.wordpress.com HispanTV President of Ecuador, Guillermo Lasso, claimed that he has no hidden property in tax havens. Former presidential candidate for correismo, Andrés Arauz, has opined that Ecuadorian President Guillermo Lasso has lost legitimacy, and has urged for new elections take place. In an interview with Spanish news agency EFE, Arauz called for the resignation of…
(2021-10-09). Fiscalía de Chile inicia investigación penal contra presidente Sebastián Piñera por Pandora Papers. telesurtv.net Se investigarán los delitos tributarios, cohecho y soborno, tras revelaciones de que hizo negocios en un paraíso fiscal.
(2021-10-09). Pandora Papers reveal finance minister profited from offshore account as misery ravages Brazil. wsws.org The revelations stand as a testimony to the rampant social inequality that is the defining trait of Brazilian capitalism, provoking deep nervousness within ruling circles.
(2021-10-09). Peruvian President Reshuffles Cabinet, Changes Seven Ministers "in Favor of Governability" libya360.wordpress.com Tanya Wadhwa Peruvian President Pedro Castillo swore in with his new cabinet on October 6. Photo: Peruvian Presidency/Twitter The cabinet reshuffle has triggered conflict in the Free Peru party. Nevertheless, legislators across the left have vowed to remain united and support social reforms in the country The political pressure from Peru's right-wing forces against the…
(2021-10-09). Evo Morales apoya ley antiblanqueo de ganancias ilícitas. telesurtv.net El exmandatario boliviano calificó de enemigos de la patria a los políticos que usan el poder para robar al pueblo.
(2021-10-09). The New Bolivian Regime Change Attempt, & its Terror Tactics. libya360.wordpress.com Rainer Shea Two years ago, I underestimated the power of U.S. imperialism, to the consequence of having a nasty shock when I found out that Bolivia's president had been forced to resign in a U.S.-orchestrated military coup. I had anticipated that Washington would carry out a regime change attempt in Bolivia for months prior to…
(2021-10-09). President Maduro: 50% of Population is now Vaccinated & 2.6 Million COVAX Vaccines Arrive on Saturday. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro reported this Friday, October 8, that in Venezuela 50% of the population has already received at least one dose of immunization against COVID-19. | During a televised address broadcast by state-owned TV station VTV, the president stressed that the goal, which he announced last Sunday, was reached "by overcoming barriers, obstacles, and financial persecution"—a reference to the criminal hardship imposed on millions of Venezuelans by US and European illegal sanctions. | "Today in Venezuela we reached 50% of the population vaccinated," said the head of state. "We have a goal…
(2021-10-09). Credit Suisse: Venezuela's GDP to Grow 5.5% in 2021. orinocotribune.com Credit Suisse investment bank has forecast that Venezuela's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 5.5% in the current year. | Among the factors driving the economic growth, the first to be recorded since 2013, "are the positive effects on income due to high oil prices and the widespread use of foreign currency in daily economic activities." According to Credit Suisse's latest report, Venezuela may be entering a "new phase." | "Our estimate for next year assumes the stability of oil production and non-oil GDP growth of approximately 4%," states the October report of Credit Suisse, the well-known bank headquart…
(2021-10-09). Haiti Aided Latinx Independence; Latinxs Return The Favor With Silence. popularresistance.org In 1815, Spain's defeat of Simón Bolívar's revolutionary army in Venezuela nearly extinguished the dream of independence in South America. After the loss, Bolívar sought political asylum in the only free republic in Latin America: Haiti. At the time, Haiti was a safe harbor for revolutionaries and formerly enslaved Africans. Although the republic made promises to colonial powers that it would not intervene in freedom and independence struggles, Haiti continued to support rebellions, intercepted ships carrying enslaved people, and freed its human cargo. For Haiti, colonialism and slavery anywhere posed a threat to…
(2021-10-09). 21N: CNE Ready for October 10 Electoral Drill. orinocotribune.com 
On Friday, October 8, Pedro Calzadilla, president of the National Electoral Council (CNE) of Venezuela, announced that 90% of the work regarding the deployment and reception of materials to be used in the mock election this Sunday, October 10, is complete. | During a CNE press conference, Calzadilla informed that 446 voting centers and 1,386 polling stations will be enabled throughout Venezuela for the electoral drill. The mock vote is part of the electoral cycle schedule for the regional and municipal elections to be held on November 21. | El presidente del Poder Electoral, Pedro Calzadilla, informó que ya alcan…
(2021-10-09). Mexico Talks: Norway Confirms Next Round to Take Place During October 17 to 20. orinocotribune.com On Friday, October 8, Norway confirmed that the next round of the dialogue between the delegations of the Venezuelan government and the extreme right opposition will take place from October 17 to 20 in Mexico City, where the previous rounds of the dialogue were held. | This was announced by the embassy of Norway in Mexico through its official Twitter account, @NoruegaMexCA. | In late September, just before the third round was to begin, an impasse had emerged between the Norwegian facilitating team and the government of Venezuela. However, on September 25, the head of the Venezuelan government delegation, National…
(2021-10-09). Ecuatorianos se movilizan exigiendo garantías a los DD.HH. telesurtv.net Estas jornadas de protesta son en defensa del presupuesto para la educación y el cumplimiento de la Ley Orgánica de Educación Intercultural (LOEI).
(2021-10-09). Ecuador admite que cuatro de cada diez reos no tiene sentencia. telesurtv.net Autoridad vincula el hacinamiento en penitenciarías con reciente masacre en cárcel en Guayaquil, que provocó 119 decesos.
(2021-10-09). Channeling Spirit of Revolution, Chileans Are Drafting a Democratic Constitution. zcomm.org Fifty years after Allende's election, ordinary Chileans are pursuing revolutionary change following a strategy reminiscent of the vía chilena. And as in the Chilean Revolution, change has come from the bottom…
(2021-10-09). Jóvenes de La Guajira colombiana continúan huelga de hambre. telesurtv.net La huelga cumple 19 días y es continuidad de una finalizada en julio, al llegar a un acuerdo con las autoridades locales.