(2022-01-31). Fewer Than 15 Countries Recognize US-Appointed Venezuelan Coup Leader Juan Guaidó. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Jan 28, 2022 | A right-wing Venezuelan opposition leader and former top Juan Guaidó functionary admitted a maximum of 15 countries recognize the unelected coup leader as "interim president." The Joe Biden administration is one of them. | January 23, 2022 marks the third anniversary of the US government's ongoing coup attempt against Venezuela's only constitutional government, that of democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro. | On that day in 2019, the Donald Trump administration appointed little-known Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó, who had never received a single vo…
(2022-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western "Panic", U.N.: 2,000 Children Died Since 2020 After Being Forced into Combat in Yemen, Taliban Killed Dozens of Former Gov't and Allied Forces Workers Since Takeover, Sudanese Security Forces Kill Another Demonstrator as Protests Continue 3 Months After Coup, North Korea Tests Most Powerful Ballistic Missile Since 2017, Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill, Spotify Adds Advisory to Podcasts About COVID; Joni Mitchell Removes Music from App, Ahmaud Arbery's Family,…
(2022-01-31). PSUV Training System to be Relaunched Within '3 Rs Dot Net' Strategy. orinocotribune.com The National Training System of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will be reactivated throughout Venezuela within the framework of the "three Rs dot net" initiative carried out by the president of the party, Nicolás Maduro, to build the new era of transition to socialism. | Reading circles, courses, and diplomas, as well as the Institute of Higher Studies, will return to their activities "with more force," following the exceptional situation created by COVID-19. The pandemic will force them to adapt to a new work methodology, said PSUV Vice President for Training, Héctor Rodríguez, in this regard. Th…
(2022-01-31). CIA Knew of Plans for Coup Attempt Against President Maduro: Operation Gideon. orinocotribune.com A retired Venezuelan general reveals that top CIA officials were aware of coup plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. | The stunning revelation of the Venezuelan general, identified as Cliver Alcalá, came in a court document filed by his lawyers seeking to nullify narco-terrorism charges. The charges were filed against him nearly two years ago by US federal prosecutors in New York, as reported on Saturday, January 29, by the US news agency Associated Press (AP). | Indeed, Alcalá had lived in Colombia since he fled Venezuela in 2018 after it was discovered that he was secretly leading a plan that sought to o…
(2022-01-31). Venezuela will Debate Law to Protect Fighting Bulls. orinocotribune.com The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that a law will soon be presented to the Venezuelan National Assembly to protect the lives of fighting bulls and stop the practice of bullfighting in the country. | He explained that he has offered his opinion on the subject. Because Venezuela is "a democratic country," said Attorney General Saab, "there is a debate, and we are having that battle of ideas that is important and that does not have any personal overtones, it is neither for nor against this or that." | "It has to do with the defense of life," Attorney General Saab said, reiterating "this…
(2022-01-31). Radical Land Reform in Venezuela: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo (Part I). mronline.org 
Chávez's agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.
(2022-01-31). Brazil's Workers Party lays out 2022 election program: austerity and corporatism. wsws.org Behind bombastic announcements that the party intends to "undo" the austerity imposed over the last five years, the PT is criticizing Bolsonaro's inability to control spending and attract foreign capital.
(2022-01-31). Colombia's moderate election candidates in crisis. colombiareports.com Infighting among Colombia's moderate presidential candidates caused the implosion of their "centrist" coalition. Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt said Saturday that her Green Oxygen party would leave the "Center Hope Coalition"…
(2022-01-31). UN flags Colombia as 'hunger hotspot'. colombiareports.com 
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that the food security of Colombia's poor could deteriorate in the coming months. The FAO added Colombia to a list of…
(2022-01-30). Empresa Repsol admite que derrame de petróleo en Perú fue mayor. telesurtv.net Estima que se vertieron alrededor de 10.396 barriles, cifra muy superior a los 6.000 barriles declarados con anterioridad.
(2022-01-30). Repsol oil spill declared worst ecological disaster in Peru's recent history. peoplesdispatch.org Peru is in the midst of dealing with a major oil spill just 30 kilometers from the capital city Lima. On January 15th, 6,000 barrels of crude oil spilled into the ocean while a tanker was unloading at a Repsol facility.
(2022-01-30). Perú derrota a Colombia y se acerca al Mundial de Catar 2022. telesurtv.net Venezuela, por su parte, venció a Bolivia por goleada de cuatro goles a uno con triplete de Salomón Rondón.
(2022-01-30). Film boliviano gana Gran Premio del Jurado en Festival Sundance. telesurtv.net El galardón recayó en la película Utama, ópera prima del realizador Alejandro Loayza Grisi.
(2022-01-30). Honduras y Venezuela formalizan el restablecimiento de relaciones diplomáticas. telesurtv.net La ceremonia de entrega de documentación se llevó a cabo en el Palacio de Gobierno de Tegucigalpa, la capital hondureña.
(2022-01-30). Colombian Narco-Trafficking Network Involving Deputies and Mayors Busted by Venezuelan Authorities. orinocotribune.com The National Anti-Drug Superintendence (SUNAD) of Venezuela announced this Friday, January 28, the dismantling of a drug trafficking network that had involved some Venezuelan officials. Víctor Julio Cano Páez, of Colombian nationality, was in charge of recruiting Venezuelan elected public officials (deputies and mayors) and induct them into the network. So far, 16 people have been arrested as alleged members of that network, including a mayor, three deputies, a state legislator and an assistant working at the National Assembly. | Cano Páez was arrested on November 7, 2021 at the La Guaira Maritime Port, when the…
(2022-01-30). There are No Untouchables: Another Gasoline Mafia Dismantled in Venezuela. orinocotribune.com In another blow to the gasoline mafia in Venezuela, within the framework of the "Iron Hand" operation against fuel mafias, several officials from Anzoátegui state were captured for being involved in fuel smuggling. Among the arrested individuals is the mayor of Independencia municipality (Soledad), Carlos Rafael Vidal Bolívar; as well as the Superior Prosecutor of Bolívar state, Manuel Junior Gil da Silva. | This was reported by the Venezuelan Minister for Petroleum, Tareck El Aissami. He also informed about the arrest of a captain of the Bolivarian National Guard (GNB), Antonio José Barrios González, commander o…
(2022-01-30). Venezuelan Coup Attempt Leader Might End Up In Prison Soon. popularresistance.org As The Canary has consistently reported, the US-backed coup attempt in Venezuela has been degenerating into an increasingly pathetic and embarrassing spectacle. Now, in one final gasp of desperation, Juan Guaidó has called for a fresh round of protests next month. But it looks like he and his dwindling band of followers' hopes of toppling the government will soon be dashed. Because there are now growing calls for his prosecution for crimes including treason. | Washington and its mouthpieces in the corporate-owned media will surely crow that this somehow constitutes 'proof' of the Venezuelan government's authorita…
(2022-01-30). Margaud Godoy Appointed as Venezuelan Ambassador to Honduras. orinocotribune.com Margaud Godoy has been appointed as Venezuela's ambassador to Honduras, as the two countries resumed diplomatic relations after a break of almost three years. Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Félix Plasencia informed that Godoy's diplomatic credentials as the country's ambassador to Honduras have been delivered to the Foreign Affairs Minister of Honduras, Enrique Reina. | Plasencia highlighted that Godoy's credentials were submitted to the Honduran foreign affairs minister at a ceremony held at the Government Palace in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. | Godoy is a lawyer, expert in criminal proceedings. She graduated in…
(2022-01-30). Urgen a Gobierno de Ecuador atender derrame de crudo en Amazonía. telesurtv.net Rotura de oleoducto en la provincia de Napo provoca emergencia. No se ha precisado cantidad de crudo vertido.
(2022-01-30). Buenaventura, Colombia Strikes Against Racial Capitalism. popularresistance.org In 2017, Junior Jein, a rapper from Buenaventura [Colombia], released a song that became the anthem of a protest. But he did not appear in the music video. Instead, karaoke-style lyrics play alongside a CGI television set that shows clips of police motorcades patrolling the city, cops raiding neighborhoods, and children choking on tear gas. In the background, a steady fire burns through a chain link fence bordered by the yellow and green flags of Buenaventura. | The chorus repeats: "ESMAD, fucking ESMAD. Esa es la respuesta que el gobierno nos da." ESMAD, that's the response that the government gives us. | Junior…
(2022-01-30). Colombia llega a 13 líderes sociales asesinados y 13 masacres en 2022. telesurtv.net Durante los últimos meses, Naciones Unidas también alertó sobre el aumento de casos de desplazamiento forzado en el país.
(2022-01-30). Colombia incluida entre los países con severa crisis alimentaria. telesurtv.net El resultado del estudio del PMA y la FAO dio a conocer que el hambre aguda empeorará de manera crítica en más de 20 países.
(2022-01-30). Disparan contra manifestantes en Medellín, Colombia. telesurtv.net La ONG Proceso Social de Garantías aseguró que hombres armados dispararon en las afueras de la Universidad de Antioquia.
(2022-01-30). Atentado contra gobernador colombiano deja dos policías muertos. telesurtv.net La Gobernación del Caquetá emitió un comunicado en el que atribuyó el ataque contra el gobernador a las "disidencias de las FARC".
(2022-01-30). "We Want Them Alive": Afro-Colombian Women Lead Search for Disappeared. truthout.org 
Eighteen Afro-descendant women wearing white T-shirts filled the wooden benches of a motorboat. At the front, a woman held a white flag wrapped around a thin stick. Its edges fluttered in the wind above her head as they sped down the Yurumanguí River in Buenaventura, on Colombia's Pacific coast. More women followed close behind, their motorboat tilting on its side as it turned at the mouth of the river. All were silent, their faces stoic. | It was early December 2021 — just days after Abencio Ca…
(2022-01-30). Miles de mujeres se movilizan en Uruguay contra la "cultura de la violación" telesurtv.net Las manifestantes corearon consignas como: "No es no", "No es presunción, es violación" y "Que arda", entre otras.