Staff (2022-03-06). US officials travel to oil-rich Venezuela for talks. en.mehrnews.com Amid US efforts to isolate Putin, a delegation from Washington has traveled to Venezuela to create a rift between Moscow and Caracas.

Staff (2022-03-06). US sends delegation to Venezuela — media. rt.com The alleged meeting with the government Washington considers 'illegitimate' comes amid efforts to replace Russian oil | Senior US officials reportedly traveled to Venezuela to meet with President Nicolás Maduro's government as Russia's conflict with Ukraine continues. Citing multiple unnamed sources "familiar with the matter," the New York Times

Staff (2022-03-06). Inflation in Venezuela at its Lowest Since 2014 (+Colombia). orinocotribune.com Caracas, March 5, 2022 ( Venezuela has suffered chronic inflation for several decades. From 2017 until December 2021 the inflation worsened, and Venezuela entered into a hyperinflation cycle ignited by Washington and Europe's blockade, with monthly…

Staff (2022-03-06). Venezuela Strengthens Ties with CARICOM Member Countries. orinocotribune.com CARICOM members to strengthen regional integration mechanisms in the face of imperial threat. | Venezuelan Deputy Minister for the Caribbean, Raúl Li Causi, participated in a meeting with Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit; Prime Minister of Grenada, Keith Mitchell; and the Secretary General of the Community of Caribbean Countries (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, with the aim of strengthening ties of friendship among the Caribbean nations. | Venezuela and Dominica have relations of mutual respect and cooperation. In 2018 Venezuelan authority figures were received by Dominican Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerr…

Zahra Mirzafarjouyan (2022-03-06). VIDEO: Glacier collapse in Argentina stuns tourists. en.mehrnews.com The moment a large part of Argentina's Perito Moreno Glacier collapsed has been caught on camera.

Mirna Wabi-Sabi (2022-03-06). Immigrant's Lynching in Brazil Forces Us to Confront Xenophobia and Colonialism. truthout.org On February 5, protesters took to the streets of major Brazilian cities asking for justice. A young African man, MoàØse Kabagambe, was lynched — tortured to death — on a beach in Rio de Janeiro in January.

Staff (2022-03-06). EU comments on warplanes for Kiev. rt.com Ukraine insists it needs jet fighters to repel the Russian attack | European Council President Charles Michel has said that the bloc's military aid to Ukraine will not include jet fighters, which Kiev has insisted it badly needs to fend off the ongoing Russian invasion. | "The European Union is definitely not at war with Russia. A war is what Russia has launched against Ukraine, a country very friendly and very close to the EU. That is why we support Ukraine on all levels," Michel said in an interview with several European newspapers on Saturday. | The chief of the EU's top political body confirmed that the EU…

Manuella Libardi (2022-03-05). Is Latin America shifting to the Left again? zcomm.org After the Left's success in Chile, Honduras and Peru last year, will Brazil and Colombia follow suit in 2022?>

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-05). Juramenta en Perú nuevo ministro de Transporte y Comunicaciones. telesurtv.net El nombramiento se produce a pocos días de que el gabinete ministerial solicite ante el Congreso de la nación el voto de confianza.

Udani Samarasekera (2022-03-05). [Perspectives] Sally Grantham-McGregor: pioneer in early childhood development. thelancet.com "I can still be horrified by the poverty in the world and how it affects children's development", says Sally Grantham-McGregor, Emeritus Professor of International Child Health at University College London (UCL), UK, and the doyenne of early childhood development (ECD). In pioneering work in Jamaica, she developed a low-cost early childhood intervention and showed that it can have long-term benefits for children. Now called Reach Up, it has been implemented in 16 countries, with several, including China and Peru, rolling it out as a national programme.

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-03-05). Repsol indemnizará a afectados por derrame petrolero en Perú. telesurtv.net Las autoridades peruanas precisaron que la situación que atraviesan los sectores afectados tras el derrame es extremadamente grave.

teleSUR- jaa -HIM (2022-03-05). Peruana Kimberly García gana bronce en mundial de marcha atlética. telesurtv.net La mexicana Alegna González consiguió la cuarta plaza en la misma prueba.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-03-05). Bolivia tendrá un sistema informático único en àìrgano Judicial. telesurtv.net "El Órgano judicial no podía ni puede estar exento del uso de herramientas informáticas y de comunicación", precisó el presidente del TSJ.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-05). Fracasa para cívico convocado en Santa Cruz, Bolivia. telesurtv.net El 92% de los municipios cruceños no acató el paro promovido por el Comité Cívico pro Santa Cruz, de acuerdo con el Gobierno de Bolivia.

teleSUR, MER (2022-03-05). Algunas frases para recordar al comandante Hugo Chávez. telesurtv.net Hugo Chávez enfocó su agenda de gobierno en atender a su pueblo mediante diversos programas sociales, garantizando sus derechos e impulsando el desarrollo del país.

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-05). US Ambassador James Story Causes More Fractures in Venezuelan Opposition. orinocotribune.com The recent meeting in Bogota between three Venezuelan opposition governors and the fake "US ambassador" to Venezuela James Story seems to be enlarging the fractures of the already divided right-wing political groups in Venezuela. The meeting has unleashed a series of criticism and hesitations amongst the opposition factions themselves. | For example, statements of José Ignacio Hernández, one of Juan Guaidó's close collaborators and "special attorney" of the so-called interim government, highlighted the discrepancies amongst right-wing sectors. Hernández dismissed the meeting between James Story and the governors…

eferrari10 (2022-03-05). Guaidó's Achievement: US Judge Orders Auction of CITGO (+OFAC). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, March 2, Leonard Stark, a judge for the District of Delaware, approved the start of the procedure for the sale of shares of the Venezuelan state-owned CITGO Petroleum Corp., which includes "the selection of a winning offer," reported The Wall Street Journal. | Stark made this ruling despite the fact that the company is covered by a resolution from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department that prevents its liquidation without prior authorization from OFAC. The OFAC has been in de facto control of CITGO since 2019, when Washington ignored the authorities designated by…

teleSUR -HIM (2022-03-05). Venezuela condena orden de EE.UU. que la tilda de amenaza. telesurtv.net El Gobierno de la República Bolivariana insiste en potenciar relaciones diplomáticas bilaterales sobre bases de respeto y autodeterminación.

Amy Booth (2022-03-05). [World Report] Activists welcome Colombia's decriminalisation of abortion. thelancet.com The ruling consolidates Latin America's swing towards pro-choice, following similar recent decisions in Argentina and Mexico. Amy Booth reports.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-03-05). Jueza argentina pide investigar a operadores de divisas por deuda. telesurtv.net La magistrada exigió al Banco de Argentina presentar un informe vinculado a la Formación de Activos Externos entre 2015 y 2019.

teleSUR, JCM (2022-03-05). Gabriel Boric considera valioso para Chile informe sobre represión. telesurtv.net "Paso histórico para avanzar en verdad. Seguiremos trabajando por la justicia, la reparación. Para que nunca más", escribió Boric.

teleSUR, jaa, MER (2022-03-05). Denuncian el asesinato de otro firmante del acuerdo en Colombia. telesurtv.net La víctima fue identificada como José Alexis Báez Mesa, quien se encontraba realizando su proceso de reincorporación.

teleSUR, SH (2022-03-05). Pacto Histórico celebra cierre de campaña en Bogotá, Colombia. telesurtv.net El precandidato Gustavo Petro lidera la intención de voto para las elecciones presidenciales pautadas para el próximo 29 de mayo.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-05). Violence threatening election of Colombia's war victims. colombiareports.com Armed conflict and political violence are threatening the participation of Colombia's war victims in the upcoming elections. Victim representatives from war-torn regions are vying for 16 seats in the House…

eferrari10 (2022-03-05). Guaidó's Achievement: US Judge Orders Auction of CITGO (+OFAC). orinocotribune.com On Wednesday, March 2, Leonard Stark, a judge for the District of Delaware, approved the start of the procedure for the sale of shares of the Venezuelan state-owned CITGO Petroleum Corp., which includes "the selection of a winning offer," reported The Wall Street Journal. | Stark made this ruling despite the fact that the company is covered by a resolution from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the US Treasury Department that prevents its liquidation without prior authorization from OFAC. The OFAC has been in de facto control of CITGO since 2019, when Washington ignored the authorities designated by…

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-05). Violence threatening election of Colombia's war victims. colombiareports.com Armed conflict and political violence are threatening the participation of Colombia's war victims in the upcoming elections. Victim representatives from war-torn regions are vying for 16 seats in the House…

Ben Norton (2022-03-04). US Sanctions on Russia Over Ukraine Also Target Venezuela, Nicaragua, Cuba. orinocotribune.com By Benjamin Norton — Feb 28, 2022 | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor, Juan S. Gonzalez, admitted that US sanctions against Russia aim to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. The three socialist governments condemned NATO aggression for creating the crisis in Ukraine. | President Joe Biden's top Latin America advisor has admitted that US sanctions against Russia over Ukraine intentionally seek to hurt Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba as well. | The United States imposed a series of harsh sanctions on Russia following Moscow's recognition of the independence of the Donetsk and Lugansk Peop…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-04). Hospitalizan a expdte. Alberto Fujimori por problemas cardiacos. telesurtv.net Luego de ser trasladado a la Clínica Centenario, en el distrito limeño de Pueblo Libre, permanecerá allí hasta recuperarse.

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-03-04). Sacha Llorenti: Almagro fue artífice del golpe de Estado en Bolivia. telesurtv.net El secretario ejecutivo de la Alianza calificó como imperdonable el daño ocasionado por Almagro al país y a la integración…

Andreína Chávez Alava (2022-03-04). US Judge Approves Venezuela's CITGO Auction Process. venezuelanalysis.com Any sale of CITGO shares is still pending authorization from the Biden administration.

Staff (2022-03-04). Venezuela Approves Report on Crimes Committed by 2016-2020 Opposition Parliament. orinocotribune.com Earlier today, the special commission of the Venezuelan National Assembly (AN) investigating the crimes perpetrated against the country by the AN board of the 2016-2020 term presented the conclusions of its report. The report provided an account of the actions harmful to Venezuela that were carried out by the extreme right. | The document was approved unanimously, and the president of the commission, José Brito, during the regular session of Thursday, mentioned that there are 442 individuals involved in the investigation. Of these, 203 are former deputies. | The additional 239 are people designated by former depu…

José Manuel Blanco Diaz (2022-03-04). Venezuela: Jorge Arreaza Appointed Minister for Communes. orinocotribune.com As he outlined the path for the new stage of rejuvenation in the construction of Bolivarian socialism, President Nicolás Maduro Moros announced this Thursday, March 3, the appointment of Jorge Arreaza to…

teleSUR, mcs, MER (2022-03-04). Instalan II Congreso de la Clase Obrera en Venezuela. telesurtv.net "Aquí se demuestra que solo el pueblo salva al pueblo, y hay que escuchar muy bien a la gente", enfatizó el mandatario venezolano.

Ana Perdigón (2022-03-04). Venezuela to Continue Receiving Russian Tourists. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Minister for Tourism, Ali Ernesto Padrón, confirmed this Thursday, March 4, that Venezuela will continue to receive Russian tourists through the Moscow-Porlamar (Margarita Island) charter operation. | Through his Twitter account, Minister Padrón reported that he had held a telephone meeting with the head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency (Rostourism), Zarina Doguzova, with whom he reached several agreements. | Both authorities agreed, amongst other things, to continue the regular flights provided by the Venezuelan airline Conviasa, which link the two countries. They also expressed their optimism th…

Staff (2022-03-04). Venezuela to Increase Minimum Wage and Consider Bonuses as Part of Wage. orinocotribune.com On March 3, Venezuela announced an increase in the minimum wage to half a petro, and determined that bonuses delivered to public workers through the Patria System will be considered as salary. The increased minimum wage will impact the wage scales of public employees, those under collective bargaining agreements, and pensioners. | In addition, food bonuses will increase to Bs. 45 ($10.30 USD). With the price of the petro currently at $57.81, and the official dollar at Bs. 4.37, the minimum wage would be Bs. 126 per month (or $28.90). Adding the food bonuses, it would be Bs. 171 per month, equivalent to $39.20.

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2022-03-04). Argentina prepara entrega al Congreso del acuerdo con FMI. telesurtv.net El ingreso del proyecto de ley a la Cámara Baja marca el inicio del proceso de discusión.

Paulo Cabral (2022-03-04). COVID-19 impacts child literacy in Brazil. america.cgtn.com The Covid-19 pandemic had a negative impact in children's illiteracy rates in Brazil.

IGD Worldwide (2022-03-04). Mapuche Political Prisoners José and Luis Tralcal Declare Hunger Strike. itsgoingdown.org The following is a communique from Mapuche political prisoners José Tralcal Coche and Luis Tralcal Quidel, who are currently imprisoned in CET Victoria (CET stands for "Center for Work and Education," a Chilean government euphemism for prison). On June 11, 2018, José and Luis were sentenced to 18 years in prison for the notorious Luchsinger-Mackay…

teleSUR, yart, JGN (2022-03-04). Asesinan a líder social en Norte de Santander, Colombia. telesurtv.net El joven activista recibió varias amenazas en su contra debido a su labor social, pero no se le había puesto protección.

teleSUR, lvm, MER (2022-03-04). Fiscalía colombiana solicita orden de captura de Diego Cadena. telesurtv.net La solicitud de la Fiscalía se debe a que el abogado habría incumplido la medida de arresto domiciliario que se le había dictado.

Michelle Begue (2022-03-04). Colombia legalizes abortion. america.cgtn.com There is a huge shift on the issue of abortion rights in Latin America.

Adriaan Alsema (2022-03-04). Colombia's war crimes tribunal: 5,700 killed in political extermination. colombiareports.com Attempts to exterminate Colombia's Patriotic Union (UP) party cost the lives of more than 5,700 people, according to the war crimes tribunal. The latest number of victims of the political…