Monthly Archives: December 2023

2023-12-31: News Headlines

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-31). Ordenan declarar emergencia por polución ambiental en ciudad de Perú. telesurtv.net La exposición permanente a metales pesados, debido a la minería, ocasiona graves impactos en la salud y el entorno de las personas en Huancavelica.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Peruanos solidarios con Cuba celebran aniversario 65 de la Revolución. radiohc.cu Lima, 30 dic (RHC) La fortaleza de la Revolución Cubana y la fraternidad binacional destacaron este sábado en la celebración, organizada por el Movimiento de Solidaridad Perú-Cuba, del 65 aniversario del triunfo de aquella gesta.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-31). Tribunal boliviano rechaza existencia de la reelección indefinida. telesurtv.net Las fuentes indicaron que el TCP emitió con fecha del jueves 28 de diciembre la sentencia constitucional.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-12-31). Bolivia to commemorate 65th anniversary of Cuban Revolution. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) On the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the triumph of the Cuban Revolution, the Bolivian television channel ATB will broadcast, on January 1, the documentary "Lo Primero que hay que salvar" (The First to Be Saved), by filmmaker Santiago Rony Feliú.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-31). Partidarios de Morales rechazan fallo del Supremo de Bolivia. telesurtv.net Los sectores de la extrema derecha, que orquestaron un golpe de Estado contra Morales en 2019, cuando fue reelecto el mandatario, pero fue obligado a renunciar, aplaudieron el fallo.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Constitutional Court annuls indefinite re-election in Bolivia. plenglish.com La Paz, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) Bolivia's electoral landscape is experiencing a radical change as of today following the annulment of the indefinite presidential re-election by the Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) through Sentence 1010/2023.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Tribunal Constitucional anula reelección indefinida en Bolivia. radiohc.cu La Paz, 30 dic (RHC) El panorama electoral de Bolivia experimenta desde este sábado un cambio radical tras la anulación de la reelección presidencial indefinida por parte del Tribunal Constitucional Plurinacional (TCP) mediante la Sentencia 1010/2023.

teleSUR (2023-12-30). Bolivia's Constitutional Top Court Rejects the Existence of Indefinite Re-election. telesurenglish.net The Plurinational Constitutional Court (TCP) of Bolivia issued a ruling in which it rejects that indefinite reelection is in force in the country and affirming that it is not a human right, local media reported this Friday. The sources indicated that the TCP issued on Thursday, December 28, the constitutional ruling that indefinite presidential re-election does not exist in the South American country. | RELATED: | The TCP als…

Victoria Torres (2023-12-31). Alex Saab Appears on Maduro Podcast, Provides Details of Illegal Imprisonment in Cape Verde and US. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab, who was recently liberated from illegal imprisonment in the US, was interviewed by President Nicolás Maduro on the third episode of Maduro Podcast. In the interview, aired on Thursday, December 28, Saab shared details of his experiences during his illegal imprisonment of more than three years, first in Cape Verde and afterwards in the US. | Saab, accompanied by his wife Camila Fabri de Saab, expressed his gratitude to the Bolivarian government "for not getting tired when it was easy to get tired" and achieving his release from an unjust kidnapping of more than 1,280 days in a U.S. p…

Staff (2023-12-31). Venezuelan Army to Remain Deployed Until UK Navy Ship Leaves Disputed Water With Guyana. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López supervised the General Domingo Anotnio Sifontes joint military drill of the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) that is going on in the Venezuelan Atlantic Faàßade. The drill was launched by the Venezuelan government on Thursday to safeguard the security and territorial sovereignty of the country in response to Guyana violating the Argyle Agreement and allowing a British warship to sail in the udelimited water of the disputed Essequibo territory. reached last December 14 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines between President Nicolas Maduro and Guyanese Pr…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-12-31). Venezuela rejects Argentina's decision on Emtrasur aircraft. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 31 (Prensa Latina) Venezuela has categorically rejected the decision by Argentine authorities regarding the hijacking of the Emtrasur aircraft that has been illegally held in that country since last year.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-31). Venezuela agradece apoyo de la Copppal ante provocación del Reino Unido. telesurtv.net La entidad regional señaló que bajo el patrocinio de la Celac y la Caricom se busca lograr una solución negociada a la controversia territorial en la Guayana Esequiba.

teleSUR, JDO (2023-12-31). Venezuela rechaza secuestro ilegal de aeronave de Emtrasur en Argentina. telesurtv.net Denuncia que Justicia de ese país pretende aplicar tratado bilateral entre Buenos Aires y Washington, el cual no aplica a Venezuela, para que EE.UU. se apodere del avión.

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-31). Putin felicita a líderes de países aliados por el Año Nuevo. telesurtv.net Envía telegramas de felicitaciones a varios lideres latinoamericanos, entre ellos el presidente cubano, Miguel Díaz-Canel; de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, y de Brasil, Lula da Silva.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-31). Arriban a Venezuela 207 connacionales provenientes de México. telesurtv.net El regreso de los connacionales es el resultado de los acuerdos migratorios establecidos entre Venezuela y México…

Desinformémonos (2023-12-30). Mexico: more than 8,000 people advance towards Oaxaca in migrant caravan. pressenza.com The more than 8,000 Central and South American migrants who make up the migrant caravan known as the "Exodus of Poverty" continued their journey early this morning from the municipality of Escuintla to Mapastepec, in Chiapas, to reach the state of Oaxaca. | On the fourth day of their journey, the thousands of men, women, and children from Haiti, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Venezuela, and Cuba advanced along the coastal highway of Chiapas to head north. | According to Luis Rey García Villagrán, an activist with the Human Rights Centre for Human Dignification, nine out of ten migrants in the caravan want to s…

Ariadna Eljuri, Orinoco Tribune. (2023-12-30). Venezuela Deploys Military In Response To UK And Guyanese Provocation. popularresistance.org The commander-in-chief of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces (FANB) of Venezuela, President Nicolás Maduro, has ordered the immediate deployment of the "General Domingo Antonio Sifontes" Joint Operation, set to be a series of joint military exercises between various armed personnel of Venezuela that will take place on the eastern Caribbean and the Atlantic Faàßade of Venezuela—near the border with the disputed Essequibo territory—in response to Guyana and the United Kingdom's military provocations. | This announcement was made during his presidential end-of-the-year greeting ceremony to the FA…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-30). Two hundred seven Venezuelans repatriated from Mexico. plenglish.com Caracas, Dec 30 (Prensa Latina) A total of 207 repatriated compatriots arrived in Venezuela today from Mexico, as part of the migration agreements agreed upon by presidents Nicolás Maduro and Andrés Manuel López Obrador, respectively.

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-30). Venezuela Condemns Arrival of British Navy Ship in Guyana. orinocotribune.com

teleSUR (2023-12-30). Copppal Condemns British Ship Presence in Guyana's Coast. telesurenglish.net The Permanent Conference of Political Parties of Latin America and the Caribbean (Copppal) condemned and rejected on Friday the presence of a United Kingdom war frigate off the coast of Guyana, at a time when the latter nation and Venezuela have established a frank and direct dialogue. | RELATED: | Copppal President Alejandro Moreno Cárdenas, who along with prominent party leaders in the region is pushing for a nego…

noemail (2023-12-30). Brazil expresses concern over Venezuela-Guyana border dispute as naval exercises begin in area. devdiscourse.com Brazil's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Friday it was concerned about a border dispute between Venezuela and Guyana that intensified this week following Britain's decision to send a warship to Guyana's shores.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-12-31). Nueva ola de violencia azota la ciudad de Esmeraldas, Ecuador. telesurtv.net La provincia ecuatoriana de Esmeraldas, con costas al océano Pacífico y limítrofe con Colombia, registró un viernes violento, con el reporte de la quema de autos y balaceras.

WSWS (2023-12-30). Mass protests and strikes erupt in Argentina against Milei's steps toward dictatorial rule. wsws.org While the Peronist union bureaucracy has been compelled to call for a national strike and mass demonstrations, it is merely seeking to channel opposition behind a defense of its own interests.

scorinoco (2023-12-30). President of Colombia to Adopt Measures to Help Colombian Students Expelled From Argentina. orinocotribune.com The president of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announced that he will adopt measures to help more than 20,000 Colombian students who were studying for free in Argentina and cannot continue their studies there after the new president of Argentina, Javier Milei, eliminated free higher education for foreigners. | Petro commented in a post on X that his country will soon receive the students who were receiving higher education in Argentina, who are now "literally expelled," and criticized the measures of his ultra-right Argentinian counterpart. | "We will receive 20,000 Colombian students who were studying for free in Arg…

krish-rad_ind (2023-12-30). President of Colombia to Adopt Measures to Help Colombian Students Expelled From Argentina. orinocotribune.com

Labor Video Project (2023-12-30). Fascism, Civil War, Argentina, Melei & The Class Struggle With Ricardo Ortiz. indybay.org WorKWeek looks at the rise of Javier Melei in Argentina, the rise of fascism and the growing class struggle and possible massive general strikes to bring down the government.

EcoWatch (2023-12-30). Brazil's Congress Passes Bill to Pave Highway Through Heart of Amazon Rainforest. pressenza.com The Amazon is the largest tropical rainforest in the world. Spanning eight countries, it has been called the "lungs of the planet" for its vital service of converting enormous amounts of carbon dioxide into oxygen. By Cristen Hemingway Jaynes Now, Brazilian lawmakers have approved a bill…

El Desconcierto (2023-12-30). Mega deal between SQM and Codelco for lithium: Chilean State will own 50% plus 1%. pressenza.com This agreement ensures the continuity of the production of lithium and other substances and broadens the scope of Codelco's participation in the global challenge of energy transition, taking advantage of the opportunities generated by the intensive use of copper and lithium. | By Horacio Gutiérrez Areyte | In an unprecedented milestone for the Chilean mining industry, Codelco and SQM announced a public-private partnership to jointly develop production and commercial activities in the Salar de Atacama for the coming decades. | This partnership, as long as certain conditions are met, will materialise as of 1 Januar…

Manuel Acuña Asenjo (2023-12-30). Chile: A new attack on human rights? pressenza.com "Mr. Piñera, you have been warned, you will be prosecuted for the serious human rights violations committed under your mandate". | Warning by then MP Gabriel Boric to President Sebastián Piñera in September 2021 1 . | A MEMORABLE EVENT: | The rebellion of 18 October 2019 was one of the most significant events in modern Chilean history. Not only did it reveal the weariness of an entire national population with the impudent behaviour of a corrupt 'political elite' which, as the 'natural successor' of the Pinochet dictatorship, still maintains control of the nation in its hands, but it also showed how far th…

Claudia Villalona, The Indypendent. (2023-12-31). Mutual Aid Groups, Asylum-Seekers Support Families Facing Eviction. popularresistance.org On Saturday, Dec. 16, hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers gathered at the Fourth Universalist Society on the Upper West Side for the "Posada de Comadres." Coordinated by a coalition of mutual-aid and immigrant-rights groups, the event featured a housing workshop, a resource fair, the distribution of winter clothing and a mobile health clinic that offered basic health services. | Valentina (a pseudonym) and her family, asylum-seekers who fled Colombia, were one of the families present at the event. They are also among the 3,500 families that received an eviction notice from the city earlier in the month. Valen…

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-31). Denuncian el asesinato de casi 200 líderes sociales en Colombia en 2023. telesurtv.net El número de firmantes de paz ultimados también ha disminuido. En 2023 fueron asesinados 43, siete menos que los 50 registrados en el año 2022.

teleSUR, nbb, JGN (2023-12-31). Gobierno colombiano sube el salario mínimo en 12 % para 2024. telesurtv.net El presidente colombiano Gustavo Petro manifestó que va "a haber el año entrante un crecimiento del salario real en términos del salario mínimo".

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-31). Presidente de Colombia realiza evaluación del año 2023. telesurtv.net "En el 2023 hemos podido disminuir sustancialmente el hambre", manifestó el jefe de Estado colombiano.

María Candela (2023-12-30). Copppal condenó y rechazó presencia militar británica en Guyana. radiohc.cu Caracas, 30 dic (RHC) La Conferencia Permanente de Partidos Políticos de América Latina y el Caribe (Copppal) condenó y rechazó la presencia militar del Reino Unido en las costas de Guyana, acto que calificó de hostil y violador de acuerdos internacionales.

Sebastiana Romero (2023-12-31). Uruguay a la vanguardia en el uso de energías renovables. radiohc.cu Montevideo, 31 dic (RHC) Uruguay sigue marcando hoy pauta en el uso de energías renovables, según un registro elaborado por la Administración del Mercado Eléctrico (ADME).

teleSUR, lfb, JDO (2023-12-31). Reportan cuatro muertos por incendio en prisión de Uruguay. telesurtv.net De acuerdo con director del Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación, Luis Mendoza, el incidente no fue un motín sino un atentado de otros internos por problemas que se tratan de esclarecer.

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2023-12-28: News Headlines

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-28). Intensas precipitaciones afectan varias regiones de Perú. telesurtv.net En la meridional provincia de La Mar, se reportó el desbordamiento de un río en el distrito de Santa Rosa.

teleSUR- hvh, JCM (2023-12-27). Intensas precipitaciones afectan varias regiones de Perú. telesurtv.net En la meridional provincia de La Mar, se reportó el desbordamiento de un río en el distrito de Santa Rosa.

José A. Amesty R. (2023-12-28). Dos bufones amargados y tristes por el triunfo de Venezuela. globalizacion.ca El pasado miercoles 20 pasado, recibimos con agrado y regocijo la noticia de la liberación del diplomático venezolano Alex Saab, el funcionario del gobierno venezolano, viajó a Teherán en 2020, para proponer al gobierno iraní, un intercambio entre Venezuela e…

Chloe Atkinson (2023-12-27). U.S. Must Find a Better Solution for Migrants. counterpunch.org A caravan of over 6,000 people, reportedly the largest in more than a year, departed recently from Mexico's southern border with Guatemala and is on its way to the United States. The migrants hail from countries in Central America, Venezuela, and even Cuba. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is expected to travel to Mexico

teleSUR, jaa, JGN (2023-12-27). Conmebol da a conocer estadios para Preolímpico en Venezuela. telesurtv.net Según la entidad, los juegos se desarrollarán en el estadio Brígido Iriarte de Caracas, el Misael Delgado de Valencia y el Metropolitano, en Barquisimeto.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-27). Venezuela aboga por el fin del genocidio en Palestina por parte de Israel. telesurtv.net "En estas navidades abogamos por el fin del genocidio en Palestina por parte del régimen sionista de Israel", externó la vicemandataria.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-12-28). Ecuador to build new prisons by January. plenglish.com In statements to Radio Centro, Palencia noted that they have talked with companies from Israel, Mexico and El Salvador, which have proposed financing plans to undertake the works. | She added that the new prisons might be located in the provinces of Pastaza and Santa Elena. | However, President Daniel Noboa said recently that among the locations would also be eastern Ecuador and Manabi. | Previously, Palencia had mentioned that the main problem for the construction of the prisons was the financing; however, the president noted that 70 million dollars a year are required for the penitentiary system to function pr…

teleSUR, lfb, JCM (2023-12-27). Investigan muerte de 5 personas a causa de un naufragio en Ecuador. telesurtv.net Inicialmente se pensó que había un fallecido, pero durante las labores de rescate se encontraron cuatro víctimas más, tres mujeres y un adolescente.

teleSUR, JGN (2023-12-27). Exvicepresidente ecuatoriano espera respuesta a solicitud de asilo en México. telesurtv.net Glas, alegando sentir en riesgo su seguridad, ingresó el pasado 17 de diciembre a la sede de la embajada mexicana en Quito.

Labor Video Project (2023-12-28). Fascism, Civil War, Argentina, Melei & The Class Struggle With Ricardo Ortiz. indybay.org WorKWeek looks at the rise of Javier Melei in Argentina, the rise of fascism and the growing class struggle and possible massive general strikes to bring down the government.

teleSUR, SH (2023-12-28). Presidente Maduro alerta sobre impacto del decreto de Milei. telesurtv.net Las medidas y reformas del presidente Milei han sido rechazadas por organizaciones sociales y sindicales, que se han movilizado en los últimos días.

Juan Guahán (2023-12-28). Argentina — Las propuestas de cambios de Javier Milei empezaron mal. globalizacion.ca La primera duda a despejar tiene que ver con el perfil adoptado. Es difícil saber si eso es una creación personal de él y "El Jefe" (su hermana Karina, según su particular visión y relación) o si se trata de…

Labor Video Project (2023-12-27). Fascism, Civil War, Argentina, Melei & The Class Struggle With Ricardo Ortiz. indybay.org WorKWeek looks at the rise of Javier Melei in Argentina, the rise of fascism and the growing class struggle and possible massive general strikes to bring down the government.

kwjorinoco (2023-12-27). Argentina's Milei Lays Off 7,000 Workers After Christmas. orinocotribune.com Argentinian President Javier Milei decreed the non-renewal of State worker contracts signed since January 1, 2023, including the national administration and decentralized organizations such as AFIP, PAMI and ANSES. In addition, an "exhaustive survey" of the personnel hired before that date was decreed. | It is estimated that this measure affects about 7,000 state workers. The cancellation of the contracts, which had already been anticipated from the president, occurs within the context of a tough fiscal adjustment program. According to Decree 84/2023, published today in the Official Gazette, "it is consistent wit…

Joel Richards (2023-12-27). Argentina's trade unions march in capital. america.cgtn.com Argentina's powerful trade unions marched on Wednesday December 26 in protest at the Javier Milei government's plans to usher in sweeping economic reforms by presidential decree. | Joel Richards reports from Buenos Aires.

Washington Uranga (2023-12-27). Argentina — El camino de la unidad. globalizacion.ca La palabra unidad comenzó a resonar con fuerza en la oposición apenas conocido el DNU de Javier Milei el miércoles de la semana precedente. Por propia necesidad de las fuerzas políticas que enfrentan al oficialismo, pero también por la espontánea…

infobrics (2023-12-27). China, Saudi Drive BRICS' Push to Erase Dollar in Global Economy. infobrics.org The global financial landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation, with the BRICS alliance — Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa — at the forefront of a daring initiative to challenge the supremacy of the US dollar…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Lula signed a cybersecurity policy decree in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva signed a decree that establishes the National Cybersecurity Policy (PNCiber), since Brazil is today considered one of the most attacked countries in virtual environments.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Lula's government increases minimum wage in Brazil. plenglish.com Brasilia, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) The Government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva will increase the minimum wage in Brazil by 6.8 percent as of January 1, which represents an increase to 1,412 reais (292.2 dollars ).

Emir Sader (2023-12-27). The Future of Brazil. orinocotribune.com By Emir Sader — Dec 26, 2023 | It was a better year for us in Brazil. Definitely. First of all, because we had the first year of a new Lula government, leaving the Bolsonaro years behind. When the latter was no longer an option, Bolsonaro was defeated, although not necessarily Bolsonarism. The ideological and political struggle to consolidate democracy and advance anti-neoliberalism continues. | This year allowed the Brazilian government to resume the prioritization of social policies. Specifically, the rescuing of traditional programs, starting with Bolsa Familia, followed by others and adding new programs…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2023-12-27). Chilean banks make a negative balance of the national economy. plenglish.com Santiago de Chile, Dec 27 (Prensa Latina) Chile's economy has remained stagnant for a decade and currently its growth is the lowest in the region, the Association of Banks and Financial Institutions (Abif) stated today.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-28). JEP colombiana dicta arresto contra gobernadora del Cauca. telesurtv.net Los llamados "falsos positivos" fueron ejecuciones extrajudiciales de civiles por parte de miembros del Ejército colombiano que luego eran presentados como guerrilleros muertos en combate.

teleSUR, lvm, SH (2023-12-28). Colombia suma masacre número 94 en lo que va del 2023. telesurtv.net De acuerdo a Indepaz la masacre se perpetró en una zona rural del departamento de Cundinamarca.

Adriaan Alsema (2023-12-27). Colombia's war crimes tribunal orders detention of two governors. colombiareports.com Colombia's war crimes tribunal ordered the detention of two governors and two governors for failing to cooperate with investigations into forced disappearances. The court ordered the arrest and detention of…

teleSUR, DRL (2023-12-27). JEP colombiana dicta arresto contra gobernadora del Cauca. telesurtv.net Los llamados "falsos positivos" fueron ejecuciones extrajudiciales de civiles por parte de miembros del Ejército colombiano que luego eran presentados como guerrilleros muertos en combate.

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