Ana Perdigón (2023-10-06). Venezuela's Education Minister Clarifies School Attendance Process Through QR Code. orinocotribune.com Venezuelan Education Minister Yelitze Santaella issued a statement aimed at providing clarity regarding the introduction of QR code-based attendance tracking in schools, a measure that had stirred up a significant amount of debate. | Last Saturday, Minister Santaella announced the forthcoming implementation of an electronic attendance system in the country's educational institutions, employing QR codes. In response to the ensuing controversy, on Thursday, October 5, she elaborated that the Ministry of Education is collaborating with the Ministry of Planning to facilitate the distribution of QR code technology to…

Ana Perdigón (2023-10-06). Venezuela: Opposition Politician Manuel Rosales Hints at 2024 Presidential Election Candidacy. orinocotribune.com The governor of Zulia state, Manuel Rosales, has not withdrawn his candidacy for the 2024 Venezuelan presidential elections. In an interview conducted on Thursday, October 5, he expressed his determination to pursue the presidency, declaring, "I will continue to aspire to the presidency until my last breath." When asked about his potential presidential candidacy in 2024, Rosales clarified that his decision to abstain from participating in the opposition primaries should not be interpreted as the end of his presidential aspirations. | "The fact that I have said that I am not going to participate at this moment, th…

Marcel Lhermitte (2023-10-06). Argentina y Ecuador: øQué aportaron los debates? globalizacion.ca "Aburrido". Esa es la conclusión de la mayoría de los analistas que observaron el debate entre los presidenciales ecuatorianos Daniel Noboa y Luisa González. "Sin sorpresas", dijeron otros colegas que en ese mismo domingo 1 de octubre vieron a los…

Dan La Botz (2023-10-03). Venezuelan immigrants win victory. internationalviewpoint.org "At present as many 9,000 immigrants are crossing the border each day, coming from dozens of countries and Venezuelans making up a large portion of them." | – | / |

Staff (2023-10-03). Venezuela: Opposition Primary Commission Refuses to Modify Election Date. orinocotribune.com Caracas ( Although it recognized the CNE's technical assistance proposal and the suggestion to carry it out on November 19, the CNP clarifie…

Staff (2023-10-03). Venezuela's Youth Commemorate 9th Anniversary of Robert Serra's Assassination. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, at the General del Sur Cemetery in Caracas, young Venezuelans laid a floral offering commemorating the anniversary of the 2014 assassination of United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) Deputy Robert Serra. A large number of youth spoke about their experiences of meeting Serra. He was known for his humility and as a great leader within the ranks of the Bolivarian Revolution. | The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, commemorated the ninth anniversary of the assassination of the young leader. "Nine years ago, the young Robert Serra and María Herrera were murdered by Colombian hitmen, a fascist oper…