Staff (2025-02-08). Perú celebra el regreso de 552 piezas patrimoniales. cubadebate.cu Perú ha recuperado 552 piezas de incalculable valor histórico y sociocultural, repatriadas desde Alemania, Argentina, Austria, Canadá y Estados Unidos. La entrega incluye una diversidad de objetos que abarcan desde documentos históricos hasta obras de arte colonial y artefactos prehispánicos, todos ellos testigos silenciosos de la rica evolución política, social y económica del país.
mforinoco (2025-02-08). From the AES to ALBA: Burkina Faso Activists Visit Caracas To Support President Maduro. orinocotribune.com 
By Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity — Feb 7, 2025 | In a piece written for Kawsachun News, the Thomas Sankara Centre for African Liberation and Unity shares the experience of Burkina Faso delegates in Caracas for the World Anti-Fascist International Festival which coincided with the inauguration of President Nicolás Maduro. | The towering peaks of Caracas' mountaintops captured the attention of the delegates from Burkina Faso even before their airplane hit the ground at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. Venezuela's imposing mountainous coastline is a sharp…
scorinoco (2025-02-08). Venezuela Condemns US Theft of Another Airplane in Collusion With Dominican Authorities. orinocotribune.com Venezuela condemned the United States government's blatant theft of an aircraft owned by the Venezuelan State, which was in the Dominican Republic. | Through a The statement underlined that Rubio's hatred "towards Venezuela now leads him to openly commit a crime, illegally confiscating a PDVSA [state-owned oil company Petróleos de Venezuela] airplane with the complicity of the vassal government of t…
presstv.ir (2025-02-08). 'Brazen theft': Venezuela raps US seizure of plane after high-level talks. presstv.ir Venezuela has condemned the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" which came just days after a high-level American delegation visited Caracas.
hindustantimes (2025-02-08). Trump Steals Putin's Friend's Airplane? Russia's South American Ally Calls Top US Diplomat 'Thief'. hindustantimes.com The US authorities have confiscated one of the Venezuelan government's planes days after Trump's special envoy Richard Grenell met President Nicolas Maduro. During a visit to the Dominican Republic on Thursday, Rubio inspected the seizure of a Dassault Falcon 200 jet and said that the plane violated US sanctions. Meanwhile, Venezuela's foreign ministry denounced US action and called Rubio a "mercenary of hate" and a "thief." Watch this video to know more.
Clau O'Brien Moscoso (2025-02-08). The Perfect US Puppet Narco State: CIA and State Department Control Over Ecuador. orinocotribune.com Ecuador was once a safe country. However, U.S. interference, the rise of neoliberal economic policies, the dollarization of its currency, and enhanced state repression have combined to worsen the lives of the people. In part two of this interview, Clau O'Brien Moscoso, Black Agenda Report Contributor, and Juan Fernando Terán discuss the attack on African, Indigenous, and poor communities disguised as a "war on crime." | On January 3rd, Black Agenda Report contributor Clau O'Brien Moscoso interviewed economic analyst Juan Fernando Terán on the deadly war on crime that President of Ecuador Daniel Noboa has imposed…
scorinoco (2025-02-08). Ecuador: Vice President Prevented From Entering Her Office by President. orinocotribune.com The constitutional vice president of Ecuador, Verónica Abad, was forced to leave the headquarters of the Ecuadorian Vice Presidency as President Daniel Noboa prevented her entry. | On Friday, February 7, while Abad tried and failed to enter her office, people around the headquarters shouted: "Out, Noboa, out!" The vice president was prevented by police from entering the office after Noboa, through Decree 505, unconstitutionally appointed Cynthia Gellibert as acting vice president. | Judge Nubia Vera, who ruled in favor of Abad and dismissed the administrative summary against Vice President Abad through which she…
aljazeera (2025-02-08). Seeking re-election, President Daniel Noboa targets Ecuador's crime wave. aljazeera.com From prison riots to power outages, Daniel Noboa's first term has set the stage for tough battles ahead.
Vijay Prashad, Tricontinental: Institute for Social Research. (2025-02-08). Let Us Find Our Lost Diamonds. popularresistance.org Donald Trump returned to the White House with a loud thump. His staff threw executive order upon executive order on his desk, which he signed with a flourish and then got on the phone to bark orders at the Danes and the Panamanians and the Colombians, demanding this, that, and the other thing, that thing, this thing, the things that he feels that the United States deserves. | In Trump's history, the US once had a Golden Age. He is now the symbol of its anxiety. His slogan, 'Make America Great Again', does not disguise the worry about its collapse: Make it great again, he says, because it no longer is great, and i…
Juan M. Garcia (2025-02-08). UN allocates funds for humanitarian aid in Colombia's Catatumbo. plenglish.com Bogota, Feb 8 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Emergency Coordinator Tom Fletcher approved the allocation of 3.8 million dollars for humanitarian aid to the Catatumbo region, in northeastern Colombia, sources from the organization said on Friday.
(2025-02-07). Mandatario cubano visita objetivos socioeconómicos en Ciego de àÅvila. cubadebate.cu Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista de Cuba y presidente de la República, continuó hoy sus recorridos por los municipios del país en Bolivia, en la provincia de Ciego de àÅvila.
scorinoco (2025-02-07). Venezuela Asks For Washington's Cooperation in USAID Investigation. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, called for cooperation between the US and Venezuela in investigation of corruption by opposition politicians Juan Guaidó and Carlos Vecchio involving funds received through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) over the past decade. | At a press conference on Thursday, February 6, the Venezuelan attorney general called upon the US authorities "to provide us with all the information of this investigation that they are conducting on US soil, so that it can be assessed in a coordinated manner and we can act according to the terms established by the…
scorinoco (2025-02-07). Venezuela: President Maduro Appoints Julio León Heredia as Minister of Agriculture. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Julio León Heredia as the new minister for Agriculture and Lands, while highlighting that León Heredia did a great job as governor of the state of Yaracuy. | "From Yaracuy to the Major Leagues," remarked President Maduro after appointing León Heredia on Wednesday, February 5. "You have everything for this, to configure the concept of regenerative, agro-ecological and productive agriculture, to produce organic food for Venezuelans, the goal has to be zero imports." | The President commissioned León Heredia to recover the concept of the multipurpose, regenerativ…
(2025-02-07). ALBA-TCP Condemns Marco Rubio's Statements on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (+Foreign Minister Gil). orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a statement condemning recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela "enemies of humanity." | The Alliance "firmly rejects the hateful and interventionist statements of [US] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, in his attempt to justify his interventionist policy, has once again instigated attacks on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, free and sovereign countries that have overcome decades of aggression," reads the statement published this Thursday, February 6…
(2025-02-07). US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance. orinocotribune.com The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. | Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington seized a Venezuelan Dassault Falcon 900EX worth $13 million. | The US said that the acquisition of the plane, which it claimed belonged to President Nicolas Maduro, was b…
(2025-02-07). Venezuela: President Maduro Appoints Julio León Heredia as Minister of Agriculture. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Julio León Heredia as the new minister for Agriculture and Lands, while highlighting that León Heredia did a great job as governor of the state of Yaracuy. | "From Yaracuy to the Major Leagues," remarked President Maduro after appointing León Heredia on Wednesday, February 5. "You have everything for this, to configure the concept of regenerative, agro-ecological and productive agriculture, to produce organic food for Venezuelans, the goal has to be zero imports." | The President commissioned León Heredia to recover the concept of the multipurpose, regenerativ…
(2025-02-07). The Trump Administration's Foreign Policy Menu on Venezuela. orinocotribune.com
(2025-02-07). Venezuela Asks For Washington's Cooperation in USAID Investigation. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, called for cooperation between the US and Venezuela in investigation of corruption by opposition politicians Juan Guaidó and Carlos Vecchio involving funds received through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) over the past decade. | At a press conference on Thursday, February 6, the Venezuelan attorney general called upon the US authorities "to provide us with all the information of this investigation that they are conducting on US soil, so that it can be assessed in a coordinated manner and we can act according to the terms established by the…
(2025-02-07). 'Brazen theft': Venezuela raps US seizure of plane after high-level talks. presstv.ir Venezuela has condemned the US seizure of one of its government planes as "brazen theft" which came just days after a high-level American delegation visited Caracas.
(2025-02-07). ALBA-TCP Condemns Marco Rubio's Statements on Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela (+Foreign Minister Gil). orinocotribune.com The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America — Peoples' Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) has issued a statement condemning recent statements by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who called Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela "enemies of humanity." | The Alliance "firmly rejects the hateful and interventionist statements of [US] Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who, in his attempt to justify his interventionist policy, has once again instigated attacks on Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua, free and sovereign countries that have overcome decades of aggression," reads the statement published this Thursday, February 6…
(2025-02-07). US To Seize 2nd Venezuelan Plane Held in Dominican Republic for Maintenance. orinocotribune.com The administration of US President Donald Trump is preparing to seize another plane owned by the Venezuelan government currently stationed in the Dominican Republic for maintenance during a visit by American Secretary of State Marco Rubio to the Caribbean nation. | Rubio was expected to make the announcement on Thursday during his visit to Santo Domingo, the final stop of his five nation tour of Central America, more than a year after Washington seized a Venezuelan Dassault Falcon 900EX worth $13 million. | The US said that the acquisition of the plane, which it claimed belonged to President Nicolas Maduro, was b…
(2025-02-07). Venezuela: President Maduro Appoints Julio León Heredia as Minister of Agriculture. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, appointed Julio León Heredia as the new minister for Agriculture and Lands, while highlighting that León Heredia did a great job as governor of the state of Yaracuy. | "From Yaracuy to the Major Leagues," remarked President Maduro after appointing León Heredia on Wednesday, February 5. "You have everything for this, to configure the concept of regenerative, agro-ecological and productive agriculture, to produce organic food for Venezuelans, the goal has to be zero imports." | The President commissioned León Heredia to recover the concept of the multipurpose, regenerativ…
(2025-02-07). Venezuela Asks For Washington's Cooperation in USAID Investigation. orinocotribune.com The attorney general of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, called for cooperation between the US and Venezuela in investigation of corruption by opposition politicians Juan Guaidó and Carlos Vecchio involving funds received through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) over the past decade. | At a press conference on Thursday, February 6, the Venezuelan attorney general called upon the US authorities "to provide us with all the information of this investigation that they are conducting on US soil, so that it can be assessed in a coordinated manner and we can act according to the terms established by the…
scorinoco (2025-02-07). Situation in Ecuador in the Lead-Up to Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, February 9, more than 13 million Ecuadorians will go to the polls to elect the next president who will govern the country until 2029, as well as the 137 members of the National Assembly. | The rules of the electoral process are determined by the Code of Democracy, which establishes that, to win the presidency in the first round, a candidate must obtain 50% plus one of the valid votes, or at least 40% with an advantage of 10 percentage points over the second-place candidate. If these thresholds are not met, a second round will be held on April 13. | A polarized electoral scenario | There are 16 ca…
(2025-02-07). Situation in Ecuador in the Lead-Up to Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, February 9, more than 13 million Ecuadorians will go to the polls to elect the next president who will govern the country until 2029, as well as the 137 members of the National Assembly. | The rules of the electoral process are determined by the Code of Democracy, which establishes that, to win the presidency in the first round, a candidate must obtain 50% plus one of the valid votes, or at least 40% with an advantage of 10 percentage points over the second-place candidate. If these thresholds are not met, a second round will be held on April 13. | A polarized electoral scenario
| There are 16 ca…
(2025-02-07). Joe Emersberger: Luisa González Will Need a Constituent Assembly to Untangle Ecuador if She Wins (Interview). orinocotribune.com Caracas ( "One of the most important things she has to do is organize a Constituent Assembly. If she doesn't do that, it will show a lack of seriousness," Emersberger said in response to a question asked by Orinoco Tribune's editor and founder, Jesús…
(2025-02-07). Situation in Ecuador in the Lead-Up to Presidential Elections. orinocotribune.com On Sunday, February 9, more than 13 million Ecuadorians will go to the polls to elect the next president who will govern the country until 2029, as well as the 137 members of the National Assembly. | The rules of the electoral process are determined by the Code of Democracy, which establishes that, to win the presidency in the first round, a candidate must obtain 50% plus one of the valid votes, or at least 40% with an advantage of 10 percentage points over the second-place candidate. If these thresholds are not met, a second round will be held on April 13. | A polarized electoral scenario
| There are 16 ca…
(2025-02-07). River in Argentina turns blood red. aljazeera.com
(2025-02-07). Lula hands over 14% of Brazilian territory to transnational capital. strategic-culture.su
Adriaan Alsema (2025-02-07). Uribe pleads not guilty to fraud and bribery charges. colombiareports.com Colombia's far-right former President Alvaro Uribe pled not guilty to fraud and bribery charges before a Bogota court on Thursday. The not guilty plea came after failed attempt by Uribe's…
(2025-02-07). Xi exchanges congratulations with Colombian president over 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties. ecns.cn Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday exchanged congratulations with Colombian President Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego over the 45th anniversary of diplomatic ties.
(2025-02-07). Uribe pleads not guilty to fraud and bribery charges. colombiareports.com Colombia's far-right former President Alvaro Uribe pled not guilty to fraud and bribery charges before a Bogota court on Thursday. The not guilty plea came after failed attempt by Uribe's…
(2025-02-07). Paraguay praises sports cooperation agreements with Cuba. plenglish.com Asuncion, Feb 7 (Prensa Latina) Paraguayan Sports Minister Cesar Ramirez expressed satisfaction on Thursday during the signing of a memorandum of cooperation between the National Secretariat of Sports and Cuba's National Institute of Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER).
Staff (2025-02-07). Waiting for a death. defenddemocracy.press fasd by Spyros Kouridakis a Greek citizen who experiences political discontent and has no party allegiance I had been waiting for the unpleasant news of the previous week since the spring of 2024. And yet, despite my psychological preparation, the idea that the death of José Mujica, president of Uruguay until 2015, is expected from …
Former Argentinian President Cristina Kirchner and Javier Milei at the latter's inauguration, 2023. Photo: Prensa del Senado de la Nación Argentina. | 'Rothbardian'? 'Paleolibertarian'? 'Anarchocapitalist'? That's a lot of deviant terminology to unpack. These labels place Javier…
Chancay is a small Peruvian town that has become the hub for South America's biggest Chinese-built mega port. | The deepwater facility can dock larger cargo ships than other ports in the region. It's strategically located in the center of South America's Pacific coast. | The town's mayor, Juan Alvarez, spoke to CGTN's Dan Collyns, who began by asking him how the town of 65,000 plans to take advantage of the opportunities presented by the mega port.
Nine countries have announced the formation of The Hague Group to coordinate legal, diplomatic and economic measures against Israel's violations of international law. | | The move comes as representatives from South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize gathered in The Hague on Friday in a meeting hosted by Progressive International, a global political organization comprised of activists and organizations worldwide.
On Friday, nine nations announced that they have formed the Hague Group (HG) with the aim of holding Israel accountable for its crimes in Gaza and the occupied West Bank and to push for justice and liberation for the Palestinian people. The nine — South Africa, Malaysia, Namibia, Colombia, Bolivia, Chile, Senegal, Honduras and Belize …
Officials in Colombia say fighting between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and FARC dissidents this last week has left more than 52,000 displaced people, 32,000 trapped in their homes and 52 new homicides. | CGTN sat down with government Peace Advisor and Former head of the ELN, Carlos Velandia, to talk about the state of the Peace Process. | CGTN's Michelle Begue reports.