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Venezuela & ALBA News 2.11.2022: Armed Conflict Increases on Venezuela-Colombia Border

Venezuela Mision Verdad: Actions against Colombian paramilitaries in Venezuela increase Bolivarian National Armed Forces deployed troops in the border of the Arauca River after the clashes that Colombian armed groups have been holding since the end of 2021. They are the 10th Front of the so-called dissidences of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)…

Venezuela & ALBA News 2.4.2021: Cuba has endured the US Blockade for 60 years; webinar video with Camila Saab and Oscar Lopez Rivera; today Hugo Chavez made history

Imagine a country developing and producing its own Covid-19 vaccines, enough to cover its entire population, but being unable to inoculate everyone because of a syringe shortage…. Because of the 60-year US embargo, which punishes civilians during a pandemic, Cuba is facing a shortage of millions of syringes. This reality is a consequence of what…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.28.2022: February 3 with Camila Saab; Report by Maria Paez Victor on Venezuela’s Political and Economic Advances; upcoming delegations

US Political Prisoner Alex Saab February 3: Webinar with Camila Saab, wife of Venezuela diplomat and US political prisoner Alex Saab Alex Saab is a Venezuelan diplomat the US government has illegally seized and imprisoned for what the US considers “violation” of the illegal US economic warfare on Venezuela. He was in fact assisting Venezuela…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.21.2022: Venezuela’s Economy Improves despite US Blockade and Sabotage; Upcoming Webinars

Venezuela Today-in-24: Biden “I am focused on dealing with the situation in Venezuela” The president said that he is currently spending a lot of time “talking and trying” regarding the policy towards Nicolás Maduro, whom he described as a “dictator.” And he pointed out that in the same way he is dedicating time to Chile…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.14.2022: President Maduro full 2022 interview with Ignacio Ramonet; Honoring Alicia Jrapko

Venezuela President Maduro full 2022 interview with Ignacio Ramonet TeleSur: Venezuela Denounces Sabotage Against Oil Facilities The explosion occurred in the Eastern Pipeline, from which all fuel is distributed to the Eastern states of the country.”This criminal action is part of the permanent war directed by US-protected far right groups seeking to boycott the important…

Venezuela & ALBA News 1.7.2022: Venezuela Foresees More Recovery from US Economic and Political Sabotage

Liberation News: Venezuela: from resistance to recovery in production and social welfare The upward trend of our productive apparatus is due to a set of factors:In the first place, the recovery of oil production stands out. Recently, news agencies reviewed the highest oil production records in recent years, placing it at more than 900,000 barrels per…

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.31.2021: Nicaragua and Venezuela pay tribute to Chuck Kaufman

Stansfield Smith: Chuck Kaufman, A Great Man has left us Nicaragua Vice President Rosario Murillo – Remembering Chuck Kaufman Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Mourns Death of US Activist Chuck Kaufman Chuck Kaufman: Nicaragua Three Decades Ago, Picking Coffee Changed my Life (2017) Chuck Kaufman Speaking at a press conference against the war in Iraq At minute…

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.24.2021 Britain Keeping Venezuelan Gold; New Faux Left Attacks on Nicaragua; Cuba 90% Vaccinated

El Pais: Latin America in the hands of Wall Street  Latin America is the most-indebted region in the Third World [at $2.5 trillion]. According to the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, the average gross debt of governments is 77.7% of regional GDP, and the total cost of servicing the debt – interest…

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.10.2021 Venezuela Recovers Oil Production; Guaido UN support drops to 15 countries

Popular Resistance: Biden’s “Summit for Democracy” The Apex of Hypocrisy Biden’s December 9-10 “Summit for Democracy” has already stirred up a storm. The White House says the summit will have “three principal themes: defending against authoritarianism, fighting corruption, and promoting respect for human rights” – clearly targeting Washington’s chosen “autocratic states,” China, Russia, Iran, Venezuela,…

Venezuela & ALBA News 12.3.2021: Inspiring Honduras Victory; US Defeated in Venezuela Election; Huge anti-Coup Mobilization in Bolivia

Orinoco Tribune: ALBA-TCP “12 Years After the Coup, These Elections are an Example of Courage and Resistance” “We congratulate the resounding victory of the Honduran people, who have restored hope through these elections 12 years after the coup,” Llorenti wrote. “The first female President of Honduras, @XiomaraCastroZ, is an example of resistance and courage. Long…