Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela To Send 30 Tons of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza We are making important efforts to guarantee the constant supply of the main elements for life,” said Minister Gil. “We are speaking of oil, rice, drinking water, first aid kits, personal hygiene kits, medical-surgical materials, mattresses, power plants, water pumps, [and] gloves.” He…
In the face of ongoing global turmoil, we find ourselves at a critical juncture, where silence is complicity and action is imperative. We stand in solidarity with the oppressed, the voiceless, and the marginalized. We understand that the ongoing U.S.-supported violence in Palestine as well as the U.S.-imposed sanctions in the Americas are haunting echoes…
Orinoco Tribune: Venezuela Statement About Gaza Strip Crisis October 7: “the escalation is the result of the inability of the Palestinian people to find a space in multilateral international legality to assert their historical rights.” It calls for “the end of violence throughout the Palestinian territory through direct dialogue and compliance with Security Council resolution…
By Nan McCurdy and Katherine Hoyt Nan McCurdy is the editor of NicaNotes. Katherine Hoyt is the former editor (now retired) of the Nicaragua News Bulletin and the Nicaragua Network Hotline. Nicaragua made some spectacular advances in health care so far this year. The country has done very well in Covid vaccination compared to most…
In some cases, though, what is most confusing is that there are those who should know better who are still ready to believe that this time this orchestrated intervention can set things right. No, the US and its proxies aren’t suddenly the good guys come to the rescue. US policies are the root of the…
Nicaragua Solidarity Coalition: Condemnation of the “Multinational Security Support mission” to Haiti The process to devise a new mission, using the pretext of gang violence and insecurity, has been led by the United States which once again utilizes the UN system for its own narrow objectives. The United Nations must pay restitution to the…
By Roger McKenzie [This article first appeared in the UK publication The Morning Star.] Roger McKenzie is a journalist from the UK who has spent time in Nicaragua. Here he reports on Nicaragua’s free family and community model of healthcare and the role of ‘brigadistas’ in assisting pregnant women and rural populations. He speaks with…
XinhuaNet: One-on-One with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro Interview with President Maduro, where he contrasts the conduct of the US towards Venezuela with that of China. XinhuaNet: Xi and Maduro announce elevation of China-Venezuela ties “China has always viewed its relations with Venezuela from a strategic and long-term perspective, and firmly supports Venezuela’s efforts to safeguard…
By Winnie Narvaez [This article was first published by the Nicaragua Solidarity Campaign of the UK on August 24, 2023.] (Winnie Narváez Herrera is a popular education facilitator working with the educational organization ÁBACOenRed /FUPECG supporting co-operatives. It is based in northern Nicaragua. Here she reports on how public institutions and the Victorias de Noviembre…
Francisco Dominguez: A Decade Continuing Chavez’ Socialist Anti-Imperialist Struggle A pamphlet by the leader of Venezuela Solidarity Campaign UK. This reviews the non-stop US overt and covert warfare, including murderous economic warfare, to overthrow the Venezuelan revolution. Dominguez points out that the Maduro and the Chavista movement have withstood everything the US threw at them and…
