Venezuela: US Rejects Calls for Dialogue The US has rejected a new initiative by Uruguay and Mexico to restart dialogue in a bid to de-escalate the political standoff in Venezuela. A senior US official cited by Reuters said that countries would “ultimately see it is in their interests to recognize” self-proclaimed “Interim President” Juan Guaido. …
Global Trade Union condemns US-Led ‘recognition’ of Guaido as Venezuela President Workers Uniting joins the democratic trade unions of the Western Hemisphere, represented in the Trade Union Confederation of the Americas, in condemning the US-led recognition of an unelected opposition leader, Juan Guaidó, as president of Venezuela. Workers Uniting also condemns the actions of the …
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Perilous times for Venezuela By Fiona Edwards, VSC EC The Venezuelan people are facing a grave and dangerous situation, as the US dramatically escalates its campaign to oust Venezuela’s democratically elected government. Donald Trump’s decision on Wednesday January 23 to recognise the unelected right-wing opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s “interim president” is confirmation that …
Facebook Twitter Venezuela Welcomes 2,500 Cuban Doctors Leaving Brazil Over 2,000 Cuban doctors are setting up practice in Venezuela after being kicked out of Brazil by President Jair Bolsonaro, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro said this weekend. Two-thousand-five-hundred cardiologists, anesthesiologists, and general doctors arrived in the South American country Friday to bulk up the medical staff at the …
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Venezuela: Maduro Takes Office for Second Term Amid Rising International Tensions The US State Department and the Organization of American States declared that they would not “recognize” Maduro’s inauguration. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in on Thursday for his second six-year term in office. Following his electoral victory on May 20, 2018, Maduro was …
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The ‘Lima Group’ Pretense to Be an International Body Is Irresponsible and Dangerous Analyst Nino Pagliccia examines the Lima Group’s efforts to promote regime change in Venezuela. Sixty years ago Canada did not break diplomatic relations with Cuba while the OAS expelled Cuba from the organization after the triumph of the Cuban Revolution. Today the …
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Venezuela’s Maduro to Be Sworn in for 2nd Term On Jan. 10, Venezuelan President Maduro will assume his mandate as president for the 2019-2025 constitutional term, swearing his oath of office before the Supreme Court of Justice (TSJ), after his election on May 20, 2018. Days before taking his oath and as US-led international pressure …
Yet another piece of reporting in the mainstream media – this time The Guardian –has failed to acknowledge the wider political and economic context of Venezuela’s current condition – while at the same time presenting a distorted, negative picture. What follows will look at: the lack of any serious analysis of the impact of …
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has imposed sweeping new sanctions on Venezuela, this time focused on the gold sector. These latest sanctions aim to attack Venezuela’s gold production and trade and deny it hard currency to pay for the import of food and medicines. Venezuela has extensive gold reserves, estimated as the second largest in the …
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Report from VSC AGM & Chavez 20 Event Venezuela Solidarity Campaign’s AGM met on 13th October to review its work and plan how to combat the growing threat posed by the United States to the country’s national sovereignty and the achievements of the Bolivarian Revolution. The political context for the campaign’s work has been dominated …
