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Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller.
Jan 13, 2021 – – Kaieteur News – During a press conference yesterday, Commander of the U.S. Southern Command, Navy Admiral Craig S. Faller, stated that the United States of America (USA) has no intention on setting up any military bases in Guyana.
This comment was made after the signing of the Acquisition and Cross-Servicing Agreement, between Guyana and the USA. The event was held at the Baridi Benab, at the State House, Carmichael Street, Georgetown. (See article below) Continue reading
The decision of renewing the license that would save the company from falling into the hands of its creditors depends on one man. That man has his mind on other issues, and his name is Donald Trump
Pilar Navarro | Caracas Chronicles
On October, 16th, judge Katherine Polk Failla of the U.S. District Court Southern District Of New York, issued a decision declaring that the PDVSA 20 bond is legal, valid, and enforceable, which means holders can pursue recovery against the 50.1% of the CITGO Holding shares committed as collateral. This is an important step in the creditors’ long race to obtain the Venezuelan crown jewel: CITGO. Continue reading
Sunday December 20, 2020 – Posted in Brazil, Poetry – ≈ Comments
Tags: Birth of Jesus, Brazilian Poet Vinicius de Moraes, Christmas Poem, COVID-19 deaths, Reflections on Human Mortality, Rio de Janeiro/Southeast Brazil
Brazilian Poet and Lyricist Vinicius de Moraes (1979-1980) Photo Credit: Vinicius de Moraes Official Website
My Poetry Corner December 2020, featuring the poem “Poema de Natal” (Christmas Poem) by Brazilian poet and lyricist Vinicius de Moraes (1913-1980), is dedicated to those among us who have lost a loved one this year to COVID-19.
By: Denis Chabrol in Demerara Waves-18 December 2020,
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday ruled that it could hear Guyana’s case on the validity of the 1899 Arbitral Tribunal Award that settled the land dispute with Venezuela.
Venezuela was criticised for not participating in the hearing on the jurisdiction of the World Court.
The Court said the judgement on jurisdiction is “final and binding on the parties.” Continue reading
By Stabroek News–
BRASILIA, (Reuters) – Brazil’s federal government will purchase 46 million doses of the CoronaVac vaccine being developed by China’s Sinovac Biotech Ltd, a state governor said yesterday, as authorities rush to source vaccines in a sometimes-confusing free-for-all.
The recent discovery of 14 Venezuelan refugees (so far) drowned on the coast of Güiria, eastern Venezuela, with at least three children among them, shows what the migratory explosion from Venezuela is producing.
In this piece, we explain why more and more Venezuelans are dying at sea, victims of human trafficking networks, trapped between the corrupt officials who profit from the business of getting poor people out of their unlivable country, and an unprepared Trinidad and Tobago where the Maduro-friendly government manipulates xenophobia to its advantage. Continue reading
The Guyana/ Venezuela Border issue lies in the hands of the ICJ
29 VENEZUELAN REFUGEES, 16 MINORS among them, were missing for a day after the Trinidadian government put them in wooden boats back to Venezuela. They are safe now but the story hasn’t ended
Nina Rancel | Caracas Chronicles
On Sunday, November, 22nd, 16 Venezuelan minors ranging four months to 14 years old, nine women and four men were sent back to Venezuela from Trinidad and Tobago, a little after 11:00 a.m. A yellow level weather alert had been issued by climate authorities. They were supposed to have a habeas corpus hearing, scheduled for that afternoon at 2:00 p.m.; then rescheduled to an earlier time at 12:30 p.m., upon insistence by the lawyer handling the case, Nafeesa Mohammed. They were forced to leave before the hearing. Continue reading
Opinion: What future now for Venezuela? – By David Jessop,
It is hard to know what the future holds for Venezuela, its opposition leader Juan Guaidó, or the present US-led policy that emphasizes sanctions and isolation.
Recently, as was wholly predictable, President Maduro’s United Socialist Party of Venezuela, and allied parties, took 67 per cent of seats in the National Assembly in an election not seen as legitimate by the Washington, the EU, and many Latin American countries. Much of the opposition boycotted the poll and according to President of Venezuela’s National Electoral Council, Indira Alfonzo, only 31 per cent of the country’s 20m registered voters participated. Continue reading →
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