Venezuela’s efforts to overcome the pandemic, political crisis, and sanctions
On the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, Peoples Dispatch spoke with Carlos Ron, Venezuela’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for North America.
CELAC reinvigorated in Mexico
The summit was met with widespread enthusiasm for being able to bring together diverse political actors across the region and uniting them on diverse issues.
US begins mass deportations of thousands of Haitian migrants in Texas and other stories
Today we look at the deportation of thousands of Haitian migrants in the US, protests in Gaza as Israeli forces recapture all Gilboa escapees, and more
Latin American and Caribbean leaders approve historic agreement at CELAC summit
The heads of state of the regional block agreed on a 44-point declaration which addressed the strategy against COVID-19 and climate change and took a stand against the blockade on Cuba
Plotters of the coup d’état in Bolivia tried to assassinate Evo Morales, reveals AMLO
President Andrés Manuel López Obrador revealed that a section of the Bolivian armed forces may have launched an RPG rocket at the plane that was transporting former President Evo Morales to Mexico after the coup d’état in Bolivia in November 2019
Peru and Saint Lucia pull out of anti-Venezuela group
With the resurgence of progressive governments in the region and the strengthening of regional integration and anti-imperialist movements, the Lima Group is near its demise, with its purpose already defeated.
Lima Group left without home base following Peru and Saint Lucia’s withdrawals
The Lima Group was founded to support the US’ regime change campaign against Venezuela. In just four years since its formation, five countries have already withdrawn from the group
Rural teacher Pedro Castillo poised to write a new chapter in Peru’s history
On the foreign policy front, Castillo’s victory will represent a huge blow to US interests in the region and an important step towards reactivating Latin American integration.
First Meeting of Peoples and Organizations of Abya Yala concludes in Bolivia
The meeting of Indigenous organizations, social movements and trade unions from 11 countries of the region concluded with a call for the creation of a new regional integration mechanism: the Union of South American Nations of the People
PetroCaribe is at the heart of a geopolitical battle in the Carribean
Haitian activist and economist Jean Jores Pierre explores the history of the PetroCaribe Agreement and its relationship to anti-corruption protests in the country
The US believes it has a “messianic mission” against communism, says Venezuelan vice-minister
Venezuelan Vice-minister of Foreign Affairs for North America, Carlos Ron Martínez, comments on the Trump administration’s latest actions against Venezuela
Almagro re-elected as the OAS Secretary General
The re-election of Luis Almagro and Nestor Mendez ensures the continuity of the US imperialist interests against the progressive governments of the region
- Iranian president asks US to lift unilateral sanctions to show seriousness in Vienna talks
- Saudi-led military coalition claims to have killed more than 160 Houthi fighters in Yemen
- Lebanese army to investigate soldier seen shooting at protesters in Beirut last week
- Massive trade union rally in Italy denounces fascist assault on labor
- 60,000 film and TV workers in the US set to strike on Monday
