(2022-02-01). Haiti's National Transition Commission elects new interim president and prime minister. peoplesdispatch.org On January 30, Haiti's National Transition Council (CNT) elected economist and former governor of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti, Fritz Alphonse Jean, as the Caribbean country's new interim president. The CNT, made up of 42 members from various political parties and civil society organizations, also elected former senator Steven Irvenson Benoit as the new interim prime minister. The duo will administer the country for a transitional period of 24 months, beginning this February 7. | Jean was elected with 25 votes against 15 for his only opponent, former senator Edgard Leblanc Fils, in the first round of electio…
(2022-02-01). China and the US Continue to Compete for Influence in Africa. journal-neo.org 
Africa is a vast continent, rich in resources of every kind — in addition to its famous diamond mines and hydrocarbon deposits, it has 50% of the world's gold reserves, and 90% of its reserves of platinum, cobalt, chrome and other minerals required by modern manufacturing industries. And the continent's vast and largely very poor …
(2022-02-01). Honduras: Back After 12 Years. orinocotribune.com Xiomara Castro was sworn in as the new president of Honduras, in the capital city, Tegucigalpa, on January 27. Not only is she is the first female president to take office in the Central American nation, but she is also the head of state to receive the most votes in Honduran history. With her mandate unquestioned, she was accompanied by her husband, former president Manuel Zelaya, overthrown in the 2009 coup d'état. | Several leaders and former leaders attended the swearing-in ceremony, such as the vice president of Argentina, Cristina Kirchner (who gave a speech the night before); the King of Spain, Felipe VI; t…
(2022-02-01). New Top Covid Variant BA.2 Is Spreading 1.5X Faster Than Omicron In America. moguldom.com New covid variant BA.2 is 1.5 times more contagious than omicron and is already circulating in almost half of U.S. states, according to health experts. BA.2, an omicron subvariant, is more transmissible than the original omicron strain, according to Danish scientists. Nearly half of U.S. states have confirmed the presence of BA.2. It represents 8 …
(2022-02-01). Cuba And The World Demand Lifting Of US Blockade. popularresistance.org This Sunday, January 30, on the streets of Cuba and other parts of the world, the demand for lifting the illegal US blockade against Cuba prevailed. This came just days after the 60th anniversary of the officialization of this hostile policy against the Caribbean island. | According to the Twitter profile of the Cuban Foreign Affairs Ministry, from the cities of Santa Clara in the center of the country, and Bayamo in the east, the family of the Antillean nation joined a caravan that demanded the end of the economic, commercial and financial siege. "Compatriots residing in Italy and friends of #Cuba build #Puentes…
(2022-02-01). Miami caravan against Cuba blockade a huge success. fightbacknews.org Miami, FL- Over 60 members of the South Florida community joined in the monthly caravan in Miami on Sunday, January 30, to demand President Joe Biden end the criminal U.S. blockade on Cuba. The group called on the U.S president to end all sanctions on Cuba, restore the family reunification program and recommence freedom of travel between the United States and Cuba for both Americans and Cubans. The event was organized by the U.S. Hands Off Cuba and Venezuela South Florida and Puentes de Amor. | Dozens of cars draped with banners and signs reading "End the criminal blockade of Cuba," and "No mas bloqueo," most do…
(2022-02-01). øLos migrantes en EE.UU. mantienen la economía mexicana con sus remesas? globalizacion.ca En 2021 el monto de las remesas enviadas por los migrantes mexicanos, en especial desde estados Unidos, superó cuatro veces la cantidad que sacaron del país inversionistas extranjeros. Por cada dólar que personajes y empresas extranjeros se llevaron a otra…
(2022-02-01). Workers Struggles: The Americas. wsws.org Longshore workers are battling attacks on jobs, working conditions and pay, with inflation rampaging across South America.
(2022-02-01). Migrants trapped at Otay Mesa Detention Center face deadly pandemic conditions. liberationnews.org 
People at the Otay Mesa Detention Center and facilities across the country are being placed in dangerous environments for weeks and months during a global pandemic.
(2022-02-01). Nicaraguan Farmers Seek Compensation from Chemical Corporations. orinocotribune.com 
The lawsuit is filed before the French Justice because the United States courts refused to execute the sentences issued by Nicaraguan courts in 2002 and 2007. | On behalf of the families of 1,234 Nicaraguan farmers, lawyers Pierre-Olivier Sur and Clara Gerard-Rodriguez began on Monday a legal process in the Paris Court to claim compensation of US$1 billion from Shell Oil, Dow Chemical, and Occidental Chemical. | This unprecedented process accuses the world's largest chemical groups for the damage caused by their pesticides to Nicaraguan workers during the last decades of the 20th century. | The lawsuit is file…
(2022-02-01). The United States of Hypocrisy: Revisiting the Monroe Doctrine. canadiandimension.com 
In Victor Gillam's 1896 political cartoon, Uncle Sam stands with rifle between the outrageously dressed European figures and the native-dress-wearing representatives of Nicaragua and Venezuela. Image courtesy the Library of Congress/ There is no doctrinal statement in American diplomatic history that is more fundamental than the
(2022-02-01). Argentina — El gobierno acordó con el FMI. globalizacion.ca Al final se develó la incógnita y entre hoy y el comienzo de la próxima semana se cancelan 1.100 millones de dólares al FMI, en concepto de vencimientos de capital e intereses. Eso ocurre porque se acordó con los negociadores…
(2022-02-01). Haiti now has an Interim President and a Prime Minister, with No Say from Haitian People. orinocotribune.com 
Caracas, January 31, 2022 (Special for The Core Group is made up of the ambassadors from the United States, France, Spain, Brazil, Germany, Canada, and the EU, as well as representatives from the UN and the Washington, DC-based Organizatio…
(2022-02-01). Can Colombia's left survive the persistent logic of armed conflict? greenleft.org.au In Colombia, former guerilla Gustavo Petro leads in the presidential polls. Petro is the lead candidate for a coalition of left political parties called Pacto Historico (Historic Pact), reports Ben Gilvar-Parke.
(2022-02-01). Venezuela's Opposition Already has Substitute for Guaidó. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's Justice First Party already has someone in mind to replace former deputy Juan Guaidó in case he ceases to be the "interim president" of the parallel government, which the Venezuelan far-right insists on keeping alive. | According to comments made to Miami-based EVTV by political analyst Antonio de la Cruz, based on his work as executive director of the Inter-American Trends think tank, Juan Pablo Guanipa should assume the leadership of the opposition, which continues to abide by the directives of the National Assembly which was in power from 2015 to 2020, during which Guaidó led the coup against Presi…
(2022-02-01). Role of Workers' Productive Councils in Venezuela's Economic Recovery—Interview with Manuel Páez. orinocotribune.com 
On February 19, 2020, President Nicolás Maduro decreed an energy emergency and a state of exception in the country's hydrocarbon industry, which led to the creation of the General Staff of the Workers' Productive Councils (CPTT). Manuel Páez, who belongs to the presidential commission of the CPTT for the hydrocarbon sector, in an interview with àöltimas Noticias, explained that there are "71 colleagues who were assigned (by the president and the working class itself) the task of directing the transformation of the industry… presenting a new management model, which is basically collective management." | Páe…
(2022-01-31). Fewer Than 15 Countries Recognize US-Appointed Venezuelan Coup Leader Juan Guaidó. orinocotribune.com 
By Benjamin Norton — Jan 28, 2022 | A right-wing Venezuelan opposition leader and former top Juan Guaidó functionary admitted a maximum of 15 countries recognize the unelected coup leader as "interim president." The Joe Biden administration is one of them. | January 23, 2022 marks the third anniversary of the US government's ongoing coup attempt against Venezuela's only constitutional government, that of democratically elected President Nicolás Maduro. | On that day in 2019, the Donald Trump administration appointed little-known Venezuelan opposition politician Juan Guaidó, who had never received a single vo…
(2022-01-31). Headlines for January 31, 2022. democracynow.org U.N. Security Council Meets over Russia-Ukraine Tensions as Ukraine Calls Out Western "Panic", U.N.: 2,000 Children Died Since 2020 After Being Forced into Combat in Yemen, Taliban Killed Dozens of Former Gov't and Allied Forces Workers Since Takeover, Sudanese Security Forces Kill Another Demonstrator as Protests Continue 3 Months After Coup, North Korea Tests Most Powerful Ballistic Missile Since 2017, Pipeline Bursts on Indigenous Land in Ecuadorian Amazon; Thailand Rushes to Contain Coastal Oil Spill, Spotify Adds Advisory to Podcasts About COVID; Joni Mitchell Removes Music from App, Ahmaud Arbery's Family,…
(2022-01-31). Historical Pact coalition heads for elections in violence-ridden Colombia. peoplesworld.org 
Campaigning in Colombia began Jan. 15 for congressional elections on March 13, and for first-round voting for a new president on May 29. Gustavo Petro, leader of the progressive Humane Colombia movement, will likely be the Historical Pact coalition's presidential candidate. A former urban guerrilla, congressional representative, mayor of Bogotá, and now senator, Petro ran …
(2022-01-31). El golpe de estado respaldado por EEUU atrapó a Honduras en una deuda odiosa e impagable, advierte la nueva presidenta Xiomara Castro. multipolarista.com 
En el momento del golpe de estado respaldado por EEUU en 2009, Honduras tenía una deuda externa de $2481 millones de dólares. Ahora son $9250 millones. La nueva presidenta izquierdista Xiomara Castro dice que esta deuda odiosa es impagable. Ya consume el 50% del presupuesto del gobierno.
(2022-01-31). US-backed coup regimes trapped Honduras in unpayable odious debt, warns new President Xiomara Castro. multipolarista.com At the time of the 2009 US-backed coup, Honduras had $2.48 billion in external debt. Now it has $9.25 billion. New leftist President Xiomara Castro says this odious debt is unpayable. It already eats up 50% of the government budget.
(2022-01-31). Cuba: La próxima no será colonizada. workers.org 
Por Pedro Jorge Velázquez. Resumen Latinoamericano, 18 de enero Hay fracasos a los que se le coge el gusto, digo yo; øo cómo puede ser posible que los derrotados se regeneren en formas nuevas de fracaso? øSerá como esa sensación de que algún día resultará, después de tanto intentarlo? Santiago . . . |
(2022-01-31). Meet Mexican skater Donovan Carrillo. america.cgtn.com 
Mexico isn't normally a country associated with winter sports, yet it's a regular presence at winter Olympic Games, and despite never having placed an athlete on the medal podium, there are high hopes for one young figure skater at Beijing 2022.
(2022-01-31). Mexico's COVID-19 Collateral Damage: Orphanhood. america.cgtn.com 
Mexico's COVID death toll was one of the world's highest. And according to official data, roughly 1.5 million children lost at least one parent since March of 2020. Alasdair Baverstock reports on Mexico's pandemic orphans.
(2022-01-31). México — El Estado, obra superior de la cultura. globalizacion.ca Desde que el viejo Hegel comparó a la ley con el mitológico Búho de Minerva, que extiende las alas sobre la sociedad al crepúsculo del día, cuando las costumbres estaban establecidas, el carácter conservador del derecho se entendió por encima…
(2022-01-31). At Texas rally, Trump promises to pardon January 6 militia foot soldiers if reelected. wsws.org Flanked by top Texas Republicans, including Governor Greg Abbott, the former president incited fascistic violence against immigrants and his political and legal enemies while reiterating his "stolen election" lies.
(2022-01-31). Brazilian athlete trains for cross-country ski competition. america.cgtn.com 
The Paralympic Winter Games will take place in early March in Beijing. While snow and freezing temperatures are rare in Brazil, it's not stopping the country from sending a team of cross-country athletes. CGTN reporter Paulo Cabral, went to the city of Sà£o Carlos, …
(2022-01-31). Brazil's Workers Party lays out 2022 election program: austerity and corporatism. wsws.org Behind bombastic announcements that the party intends to "undo" the austerity imposed over the last five years, the PT is criticizing Bolsonaro's inability to control spending and attract foreign capital.
(2022-01-31). CIA Knew of Plans for Coup Attempt Against President Maduro: Operation Gideon. orinocotribune.com A retired Venezuelan general reveals that top CIA officials were aware of coup plans to overthrow President Nicolás Maduro. | The stunning revelation of the Venezuelan general, identified as Cliver Alcalá, came in a court document filed by his lawyers seeking to nullify narco-terrorism charges. The charges were filed against him nearly two years ago by US federal prosecutors in New York, as reported on Saturday, January 29, by the US news agency Associated Press (AP). | Indeed, Alcalá had lived in Colombia since he fled Venezuela in 2018 after it was discovered that he was secretly leading a plan that sought to o…
(2022-01-31). Colombia's moderate election candidates in crisis. colombiareports.com Infighting among Colombia's moderate presidential candidates caused the implosion of their "centrist" coalition. Presidential candidate Ingrid Betancourt said Saturday that her Green Oxygen party would leave the "Center Hope Coalition"…
(2022-01-31). Former Guerilla Fighters Bring Tourism to the Jungle. america.cgtn.com 
The rainforest and mountains in southern Colombia are home to stunning scenery and unique species. But for decades tourists weren't able to go there because of the armed conflict. Now former FARC guerrillas have become tour guides and are teaching others about the land that …
(2022-01-31). UN flags Colombia as 'hunger hotspot'. colombiareports.com 
The United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that the food security of Colombia's poor could deteriorate in the coming months. The FAO added Colombia to a list of…
(2022-01-31). Venezuela will Debate Law to Protect Fighting Bulls. orinocotribune.com The Attorney General of Venezuela, Tarek William Saab, reported that a law will soon be presented to the Venezuelan National Assembly to protect the lives of fighting bulls and stop the practice of bullfighting in the country. | He explained that he has offered his opinion on the subject. Because Venezuela is "a democratic country," said Attorney General Saab, "there is a debate, and we are having that battle of ideas that is important and that does not have any personal overtones, it is neither for nor against this or that." | "It has to do with the defense of life," Attorney General Saab said, reiterating "this…
(2022-01-31). PSUV Training System to be Relaunched Within '3 Rs Dot Net' Strategy. orinocotribune.com The National Training System of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV) will be reactivated throughout Venezuela within the framework of the "three Rs dot net" initiative carried out by the president of the party, Nicolás Maduro, to build the new era of transition to socialism. | Reading circles, courses, and diplomas, as well as the Institute of Higher Studies, will return to their activities "with more force," following the exceptional situation created by COVID-19. The pandemic will force them to adapt to a new work methodology, said PSUV Vice President for Training, Héctor Rodríguez, in this regard. Th…
(2022-01-31). Venezuelan Mayors, Deputies Arrested in Drug and Fuel Smuggling Crackdown. venezuelanalysis.com Operation "Iron Fist" has reportedly led to more than two dozen arrests across six states.
(2022-01-31). Radical Land Reform in Venezuela: A Conversation with Juan Carlos Loyo (Part I). mronline.org 
Chávez's agriculture minister talks about the revolutionary changes in land tenure that took place under the former president.
(2022-01-31). Mumia Abu-Jamal: 'A new Freedom Now Movement'. workers.org 
Mumia Abu-Jamal's commentaries are recorded by prisonradio.org/. The great Caribbean revolutionary Franz Fanon wrote in his now-classic work, "The Wretched of the Earth," the following call to action: "Each generation must, out of relative obscurity, discover its mission, fulfill it or betray it, in relative opacity. That mission is now . . . |
(2022-01-31). Replacing imports to guarantee greater biotechnological sovereignty in the production of medicine. mronline.org 
Interview with president of Cuba's leading pharmaceutical enterprise group, BioCubaFarma, working to strengthen the country's technological sovereignty and contribute to the population's quality of life.