2023-06-27: News Headlines

teleSUR, nama, YSM (2023-06-27). Nicaragua reclama ante la ONU deuda histórica de EE.UU. telesurtv.net La carta de Nicaragua recuerda que el valor estimado de los daños se estimaba en 12.000 millones USD en marzo de 1988.

Heather Kaiser (2023-06-27). All aboard the gravy train: an independent audit of US funding for Ukraine. thegrayzone.com In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain. During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, touted her organization's push to guarantee transparency for US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine. "We are involved …

_____ (2023-06-27). All Aboard the Gravy Train: An Independent Audit of U.S. Funding for Ukraine. strategic-culture.org In the absence of official scrutiny of Washington's spending spree on Ukraine, The Grayzone conducted an independent audit of US funding for the country. We discovered a series of wasteful, highly unusual expenditures the Biden administration has yet to explain | By Heather KAISER, Anya PARAMPIL, Max BLUMENTHAL | During a recent discussion with New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof, Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power, touted her organization's push to guarantee transparency for US taxpayer funds sent to Ukraine. | "We are involved in funding efforts…

Javier Arana Villasusa (2023-06-27). Cuban swimmer Gámez wins another gold at Central Caribbean Games. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jun 27 (Prensa Latina) Motivated by the achievement of her first gold medal at the Central American and Caribbean Games, Cuban swimmer Elisbet Gámez repeated that result to reign in the 100-meter freestyle competition on Monday.


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2023-06-26: News Headlines

teleSUR, nama, JDO (2023-06-26). Cuba derrota a Nicaragua en inicio de balonmano centrocaribeño. telesurtv.net La ofensiva de las cubanas la comandó María Veranes, quien marcó diez goles en igual cantidad de tiros a la portería.

teleSUR, JCM, SH (2023-06-25). Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba expresan su apoyo al Gobierno ruso. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

Alina Ramos Martin (2023-06-25). Polls open for Guatemala's general elections. plenglish.com In the Don Bosco School, in this capital city, the Supreme Electoral Court scheduled an opening ceremony with the presence of the authorities of this entity, presided by its president, Irma Palencia. | Voters will be able to vote until 17: 00 hours, local time, to determine a new president, vice-president, 160 deputies to the Congress, 20 to the Central American Parliament and 340 municipal mayors for the period 2024-2028. In total, 90,708 people are invited to participate. | The TSE will release the preliminary results as of 21: 00, local time, and the scrutiny Hearings are scheduled from the 26th of June 26 unti…

Franc Contreras (2023-06-25). Guatemalans vote for new president. america.cgtn.com Voters in Guatemala voted Sunday on a successor to President Alejandro Giammattei. The winner will take office next January. Top campaign issues for those in Central America's most populated nation include inflation and corruption. But with many opposition candidates eliminated from the race, observers …

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Guatemala Update: Candidate Mulet Accuses the Ruling Party. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, around 9.3 million Guatemalans will elect a president, vice president, 160 legislators, 20 legislators for the Central American Parliament, and 340 municipal authorities. Nineteen politicians compete to reach the Presidency. | RELATED: | Among them, former First Lady Sandra Torres, former United Nations official Edmond Mulet, and Zuri Rios, the daughter of former dictator Efrain Rios-Montt, lead the latest voting intention polls. Below are the major ev…

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Guatemalan General Elections Kick Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, around 9.3 million Guatemalans will decide their future for the next four years through the celebration of general elections. | RELATED: | During these elections, they will choose a president, vice president, 160 legislators, 20 legislators for the Central American Parliament, and 340 municipal authorities. | This electoral process has been the most controversial since the establishment of democracy in 1…

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Irregularities Reported in Guatemala's Presidential Elections. telesurenglish.net 9.3 million Guatemalans are registered for the elections in which the country's next president and vice president, deputies to the Congress, representatives of the Central American Parliament (PARLACEN) and mayors will be elected. | There were problems with the opening of four polling places in San Jose del Golfo. Jun. 25, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Polling Stations Close in Guatemala. telesurenglish.net Polling stations closed this Sunday at 18.00 local time in Guatemala, as established by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), and from now on, vote counting takes place. | RELATED: | More than 9.3 million Guatemalans were summoned to the polls to elect their president and vice president, as well as a total of 160 deputies to Congress, 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament, and 340 municipal mayors thr…

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2023-06-25: News Headlines

teleSUR, JCM, SH (2023-06-25). Venezuela, Nicaragua y Cuba expresan su apoyo al Gobierno ruso. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-06-24). Venezuela y Nicaragua expresan su respaldo al Gobierno de Rusia. telesurtv.net En sendos comunicados, los Gobierno venezolanos y nicaragüense se manifestaron sobre la amenaza que lanzó el grupo militar Wagner de avanzar hacia Moscú, pero fue desactivado.

teleSUR (2023-06-24). Venezuela and Nicaragua Show Support to Russia. telesurenglish.net On Saturday, Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro Moros and Daniel Ortega Saavedra, Nicaraguan President, issued a communiqué supporting Russia and its President, Vladimir Putin, and condemning the armed insurgency of the Wagner Group in Russia. | Related: | According to the statement released by the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Venezuela and its people "reject any change of power or armed uprising by violent and…

teleSUR (2023-06-25). Guatemalan General Elections Kick Off. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, around 9.3 million Guatemalans will decide their future for the next four years through the celebration of general elections. | RELATED: | During these elections, they will choose a president, vice president, 160 legislators, 20 legislators for the Central American Parliament, and 340 municipal authorities. | This electoral process has been the most controversial since the establishment of democracy in 1…


Yasiel Betancourt Clavijo (2023-06-24). CentroCaribbean Games colored the week in El Salvador. plenglish.com San Salvador, Jun 24 (Prensa Latina) With time constraints and threats from nature, the 24th Central American and Caribbean Sports Games took over the week that ends here today.


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2023-06-24: News Headlines

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-06-23). Iran in America's Backyard: Raisi's Defiant Latin America Tour. libya360.wordpress.com Zafar Mehdi The Iranian president's visit to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba sought to challenge Washington's global hegemony, by stripping it bare in its own backyard. On 21 June, the US House Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee conducted a hearing on "countering threats posed by nation-state actors" in Latin America to US homeland security. Congressman and subcommittee…

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-23). Alliance for Global Justice Demands Justice for Nicaragua and End to US' Ongoing Human Rights Abuses. orinocotribune.com

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-23). Iran Joins Forces With Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua To Blow Back US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jun 19, 2023 | The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded this Friday in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions and imperialist policy suffered by the four countries, and to create new economic and commercial agreements to promote the development of their peoples. The tour succeeded in uniting forces between these countries, which are under heavy unilateral sanctions at a time of economic hardship. | Raisi was received with honors in Caracas by President Nicolás Maduro. This was the starting point of the leader…

midwesternmarx (2023-06-23). MORE THAN REFORM: BUILDING THE LABOR REVIVAL By: Bradley Crowder. midwesternmarx.com I will never forget the thick summer heat that filled the sanctuary of my rural Southern Baptist church when revival week came around. Once a year, we would host a traveling firebrand of a preacher to come and reignite the spark of our faith. The press of the bodies together in long wooden pews was in stark contrast to the normally cool, even austere atmosphere that usually occupied the space between the four walls we all held as holy. The world, even then, could often feel hopeless and c …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-23). Panama hosts film workshops in Central America and the Caribbean. plenglish.com Panama, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) The 2nd edition of Panama's learning workshops for young filmmakers from Central America and the Caribbean promotes several projects for this year.

teleSUR (2023-06-23). Five Keys to Understanding the Guatemalan Elections. telesurenglish.net On Sunday, some 9.3 million Guatemalans will elect president, 340 mayors, 160 lawmakers, and 20 representatives to the Central American Parliament. | RELATED: | The ongoing electoral process, however, has been marked by the presence of some irregularities that have raised serious doubts about the legitimacy of its eventual results. Below are five key elements to understand what is happening in this Central America…

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2023-06-23: News Headlines

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2023-06-23). Iran Joins Forces With Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua To Blow Back US Sanctions. orinocotribune.com By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell — Jun 19, 2023 | The president of Iran, Ebrahim Raisi, concluded this Friday in Havana, a trip to Venezuela, Nicaragua, and Cuba, that aimed to denounce the U.S. sanctions and imperialist policy suffered by the four countries, and to create new economic and commercial agreements to promote the development of their peoples. The tour succeeded in uniting forces between these countries, which are under heavy unilateral sanctions at a time of economic hardship. | Raisi was received with honors in Caracas by President Nicolás Maduro. This was the starting point of the leader…

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-06-23). Cuba attends Central American Poultry Congress in Costa Rica. plenglish.com San José, Jun 23 (Prensa Latina) José Luis Parapar, president of the Cuban Poultry Group, highlighted in this capital on Friday the presence of his country's specialists in the Central American Congress of this specialty so as to exchange experiences in scientific-technical spheres.

Jeff Abbott (2023-06-22). The Other Americans: Prelude to Guatemala's Elections. progressive.org Guatemalans go to the polls on Sunday, June 25 to vote to elect a new president, 160 congressional representatives, hundreds of mayors, and twenty members of the Central American Parliament.


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