Violence in Colombia’s main gold mining region escalated after Defense Minister Ivan Velasquez declared “total war” on illegal mining on March 1. The announcement almost immediately triggered a miners’ strike in Antioquia that, according to authorities, has been promoted by...
Venezuela’s state-run oil company PDVSA PDVSA.ULon Monday was loading a supertanker with crude and fuel for Cuba, maritime documents showed, an unusually large volume to help its political ally overcome an energy crisis with repeated blackouts. Several big electrical outages this year...
Caracas – The Venezuela-Cuba Friendship and Mutual Solidarity Movement acknowledged Cuban journalists on Cuban Press Day on Tuesday. “May our recognition reach all Cuban journalists in their daily battle to expose the truth of the Cuban Revolution,” the organization posted on...
Caracas – Campesino collectives took to the streets of Caracas on Monday to demand justice for Carlos Bolívar. Bolívar, a longtime activist and spokesman from the Ezequiel Zamora Campesino Council and the Campesino Struggle Platform, was assassinated on March 2 in Guárico state. He...
A submarine with two dead bodies and nearly three tons of cocaine aboard was seized in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Colombia, the country’s navy announced Sunday. Two survivors “in poor health” were also found on the vessel and given first aid...
