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Orinoco Tribune Weekly Digest #351 — September 7–September 13, 2026

The most visited Orinoco Tribune articles and the week’s Venezuela News.

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Guatemalan transport workers and Indiginous activists demand structural solutions to rising fuel prices at the Congress of the Republic. Photo: EFE.

Guatemala: Transport Workers & Indigenous Activists Demonstrate Against Rising Fuel Prices

Transportation workers and delegations representing Indigenous peoples gathered near the Congress of the Republic and the National Palace of Culture in the Guatemalan capital, Guatemala City, to express their dissatisfaction with the rising cost of fuel. Protests reignited…

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PDVSA President Héctor Obregón explains the economic structure of Venezuela’s oil agreement with the United States during an interview with journalist Shirley Varnagy on Monday, September 7, 2026. Photo: Screenshot/YT/@MundoUR.

PDVSA President: Venezuela-US Oil Deal for 25 Years, Not 100 (+China and Russia)

PDVSA President: Venezuela-US Oil Deal for 25 Years, Not 100 (+China and Russia).

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The Amuay refinery of Venezuela, January 23, 2026. Photo: AP/Jesús Vargas.

The US-Venezuela Oil Deal: Beyond the Announcement

By Mirko Casale – Sep 4, 2026 At the end of August, in parallel, Donald Trump and Delcy Rodríguez announced an oil deal between the US and Venezuela.

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Demonstrators hold a giant Cuban national flag during a Labor Day parade in Havana, Cuba. Photo: Claudia Daut/Reuters.

Cuba Will Win

By Atilio Borón  –  Sep 7, 2026 Days go by, and the Trumpist autocracy in the United States persists in its criminal policy of tightening the blockade against Cuba. Unfortunately, it does so amid the indifference of the…

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Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez and Surinamese President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons after signing a joint declaration and nine cooperation documents in Paramaribo, September 11, 2026. Photo: Suriname's Presidency.

Venezuela and Suriname Sign 10 Cooperation Agreements, Address PDVSA Assets Dispute

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—On Friday, September 11, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez concluded an official visit to Suriname, where she signed 10 bilateral agreements covering fishing, energy, food production, transportation, tourism, and education. Both countries sought to translate five decades…

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Delcy Rodríguez being sworn in as the acting president of Venezuela after the US kidnapped President Nicolás Maduro. Photo: AFP.

Delcy Rodríguez Has a Gun Pointed at Her Head – Does She Have Options?

By Steve Ellner  –  Sep 11, 2026 Donald Trump’s success in wresting concessions from Venezuela’s interim President Delcy Rodríguez is a clear demonstration of what can be achieved through the barrel of a gun. Just hours after the…

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Hinterlaces polling firm president Óscar Schémel seated at a desk in front of a large camera-lens backdrop. Photo: Últimas Noticias.

Hinterlaces President: 82% of Venezuelans Approve US-Venezuela Oil Deal

The president of the Venezuelan polling firm Hinterlaces, Óscar Schémel, said that 82% of Venezuelans see positively the energy deal between Venezuela and the United States. According to the pollster's latest survey, Venezuelans believe that the agreement is…

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Venezuelan First Lady and National Assembly Deputy Cilia Flores. File photo.

US Court Grants Venezuela’s First Lady’s Request to Seal Her Medical Records

Venezuelan First Lady Cilia Flores received a court order granted by the US federal judge for the Southern District of New York, Alvin Hellerstein, ordering the sealing of her medical records that detail the health issues from which…

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Acting President of Venezuela: 25% Rise in Consumption Reflects Improvement of People’s Incomes

The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, underscored that a 50% increase in the income of Venezuelan workers this year translated into a 25% growth in the nationwide consumption of products. "The income of our workers this year…

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Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and First Lady Cilia Flores, escorted by DEA agents upon their arrival in New York following their kidnapping. Photo: XNY/Star Max via Getty Images/File photo.

Venezuela’s First Lady Cilia Flores Seeks Pretrial Release for Cardiac Treatment (+Conditions)

Venezuela’s first lady and National Assembly deputy, Cilia Flores de Maduro, has requested pretrial release under strict conditions, including home detention, citing a serious cardiac condition that her lawyers explain has deteriorated under the duress of her imprisonment…

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, secretary of state for the US empire, speaks at a podium with the flags of Colombia and the US settler entity behind him. Photo: Joel Gonzalez/Presidency of Colombia.

China Responds to Marco Rubio: Latin America is Not Anyone’s ‘Backyard’

China has defended its relationship with Latin American countries, following an ultimatum made by the US empire's secretary of state to Latin America to choose between Beijing and Washington for trade. The head of US diplomacy, Marco Rubio,…

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Passengers wait for their flights at Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, Venezuela. The airport continues functioning normally despite Washington's threats to impose a no-fly zone. Photo: Facebook/@aeropuertomaiquetia.

Maiquetía Airport Surpasses Half of Pre-Earthquake Capacity as Reconstruction Advances

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela has now restored over 50% of the pre-earthquake operational capacity of the Simón Bolívar International Airport in Maiquetía, La Guaira state, only 35 days after beginning construction of temporary passenger terminals. During an interview with journalist…

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Venezuela: National Popular Consultation for Communal Projects Scheduled for October 18

The National Popular Consultation, through which Venezuelan communes select their priority projects, has been scheduled for October 18. On Monday, September 7, the general secretary of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, said that PSUV…

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Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez inspects newly repaired apartments in Catia, Caracas, on September 7, 2026. Photo: Venezuelan Presidential Press.

Over 1,400 Homes Repaired by Venezuelan State Following Earthquakes

On Monday, Venezuelan Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced the reparation of 440 additional residences in Caracas as part of the state program to repair infrastructure affected by the June 24 double earthquake, bringing the total to 1,476 homes…

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IFE passenger train serving the newly reactivated Chivacoa–Barquisimeto route at Chivacoa station in Yaracuy state, Venezuela, September 7, 2026. Photo: IG/@ife_ve.

Venezuela Reactivates Chivacoa–Barquisimeto Railway Service After Years of Closure

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—Venezuela has reactivated the railway service connecting Chivacoa, in Yaracuy state, with Barquisimeto, the capital of neighboring Lara state, following several years of suspension and extensive rehabilitation work along the route. The State Railways Institute (IFE) announced…

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Protester holding a placard reading “Para resistir se debe producir” at a campesino march; photo credit: Cacriphotos.

Campesino Collective Demands Justice After Land Title Revoked

By Ricardo Vaz – Sep 4, 2026 Local leader Zurima Carvajal denounced threats and called on the government to “protect those who work the land.” Dozens of campesino families in Bolívar State, southeastern Venezuela, are calling for support…

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A 12-year-old Venezuelan student reads a handwritten letter at a transitional camp for families displaced by the June 2026 earthquakes in La Guaira. Photo: UNICEF/UN0921224/Oraa.

Venezuela: Over 6 Million Students Head Back to Class as Earthquake Recovery Continues

Caracas (OrinocoTribune.com)—More than 6 million Venezuelan children and adolescents are expected to begin the 2026–2027 school year this Monday, Sept. 14. Classes will resume less than three months after the devastating earthquakes of June 24, which caused their…

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The Anti-Imperialist Popular Front was formed in May as a direct response to US military aggression. Photo: resumenlatinoamericano.org.

Venezuela: Anti-Imperialist Popular Front Launches Campaign to Ramp up Grassroots Resistance to US Intervention

By Andreína Chávez Alava  –  Sep 6, 2026 Grassroots collectives are preparing agitation campaigns and cultural activities to spark debates within communities in defense of Venezuelan sovereignty. Caracas (theassemblymedia.com) — Venezuela’s Anti-Imperialist Popular Front has launched a grassroots…

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Featured image: Demonstrators gather in a plaza in Lima, Peru, carrying flags and banners to protest the visit of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Photo: teleSur

Protests Erupt in Lima Over Marco Rubio’s Visit to Peru

Citizens reject him as President Fujimori announces Peru will join Trump's Shield of the Americas. On Thursday, progressive social and political organizations called on Peruvians to protest against the presence in Lima of US Secretary of State Marco…

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Supporters of Venezuela rally outside the US Department of Justice. Photo: Sharon Black/Struggle La Lucha.

DC Protest Defends Venezuela, Demands Freedom for Maduro and Flores

By Sharon Black – Sept 4, 2026 Washington, D.C., Sept. 3 — On Jan. 3, 2026, the Trump administration carried out one of the most brazen acts of imperialist aggression in Latin America in decades. US forces invaded…

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