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00:00President Xiomara Castro reaffirmed that on Sunday, November 30th, the people will be
00:15able to enjoy a peaceful electoral day. In a new escalation of his anti-immigration policy,
00:24US President Donald Trump declared that he will permanently suspend immigration from all
00:29countries that he classifies as Third World.
00:38And Pope Leo XIV continues his historic visit to Turkey, marking his second day in the country
00:44with a solemn prayer service at the Holy Spirit Latin Catholic Church in Istanbul.
00:54Hello and welcome to From the South, I'm Alejandra Garcia from Telesur Studios in Havana, Cuba.
00:58We'll begin with an ease.
01:14This Thursday, President Xiomara Castro reaffirmed that on Sunday, November 30th, the people will
01:20be able to enjoy a peaceful electoral day. While right-wing Ibero-American governments attempt
01:26to destabilize the electoral process and repeat their interventionist positions, the head of state
01:32reiterates that the government has fulfilled all the functions assigned by law to guarantee an electoral
01:39process in freedom, peace and transparency. The President reaffirmed this from the Juan Manuel Galvez
01:44airport in Roatan, one of the projects that her government will hand over to the next administration.
01:50Honduras stands out in Central America for its extensive forest. To preserve this, the country
01:52stands out in Central America for its extensive forest. To preserve this, the country will be able to
01:54implement reforestation programmes and protect the animals and protect the animals.
01:58Honduras stands out in Central America for its extensive forest. To preserve this, the country
02:06Honduras stands out in Central America for its extensive forest.
02:19To preserve this, the country has implemented reforestation programs and protected mountainous
02:26areas.
02:27In our Honduras on the Move series, Special Correspondent Roberto Hugo Presa reports
02:31on a forest protection initiative led by the Mountain Command Brigade of the Honduran
02:36Army which also protects wildlife, let's see.
02:42Honduras has a significant forested territory that preserves a rich biodiversity.
02:47The preservation of this green expanse requires care, protection, and permanent reforestation.
02:53Within the Army, there is a brigade created for that mission.
02:58Currently, the Forest Protection Command has 163 forest protection detachments nationwide.
03:05The Forest Protectors set up checkpoints on the roads to stop the trafficking of wood.
03:14We accompanied a patrol from a mountain command team to one of the protected forests.
03:23At the summit of Mount Apear, we witnessed how the uniformed soldiers moved through and
03:30entered the woodland to secure the area, prevent illegal logging, and keep the zone clean.
03:48It is also part of the functions assigned to these forest protection detachments to carry out patrols,
03:55establish checkpoints, and conduct reconnaissance in which areas damaged by environmental crimes can be identified.
04:01To ensure that the damage caused by humans, pests, or forest fires does not have a drastic impact,
04:14the command maintains a permanent reforestation program, Carla Castillo, a forestry engineer, is in charge of it.
04:21For this year, specifically 2025, we have restored up to now 1,825,000 plants, which is equivalent
04:31to approximately 1,800 hectares.
04:34Last year, in 2024, we reforested to 1,800,000 plants.
04:39Each year, at a strategic level, production goals and forest restoration goals are set for
04:44us nationwide.
04:53In the reforestation and monitoring campaigns, the community is involved to raise public awareness.
04:59Training programs are carried out with schools, communities, and public institutions.
05:06We always maintain, in this case, that connection with different institutions, where they are also guided
05:11and trained on various topics, including the fight against forest fires, as well as training
05:15on environmental protection, and micro-watersheds.
05:18But here, it is not only the home that is cared for, its inhabitants are also protected.
05:30These birds and felines are the result of operations carried out by the command to combat illegal hunting,
05:35wildlife trafficking, and the captivity of wild animals.
05:39Here they are fed, rehabilitated, and prepared to return to their normal life in their natural environment,
05:45and after a process, they are released.
05:51We look for protected wilderness areas, because those are the areas with less human contact.
05:56So, depending on where the species comes from, that is the area it will return to,
06:01because it is the climate to which it has adapted.
06:08The main enemy of wildlife and vegetation are the voracious fires, which every summer consume
06:14mountains and human lives such as those of four soldiers from the Mountain Command,
06:18and five civilians who were trapped by the flames in 2008.
06:22In their memory, this monument stands at the summit of a pair.
06:32According to journalistic reports, more than 2300 hectares of forest have been consumed by flames
06:38throughout this year an alarming figure. That is why the authorities, together with the communities,
06:44are making every possible effort to stop this environmental deterioration.
06:49I bid farewell from Honduras, not without first extending a cordial invitation for you to write to us
06:55on the social networks appearing on your screen.
07:06And after this report, we have a short break coming up, but first remember you can join us on TikTok
07:12at Telesur English, where you'll find news in different formats, news updates, and much more.
07:17We'll be right back, stay with us.
07:40Welcome back to From the South. On Thursday, general elections were held in St. Vincent and the Granadines,
07:46with a rise in registered voters that surpassed the 101,000 people, citizens from the main island and the 32 Granadines,
07:50with over 101,000 voters participating. The new Democratic Party, NDP, led by Godwin Friday,
07:54claimed victory while Ralph Gonsalves retained his seat. Our special envoy Belén de los Santos brings us more.
08:02Thursday, general elections were held in St. Vincent and the Granadines. With a rise in registered voters
08:08that surpassed the 101,000 people, citizens from the main island and the 32 Granadines turned out
08:16to exercise their right to vote starting at 7 a.m. It means voting for me and my children's future.
08:27I feel confident in what I come to do.
08:32Throughout the day, lines stretched outside many of the 200 polling stations. The election in each of
08:38the country's 15 constituencies would determine the 15 new parliamentarians, who in turn would choose
08:46the Prime Minister. With a citizenry convinced that every vote counts, St. Vincent and the Granadines
08:53continues to maintain high levels of participation, despite the fact that voting is not mandatory.
08:59I think people are very interested and very invested in their future. We are kind of at a turning point
09:08where we could decide if we could ever see left or right.
09:12Although the vote count was still underway, after 9 p.m. local time, the official results indicated a victory
09:19for the center-right New Democratic Party, or NDP, led by Godwin Friday, having secured the majority
09:27needed in parliament to guarantee the election of the future Prime Minister. For his part, Dr. Ralph
09:32Gonsalves is set to retain his seat in parliament for the district of North Central Windward.
09:39Melinda Los Santos, Jesús Romero, from St. Vincent and the Granadines, for Tell Us Your English.
09:44In other information, in the United States, President Donald Trump announced that he will permanently
09:50suspend immigration from all countries that he classifies as third world in a new escalation
09:55of his anti-immigration policy. The President's statement came out day after an attack in Washington
10:02in which an Afghan national allegedly shot two National Guard members, killing one of them.
10:08In this scenario, Trump threatened to revoke millions of visas issued by the Joe Biden administration
10:14and to increase deportations as well. Let's recall that this statement comes amid growing controversy
10:20over the security and immigration control measures taken by the Trump administration.
10:31Now we go to Venezuela. The President Nicolás Maduro reaffirmed that the Bolivarian nation is
10:35firmly consolidating without fear the process that grants the people the exercise of direct,
10:41participatory and protagonistic democracy. The President made this statement during the 105th
10:47anniversary of the Bolivarian military aviation, where he assured that after 17 weeks of the largest
10:54U.S. military deployment in the history of the Caribbean, the Bolivarian people remained firm and
11:00fearless. The President highlighted the decisive role of military aviation in defending democracy,
11:07especially in the context of new threats from Washington. And he also prized the courage of the Bolivarian people
11:14and reminded that in Venezuela, the power that was once held by great fortunes and the oligarchy now
11:21resting with the common people where common power is being strengthened.
11:26We stay in Venezuela. President Nicolás Maduro also denounced interventionist policies
11:37against this country and called on world imperial powers to respect the sovereignty and self-determination
11:43of free peoples. From the 23 de enero commune in Caracas, President Nicolás Maduro urged international
11:50imperialism to respect the Venezuelan people's wish to ensure lasting peace and stability in the country.
11:58In that regard, the Venezuelan leader reiterated the need and commitment of the entire people to
12:04strengthen national power to defend Venezuela's independence, freedom and democracy. In turn,
12:10the Head of State announced the construction of a new electoral system in the country grounded in the powers
12:17as granted by the constitution and current laws to further participatory democracy.
12:30Also in Venezuela, Vice President Delcy Rodriguez thanked Russia for the strong alliance formed by
12:35the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries while highlighting its presence in the BRICS
12:41alliance as a space that promotes multilateralism and cooperation between peoples.
12:53I also want to express my gratitude for Venezuela's continued cooperation with you within the framework of
12:59the OPEC plus agreement which unites not only OPEC countries but also large oil producers and producers
13:09who are not members of this organization but who are now a solid block of these OPEC countries in defending
13:20prices that seek economic stability and balance in the global market, both for producers and consumers.
13:29Venezuela emphasizes the significance of Russia in the BRICS and the BRICS group because the group embodies
13:40what the future world ought to be a world founded on international law, a world founded on true multilateralism,
13:49a world and a world in which nations unite for cooperation rather than to harm one another or other people.
14:01Now we go to Cuba. The economic measures announced at the Havana International Fair in line with the
14:07government's program to correct distortions and reboost the economy are generating expectations among
14:14Cubans and foreign business people. Our correspondent Isabel Díaz-González has the details.
14:23For Cuban and foreign business people, the economic measures announced at the Havana International
14:29Fair have a direct impact on their business environment amidst a tightening of the U.S.
14:34government's blockade of the largest of the Antilles.
14:36I believe that before discussing measures, we must discuss our conditions. Cubans are often tired of
14:45hearing about the blockade, but as a business person, I must remind them of it. It is something
14:50we all fight against, from my producer on the ground to the minister of economy and planning and the minister
14:56of minsex. It is this blockade. My competitors and I are not playing the same game because my competitors
15:01have five ships a week and I have one, my competitors pay half of what I pay for containers, my competitors
15:07have direct shipping from Europe and I have to send through three ports. My competitors get to Europe
15:13in three or two weeks and I get there in for weeks. So the average Cuban needs to know that on the backs of
15:18our producers, ourselves, and the entire country, there is a heavy load of lead. So if we organize ourselves
15:25better, and there we go with the measures, we manage to remove some of the problems of the future,
15:30of the past, of the distortions we have in the economy. This is very good. It is necessary.
15:35Let's do it quickly. Let's all unite because that way Cuba will be better.
15:44That is why the measures aim to create mechanisms to boost the export of goods and services,
15:49as well as the integration of strategic sectors such as energy, tourism, culture, technology,
15:55and agriculture.
15:59Alcanasar is the exporter, producer, and marketer of the Flora Wifana business group.
16:06We were founded in 1995. We specialize in the export of Maribu charcoal and the import of live animals.
16:14We work under a non-governmental management structure and provide environmental sanitation services,
16:21among other things. We strongly support the new regulations and believe that marketing should
16:27be promoted so that the country can also move forward. The fair has been very favorable for us.
16:38We have opened up new opportunities, signed letters of intent, entered the Asian market,
16:44expanded in the European market, and it has been very positive.
16:53The voices of Cuban business leaders present at FITHAV 2025, agree on the importance of this step for
16:58the country's economic future. TENS.
17:01The new measures announced at the fair have been very important for ARTEX because they allow the
17:08company's import and export processes, as a cultural industry, to be more feasible and to
17:14contribute more to the country's economy. As a result, the economic measures announced are
17:23being implemented rapidly, reinforcing Cuba's desire to become part of global trade flows,
17:29attract foreign capital, and stimulate national innovation.
17:39And we have a second show break coming up. Before we invite you to visit our Facebook page
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17:55Final show break. We'll be right back.
18:09Welcome back to From the South.
18:22Pope Leo XIV continued his historic visit to Turkey on Friday, marking his second day in the country with a
18:28solemn prayer service at the Holy Spirit Latin Catholic Church in Istanbul. The Pontiff's presence drew large crowds of
18:36worshipers, worshipers and observers, underscoring the significance of his journey as a gesture of unity
18:42and dialogue between faith communities in the region. The visit will also take him to the ancient city of
18:48Isnik, once known as Nicaea, a site of deep importance in Christian history. From there,
18:54Pablo XIV is scheduled to travel to Lebanon on Sunday, where his itinerary will focus on fostering
19:01peace and strengthening ties with local religious leaders.
19:15And in other information, a Palestinian coach rebuilds his Karate Academy with his own effort to restore hope to
19:23children. Hassan Al-Rai, director of a Karate Academy in Southern Palestine, recounted how he found his club
19:31completely destroyed after the ceasefire. Faced with the devastation, the coach explained that he decided to
19:39start his own reconstruction project called Yes We Can. He also stated that they began working with 200 children from
19:45nearby displaced persons camps, using Karate Academy as a tool for psychological recovery. Finally, although
19:53he admitted to facing serious difficulties due to the lack of materials and protective equipment, the coach assured
19:59that they will continue with their initiative. My name is Hanan and I am 15 years old. I came here to train so I can
20:13defend myself in case of an emergency, or an attack in the street, or in the camp. Before the war, we were always
20:21busy, but now, after the war, everyone is left with nothing to do. So instead of staying in the tent, I decided
20:27to come here to train. My name is Marwa Al-Halabi, and I am 21 years old. I have been training at the club for 5 years, but we
20:41stopped during the 2 years of war, and completely suspended the training. After the end of the war, we
20:51resumed training, including with the children. Before the war, there was life, but now the entire club is
20:57destroyed, and there are no tools or equipment left. Nevertheless, we try to train with the limited resources available.
21:03There are no exercise machines, and even the training hall is inadequate, but we have done our best to prepare it. The war
21:17devastated Gaza, and only a few clubs remain, and even those are damaged. We hope to reach the international
21:23level, and represent Palestine and Gaza in international competitions.
21:27Change of topic. Hong Kong authorities are facing one of the worst residential tragedies in decades after a
21:37massive fire. Our correspondent in China, Bruno Falzi, brings us more details.
21:41Hello to all from Telesur and to the audience watching us in this transmission. I am in Beijing now, this time to
21:51report about the devastating fire at the residential complex in Hong Kong, that so far left at least 94
22:01people dead and 76 injured. This is according to the latest figures from the fire department. The fire
22:11started on Wednesday and spread rapidly throughout several buildings, exacerbated by the renovation works
22:21surrounding the complex. More than 800 firefighters and paramedics participated in this operation, supported by
22:29emergency vehicles and drones to contain the flames and conduct throughout search in all affected units. Three executives
22:41of the company responsible for the renovations have been detained and suspicious of assassination, while the
22:51the investigation continues. The local government has opened nine temporary shelters and volunteers are
23:01distributing food, clothing and Asian items to the displaced families. President Xi Jinping expressed his
23:11condolences to the families of the victims and called for all possible efforts to be
23:19mobilized, mobilized to extinguish the fire and rescue the survivors, as also treat the injuries and support the
23:29displaced, instructing central bodies to cooperate with Hong Kong authorities in the disaster responses. This fire, which
23:39consumed entire entire residential blocks become one of the deadliest in Hong Kong recent history and has
23:51reunited debates about building safety and construction oversights. With this news from here, the capital of China, we
24:01will return to the studios in La Habana, Cuba.
24:13And like this, we have come to the end of this news brief. Remember, you can find these and many other
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