By Yaimi Ravelo on September 28, 2026
fotos: Yaimi Ravelo
While the dignity and ethics of Cuban diplomacy at the United Nations went viral on social media, inside the country was pulsating from within its neighborhoods in keeping with the most genuine principles being defended on the international stage and upheld daily by the brave people of Cuba. (more…)
By Ignacio Ramonet on September 28, 2026
The first thing that struck one about Fidel Castro was neither his uniform, nor his stature, nor even his eloquence. It was his curiosity. After long hours of interviews for my book Fidel Castro: My Life (A Spoken Autobiography), when everyone was exhausted, the Comandante continued to ask questions, to request clarifications, and to return to historical or scientific details with intact energy. I have often thought that this was the secret of his political longevity: before being a man of power, Fidel was a restless intellectual, a visionary genius, a man of knowledge. (more…)
The José Martí Association of Cubans Residing in Mexico expressed its rejection in Mexico City of a meeting convened by sectors of the Latin American right wing, scheduled for Wednesday, the 30th, in the Mexican capital.By Wennys Díaz Ballaga on September 27,2026
Looking ahead to next year, the main focus will be on renewable energy sources. foto: Ismael Batista Ramírez
Two hundred megawatts (MW) of electricity generated by photovoltaic solar farms will be allocated exclusively to water pumping in Havana, so that, in the first months of next year, this service in the capital will not depend on the National Electric System (SEN).
Meanwhile, distributed generation will make it possible to begin mitigating the impacts starting in November. To support the first 29 selected water supply sources and pumps, distributed-generation generators are being deployed.
Nearly 70 sites have been visited to date to conduct on-site assessments of options for ensuring water pumping and to determine the needs of each facility.
These actions are part of a comprehensive strategy to reduce the energy vulnerability of water supply systems and guarantee the continuity of this essential service, using solutions that will be progressively extended to the rest of the provinces—a strategy that is reviewed weekly by the country’s top leadership.
During a broadcast of the program *Criterio Compartido* on Radio Rebelde, the First Secretary of the Party’s Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, explained that distributed generation is the most immediate solution, while, looking ahead to next year, the primary focus will be on renewable energy sources (RES).
“200 megawatts of photovoltaic plants are expected to come online to be dedicated solely to the water pumping system,” Díaz-Canel specified. This will be complemented by the installation of solar complexes and energy storage systems.
This priority has a strategic rationale: water pumping is the activity with the highest electricity demand in the country. Reducing its dependence on the National Power System (SEN) and securing its own sources of power are therefore crucial to advancing the energy sovereignty of this service.
Source: Tribuna de la Habana, translation Resumen Latinoamericano – English
By Stephen Sefton on September 29, 2026
Nicaraguans lined up to vote. foto: CNN
20 years ago, a few weeks before the decisive national elections in Nicaragua that year, 2006, the Swedish ambassador at the time gave an interview about her appreciation of the political situation in the country. During the conversation, the ambassador expressed her opinion that the intervention of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund in the country’s economy was necessary because Nicaraguans were unable to manage their own internal affairs well without foreign tutelage. Far from being exceptional, the banal racism of the ambassador’s comment reflects, in the most natural way, the entrenched ideology of Western superiority and the absolute absence of even minimal self-critical humility. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia Elizalde on September 28, 2026
Havana, foto: Bill Hackwell
Havana is facing an escalation of pressure in which threats of potential military action coexist, almost simultaneously, with messages from Washington about the possibility of reaching an agreement. Meanwhile, restrictions on fuel supplies and international trade are deepening the difficulties of ensuring essential services. (more…)
By Silvio Rodriguez September 25, 2026
Giraldo and Aimé in the Galápagos
Today we woke up in Seville, Spain. At 11 a.m., I was alone and took the opportunity to play a little guitar (tomorrow we have the first of two concerts we’ll be giving in this ancient and beautiful city). At 11:44 a.m. local time, I received a message that left me speechless: in Cuba, in San Antonio de los Baños, our hometown, Giraldo Alayón García, my oldest friend, had died. (more…)
By Gustavo Montenegro on September 27, 2026
Argentine President Javier Milei concluded his tour of the United States with a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during which he reaffirmed his alignment with the genocidal state of Israel. (more…)