By Rafael Azul on 7 July 2015
On June 29, Governor Alejandro García Padilla announced that Puerto Rico’s $73 billion debt was “not payable.” García Padilla said he would call on holders of Puerto Rican bonds to negotiate a debt payment moratorium to extend for several years so that the US commonwealth could build up financial reserves and revive an economy that has been in a decade-long recession. (more…)
By Netfa Freeman on July 7, 2015
Despite its improving relations with Havana, Washington’s ultimate goal for the island remains regime change. (more…)
By Resumen Latinoamericano, North America Bureau on July 10, 2015
As conversations between Cuba and the United States continue to move forward and both countries are scheduled to open their respective embassies by the end of this month, there are some mainstream media articles that appeared in major newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Boston Globe, that are spinning the truth so they can stop a process that is unstoppable. (more…)
By Dr. Marsha Coleman-Adebayo on July 5, 2015
“Our work in Cuba is similar to the work we did in Nicaragua because of the long-standing embargo or blockade that was in effect.” (more…)
July 6, 2015
NO Vote supporters begin to celebrate in Syntagma. | Photo: teleSUR
With over 99 percent of the votes counted, Greeks have clearly rejected the austerity reforms demanded by European lenders. (more…)
By Resumen Latinoamericano on June 30, 2015
First, the cozy relations with Obama, and now a declaration of love for Henry Kissinger (more…)
July 5, 2015
Footage shows teenagers shooting dead 25 Syrian soldiers in front of relatively sparse crowd of men and some children.
The executions in the Palmyra amphitheater were first reported on May 27 [Al Jazeera] (more…)
July 4, 2015
Syrian army and Hezbollah resistance fighters launched a wide-scale offensive on Saturday on several fronts in the southern Qalamoun city of Zabadani, where militants are holed up, amid artillery and aerial cover. (more…)