Witches of the Night
By Raúl Antonio Capote on May 10, 2025
Although much has been documented about the momentous feat of the Soviet military defeat over Nazi Germany, however in all fairness very little has been said about the role women played in the victory. They were not mere window dressing for the resistance; they fought with determination, courage, and boundless dedication. (more…)
May 10, 2025
Repatriated Venezuelan migrant with her child at the Simón Bolívar Intl. Airport. Photo: VTV.
This Friday morning, Yuliannis Blanca Ascanio and her five-year-old son Caleb Tovar arrived in Venezuela on a Return to the Homeland Plan flight. They were among the 168 Venezuelan nationals who returned to the country from the US on Friday, May 9, landing at the Simón Bolívar International Airport in La Guaira state. There, Yuliannis Blanca Ascanio complained to Venezuelan government authorities about the attempted abduction of her son by US authorities. (more…)
By Francisco Delgado Rodríguez.on May 9, 2025
“Hey the Chinese are Spying on Me!!”
The Cuban government has had to come out and deny, once again, the bizarre story about the existence of Chinese military bases in Cuba. The island’s foreign minister reacted on social media to the news that, to the surprise of some, this was reported by CNN, which could well have activated its correspondent in Havana to verify, once again, the absurdity of such nonsense. (more…)
By Dr. Lauren Collins on May 8, 2025
Cuban patients: In common with a world-wide trend, Cuba’s population is aging fast.
Dr. Lauren Collins reports on the positive results coming from new drugs that the world hears little about because they are developed in Cuba. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on May 8, 2025
Cuban medical brigades, photo: afp
In an exercise in diplomatic cynicism bordering on the grotesque, the US government accuses Cuba of “modern slavery” for its international medical cooperation, while practicing, in broad daylight and with apparent legal cover, brutal forms of institutionalized trafficking against Latin American migrants. (more…)
By José R. Cabañas Rodríguez on May 7, 2025 from Havana
It is common to hear many people ask how it is possible that an individual like Donald Trump could be elected president of a country that, although it does not guarantee universal education, has research centers, universities, and institutions of advanced thought in various fields. (more…)
By Sergey V. Lavrov on May 7, 2025
What brings them so close together and what makes them increasingly dear to the land of snow and the island of coconut trees –to my Russia and my Cuba? – Evgueni Yevtushenko, “Russia and Cuba” (1963) (more…)
May 6, 2025
The National Center for Sex Education (CENESEX) launched the 18th edition of the Cuban Days Against Homophobia and Transphobia on Monday. Under the slogan “Love is the law,” the event will run until May 18 in the largest of the Antilles. (more…)