By Alejandra Garcia on August 10, 2026
When Cuban athletes return from Santo Domingo, the figures will occupy much of the headlines: 51 gold medals, 48 silver, and 56 bronze. Cuba finished third in the medal standings at the XXV Central American and Caribbean Games, behind Mexico and Colombia, once again confirming its historic place among the region’s leading sporting powers. (more…)
Editor’s note: for the next 2 weeks Resumen Latinoamericano in English will be reporting from Havana, facing the same obstacles of connectivity and power outages, sponsored by the US blockade, that the Cuban media faces on a daily basis.
By Thalia Fuentes Puebla, Marxlenin Perez Valdes, Enrique Gonzalez Diaz Enro on August 10, 2026
The inauguration of the International Colloquim in honor of Fidel’s 100th birthday in Havana . Foto: Enrique González (Enro)
On Monday morning, as part of the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz, the First International Colloquium “Fidel: Legacy and Future” opened in the Cuban capital. The opening session was attended by more than 1,500 delegates, including more than 900 foreigners from 63 countries, who braved threats and dangers to stand with the Cuban people in this tribute to the historic leader of the Revolution. (more…)
By Guillermo R. Barreto on August 5, 2026
We are living in complex times in which U.S. imperialism is manifesting itself in an extremely aggressive manner, with greater violence and disregard for international law and the sovereignty of peoples, but with a desperation that translates into increasingly irrational decisions that openly threaten not only world peace but the future of all humanity. What we are witnessing is nothing less than the continuation of a process that began with the very founding of the United States, a process that took shape in the confrontation between two diametrically opposed models: the Monroe Doctrine and the Bolivarian Doctrine. (more…)
By Ángel González on August 5, 2026
Marco Rubio, flanked by advisors, oversees from a US intelligence center the digital fabrication of pretexts using AI to justify an aggressive escalation against Cuba.
The United States government, under the Trump administration and with Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, has deployed a sophisticated propaganda operation to construct a pretext justifying an aggressive escalation against Cuba. Behind this scheme are Mauricio Claver-Carone and Jeremy Lewin, the principal architects of a strategy that seeks to introduce the narrative of a “Cuban threat” into public opinion to pave the way for an intervention with the least possible political cost. (more…)
By Carlos Ron on August 4, 2026
foto: Southcom
Sovereignty is the only unforgivable crime. The pardon of Washington’s ally Juan Orlando Hernández amid an uptick in the US war on drugs signals that trafficking is forgivable, even pardonable, in an ally. (more…)
By Jorge Ernesto Angulo Leiva on August 6, 2026
Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz responded admirably to the riots in Havana, August 5, 1994 photo: Granma Archives.
No force is greater than that of example. This was demonstrated by Commander-in-Chief Fidel Castro Ruz on August 5, 1994, when he led the response to the riots that broke out in Havana—just as, more than three decades earlier, he had stepped down from that tank at Playa Girón—for throughout his entire life he was always on the front lines of danger. (more…)
August 6, 2026
organize, mobilize, solidarity
The American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) in North Dakota passed a resolution rejecting the U.S. government’s unilateral coercive measures against Cuba. (more…)
August 6, 2026
opening of the ALBA meeting, Havana
More than 150 delegates from 25 countries arrive in Havana for the 4th Continental Assembly of ALBA Movments, marking the 100th anniversary of Fidel Castro’s birth. More than 150 delegates from 25 countries have been gathering since Thursday in Havana for the 4th Continental Assembly of ALBA Movimientos, under the slogan “For Socialism, One Hundred Years Walking with Fidel.” (more…)