By Ramón Pedregal Casanova on June 6, 2023
“It is important that the U.S. government remain behind the scenes; and when possible, limit its support to training, advice and provision of materials, so as not to harm the local government effort and unnecessarily expose the U.S. to accusations of intervention and colonialism.” (more…)
By Dan Kovalik on June 4, 2023
In an interesting recent speech in Tallinn, Estonia, former White House official Fiona Hill showed that at least someone in Washington has enough self awareness to see what’s happening in the world. (more…)
By Charles McKelvey on June 6, 2023
Cuban President Diaz-Canel speaks on the proposed Social Communication Law at the National Assemblys on May 25
The National Assembly of People’s Power has taken a step toward controlling fake news in Cuba. It approved on May 25 a law mandating that information disseminated by state entities, mass organizations, media organizations, news agencies, radio, television, social media, natural persons, among others, must be truthful, objective, appropriate, current, verified, and understandable. (more…)
Since his inauguration as President of Brazil in January 2023, Lula da Silva has endeavored to relaunch the process of regional cooperation in a fragmented and divided continent. To this end, he organized the South American Summit, which brought together the zone’s presidents on May 29 and 30, 2023, to strengthen integration and dialogue between the various nations, including Venezuela. This country has been subject to extremely severe economic sanctions imposed by the United States for years, which seriously undermine the fundamental rights of Venezuelans.By Alejandra Garcia on June 4, 2023
Last night the Cuban duo Buena Fe ended their tour of Spain, marked by love and the artists’ willingness to consistently ” offer their hearts” despite the fascist hatred and the cultural war they were targeted with. Against all odds, they offered their last concert in Madrid, where they received a standing ovation for several minutes to a full-house at the Marcelino Camacho Auditorium. (more…)
By William Serafino on June 4, 2023
Nicolás Maduro returned to Brazil after 8 years. Photo: Nicolás Maduro Twitter
In general terms, it can be said that the recent summit of South American presidents in Brasilia, convened by President Lula Da Silva, was a practical reflection of the political-electoral shift towards the progressive camp that recently undergone in the region. Although this change of geopolitical orbit has yet to guarantee its horizon of possibility in the medium term, it has already produced a first image in the Brazilian capital that signals a change in the times. (more…)
June 3, 2023
Guillermo Lasso
A journalistic investigation has revealed that two companies signed a contract in the U.S. to work on improving the image of Ecuadorian president, Guillermo Lasso, in that North American country and in the United Kingdom when the president was facing an impeachment trial in the National Assembly. (more…)
By Arleen Rodríguez Derivet on June 3, 2023
Silvio, photo: Bill Hackwell
I missed it. I missed the ceremony of the awarding of the Honoris Causa of the University of Havana to Silvio Rodríguez Domínguez. I don’t think there is a higher award in Cuban academia. That is why I equate it with a Nobel, the Nobel that Cuba could give to the man who equally deserves that one from the Swedish academy. (more…)