By Alejandra Garcia on February 6, 2022
Millions of Costa Ricans went to the polls today to elect the new leader who will guide the country for the next four years. According to local media and authorities, the day passed calmly and with a large turnout. (more…)
By Leni Villagomez Reeves on February 5, 2022
photo: Bill Hackwell
Alicia Jrapko, a first-line fighter for a better, more just and equitable world, died on January 11 of this year after a long illness during which she continued to work as much as possible anyway. (more…)
By Yisell Rodríguez Milán on February 5, 2022
Some 40 subversive projects in Cuba were funded in 2020, by the National Endowment for Democracy (NED), one of the key economic arms of U.S. government’s interference in other countries, meant to destabilize governments that do not meet its expectations. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on February 2, 2022
Colombia’s Constitutional Court ruled the State of unconstitutional actions on the enforcement of the Peace Agreement between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People’s Army (FARC-EP). It means that there is a severe violation of the accord by one of the parties. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 3, 2022
Humanity is Diverse, photo: Bill Hackwell
This week, Cuba began a historic process as Cubans started to going to more than 78,000 meeting points to discuss the new draft of the Family Code, a broad, complex, but very important process for Cuban families. (more…)
February 3, 2022
Presidents Fernandez and Putin
The President of Argentina, Alberto Fernández, today visited the Kremlin and told President Vladimir Putin that his country wants to end “dependency” on the US and strengthen economic ties with Russia instead. (more…)
By Ángel Guerra Cabrera on February 3, 2022
If Cuba can offer its vaccines at solidarity prices to low-income countries and even donate significant amounts in some cases, it is not only because of its recognized willingness to practice internationalism. That willingness is fundamental, but much more is needed.
Three examples: the island was the first country in the world to carry out universal vaccination against covid-19 in children over 2 years of age; the first to start a new school year with all schoolchildren immunized; preliminary studies by the Pedro Kourí Institute of Tropical Medicine in Havana on those vaccinated with the Cuban Soberana and Abdala biologics show that they have the capacity to generate antibodies against the omicron variant.
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By José Pertierra on February 3, 2022
José Pertierra, photo: Bill Hackwell
President Kennedy was a fan of Cuban cigars, specifically H. Upmanns. One afternoon in early February 1962, he commissioned his assistant Pierre Salinger to buy 1,200 cigars. The next day, at 8 a.m., Kennedy had that treasure in his hands. At that moment he took out his pen and signed the first version of the U.S. blockade against Cuba. (more…)