By Alejandra Garcia on December 26, 2021 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
Cuba is on its way to having a new Code of Families, in the plural, that guarantees rights for all Cuban society in its diversity. This week, the National Assembly approved the final version of the draft, whose next step will be to undergo a popular referendum in early 2022 after broad public input. (more…)
By Gustavo A. Maranges on December 26, 2021 from Havana
Cuba has 3 effective vaccines against Covid with 2 more on the way. photo: Alejandro Azcuy
Just a few days have passed since Argentina and Mexico achieved a very important landmark in the world’s fight against COVID-19. Both countries have been involved in a long race to produce COVID-19 vaccines and they achieved it some months ago, after getting AstraZeneca patent to produce a variation of the original vaccine. (more…)
December 26, 2021
photo: Bill Hackwell
In an exclusive interview with Al Mayadeen, Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro noted that 2021 was the first year in which Venezuela registered economic growth since “the beginning of the criminal imperialist US sanctions,” adding that this growth was the result of Venezuela’s economy which produces food, goods, products, and services. (more…)
By Adolfo Perez Esquivel on December 22, 2021
No to the IMF
The country faces the negotiation of a spurious debt with the IMF. The government of Alberto Fernandez has to assume the responsibility of the State and recognize that its obligation is to comply with the rights of the people and put an end to impunity. (more…)
By Michele de Mello on December 23, 2021
The popular uprising in Chile paved the way for the election of Gabriel Boric
The year 2021 ends with a new configuration of political forces in Latin America and the Caribbean. The third decade of the millennium begins with a majority of progressive governments in the region, reminiscent of the early 2000s, considered by some as the “won decade”. (more…)
By Pasqualina Curcio on December 20, 2021
The recovery of Venezuelan oil exports in 2022, whether due to increased oil production and/or higher international crude oil prices, could be reflected in an increase in domestic production, if and only if at least two conditions are met. (more…)
By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on December 23, 2021
Georgina Herrera
Actually, there are not two protagonists in the documentary Charo and Georgina, otra vez frente al espejo, by filmmaker Rebeca Chávez, which has just premiered at the Havana International Film Festival. There are three women in dialogue, one of them behind the camera. (more…)
By John Perry and Rick Sterling on December 23, 2021
On November 7, Nicaragua held elections in which current president Daniel Ortega received 75% support and, as a result, begins a new term of office in January. Not surprisingly, the US government described the election as a “sham.” Of more concern is that many on the left seem to agree. (more…)