By Rosa Miriam Elizalde on November 6, 2025
Residents of El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba province, travel in a horse-drawn cart alongside fallen power lines after Hurricane Melissa came through. foto: AFP
An eloquent paradox. On October 29, two people died in New York, trapped in a basement by autumn rains; that same day, the worst hurricane in decades swept through eastern Cuba, without a single fatality.
The difference is not insignificant. It can be explained by the organizational capacity of a country trained to face the annual hurricane season, which is becoming increasingly fierce under the impact of climate change. In the Caribbean, a region excessively punished by natural phenomena, seven out of 10 people live near the coast and almost all of its major cities are less than 1.5 kilometers from the sea. (more…)
By Isaac Saney on November 4, 2025
Cuban soldiers in Angola
“The Cuban people hold a special place in the hearts of the people of Africa. The Cuban internationalists have made a contribution to African independence, freedom and justice unparalleled for its principled and selfless character.” Nelson Mandela, July 26, 1991 (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on November 5, 2025
Chavez’s cry, “FTAA go to Hell”
Twenty years ago today, the city of Mar del Plata became the emblematic stage for Latin America’s reaffirmation of sovereignty against U.S. interference during the historic People’s Summit. It was here that the fate of the U.S.-backed Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) was sealed—a project designed to favor transnational corporations at the expense of the continent’s national industries. (more…)
By Sacha Llorenti.on November 3, 2024
The world is undergoing a serious process of moral degradation. It is driven by those who wield global power and see their interests seriously threatened by the emergence of a world in which US hegemony is irretrievably breaking down. (more…)
By José Ramón Cabañas Rodríguez on November 4, 2025
The announcement of the suspension (postponement) of the 10th Summit of the Americas has not made many headlines in the regional press, nor has it caused any surprises among observers of international affairs or prompted statements from many foreign ministries in the region, at least in the first 24 hours after the announcement. (more…)
Article and photos by István Ojeda Bello on November 3, 2025
This eyewitness coverage of an area of Eastern Cuba gives us a glimpse of the coordination in the rescue and recovery by the Cuban military (FAR) with local leaders and the people impacted by Hurricane Melissa – to date there has been no deaths from the devastating storm in Cuba.
Las Tunas – The road between Las Tunas and Bayamo offers the first evidence of the magnitude of the disaster from Hurricane Melissa. Sections near Jucarito, Vado del Yeso, Grito de Yara and, above all, Miradero, east of the bridge over the Cauto River, have literally disappeared. Only the power of the trucks transporting the Armed Forces’ amphibious vehicles manages to keep us moving forward. (more…)
By Clovaldo Hernandez on October 30, 2025
foto: Bill Hackwell
Besieged by a military force carrying out extrajudicial executions in the Caribbean and constant psyops, Venezuela is making sweeping preparations for the worst-case scenario, without renouncing normalcy and the cheerful spirit that defines its people. (more…)
By Salim Lamrani on November 1, 2025
protest in front of the White House for Cuba, June 2023. foto: Bill Hackwell
On October 29, 2025, for the 33rd consecutive year, during the United Nations General Assembly, 165 countries demanded the lifting of the United States’ unilateral economic sanctions that have been strangling the Cuban population since 1960. Unlike the previous year—when only Israel sided with Washington in opposing the resolution presented by Havana—this time five other nations yielded to the strong pressure exerted by the Trump administration: Argentina, Hungary, North Macedonia, Paraguay, and Ukraine. Twelve other countries chose to abstain. (more…)