By Travis Ross on March 17, 2023
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau arriving in Nassau, Bahamas on February 15 for the 44th CARICOM summit. Photo: Adam Scotti/OPM.
At the behest of Washington, Canada has begun a “significant military deployment in Haiti,” according to Canadian Ambassador to Haiti Sébastien Carrière. (more…)
March 16, 2023
María de los Ángeles Duarte and Rafael Correa in Quito, photo: El Comercio
Ecuador and Argentina are going through a tense moment in their relations, generated by the departure of former Ecuadorian minister María de los Ángeles Duarte from the Buenos Aires embassy in Quito, where she had been staying since August 2020. (more…)
By Gabriel Vera López, on March 15, 2023
Arrival of the MST delegation of medical students to Cuba – photo: Gabriel Vera Lopes
Ten young Brazilians have arrived in Cuba with a dream to study medicine with the aim of helping their communities. It was the first time most of them had left Brazil to visit another country. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on March 16, 2023 from Havana
Just a week ago, the second round of peace talks between the National Liberation Army (ELN) and the Colombian government ended. The negotiations took place in the Mexico DF, and despite not achieving the expected ceasefire, “substantial progress” was made to advance on issues like civil society participation and the points of the agenda. (more…)
By Syara Salado Massip on March 15, 2023 in Havana
delegates from 14 countries at the Patria Colloquium. photo: Ismael Francisco
The emblematic “Che Guevara” hall of Casa de las Americas hosted, once again, the second edition of the International Colloquium “Homeland”. Organized by the Union of Cuban Journalists (UPEC) under the auspices of Casa de las Americas and Resumen Latinoamericano. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on March 14, 2023, from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
Cuba is particularly vulnerable to climate change, being an island and a tropical country. Cycles of drought, hurricanes, and rainfall are becoming more frequent and intense, impacting people’s lives as never before. (more…)
By Iroel Sánchez on March 14, 2023
It might not be the best of landscapes that Cuba finds itself in for the March 26 parliamentary election. A mix of causes for our situation today has been insisted upon us. (more…)
By David Brooks on March 13, 2023
It is troubling that at this point the question has to be asked as to whether Trump will be able to return to power in the 2024 elections. Even more alarming is that a neo-fascist return within this self-proclaimed beacon of democracy in the world cannot be ruled out. (more…)