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Pacemakers for Cuba, a Unique Effort to Save Lives

By Elizabeth Borrego Rodríguez on July 11, 2024 from New York City

Bob Schwartz, Global Health Partners

More than 300 pacemakers will reach Cuban institutions thanks to a campaign in the United States and Europe aimed at supporting the health system in one of its most urgent needs. (more…)

ALBA-TCP Must be in the First Trench against the Demons of Interference and Interventionism

July 10, 2024, Havana

The Cuban leader said that in such adverse times it is necessary to “multiply solidarity in the face of political polarization and division of our societies”. Photo: Estudios Revolución

Remarks by Miguel Mario Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba and President of the Republic, at the 10th Extraordinary Summit of ALBA-TCP, from the Palace of the Revolution, on July 10, 2024, “Year 66 of the Revolution”. (more…)

Building a Planet of Peace Is the Only Realistic Thing to Do

By Vijay Prashad on July 11, 2024

Beatriz González (Colombia), ‘Mr President, What an Honour to Be with You in This Historic Moment’, 1987.

On Isla Grande, Afro-Colombian residents are discussing the urgent need for a sustainable electricity plant. Their efforts echo President Petro’s push for solar energy, with the aim of addressing broader regional goals of sustainable development. Yet, development and climate adaption require funding – funding that is instead going to war, with global military spending nearing $3 trillion annually. (more…)

How Safe Is Nicaragua? A Comparative Reflection

By James Phillips on July 7, 2024

Nicaraguan youth baseball team prepare for the little league World Series in Williamsport PA on May 15, 2024. Photo: El 19 Digital

Having a government that promotes communitarian trust and supports meeting the needs of everyone seems to be a crucial factor in whether people feel “safe.” (more…)

World Rejects Cuba Being Listed as Supporter of Terrorism

By Radio Havana Cuba on June 10, 2024 – edited by Catherine López

Nearly fifty governments of the world have rejected the inclusion of Cuba on the State Department’s list of countries that sponsor terrorism, informed the Foreign Ministry of the Caribbean nation. (more…)

Media Campaign against Elections in Venezuela

By Hedelberto López Blanch on July 10, 2024

Illustration: Adán Iglesias Toledo.

Before the general elections to be held on July 28 in Venezuela, the United States and Western nations have unleashed a fierce campaign against the Bolivarian Revolution, against its candidate Nicolás Maduro and in support of the right-wing opposition, which they claim to be the winner through adulterated and constant polls. (more…)

Cuba Neutralizes New Terrorist Plan from the U.S.

By Alejandra Garcia, on July 9, 2024 in Havana

Cuban Ministry of the Interior (MININT) photo: Bill Hackwell

This week it was reported that Cuba thwarted the attempts of a network of Cubans living in the United States who were trying to enter the island illegally with weapons, and with the purpose of starting a social outbreak. The Ministry of the Interior (Minint) disclosed details of a recruitment plan, neutralized in December 2023, directed, from U.S. territory, to promote and organize terrorist actions in Cuba. (more…)

Cuba Denounces: United States Ratifies its Status as a Sponsor of Terrorism

By Raul Capote Fernandez on July 9, 2024

The nation that abrogates itself the right to judge who is a terrorist and who is not, according to its geopolitical interests, determining sanctions and incorporating countries to its illegitimate lists on the sponsorship of that scourge in the world, has just ratified its true position on the matter. (more…)

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