By Yeleidys Hernandez Toledo on April 14, 2026
The measure reaches the following public financial institutions: Banco de Venezuela, Banco Digital de los Trabajadores and Banco del Tesoro
Seven (7) years after the U.S. government sanctioned the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV), the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lifted sanctions on the country’s main financial institution. The measure was announced by the US agency through General License number 57 published on Tuesday, April 14 on its website. (more…)
By Yilena Héctor Rodríguez and Frank Martínez Rivero on April 14, 2026
Fidel Castro Ruz Center
The commemoration of the 65th anniversary of the Victory at Girón holds special symbolic significance. Beyond recalling the defeat of the mercenary Brigade 2506 in less than 72 hours, it reaffirms Cuba’s commitment to resistance against imperialist aggression—a message that remains relevant in the current context of international relations. (more…)
April 14, 2026 from Havana
foto: Bill Hackwell
On May 1st, unions from Latin America and the United States will pay tribute to Cuban revolutionary leader Fidel Castro at the Anti-Imperialist Tribune in Havana, as part of the International Workers’ Day celebrations. (more…)
By Robert Roth on April 11, 2026
photo source: abdallahh
As the world reels from the devastating U.S.-Israel war on Iran and Lebanon, and as the U.S.-backed Israeli genocide continues in Gaza and the West Bank, the Trump Administration’s plan to assert its dominance over the Americas is also moving forward at an unprecedented pace. Having kidnapped Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife and colleague, Cilia Flores, and taken control over Venezuela’s oil reserves, the U.S. is now salivating over the prospect of toppling the socialist government of Cuba. On March 16, Trump announced that he “could take Cuba whenever I want” and that Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel “would have to go” if Cuba wanted to negotiate its survival with the U.S. administration. (more…)
April 12, 2026 from Caracas
2002, the people of Venezuela flood the streets to overthrow the coup.
The acting president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodríguez, commemorated Saturday the 24th anniversary of the 2002 failed far-right coup against President Hugo Chávez by emphasizing that the Venezuelan people reject fascism and remain steadfast in defense of their sovereignty. (more…)
By Hedelberto López Blanch on April 12, 2026, from Havana
image: Adán Iglesias Toledo
Not a single day goes by without the US regime, along with far-right Cuban-American members of Congress or the Senate, issuing fake news and threats against the island in their quest to destroy the Cuban Revolution. (more…)
By Becca Renk on April 10, 2026
Palm Sunday, photos: Radio Primerisima
Nicaragua’s faith community defies false accusations of religious repression with thousands of vibrant activities during Holy Week. (more…)
By Kenneth Mohammed on April 11, 2026
Cuban doctors and nurses bid farewell in Havana as they leave for Turkey to treat victims of the 2023 earthquake. Photograph: Yamil Lage/AFP
For decades, Cuban doctors have served the Caribbean’s most marginalized. Now, as Cuba faces its own crisis, the region looks away, waiting on Trump’s approval. (more…)