By Berta Joubert-Ceci on July 12, 2024 from Puerto Rico
workers picketing at Suiza Dairy
In Puerto Rico, being a colony, each of our struggles has several ramifications and consequences. A simple strike conflict can become a real national conflict. This is the case of the strike of the Suiza Dairy workers who have been demonstrating since June 11. (more…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)
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…)