By Carlos Aznárez, Resumen Latinoamericano, February 15, 2022.
President Pedro Castillo
One cabinet after another seems to be the trend of the current Peruvian government, and meanwhile the right wing does not cease in its idea of removing Pedro Castillo. We talked about this unpredictable situation with journalist Roger Taboada, director of El Puka, one of the few leftist media in Peru. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 17, 2022 from Havana
Buena Fe
Cubans of my generation grew up listening to the songs of the musical duo Buena Fe and the first concerts I went to as a teenager were theirs. I know every album, every hit and all their lyrics. I watched with pride as their popularity took off in other countries since friends from other latitudes began to ask me about these singers of Catalejo, Tras tus pies, and Corazonero. (more…)
By Carlos Martinez on Feb 13, 2022
China President Xi Jinping meets with Fidel Castro, in July 2014.
The last few months have seen a significant expansion of the Belt and Road Initiative in Latin America and the Caribbean. Although this region of the world is not the most obvious fit for an undertaking that was originally modeled on the Silk Road – a network of trade routes linking East Asia with the Middle East, Africa and Europe (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on February 15, 2022
photo: EFE via Folhapress
The political landscape in Peru is pretty complicated these days. The country has been living a political crisis for years due to the desire of a small minority to control the country both economically and politically. From 2016 until today, five people have occupied the presidential chair. (more…)
By Stella Calloni on February 11, 2022
Patagonia, photo: Bill Hackwell
While the Argentine government maintains its protest before its British counterpart for the extension of the military base located in the archipelago of the Malvinas Islands, colonially occupied by Great Britain since 1833, a serious incident between the personal guards of a foreign businessman, who illegally bought more than 12 thousand hectares in the Patagonian province of Rio Negro, and demonstrators (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 15, 2022, from Havana
photo: Ismael Batista
Two years ago, when COVID-19 broke out, we had no idea that it would be the most traumatic experience that every country in the world would have to live through, and that it would hit especially hard those nations with low resources, such as this small Caribbean island. (more…)
By Leonardo Flores on February 15, 2022
“It’s not a crime to fulfill a diplomatic mission. It’s not a crime to evade sanctions that are harming an entire country. It can’t be illegal to help a people.” Camilla Fabri Saab made these impassioned remarks when explaining the situation behind the illegal arrest and extradition – the kidnapping, in essence – of her husband, Venezuelan diplomat Alex Saab. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 13, 2022
photo: epa
Even though you wouldn’t know if you only followed the corporate media, in January violence continued to spiral in Colombia. Human rights movements recorded an increase of attacks against police stations, military bases, and civilians and reported assassinations and intimidation against social leaders in several departments. (more…)