By Alejandra Garcia on August 8, 2023
Assembly of the Peoples for the Amazon make demands to leadership summit. photo: Hannah Letícia
Today, the summit of Amazon countries kicked off in the Brazilian city of Belém amid great expectations for reaching agreements to halt the destruction of the largest tropical rainforest on the planet. It is no coincidence that Brazil is the ideal place for this event, now that President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has committed himself to the protection and care of the Amazon since his return to power last January. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on August 3, 2023
photo: Ricardo López Hevia
On August 5, 2022, an explosion ripped through the Matanzas Supertanker base disrupting the city on what had been a rainy but apparently calm night. One of the eight oil tanks in the reserve was struck by lightning, causing it to collapse. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 30, 2023
In the last three years, Cuba and Mexico have become closer than ever before in meaningful ways. The history of brotherhood between the two countries is long-standing. But since the onset of the pandemic, collaboration in the health sector has given new impetus to bilateral relations and the closeness between the two peoples. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 25, 2023 in Havana
the Moncada, photos: Bill Hackwell
Tomorrow, the eyes of Cuba are on Santiago. The leaders of the island, Santiago inhabitants, and Cubans from all over the country are in the city where it all began 70 years ago. For others in other parts of the island we will be closely following the calendar of activities that will be held to honor our National Day of Rebellion. Such a history to think that it has been seven decades since Fidel and the other revolutionaries, attacked against all odds, the Moncada Barracks with weapons that he characterized as being more appropriate for bird hunting. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 20, 2023
The people of Peru took to the streets this Wednesday and Thursday to demand the resignation of the main leaders of President Dina Boluarte’s regime, the advancement of general elections, and the restitution of democracy in the Andean nation. More than 20,000 Peruvians are the protagonists of the Great March of the Peoples, the Takeover of Peru. They want a change, and they want it now. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on July 18, 2023
Cuban President Miguel Diaz Canel
This week, Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel attended the III Summit between the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) and the European Union (EU) held on July 17 and 18 in Brussels, Belgium. For 48 hours, the Cuban leader and other government authorities put the island in the spot light and felt the love and respect that authorities and political figures from other latitudes feel towards Cuba and Cubans. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 13, 2023 in Havana
It is no coincidence that just days before Cuba marked two years since the July 11 riots, a nuclear-powered US submarine crossed Cuban waters and docked at the illegal base at Guantanamo Bay. From July 5-8, it remained afloat in that Cuban territory usurped and illegally occupied by Washington 121 years ago as a clear threat to peace in the region. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 6, 2023 from Havana
Cuba is currently hosting a 4 day high-level meeting of Ministers and experts of Environment of the member countries of the Group of 77+China. Nearly 1,400 researchers, academics, and students from over 23 countries are gathering in Havana to exchange experiences and sustainable practices. (more…)