By Alejandra Garcia on August 7, 2022 from Havana
Photo: Raul Navarro, Periodico Giron de Matanzas
The eyes of the world are upon Cuba after an enormous fire caused by a lightning strike on a crude oil storage tank in the Cuban city of Matanzas killed one firefighter and injuring more than 120 people. At least 16 people are missing while firefighters and specialized personnel are trying to contain the blaze. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on August 4, 2022, from Havana
Carlos Laso meeting with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel.
Marco Rubio has done it again. The man famous for slandering and being ashamed of his Cuban and Latino roots once again made a fool of himself before the world by requesting the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to conduct an “immediate” inquiry into the ties between the U.S.-based solidarity group Puentes de Amor and Cuba. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 28, 2022
An Indigenous woman sings a powerful rendition of O’ Canada, in Cree during the Pope’s visit. photo: Gavin John, Globe and Mail
Canada is opening its eyes to the past as it gradually uncovers with horror the traces of colonization and religion in the country. This is happening since a year ago when a mass grave with 215 remains of indigenous children was discovered in the vicinity of a former residential school in the British Columbia province in May, 2021. (more…)
Por Alejandra García y Bill Hackwell el 24 de julio de 2022
2008, la caravana en la frontera mexicana. foto: Bill Hackwell
Por Trigésima segunda ocasión en 30 años, una caravana de Pastores por la Paz arribó a Cuba con cerca de 100 personas, muchos de ellos jóvenes que están conociendo la realidad de Cuba por primera vez; viéndola por sí mismos en lugar de a través del filtro de mentiras y odio que predomina en los principales medios de comunicación estadounidenses. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on July 24, 2022
2008, the caravan at the Mexican border. photo: Bill Hackwell
For the 32nd time in 30 years a Pastors for Peace caravan is in Cuba bringing close to 100 people including many young people who are experiencing the reality of Cuba for the first time; seeing for themselves instead of through the filter of lies and hate so prevalent in the mainstream media of the US. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on July 14, 2022
The eyes of the world are beginning to turn to Brazil. This October, the Brazilian people will go to the polls hoping to change the country’s political course and overthrow the unpopular Jair Bolsonaro. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on June 10, 2022
Lesly Ramirez
El Salvador has committed a great injustice, on an almost unthinkable level. A 21-year-old girl was sentenced to 50 years in prison for “aggravated homicide” due to miscarriage. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia, on July 5, 2022, from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
A recent report from Miami is assuring that there will be rebellion in Cuba, sooner or later. “The possibility of one or several rebellions of considerable magnitude is extremely high in the short term,” the Cuban Observatory of Conflicts (OCC, in Spanish) stated in a report published Tuesday. But they seem to be talking about a different country. Cuba is at peace. (more…)