By Alejandra Garcia on February 8, 2022
From February 5 until yesterday, the government of President Nayib Bukele was violating Nicaragua’s maritime space. During those days, several Salvadoran armed military vessels were seen prowling the Nicaraguan waters of the Gulf of Fonseca, a space shared by both countries and a third one, Honduras. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 6, 2022
Millions of Costa Ricans went to the polls today to elect the new leader who will guide the country for the next four years. According to local media and authorities, the day passed calmly and with a large turnout. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on February 3, 2022
Humanity is Diverse, photo: Bill Hackwell
This week, Cuba began a historic process as Cubans started to going to more than 78,000 meeting points to discuss the new draft of the Family Code, a broad, complex, but very important process for Cuban families. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 30, 2022 from Havana
graphic: Martinera
This coming up February 7th will mark the 60th anniversary of the beginning of the Blockade on Cuba, when the Kennedy Administration shut the door on any sort of normal commerce that most countries of the world enjoy even though sanctions and blockades have increasingly become a favorite weapon in the imperial arsenal. But the one on Cuba is the oldest and most comprehensive. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 27, 2022 from Havana
March of the Torches, photo: Bill Hackwell
One bright Sunday in the mid-19th century, little José Martí walked the streets of Havana hand in hand with his father, as Cuban poet Fina García Marruz described in a famous essay, a result from his rigorous biographical research. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 23, 2022 from Havana
US Embassy in Havana, photo: Bill Hackwell
Last week, the United States decided to recognize for the first time in five years that the phenomenon baptized as “Havana Syndrome” is nothing more than a big farce. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 18, 2022
Guantanamo, photo: Bill Hackwell
“The United States is violating the law by maintaining the Guantanamo Naval Base in Cuba as a prison, where most of the inmates are being held without criminal charges,” said attorney Thomas B. Wilner categorically during a conversation with this reporter via video call. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 16, 2022
2022 marked a new path of brotherhood and cooperation between Nicaragua and China. On January 10, just one month after the two countries re-established diplomatic relations, Presidents Daniel Ortega and Xi Jinping announced Managua’s adherence to China’s Belt and Road initiative. (more…)