By Alejandra Garcia on January 9, 2022
photo:Telem
Friday Argentine president, Alberto Fernández, assumed the pro tempore presidency of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) for 2022. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 6, 2022 from Havana
photo: Ismael Francisco
COVID-19 cases are on a concerning rise again on the Caribbean island. We started the year with about 500 cases per day, but in the last 24 hours, more than 1,000 new infections have been registered. The reason is the same as in other countries of the world including in the US where there have been over a million new cases recorded in each of the past few days. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 4, 2022
Exactly one year ago, Chavismo regained the National Assembly in Venezuela, leaving behind the nefarious wake of the parliament in contempt that was subordinated to the farce of wannabe president, but couldn’t ever be, Juan Guaido. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Gustavo A. Maranges on December 30, 2021, from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
This 2021 has been the most difficult year for the Cuban people. In addition to the ravages of the blockade, thousands of people died due to the Covid-19. The list was immense, and as the days went by, names became familiar and beloved faces. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 26, 2021 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
Cuba is on its way to having a new Code of Families, in the plural, that guarantees rights for all Cuban society in its diversity. This week, the National Assembly approved the final version of the draft, whose next step will be to undergo a popular referendum in early 2022 after broad public input. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 21, 2021
On Sunday night, a few minutes after the victory of leftist Gabriel Boric was declared, the center of Santiago de Chile and other important cities of the southern country was filled with people honking horns and waving Chilean flags. The long-suffering nation, battered by the fascist legacy of Augusto Pinochet, took to the streets to celebrate a long-awaited victory. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 16, 2021
ESMAD, photo: Jim Glade
A quick internet search for the term “Colombia” returns some pretty grim results: Violence has no end and police brutality is responsible for the deaths of scores of protesters in the southern country. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 14, 2021 from Havana
photo: Prensa Latina
Hugo Chávez never forgot the first time he stepped on Cuban soil on December 13, 1994. To his surprise, Fidel was waiting for him at the bottom of the stairs of the plane. One photo immortalized that historic encounter: On the right, the Cuban leader, on the left, Chavez, both smiling, dressed in olive green with their arms tightly clasping each other’s shoulders. (more…)