By Gustavo A Maranges on November 13, 2022 from Havana
The 38th edition of the Havana International Fair (FIHAV) will be inaugurated tomorrow in Cuba after two years of virtual contact due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event is Cuba’s most important business exchange, and this year will host over 400 participants from over 60 countries. China, Spain, France, Russia, Venezuela, and Canada account for the largest representations. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on September 11, 2022
Chile President Gabriel Boric
Just one week ago, people went to the polls in Chile for the historic constitutional referendum, where the social forces supporting the idea of a new constitution were swept away. The negative vote exceeded 61%, while the draft constitution go just a little more than 38%. Many may think such a result speaks for itself, but it goes deeper than that. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on September 6, 2022
Photo: EPA
Among the recent tragedies we have suffered, the early departure of Camilo Guevara March is one more that has left us with such deep sadness. When his father Ernesto Che Guevara knew about the death of his mother Celia de la Serna, he was in the middle of the jungle in Congo. People say he wanted to be alone for a while, walked whistling softly… (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on August 7, 2022 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
Last week was very unusual in Cuba. A country characterized by its stability and calmness saw several protests take place throughout the whole country. The main cause of these events was the persistent power cuts that the Cuban Electric Union (UNE) has been forced to make due to fuel shortages and breakdowns in its generating plants. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on April 21, 2022 from Havana
“ US migration policy is incoherent and differentiated”. Josefina Vidal, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cuba
As a Cuban sometimes you get tired of listening to news about the US because it is an everyday stream of issues mostly related to bad things. We get used to the ups and downs while you are always wondering why do they want to make us suffer so much? (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on April 12, 2022
photo: Shutterstock
On April 11th, Mexico’s National Electoral Institute (INE) made public the official result of the recall referendum held on April 10th. (more…)
By Gustavo A Maranges on March 10, 2022
illustration: Greg Groesch/Washington Times
On Monday, Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced to the world a meeting held over the weekend with a small negotiating team sent by the White House According to official sources from both countries, the main topics of the mini-summit were energy and prisoners. It is the first high-level exchange in 20 years (more…)
By Gustavo A. Maranges on December 9, 2021 from Havana
A few days ago, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) approved the credentials of President Nicolas Maduro’s representatives to the international organization. Only 16 countries opposed the resolution, which means the lowest negative support since 2019. (more…)