By Alejandra Garcia on January 21, 2024
Galápagos Islands outcry after Ecuador allows US military to use airstrip
History repeats itself. For centuries, the United States has sought ways to intervene in Latin America to strengthen its military presence and dominance in the region whenever a country is in crisis. And it is happening again. The current security crisis in Ecuador is presented as an opportunity for the United States to deepen its military presence in the Andean country. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 14, 2024
Freedom for President Castillo
Peru’s political life has always been intense, but rarely has it been as turbulent as in recent years. This Friday, the Peruvian Public Prosecutor’s Office requested a prison sentence of 34 years for former President Pedro Castillo for the alleged crimes of rebellion, abuse of authority, and serious disturbance of public tranquility. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on January 9, 2024 from Havana
Cuba is facing a war-like economic scenario, with the pressures of the intensified U.S. blockade, a complex international context, and growing inflation amid the constant search for self-sustainability… This reality hinders all the efforts being made for the country’s economic performance. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on January 4, 2024
44% of the Guatemalan people are Mayan. photo: Bill Hackwell
Guatemala’s president-elect, Bernardo Arévalo de León, will take office on January 14 with high expectations for radical change. It remains to be seen if his ambitious plan will succeed, but for the time being, any of his decisions will be a step forward in a country that is 44% Mayan and where more than 50 percent of the population lives in conditions of extreme poverty. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 31, 2023 from Havana
photo: Bill Hackwell
This January 1st, Cubans mark the beginning of a new year full of hopes, full of challenges, and we will wait for this 2024 as usual, with our families, in a peaceful country. But we will also celebrate that January 1, 1959, when our people woke up to the news they had been longing for for centuries: The Revolution, the definitive Revolution led by Fidel, had won. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 26, 2023
Exodus from Poverty moves North
On Christmas Eve, a caravan of close to 10,000 migrants from dozens of nationalities began its journey from Mexico’s southern border northward up the American continent. It is possibly the largest this year and comes just days before a high-level U.S. delegation visits Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to discuss new measures to contain migration in the region. (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia and Bill Hackwell on December 19, 2023
The challenges on the road to real democracy in Chile are evident. For the second time, the majority of the Chilean people rejected a proposal to replace the current Constitution, drafted during the bloody dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet (1974-1990). (more…)
By Alejandra Garcia on December 13, 2023 from Havana
The end of 2023 is approaching and while Cuban families prepare to welcome in the New Year, actions are committed to tarnish the celebrations, thus causing pain and death. Cuban authorities foiled a few days ago a plan of terrorist actions by Cubans living in the United States, which would presumably be carried out during the New Year’s holidays. (more…)