If you walk down 23rd street early in the morning, this main avenue in Havana stirs like many others in the world between beeping and the sound of car engines, but a horde of classic US cars drive alongside modern European makes of cars, contending with them on the road and astonishing visitors. (7 photos)
Read MoreThe Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) on Thursday formed the “working group” that is supposed to visit Nicaragua to mediate the sociopolitical crisis that has left 317 dead. However, the foreign minister of the Ortega regime, Denis Moncada, rejected the group and warned that in Managua they will not receive it.
Read MoreSomebody I know on social media, who I got on really well with once we found out each other’s stories and our similar points of view about the Cuban dictatorship, wrote to me today to tell me that she would delete me from her friends’ list because she doesn’t want stories appearing in her feed from friends who appreciate former US president Barack Obama.
Read More“We, concerned citizens of Burlington, are shocked at reports of increasing violence coming out of Nicaragua. What began as non-violent citizen protests in April has escalated, with police and masked paramilitaries linked to the Ortega government attacking and kidnapping protestors, students, journalists and clergy.”
Read MoreOn August 3rd, my youngest daughter, Alisay, turned 3 years old. I had thought about buying a cake and a tub of ice cream to sing “happy birthday” at home with the family, but something better popped up, a group day excursion to Santiago de Cuba. (12 photos)
Read MoreAccording to Jon Lee Anderson (legendary US journalist who has covered events in dozens of countries and published articles in several of the world’s most prestigious media), Latin America and the world in general are going through a crisis that cannot only be viewed from the old Left-Right dichotomy.
Read MoreThe Cuban government warned on Thursday against Radio and TV Marti’s new attempt to begin broadcasting its programming on the island starting on August 13, the birthdate of the late Fidel Castro, according to the official Cubadebate website.
Read More“There are two paths: confrontation which will destroy the country; or return to dialogue, dissolve the paramilitaries, cease persecution and free political prisoners,” former FSLN National Directorate member Jaime Wheelock told Confidencial.
Read MoreYasser Castellanos, an independent Cuban artist and illustrator for Havana Times, received an official citation from State Security signed by a certain Lieutenant Pablo. He is expected at the Cuba and Chacon, Old Havana station on Friday, August 10, at 2 p.m. The stated reason: interview.
Read MoreA group of UN experts urged the Nicaraguan government to “stop the repression” and the “witch hunt” against dissenting voices and participants in opposition protests, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported today.
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