Weakened by the heavy rains that have recently hit the capital, as well as high temperatures, the roof of a multi-family apartment block (57 Monte Street, between Agramonte and Cardenas Streets in Havana) caved in on the afternoon of July 22nd.
Read MoreIt’s beena year andfour months since the political crisis beganinmy country, andI can’t stopthinking about all the young people who’ve hadto leave Nicaragua, inorder to escape fromthe regime of Daniel Ortega andRosario Murillo.
Read MoreI stopped voting for the FSLN in2004. I was 20 years old. Whoever reads this can criticize me as much as they want for not having realized earlier the type of organization it was.
Read MoreWhen president Miguel Diaz-Canel announced unexpected pay-rises in the public sector in late June 2019 (to take effect in August), many experts warned about the dangers that a measure like this one might involve, coming at the most difficult time in Cuba’s economy this century.
Read MoreVenezuelans in Concepcion, Chile. By Ruben Osoria (Cuba-Chile). Camera: Sony Alpha 58
Read MoreThe Government of Brazil condemned and deplored on Thursday the amnesty granted to Nicaraguan ex-military Pierson Adan Gutierrez Solís, sentenced to fifteen years for the confessed murder of Brazilian university student Rayneia Gabrielle Lima, which occurred a year ago.
Read MoreMoscow police have raided the homes of several opposition politicians, including longtime Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny, ahead of a planned protest tomorrow calling for free and fair elections, reports Democracy Now on Friday
Read MoreDespite a massive police deployment, students, former political prisoners and other Nicaraguan citizens participated in sit-ins or express protests in various parts of Managua and other cities of the country on Thursday, July 25.
Read MoreCuba will maintain its support to Venezuela, its leading economic and political ally, despite the United States stepping up pressure on Havana, said president Miguel Diaz-Canel on Friday at the July 26th anniversary in Bayamo.
Read MoreParaguay authorities should thoroughly investigate attacks against journalists at a protest in Asunción and take measures to ensure that journalists can cover protests without being injured or assaulted, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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