Palestinians protest the sharp increase of the cost of living putting the Palestinian government in a political crises, meanwhile Israeli military abducts a number of Palestinians in the West Bank, these stories and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Read MoreAs President Obama accepts the Democratic nomination to seek four more years in the White House, we host a debate on his presidency with Glen Ford of Black Agenda Report and Michael Eric Dyson, professor at Georgetown University and author of numerous books.
Read MoreA while ago I had found out that, thanks to the activism from both within and outside CENESEX (the National Center for Sex Education) — in addition to the LGBT movement around the world generating money in some environments — a project has started that’s called “El Divino” (The Divine).
Read MoreThe Cuba women’s team scored more victories in the Chess Olympics being held in Istanbul when they beat the Montenegro team 3-1 on Thursday.
Read MoreThe exhibit “Animals of the Planet,” by the French animal sculptor Pascal Masi, opens today and will run through November 7 at Havana Universal Art Building, which is part of the island’s National Museum of Fine Arts (MNBA).
Read MoreCuba’s Comptroller office announced on Wednesday that it will implement a national audit of 250 companies from October 29 to November 30, reported the island’s official media. In recent months the Cuban courts convicted several officials for corruption.
Read MoreCuba began a pilot program that will enable citizens to use debit cards in national pesos (CUPs) to buy products in stores that deal in hard-currency “convertible pesos” (CUCs).
Read MoreThe Cuban government is protecting the identity of its delegates participating as “guarantors” in the peace talks between the Colombian government and the FARC guerrillas.
Read MoreIn fact, not one of the more than 10 delegates I spoke with at the convention had read the platform they ratified. One young delegate didn’t even know what I meant by the word “platform”.
Read MoreIlliteracy was eradicated in Cuba in 1961 and the full responsibility for education was assumed by the state, which offers it free of charge at all levels and in all areas of instruction. By law, all children must attend school until the ninth grade.
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