Cuba Anticipates a 16% Decline in Tourists in 2024
Three years after the sector’s paralysis due to COVID-19, Cuba has not recovered the visitor numbers that exceeded 4 million in 2019.
Author: Circles Robinson
Released Nica Political Prisoners Ache for Those Still in Jail
The released political prisoners know that other victims of injustice continue in the terrible condition of the Nicaraguan jails.
Cubans Are Tired of the State Electric Company’s Blackouts
“I know that today they’ll give us another story, but when you least expect it, they will take away the electricity again,” says Ernesto.
“Journalism in Nicaragua is Criminalized as Terrorism”
“Criminalization of press freedom and expression” has led to Nicaraguan journalism being done only “from exile”, notes Carlos F. Chamorro.
Mariachi Vargas & Linda Ronstadt – Song of the Day
Today’s featured artists are Mexico’s Mariachi Vargas and US artist Linda Ronstadt with a performance of the song Los Laureles (1985).
At Least 25 Killed in Walkie-Talkie Explosions in Lebanon, One Day After Pager Attack Kills 12
Most of the explosions were of walkie-talkies, but there are also reports of mobile phones; laptops and even solar panels suddenly exploding.
Where is Nicaraguan Journalist Fabiola Tercero?
“No one has seen or heard anything” from Fabiola Tercero since July 12, when she reported a raid on her home in Managua.
A Bricklayer Reflects on Cuba After Three Years in Jail
After being released from prison in Santa Clara city, Jose Rodriguez Herrada, 52, was welcomed with joy at his home by family and friends.
Much More than Carnival and Rio de Janeiro
My relationship with Brazilian culture was always more or less the same as most Cubans have, influenced by what I saw in the soap operas.
Ninety-Nine Problems, Denver, USA . Photo of the Day
Mort Williams from the United States took our photo of the day: “Ninety-Nine Problems”, in Denver, USA.