Eight out of ten Nicaraguans exiled in Costa Rica would return to the country, according to a study by the Arias Foundation, which highlights that persecution and harassment, death threats and fear, are the main reasons why Nicaraguans fled.
Read MoreIt turned out that the best thing that could happen was the suspension of the conga parade that, under the tutelage of the Cuban government-approved CENESEX, is carried out every year in May for the day against homophobia. (15 photos)
Read MoreIt is no secret that the deterioration of the external situation will have an inexorable and negative impact on the prospects of the Cuban economy in the short term. However, there are several alternatives that are worth exploring.
Read MoreHaydee Castillo wrote the last sentence of her speech five hours before she was to read it during the Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) session. She was tired, nervous and the hardest moments Nicaraguans have been living through for this last year kept running through her mind.
Read MoreThe EXXON MOBIL corporation recently filed a lawsuit against two Cuban companies. They’ve been accused of “trafficking” with facilities that the U.S. corporation once had in Cuba and that were legitimately nationalized in 1960.
Read MoreWith exotic dimensions that can exceed the size of an adult’s fist, the giant African snail catches the attention of many people in Cuba who chase after it, adopt it as a pet or use it as bait for fishing.
Read More“Esperanza” was born in the sixties. Her father participated in the Patriotic Military Service during the Contra War and she participated in the literacy campaign. She affirms that she is loyal to the Sandinista Front, because it is the only party that “has done something for us and for the economy of Nicaragua.”
Read MoreThe normal hubbub of kids playing in Cuban neighborhoods has been extinguished in one part of Cardenas city, where Mayelin Cuellar’s and Miguel Angel Gonzalez’s family live, ever since they reported a neighbor for raping their son.
Read MoreCustomers come from the other side of Las Tunas city. They never make the trip in vain. While some state-run markets might only have some 10 items for sale, at the Mercasa store, run by its leaseholder, there is plenty up for sale.
Read MoreFaced with the failure of the negotiations, the dictator Ortega called “human misery” those who oppose him and promote international sanctions against the Sandinista elite.
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