A few weeks ago, five people (two adults and three children) died from receiving an electric shock, during the afternoon, on a beach in Santa Cruz del Norte, province of Mayabeque. In Cuba it is very common that storms are characterized by great electrical activity, especially in the summer.
Read MoreDemocracy Now! travels to the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona to follow the humanitarian activist Scott Warren into the Sonoran Desert as he accompanies other No More Deaths volunteers as they leave water and food for migrants making the treacherous journey north.
Read MoreKevin’s family contacted Dr. Alejandro Lagos Espinoza when the youth, who was wounded during the April protests, was still in the Managua’s “German-Nicaraguan Hospital” with a fractured arm from an AK-47 bullet. The family was desperate, because despite their pleas to the doctors, Kevin wasn’t receiving adequate medical attention.
Read MoreAt a year andfour months fromthe onset of the socio-political crisis, mental healthexperts note that we Nicaraguans are ever more stressed, anxious anddepressed, as well as continuing to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder.
Read MoreThe Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy presented this Thursday a proposal of thirteen reforms to the electoral system, which in turn includes five constitutional changes to move up general, municipal and regional elections, prohibit reelection and establish a runoff election.
Read MoreA group of customers enters Deborah Vazquez’s living room, which turns into Oddara Cafe from time a time, in order to enjoy dishes related to offerings to the Gods of the Afro-Cuban Pantheon. This private venture supports the socio-cultural community project, Akokan.
Read MoreThis is a small sample of the serious environmental impact generated by industrial processes at the hands of the big capitals of the world and allowed by the neoliberal governments of the right and the left, in their eagerness to super exploit the natural wealth of our continent.
Read MoreSome twenty something diners fill one of the bars in the Hotel Iberostar Grand Packard, in Old Havana, at a time of day when things generally slow down. Many are Cubans and they are entering the luxury hotel for the first time ever.
Read MoreSince April 18, 2018, when most Nicaraguans witnessed the Ortega-Murillo regime’s repression, protests have taken place not only in the streets but on the walls as well. The Instagram account, “The Walls Also Shout” (In Spanish: Las paredes también gritan), provide a small sampling of the discontent.
Read MoreIn true Spartan style, Emilio Morales*, president and CEO of The Havana Consulting Group, claims that Cuba is experiencing “one of the most serious crises in its history”, while he also predicts that Diaz-Canel’s “second presidential year will be a lot worse”.
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