Maduro’s swearing-in for a second six-year term comes as Venezuela is being increasingly cut off by countries in South America and beyond in response to the deepening crisis there attributed to his policies. At the ceremony he accused US “imperialism” of waging a “world war” against Venezuela.
Read MoreRafael Solis, magistrate on the Nicaraguan Supreme Court and loyal political operator in the judicial system for Daniel Ortega, resigned his position within that State power, as well as his membership in the Sandinista Front (FSLN). Solis made his startling announcement in a letter addressed to Ortega, Murillo, and the president of the National Assembly, Gustavo Porras.
Read MoreWhat’s known about that day is that she was at the station, together with station directors Miguel Mora and Veronica Chavez, most likely editing or planning the next day’s programming. Around 9 pm, the channel’s programming was abruptly cut to insert a live denunciation. “We have breaking news! There are riot police trying to enter the site of 100% Noticias,”
Read MoreThe Permanent Council of the Organization of American States (OAS) will meet this week to address the situation in Venezuela (Jan. 10) and Nicaragua (Jan. 11). In any vote, the 15 countries that make up the Caribbean Community (Caricom) would have an important weight.
Read MoreThe strong blue flame in the kitchens of the eight homes supplied by producer Yuniel Pons is thanks to engineer Alexander Lopez Savran, who innovated the standard fixed-dome biodigester to create distribution networks with the few basic materials available in this Caribbean island nation.
Read MoreIf how a place is decorated is what makes you decide to go in, you might not be tempted by “El Café”, located in Old Havana. However, you’ll find that it’s not empty and while you’re deciding to go in or not, it’s filled up already. El Cafe always has customers and you even need to share a table with strangers sometimes.
Read MoreUsing the same energy and passion she puts into her performances on stages in Belgium, the US or New Zealand, Cuban artist Brenda Navarrete is teaching percussion and bata drums to children and teenagers at the a+ Espacios Adolescentes Center in Old Havana.
Read More2018 was a bad year, according to some self-employed workers in Cuba who we regularly consult for our features. The government experimented and faltered and that led to a high level of uncertainty among private sector workers and the many others who aspire to working on their own.
Read More“Solar energy makes my happiness complete,” said Divina Cardoso dos Santos, owner of one of 740 houses with photovoltaic panels on the rooftops in a settlement on the outskirts of this central Brazilian city that began to house poor families in 2016. It is a social housing project of the Housing Agency (AGEHAB) of the state of Goiás.
Read MoreBecause they did not have the cooperation of the State to do their investigations the GIEI approached experts in network analysis, who studied more than three million tweets and more than 10,000 videos available on networks, which were the tools used by protesters to denounce the human rights violations and the violence unleashed by the State.
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