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Murillo Fills Nicaragua with Metal Trees, Symbol of Her Rule

Between June and December 2024, 97 metal trees were installed, with electricity costing approximately US $200,000 per month.

Maduro activates a new umbrella body combining political power, the armed forces and police to squash any opposition to his rule.

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights Office declares Maduro’s reelection as president of Venezuela totally illegitimate.

A glaring symbol of inequality: it stands across from a similarly named MLC store whose shelves, once well-stocked, are practically empty.

“I’ve lived here in Cojimar all my life and I’ve never seen anything so sad”

In Cienfuegos, families avoid walking with their children along the boulevard, where toys are sold at unattainable prices.

Juliet, a 29-year-old nurse, said the trip to Uruguay cost less than $2,000 and without the mistreatment of the northern route to the USA.

Delivery of materials to rehabilitate the runway of the Jardines del Rey International Airport and the roads in the area is guaranteed.

Castroism has lost a good part of the little popular support it had left and will limp into January. Unfortunately, so will Cubans.

Rather than greater openness and flexibility, 2024 was marked by decrees that mostly imposed tighter control over the private sector.