How Digital Banking in Cuba Marginalizes Us
Alina asks for my help at the ATM; she needs to withdraw money from her card. She’s 82 and has been standing in line for a long time.
Interviews
Clear Evidence Exists on Who Won the Venezuelan Elections
Jennie Lincoln: there is no evidence of an alleged hack; Maduro should be proud of the Venezuelan electronic voting system.
“Maduro’s Best Option is to Enter into Negotiations”
The Venezuelan opposition leader affirmed that “all Maduro has left” is the support of the high military command.
“The Protest Over Maduro’s Fraud Descended from the Hills”
Foro Penal: In the first week of protest and repression, there are at least 11 dead and 939 arbitrary detentions, including 90 minors.
Julia Maria Can’t Go Far
In the current crisis that Cuba is going through, which is affecting the elderly more severely, getting new glasses has become a long journey.
Will Cuba’s New Economic Measures Make a Difference?
The new measures recently announced at the National Assembly raised doubts and even alarms among private entrepreneurs and the public.
Two Possible Scenarios for Sunday’s Venezuelan Elections
We look at what each result could imply for the Nicaraguan dictatorship of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo.
Tense Wait for Elections Sunday July 28th in Venezuela
Multiple challenges of a democratic transition: “consensus, coordination, participation, and not underestimating the adversary”.
Ortega Isolated on Anniversary of Nicaraguan Revolution
Dora Maria Tellez: they punish “unauthorized corruption activities” because they want “high officials to owe everything to them”.
Financial Institutions Should Not Fuel Nicaragua’s Crisis
The Institute on Race, Equality and Human Rights reports a little over US$5 billion granted to the Ortega-Murillo regime between 2018 & 2024