He won’t leave power because that “would worsen things.” His government has no relation whatsoever with the paramilitaries. There are no problems between the government and the church. No student has died in any church. And the country is in route towards ‘’normalization.” That’s the Nicaragua that comandante Ortega described in an interview with the Fox News.
Read MoreIn Cuba, there are supply and demand agro-markets, which differ from state-run markets because they always have produce, but prices are much higher. Here the law of “take it or leave it” is applied, and the sellers set the tune, some of which would rather see their produce go to rot than lower their prices.
Read MoreAfter six decades, Felipe Lazaro hasn’t stopped fighing against ruin and oblivion. He returns to his happy childhood in a Guines from yesteryear, the main town to the south of Havana, which finds itself in ruins today. His most recent book, “Invisibles triangulos de muerte” (2017), was recently published by Editorial Bethania.
Read MoreUva de Aragon is a renowned intellectual who lives in the US. She is the adopted daughter of Carlos Marquez Sterling, the President of the 1940 Constituent Assembly and leader of the non-violent opposition movement against Batista’s dictatorship.
Read MoreJacinto Suarez is one of the most influential men in Daniel Ortega’s FSLN party. He presides over the Foreign Relations Commission of the Nicaraguan Congress and he’s also the man in charge of the party’s international relations.
Read MoreLia Villares is a Cuban artist who many people only bespeak for her political impact on the island’s artistic world. She is a writer, filmmaker, and was the bass player in the punk band Porno para Ricardo.
Read MoreIn the run up to our tenth anniversary we just began an ongoing campaign seeking reader support for our online publication, which brings you non-stop news and commentary from Cuba as well as some other Latin American coverage especially from Venezuela and Nicaragua, close allies of the Cuban government.
Read MoreFor nearly three months, Nicaraguans have suffered through one of the gravest social and political crises in the country’s history. Be it behind the barricades or via cellphone screens, thousands of young people have witnessed atrocious crimes and it is taking its toll on their mental health.
Read MoreService to others is perhaps one of the most significant shortcomings we have in our culture and, by extension, our education. Other countries with ancient traditions founded on spiritual practices believe that serving is a path towards self-fulfillment.
Read MoreLuci Valenti, president of Canatur, demands an early solution to the crisis. She says the president must recognize that “he can no longer govern,” adding, “For half of what has happened in the country, other leaders around the world would have resigned.”
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