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Viva el Chevy! Trinidad, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Viva el Chevy, Trinidad, Cuba. By Lois Silver, USA. Camera Coolpix P900

Ortega Regime Flings Insults at the Civic Alliance

The Ortega regime has opted to insult and discredit the members of the Civic Alliance, since they’ve been unable to force them to request the suspension of possible international sanctions against Nicaragua, especially the Nica Act.

Two Girls Playing in Gibara, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Two girls playing in Gibara, Cuba. By Jenny Cressman from Canada. Camera: Pentax K20.

Nicaragua: The Specter of Controls over Family Remittances

One day last March, ‘Emiliana’, a 36-year-old Nicaraguan living in a city on the Pacific Coast, went to one of the agencies that receives and processes remittances from abroad, to pick up $70 that had been sent to her. She was only able to receive the money after two days of paperwork and an interrogation in which she was even asked about her religion.

Cuba to Ration More Products as Harder Times Approach

Cuba will start rationing more food and hygiene articles in view of the country’s worsening supply crisis, Domestic Trade Minister Betsy Diaz said Friday. The decision means less of these products will be available on the free market and thus less availability for small private food service vendors and cafes and “paladar” restaurants.

US Warns Companies Doing Business with Venezuela and Cuba

The measures were announced Friday by the US Treasury Department as part of a series of steps that also targeted two vessels which transported oil from Venezuela to Cuba.

Tobacco Farm in Vinales, Cuba – Photo of the Day

The tobacco farm of Benito Camejo, Vinales, Cuba. By Jodi Newell, USA Camera:

Colombian Filmmaker Shot Dead Making Documentary on Violence

A Colombian filmmaker has been shot dead in a north-eastern town while producing a documentary on the effects of the violence plaguing the region, Defence Minister Guillermo Botero and media reports said on Friday.

Brazil’s ex-president Temer is jailed in connection with graft probe

Former Brazilian president Michel Temer on Thursday handed himself over to police after a judge ruled that he must go back to prison in connection with a corruption investigation.

Traffic in Remedios, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Traffic in Remdios, Cuba. Photo: Natasha Reeves de Nova Scotia, Canada. Camera: Samsung s7