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Nicaragua Talks Suspended as Government Refuses to Address Key Issues

Talks between the Nicaraguan government and opposition have been suspended after they failed to reach an agreement to end a year-long wave of political violence.

Havana Weather for April 4-10

Warm days are expected in this 7-day forecast period with some isolated clouds and low probability of rain. The humidity will remain high, which will contribute to increase the sensation of heat. The high temperatures will be between 29 and 30° C (84 and 86 F) and the lows will range between 21 and 22° C (70 and 72 F).

Garbage in Havana – Photo of the Day

Garbage in Havana. By Euridice Martinez of Cuba. Camera: Sony Xperia cell phone

Will Maduro Arrest Guaido? US, Russia are Watching

Venezuela’s self-declared interim president Juan Guaido on Tuesday challenged authorities to arrest him after the Constituent Assembly loyal to President Nicolas Maduro stripped him of his parliamentary immunity. “If the regime dares to kidnap me and carry out a coup, we will respond forcefully,” Guaido tweeted after Constituent Assembly President Diosdado Cabello announced the chamber’s decision.

Trinidad, Cuba Morning – Photo of the Day

Trinidad, Cuba. By Jodi Newell – Southern California, USA. Camera: Canon 60D

Venezuelans Storm Border as Colombia Warns Russia

Hundreds of Venezuelans desperate for food and services stormed the Colombian border on Tuesday, while Bogota indirectly warned Russia against a military deployment in support of Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolas Maduro.

Young Filmmakers Show their Works in Cuba from April 2-7

Cinema as a pretext to revalue reality, change it, think it, rewrite it. This is what the Cuban Film Institute (ICAIC) Young Filmmakers Showing proposes each year, which seeks to promote the most recent work of those who are starting out in this adventure that is the seventh art. This 18th edition of the event arrives from April 2 to 7

Nicaraguan Exiles in New York Demand Freedom for the Political Prisoners

A group of Nicaraguans living in New York joined the call of the Blue and White National Unity to sing songs in a sit-in that took place Saturday March 30th in Times Square. The demonstrators joined the “national sit-in” to loudly shout songs alluding to the struggle for freedom in Nicaragua.

Civic Alliance Pressures for International Guarantors

The lack of compliance by the government with the agreements reached at the negotiating table, between the Civic Alliance and the regime of Daniel Ortega, pushes the representatives of civil society to demand the presence of international guarantors.

Country Road Take Me Home, Granma, Cuba – Photo of the Day

Take me home. Country road near Marea del Portillo, Granma, Cuba. Photo by Peggy Shand, from Ontario, Canada. Camera- IPhone 7