A ghost is hovering above Havana and the entire island again: the ghost of the return to the Special Period. First, eggs disappeared, then flour and bread, and then cooking oil. Then, chicken and, after that, other meats from stores that have never been systematically stocked anyway, so nobody was particularly surprised.
Read MoreIn mid-February, Nicaragua’s big bankers, along with the key representatives of capital, known as the “COSEP business council advisors”, met in private with Daniel Ortega, with all agreeing to restart the negotiations.
Read MoreIn the second poorest country of Latin America, it’s offensive, vulgar and disgusting to hear reporters, who in reality are the regime’s propagandists, say that questioning Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo’s 22 grandchildren studying in the private German-Nicaraguan School comes from “envy.”
Read MoreAt least it happened between brothers, who normally know how to forgive any difference between them, who manage to understand each other with just a gesture.
Read MoreAnother May Day rolled around and the Cuban government, which declares itself to be the Vanguard of the working class, made its workers march in every square across the country. They carried placards and shouted out cheers for the Revolution and its leaders.
Read MoreAfter having been sent to Venezuela several times to cover special events, including the death of Hugo Chavez and the election of Nicolas Maduro in 2013, I came to occupy the address of the Agence France Presse (AFP) office in Caracas in the first days of September 2015, just when the crisis began to greatly worsen.
Read MoreFidel Castro should apparently be given credit for introduction of better genetic material and artificial insemination into Cuban agriculture although any evidence of improvement in Cuban cattle is somewhat short.
Read MoreIn his most recent speech, Daniel Ortega ranted against his interlocutors of the Civic Alliance, at the so-called “negotiating table.” He called them “human miseries.” A clear indicative of his eagerness for “peace and reconciliation.”
Read MoreThis time we arrived a little late to the Good Friday family visit at the El Modelo Prison. My sisters, sister-in-law and brother were already sitting at a table, encircling our brother Ricardo Baltodano, his large body clothed in the blue uniform of the prisoners.
Read MoreOne point few people in Nicaragua – from the government to the opposition – disagree on, is who is the country’s most powerful person. There’s little doubt that First Lady/VP Rosario Murillo calls most of the shots for the entire regime.
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