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From Nicaraguan TV journalist to washing cars in exile

Amaya left Nicaragua for a post-graduate course in Guatemala, & was blocked from returning. He’s stranded where he has no relatives or friends

Another “friend” of the Cuban Revolution crosses the line. This time it’s Argentinian musician Fito Paez, tired of defending the indefensible

I follow the reports on all your trips to the interior of the country and I am constantly amazed by your comments in the check-up meetings…

We’re living in a digital age that needs tech just like it needs oxygen itself, and children aren’t oblivious to its influence.

In Nicaragua, the Ortega regime retained & cancelled passports & imposed restrictions on the entry/exit of his critics & political opponents.

We feature Cuban pianist Omar Sosa, Senegalese Seckou Keita, & Venezuelan Gustavo Ovalles with a NPR Tiny Desk Concert (2023).

Out-of-control inflation feeds a cycle of interdependence with exchange rate devaluation of the peso increasing the price of imported goods.

Ortega negotiated a Free Trade Agreement with China in less than a year. It will be signed in the coming days & enter into force in Jan. 2024

People wait in long lines at the few working ATMs and express concern about productivity at a time of extreme shortages.

They performed a free concert in Havana in front of over 70,000 people. It was the first, & still the only mass show by a US rock band in Cuba