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Ret. Sandinista Coronel: “There’s a Crisis Within the Regime’s Forces”

Retired colonel Carlos Brenes is the highest-ranking former member of the military to be imprisoned by the dictatorship during the April rebellion.

How Some Cubans Experienced the Recent Protests in Ecuador

According to Alexis Pire, a Cuban journalist living in Ecuador, “every detail about this civil conflict” was new to him. “From police ‘dressed up’ as robots, the armored cars and riot brigades, to burnt tires on every street corner.”

Tuyo (Brazil) – Song of the Day

Today’s featured band is Tuyo from Brazil with the songs “Solamento” and “Amadurece e Apodrece” from the album “Pra Doer” (2018).

US Tightens the Noose on Cuba to Hurt Tourism and Imports

The United States on Friday announced a further tightening of restrictions on Cuba’s access to commercial aircraft and other goods.

Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada – Photo of the Day

Jordan Station, Ontario, Canada. By Joe Edwards (Canada). Camera: Cell phone

Cuba in the 1960s Conference in Canada

Canadian university press announced an upcoming international conference at Dalhousie University in Halifax, focusing on the decade that saw the birth of the Cuban revolution.

A Solution to the Nicaragua Crisis Lies in the Business and Public Sectors

The latest projections of the World Bank confirm that Nicaragua will have an economic contraction of -5% this year, that is, a greater drop than -3.8% registered last year.

Bolita y su Tentación Latina (Panama) – Song of the Day

Today’s featured band is Bolita y su Tentacion Latina from Panama with the song “Que Rico Guaguanco” from the album “Todos Somos Hermanos” (1974).

Hangang River, Seoul, South Korea – Photo of the Day

Hangang River, Seoul, South Korea. By Augusto Toledo (Bolivia). Camera: iPhone 6 Plus

Nicaraguan Exiles Advised Not to Return Home

The lawyers of “Defensores del Pueblo” (People’s Defenders) on Monday recommended that Nicaraguan exiles not return to the country due to the risk they face of going to prison or suffering repression in the midst of the national crisis.