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Cuba and the Curse of the Substitute

My friend from Holguin has literally worn out the soles of her shoes looking for someone to fix her rice cooker.

Brazil and Colombia joined the wave of rejection from the US, the EU, & others regarding the development of the Venezuelan electoral process.

Gerd Schnepel and Elba Rivera founded “La Esperanzita” farm in 1984. It was the first site in Nicaragua to practice organic agriculture.

Most of those who got up early today to line up in front of the kiosks under the blue tents in Central Havana’s Trillo Park are elderly.

For some, their crime was participating in or covering religious activities, others were detained for being opponents.

The Havana shopping center Galerias de Paseo is located facing the Havana malecon and very close to the Melia Cohiba Hotel. (18 photos)

“I know when someone in my neighborhood is handling good money because when I pass by their house you can smell the garlic.”

Food scarcity is not a new phenomenon in Cuba, but the intensity and frequency of shortages have reached a critical point in recent months.

There are currently 19 female political prisoners in Nicaragua, principally journalists, online activists, artists, and academics.

Journalists Luz Mely Reyes and Boris Muñoz: “80% demand a change,” the opposition did its job, “the international community must pressure”.