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Worn Out Shoes

I crossed my legs instinctively and… What a surprise! I was taken aback by a huge hole in the sole of one of my shoes.

Living a Dignified Life as a Senior in Cuba

Alfredo Hernandez is an unstoppable elderly man. He is 89 and he continues to teach everyone a life lesson.

Online Shopping in Cuba, What Has It Meant?

Stay at home in Cuba led to some alternatives to try and stop the spread of Covid-19. One effort has been the digital platform tuenvio.cu. (14 photos)

“I’d Rather Die at Home than Go to a Hospital” in Nicaragua

The story of a COVID-19 patient in Rivas. According to Nicaragua’s Ministry of Health there are no cases of COVID-19 in this city.

Nicaragua-Costa Rica Border Crisis: Nearly a Thousand Stranded Truckers

Costa Rica imposes strict sanitary measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Central America reacts and Ortega closes the border post.

Keeping Cuba Grounded

The Cuban government puts in force decrees with ambiguous language to be applied at convenience on those citizens who defend freedom of expression.

Coronavirus Leads to Nosedive in Remittances in Latin America

Remittances that support millions of households in Latin America and the Caribbean have plunged as family members lose jobs and in their host countries

Will There Be More Solidarity in a Post Covid-19 World?

“Solidarity” has made a great comeback, in recent times. Helping others, read here: friends, people in a vulnerable situation, abandoned animals…

Cuba Reports Covid-19 Cases Increased by 15% on Thursday

The Ministry of Health reported 36 new positive cases on Thursday from 10 of Cuba’s 14 provinces as the spread is clearly taking place nationwide.

A Nicaraguan at the Epicenter of the Pandemic in Italy

Nicaraguan German Ramirez reports from Bergamo, in northern Italy, that the coronavirus is “out of control” and that a quarantine “will be prolonged.”