Michel Camilo (Dominican Republic) – Song of the Day
By Zahrah HAVANA TIMES – Today’s featured artist is Michel Camilo from the Dominican Republic with the song “A Place
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Nicaragua: What General Aviles Didn’t Say
The first thing that caught my attention in the speech of the Army Chief, Julio Cesar Aviles, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of that institution was what he didn’t say.
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Beatlemania in Havana’s Yellow Submarine with Gens (+Video)
True to rock, Carlos Rodriguez put together his band more than 30 years ago. Now, with their third generation, they are dedicated to making very chosen Beatles covers without discarding their own repertoire.
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Cuban Journalist Recounts his Interrogation by State Security
On the morning of this August 7th I was interrogated and admonished, regarding the articles I write for CubaNet, by two State Security officers, at the Capri police unit in Arroyo Naranjo, (on the outskirts of the capital).
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USA Ups Pressure on Maduro with Total Assets Embargo
According to The Wall Street Journal, the United States only maintains such strong measures against Cuba, Iran, Syria, North Korea and now Venezuela.
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Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega Dies at 82
Cuban Cardinal Jaime Ortega, who played a key role in the thawing of relations between Cuba and the United States, died on Friday aged 82, the office of the archbishop of Havana said.
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US Sanctions Four Top Ortega Officials in Nicaragua
The US Treasury Department issued new sanctions on Friday against officials of the Ortega-Murillo government in Nicaragua. This time they punished the president of the Parliament, Gustavo Porras; the Minister of Health, Sonia Castro; the director of telecommunications (Telcor), Orlando Castillo; and retired general Oscar Mojica.
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What’s Ahead for Nicaragua after Ortega’s Self-Amnesty
With his self-amnesty, Ortega admits the dictatorship’s responsibility for the massacre. In doing so, he can’t erase his own responsibility as Supreme Police Chief, nor that of the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity, because according to international law justice for such crimes cannot be proscribed.
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US Halts All Flights to Venezuela
US authorities will suspend all passenger and cargo flights from the country to Venezuela, citing unrest in the Latin American country. The move was ordered by the US Department of Transportation on Wednesday, saying unrest appeared to be taking place around airports and threatened the safety of crews.
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Nicaragua: Civic Alliance Awaits Release of Political Prisoners “Without Any Delay”
The Civic Alliance for Justice and Democracy demanded on Thursday that the Government of Daniel Ortega free “without any delay” the political prisoners, as a sign of the “good progress” of negotiations to overcome the crisis that the country lives, while more civil society groups, relatives of political prisoners and peasants continue to distance themselves from the negotiations with the dictatorship, just as the students did on Wednesday.
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