June 14 marks the 95th. anniversary of the birth of Commandante Ernesto Che Guevara, who is eternally remembered for his moral and human greatness, for his skills as a military and political leader, his integrity and revolutionary ethics, but to a lesser extent (especially outside of Cuba) for his outstanding condition as a statesman when he held high positions in ...
While the conflict in Ukraine continues, the world discusses more and more the transition to multipolarity. Latin America is a field of conflict as well on that transition, with the US opposing the economic and military presence of extra continental powers such as Russia and China. We spoke on the Latin American perspective on the Ukraine conflict with Rubén Zardoya, ...
The US government is making progress on its own territory, but no one less is impressed by that. There is something really ridiculous going on in the US foreign policy – something that reflects a huge decline. There is the event called Summit of the Americas. This is a meeting of the Presidents and leaders of American continents, the north ...
While globally the COVID pandemic continues and only few countries have developed vaccination and the majority of the humanity is depending on so-called vaccine diplomacy to get access to prevention and cure, Cuba, an island of 11 million facing a fierce US blockade, has succeeded in developing its own vaccination. They are named Soberana 02 and Abdala. And now, Cuba ...
By Chris Matlhako* The presidency of Biden has reversed the ‘normalisation of relations between the US and Cuba’, initiated by Barack Obama. In fact Biden has further tightened the criminal illegal economic and financial blockade against Cuba, beyond of what Donald Trump had put in place. Since the advent of the corona pandemic, the US has intensified its campaign of ...
The United States continues efforts to create international diplomatic pressure – without much success and even putting in jeopardy long established US diplomacy tools. On July 25, the US has published a joint statement, urging “the Cuban government to heed the voices and demands of the Cuban people”. The declaration demanded “the release of detained”, establishment of press freedom and ...
The United States is continuing its pressure on Cuba and the socialist republic resists. Following the protests of July 11, which partly were supported and organized by the United States, president Biden declared Cuba a “failed state repressing its citizens” on July 15. Biden stated, “communism is a failed system — a universally failed system. And I don’t see socialism ...
In recent days, the hegemonic media has disseminated images of citizen marches in Cuba, some digital portals have said that these are “the first protests against the Cuban regime in 28 years,” and at the same time the media has exaggerated the number of participating people. For its part, the Cuban government, headed by President Miguel Díaz-Canel, has come out ...
Cuba’s streets witnessed protest gatherings on Sunday, July 11th. Western media such as the British BBC reported of “thousands rally against government”, although the news text acknowledges that “the crowds of protesters do not look particularly large”. The US Washington Post reported of “the biggest anti-government protests in decades”, based on social media footage. The newspaper also based its reporting ...
The Communist Party of Cuba has just finished its 8th Congress. It has held its first congress in 1975. The Communist Party Congress is the most important political event on the island. There were three days of extensive debate and analysis around the main issues in the socio-economic life of the country. Raúl Castro accomplished his work as First Secretary ...