Decades after U.S. President Richard Nixon launched what he called the War on Drugs, the damage caused by that policy is still visible in Latin America, with an emphasis on violence and without analyzing the real causes of the problem.... More
Cuba and China maintain a fruitful collaboration in various areas such as education, which covers the different levels of education from early childhood, special education to technical-professional education.... More
Constructive social actions to improve the quality of life in the neighborhoods continued in 2022. The difficult economic situation generated by the more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic and the reinforcement of the U.S. blockade did not prevent Cuba from continuing with its program to transform communities.... More
There is a tragedy that many prefer to remain silent, the one experienced by the children trapped in the midst of Israel's illegal occupation of the Palestinian territories. They are victims of Zionist repression and every day they see their right to life and physical integrity violated.... More
Although Cuba's international collaboration is important in the area of health, it also stands out in the area of education.... More
Since the 24th of December, a ceasefire declared unilaterally by the guerrilla ELN, National Liberation Army, came into effect, in a gesture of goodwill very well received by the government presided by Gustavo Petro and which has bet on total peace in Colombia.... More
Every early morning in this unusually cold month of December, the vegueros of Pinar del Rio go through their tobacco plantations, in search of repairing the damages left by the devastating Hurricane Ian in that western Cuban province.... More
Brazil is once again reliving the Carandiru prison massacre. A few days before the end of his term as president of Brazil and taking advantage of the Christmas holidays, Jair Bolsonaro pardoned military and police officers, including those who participated in the condemnable events in the former penitentiary center of the city of Sao Paulo, where more than eight thousand prisoners were overcrowded in inhumane and unsanitary conditions.... More
Although Latin America and the Caribbean do not show such an accelerated rate of population aging as several regions of the industrialized North, they are far from escaping this trend, hence the concern for the social protection of older adults.... More
The arrival to the presidency of Xiomara Castro, in January this year, opened new perspectives to strengthen relations between Honduras and Cuba, which are essentially historical and supportive.... More
The efficacy of the Cuban vaccine Abdala against COVID 19, which Mexico has incorporated to its immunization scheme against the disease caused by the new coronavirus, has been more than proven.... More
The crisis in Peru, handled with repressive dyes by the army and the police, acquired new edges due to the pronouncements of the new government, headed by President Dina Boluarte, in relation to Mexico and Colombia.... More
December 22 is a day of special significance for Cubans. On that date in 1961, the historic leader of the Revolution Fidel Castro proclaimed Cuba "Territory Free of Illiteracy" -- a feat of all the people... More
The frequent exchange of criteria, the signing of agreements and solidarity between Cuba and Caribbean countries was highlighted in 2022, as evidenced by the visit to Havana of Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis.... More
The agreement to protect biodiversity of the recently concluded UN Summit in Montreal, Canada, should mark a change in man's relationship with the planet, in view of the threat looming over plants, animals and ecosystems in general.... More
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