On the edge of the abyss 

The terrible situation in Haiti, the most impoverished country in the American continent, worsened during the week ending today due to the actions of gangs that have under their control large areas of Port-au-Prince, the capital, and other cities in the interior.... More


The relationship between Cuba and UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, dates back more than seven decades and recognizes the Caribbean nation's leadership in cooperation.... More


Notes for an Agenda (XIII)

Less than a month to go before the virtual summit on Democracy, Human Rights and the Fight against Terrorism, to which U.S. President Joseph Biden invited a group of rulers who are friends of his or faithful servants of his designs.... More


Cuba's right to choose its path

Every people has the right to choose its own path and work for its development and well-being. Any external attempt to halt that progress and seek regime change is an interference in their internal affairs, an aggression against their sovereignty, a violation of international norms and a threat to peace.... More


Intolerable interference

U.S. President Joseph Biden seems determined to demonstrate that in terms of disrespect for the sovereignty of peoples, international law and harmonious coexistence among nations, he can be even worse than his nefarious predecessor, Donald Trump.... More


From this Wednesday until December 23, the assemblies of accountability of delegates to their electors will be held, an exercise of our participatory democracy endorsed by the Constitution of the Republic of Cuba.... More


Close to the bench

In a vote described as historic, Chile's Chamber of Deputies approved the day before the constitutional accusation against President Sebastián Piñera, accused of obtaining personal benefits for himself and his family by taking advantage of the privileges granted to him by his position.... More


Every year the mountains of Cuba are filled with magic. Cuban culture, always at the service of the people, arrives to these areas of limitless but intricate beauty by the hand of artists.... More


Perfect storm

The World Food Program, WFP, increased its projections from 42 million to 45 million human beings suffering from hunger on the planet, which means that instead of decreasing, this scourge is increasing due to the coincidence of several factors.... More


Gradually Cuba resumes its daily life, after almost two years of pandemic. Six hundred and twelve thousand 800 students returned to the classrooms on Monday, in addition to the more than 84 thousand students who have been attending classes since the first day of school.... More


Merits and Demerits

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro is once again at the center of a sharp controversy, this time with a part of the scientific community that reacted with justified anger against a new arbitrariness of the president, usually at odds with the world of ideas and thought.... More


An institution for all 

Almost a century ago, the Popular University 'José Martí' was born in Havana to bring education to the popular sectors, strengthening alliances between workers, students and the Cuban intelligentsia in favor of the people's culture.... More


The fourth wave 

The World Health Organization, WHO, warned that the European region of that entity is already under the effects of the fourth wave of Covid-19 infections, due in particular to deficiencies in the vaccination process and the relaxation of sanitary measures.... More


The levels of violence against women and girls in the world are still worrying. According to international organizations, one out of every three women on the planet has been a victim of this phenomenon, which has worsened in the almost two years of the pandemic.... More


Notes for an agenda (XII)

After the Guatemalan democratic spring was liquidated in 1954, the United States seemed to take control of our region, destined to be a backyard and rearguard in the Cold War, bound by instruments such as the Organization of American States and the Inter-American Treaty of Reciprocal Assistance.... More


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