2022-02-08: News Headlines

Staff (2022-02-08). Valora Díaz-Canel necesidad de revitalizar programas sociales impulsados por Fidel (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En consonancia con una labor humanista que entraña continuidad, tuvo lugar en la tarde de este lunes, desde el Palacio de la Revolución y encabezada por el Primer Secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y Presidente de la República, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, una reunión que versó sobre los programas sociales que el Comandante en Jefe Fidel Castro Ruz impulsara con particular empeño a inicios del siglo XXI.

Mike Walter (2022-02-08). The Heat: Cuba under U.S. embargo for 60 years. america.cgtn.com Cubans have been living under a U.S. economic embargo for 60 years. It was imposed in February 1962 and there is no indication that it will be lifted anytime soon. The blockade has been denounced by Cubans who say it has severely hurt the island …

Binoy Kampmark (2022-02-08). Hemispheric gangsterism: The US embargo against Cuba turns 60. greenleft.org.au It all seems very outdated, but when it comes to Cuba, Binoy Kampmark argues United States President Joe Biden is keen to ensure that old, and lingering, mistakes retain their flavour.

Jesús Rodríguez-Espinoza (2022-02-08). Inflation in Venezuela Continues to Cool Down (+Tax on Transactions in US Dollars). orinocotribune.com Caracas, February 7, 2022 ( The graphic below, prepared by Orinoco Tribune's editorial team, demonstrates how the inflation rate has behaved in Venezuela since 2020, based on official figures repo…

teleSUR (2022-02-08). Venezuela Asks Trinidad & Tobago to Clarify Migrant Child Death. telesurenglish.net President Nicolas Maduro's administration rejected the incident in which a Venezuelan baby died while traveling on a boat that was intercepted by the Trinidad and Tobago coast guard on the night of February 5. | RELATED: | "The Venezuelan government extends its most sincere condolences to the infant's relatives and urges the Trinidad & Tobago authorities to carry out an exhaustive investigation to clarify the fact…

Devin Cole (2022-02-07). Camilo Cienfuegos: Celebrating the young revolutionary. workers.org Feb. 6, 2022, marked the 90th birthday of Cuban revolutionary Camilo Cienfuegos. One of the youngest of the leaders of the Revolution, Cienfuegos was first known to the people of Cuba through his fierce guerilla warfare, becoming a leading commander in Fidel Castro's forces. Following the Revolution Cienfuegos became a . . . |

Editor (2022-02-07). The Code of families, a document built among all Cubans. mronline.org This week, Cuba began a historic process as Cubans started to going to more than 78,000 meeting points to discuss the new draft of the Family Code, a broad, complex, but very important process for Cuban families.

Staff (2022-02-07). Actriz estadounidense Susan Sarandon aboga por el fin del bloqueo de EEUU contra Cuba. cubadebate.cu La actriz Susan Sarandon se unió al reclamo por el fin del bloqueo de Washington contra Cuba y señaló las potencialidades de la isla en la producción de vacunas antiCovid-19. Diferentes órganos de prensa se hicieron eco de un reciente tuit publicado por la artista, en el que se lee que llegó el momento de levantar ese cerco y dejar que el país caribeño respire.

teleSUR, ajb, JGN, SH (2022-02-07). øPor qué Estados Unidos impuso en 1962 el bloqueo a Cuba?>. telesurtv.net A más 60 años de su implementación, el bloqueo económico, comercial y financiero de EE.UU. contra Cuba constituye el mayor obstáculo al desarrollo de la nación.

Lawrence Wittner (2022-02-07). What the Cuban Missile Crisis Can Teach Us About the Ukraine Crisis. warisacrime.org Commentators on the current Ukraine crisis have sometimes compared it to the Cuban missile crisis. This is a good comparison‚Äïand not only because they both involve a dangerous U.S.-Russian confrontation capable of leading to a nuclear war. During the 1962 Cuban crisis, the situation was remarkably similar to that in today's Eastern Europe, although the …

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Haitian Senate Called for The Resignation of PM Ariel Henry. telesurenglish.net The term the Haitian Senate gave to Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign expires on February 7, the day when the administration of the late President Jovenel Moise should have ended. | RELATED: | Alluding to what the 1987 Constitution states, Senate President Joseph Lambert demanded the resignation of the Interim authority through a letter made public on Friday. | The Senate "indisputably and uncontestedly recognizes the e…

José Luis Granados Ceja (2022-02-07). Two Venezuelan Officers Sentenced to 30-years Over In-Custody Death. venezuelanalysis.com Attorney General Tarek William Saab said that the conviction and sentencing demonstrated Venezuela's commitment to human rights.

Tanya Wadhwa (2022-02-07). Venezuelans commemorate 30th anniversary of 1992 civic-military rebellion. peoplesdispatch.org The civic-military rebellion led by Commander Hugo Chávez against the government of president Carlos Andrés Pérez, despite its failure, marked the end of neoliberalism and the beginning of a new era of profound socio-political changes in the country…

Staff (2022-02-07). Diosdado Cabello to British Diplomat Having Fun in Venezuela: 'Return the Gold you have Stolen'. orinocotribune.com The vice president of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV), Diosdado Cabello, responded to the UK's Deputy Head of Mission to Caracas, Duncan Hill, asking him to return the gold that his country has stolen from Venezuela. Cabello made the statement in response to a tweet that Hill had posted on his Twitter account, in which he is seen enjoying the Naiguatá Peak near Caracas after enjoying a day of hiking. | "Return the gold you have stolen," wrote Cabello. "Venceremos!" | Devuelvan El Oro que se robaron. Nosotros Venceremos!! — Diosda…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). Argentine President Fernandez to Visit Barbados. telesurenglish.net Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez will arrive in Barbados on Monday afternoon after an international tour that previously included official visits to Russia and China. | RELATED: | During his meeting with Prime Minister Mia Mottley on Tuesday, he is expected to discuss issues related to the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), climate change, gender equality, and bilateral cooperation. | During the meeting, Fernand…

teleSUR (2022-02-07). UN Announces Strategy Against Drugs and Crime for Latin America. telesurenglish.net The UNODC representative also announced that the organization's regional headquarters would be in Colombia, from where it will supervise and coordinate operations against drug trafficking and crimes in this country, Argentina, Chile, Bolivia, Ecuador, and Uruguay. | The UN Office on Drugs and Crime is presenting the new Strategic Vision for Latin America and the Caribbean 2022-2025.

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