(2023-10-13). Cuba displayed at ECLAC progress made in gender equality. plenglish.com Hernández participated in the Sixty-fifth meeting of the Presiding Officers of the Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the Caribbean, which took place at the headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Chile. | The delegate reported in an interview with Prensa Latina that Cuban women currently hold 55.7 percent of the seats in Parliament. "In Cuba, we have three autonomies: economic, physical and decision-making," she said. | She also recalled Cuba ¥s national program for the advancement of women aimed at promoting their empowerment, and also the proto…
(2023-10-13). Cuba ¥s products present at China trade fair. plenglish.com Aner Pérez, general director of the Coratur Representative Office in China, commented in statements to Prensa Latina that goods, such as coffee, honey and rum were very well received at the event. | Henan is one of the Chinese provinces most committed to the development and incorporation of international products, hence the importance of participating in this fair, he explained, and emphasized that Cuba promotes a series of products, which Chinese consumers can find on China's JD.com digital trade platform, specifically under the "Excelencias de Cuba" section. | "We have worked with interested marketers, we have…
(2023-10-13). Millions of US citizens calls Biden to lift the blocade against Cuba. plenglish.com Boston, USA, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) If President Joe Biden spoke on behalf of the people of the United States, he would lift the blockade of Cuba and eliminate the designation of Cuba as a country sponsoring terrorism, activist Cheryl LaBash affirmed.
(2023-10-12). Inside Cuba's first ever Little League World Series appearance. therealnews.com 
People-to-people exchanges between the people of Cuba and the US are rare due to the over 50-year US blockade against the island. But this August, a group of Cuban youths traveled to Williamsport, Pennsylvania, to participate in the Little League World Series. Daniel Montero, a filmmaker with
(2023-10-12). Cuban delegation attends TTG Travel Experience 2023 in Italy. plenglish.com Rome, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) A large Cuban delegation is participating in the 60th edition of TTG Travel Experience 2023, which opened on Wednesday, until October 13, in the city of Rimini, in the northern Italian region of Emilia Romagna.
(2023-10-12). Cuba advocates in making visible impact of coercive measures. plenglish.com United Nations, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Cuba advocated making the impact of sanctions on human rights visible during the dialogue promoted with United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Tàºrk.
(2023-10-13). Inicia foro de Solidaridad con Cuba en EE.UU. telesurtv.net Exigirán la exclusión de Cuba de la espuria lista de Países patrocinadores del Terrorismo.
(2023-10-12). Haiti: A New Affront? libya360.wordpress.com Mireille Fanon Mendes France A man holds a Haitian flag as Haitian Americansfrom throughout Miami-Dade and Broward Counties hold a demonstration August 4, 2001 in Miami, FL. The protest was against the continuing economic embargo against Haiti and in support of Haitian Democracy. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) The dice have been cast: in October…
(2023-10-12). The UN-Blessed MSS Could Be the First Step Toward a Decade-Long U.S. Military Occupation of Haiti. libya360.wordpress.com Travis Ross A Kenyan policeman stomping on a prone demonstrator in Nairobi in 2016. Credit: Ben Curtis/AP Photo On Mon., Oct. 2, 2023, the UN Security Council passed Resolution 2699 authorizing a non-UN Multinational Security Support (MSS) force for Haiti. The resolution, adopted under UN Charter's Chapter VII, was drafted by the United States and Ecuador. This…
(2023-10-12). Kenyan Court prevents police deployment to Haiti. orinocotribune.com
(2023-10-12). Haití se niega a abrir su frontera con República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Las autoridades haitianas que primero se mostraron de acuerdo a la apertura, más tarde informaron que no abrirían las puertas.
(2023-10-13). Venezuela ratified its solidarity with the people of Palestine. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 13 (Prensa Latina) The government of Venezuela ratified its vocation of solidarity with the people of Palestine and demanded compliance with the resolutions adopted by the United Nations, on the seventh day of attacks against the Gaza Strip.
(2023-10-13). Venezuela empata con Brasil en eliminatorias mundialistas. telesurtv.net Chile aprovechó su localía y pudo sacar los tres puntos ante Perú por victoria de dos goles por cero. Argentina sacó sus tres puntos ante Paraguay.
(2023-10-13). Vicepresidenta venezolana ratifica denuncia contra sanciones. telesurtv.net La viceministra recordó que son 930 sanciones ilícitas contra Venezuela las que continúan entorpeciendo el desarrollo y la soberanía de la nación caribeña.
(2023-10-13). Venezuela condena ataques de Israel a dos aeropuertos en Siria. telesurtv.net Las fuerzas de Israel bombardearon de forma simultáneas los Aeropuertos Internacionales de Damasco y de Alepo en Siria.
(2023-10-13). Conmemoran el Día de la Resistencia Indígena. telesurtv.net Venezuela, Colombia, El Salvador y Paraguay rindieron homenaje a las luchas iniciadas en 1492 por los pueblos originarios en defensa de su cultura.
(2023-10-12). Venezuela: 51% of Venezuelans would vote for Maduro in elections. plenglish.com Caracas, Oct 12 (Prensa Latina) Data released by the agency Hinterlaces revealed that 51 percent of Venezuelans think that if the elections were held today, President Nicolás Maduro would be reelected.
(2023-10-12). Venezuelan Migrants: Survivors from a Passenger Ship That You Sunk. counterpunch.org 
The empire throws the stone but hides its hand, and the obedient mass media (The New York Times included) follows suit by telling only of the reactions provoked by repeated imperial stonings. Two million Palestinians have been made hostage in the world's largest open-air prison for decades, where they are subjected to repeated attacks and humiliations. Then, lo
(2023-10-12). IMF Projects Venezuela's Economy to Grow in 2023 and 2024. orinocotribune.com 
The latest report presented by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) contains positive forecasts for the economies of Latin America for the end of this year and 2024, largely thanks to the weight of Brazil and Mexico, the two largest economies in the region. | In the case of Venezuela, the IMF predicts, despite the ongoing illegal economic war waged on the country—euphemistically referred to as "sanctions"—the economy will grown by 4% in 2023 and 4.5% in 2024. | : 1.5% | Germany: 0.9% | France: 1.3% | Italy: 0.7% | Spain: 1.7% | Japan: 1.0% | Canada: 1.6% | China: 4.2% | India: 6.3% | Russia: 1.1% | B…
(2023-10-12). Venezuelan Students Crowned World Robotics Champions in Singapore. orinocotribune.com 
A team of young people from Venezuela became champions in the FIRST Global Challenge robotics world championship, held in Singapore from October 7 to 10, 2023. After competing against 191 countries, the team—made up of Sofía Parra, Marcela Gómez, Gabriel Sánchez, Alek Caliman, Antonio Colina, and their mentors, Emanuel Andrade, Samuel Paz, María Victoria Uzcátegui, Paulo Ferray, Sebastián Guadagnini, Andrés Rincón, and Elio Urdaneta—won the gold medal "Albert Einstein Award for FIRST Global International Excellence," the highest award given by the founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of S…
(2023-10-12). Venezuela: medidas coercitivas cercenan derecho a la identidad. telesurtv.net El ministro para Relaciones Exteriores también ha denunciado las más de 930 medidas coercitivas emitidas por Estados Unidos (EE.UU.) contra Venezuela.
(2023-10-14). Comment] Informal employment as a fundamental determinant of mental health in Latin America and the Caribbean. thelancet.com Informal employment is a persistent structural feature of labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean. This type of employment is a complex phenomenon that refers to all jobs outside of state employment regulation and social protection systems and can be found in the informal and formal sectors.1 According to the International Labour Organization, in 2022, 53 ∑7% of workers in Latin America and the Caribbean region engaged in informal employment, while in North America and Europe (excluding eastern Europe) the figures are 9 ∑6% and 13%, respectively.
(2023-10-13). Colombia's Campaign Against Drug-Trafficking Favors Peace Prospects and Rural Life. counterpunch.org 
Colombian president Gustavo Petro on October 3 attended a big meeting of mostly small farmers in El Tambo, in Cauca, where "the coca economy is the main way of life for thousands of peasants." Colombia's first progressive president ever was presenting his government's National Drug Policy for 2023. Petro had insisted earlier that "war on drugs has failed." He