Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba condemns Israel's attacks on civilians in Gaza at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuba strongly condemned on Thursday, at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference, Israel's bombings on the Palestinian civilian population in the Gaza Strip, and advocated for a two-State solution.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba denounces US blockade and its impact at UNESCO. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo on Thursday denounced at UNESCO the economic, commercial and financial blockade imposed on Cuba by the United States, and considered it the fundamental impediment to the country's development.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban doctor restores vision during second mission in Guatemala. plenglish.com Guatemala, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Doctor Arnaldys Piedra, a member of the Operation Miracle program, restores vision at the José Martí Ophthalmological Hospital in the southeastern department of Jalapa during his second mission in Guatemala.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). PM Marrero highlights founding of Border Brigade in eastern Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Prime Minister Manuel Marrero Cruz on Thursday highlighted the 62nd anniversary of the Antonio Maceo Order Border Brigade, in the eastern Cuban province of Guantánamo.

W. T. Whitney (2023-11-09). Cuba Scores a Big Victory in the UN General Assembly. counterpunch.org Cuba's financial losses from the blockade reflect factors like the high cost of substituting for goods excluded under the blockade with more expensive goods and/or those with higher transportation costs. Losses take the form also of an overall lack of necessary materials, goods, and services. And "barriers Cuba faces in gaining access to advanced technology" lead to monetary loss.

Fernando García Bielsa (2023-11-08). Estados Unidos ha mantenido sanciones y bloqueo contra Cuba y su pueblo por más de 60 años. globalizacion.ca El 3 de febrero de 1962, hace ya más de 60 años, el presidente Kennedy anunció un embargo total sobre el comercio con Cuba, con lo que amplió prohibiciones adoptadas en los dos años precedentes y se inició el carácter…

Fernando García Bielsa (2023-11-08). Estados Unidos ha mantenido sanciones y bloqueo contra Cuba y su pueblo por más de 60 años. globalizacion.ca

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2023-11-08). Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: Israel Has Been Massacring Our People Long Before Hamas Existed. libya360.wordpress.com From Havana, Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba Amkram Samham talked to BT's Luis de Jesus Reyes about how Israel obscures the causes of the conflict and how they killed the Oslo Accords. He says the political solution is simple: Palestinian self-determination with the right of return for refugees. Palestinian Ambassador to Cuba: "We're Not to Blame…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Cuba hosts cardiology congress. plenglish.com Local professionals and from overseas will participate in the event, which will also include the 1st Cuban Congress of Heart Failure and Pulmonary Hypertension, aimed at exchanging experiences on the prevention, diagnosis, medical, surgical, interventional treatment, and rehabilitation of patients suffering from diseases of the heart and great vessels. | According to the organizing committee, the goal of the event is to overcome the current challenges in handling coronary heart disease, the leading cause of death in Cuba and worldwide, high blood pressure, heart failure, arrhythmia, valve and coronary surgery, a…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Cuban Prime Minister highlights ties in biotechnology with China. plenglish.com Beijing, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Prime Minister of Cuba, Manuel Marrero, visited the Sino-Cuban joint venture Biotech Pharma (BPL) and praised the production of medicines with high social impact in both countries.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). cardiovascular Diseases first cause of death in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cardiovascular diseases are still today the first cause of death in Cuba and of complications and economic and work-related effects on society, said Dr. Eduardo Rivas, president of the Cuban Society of Cardiology.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). Cuba with favorable results in access to technology. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Local press reported today that Cuba has more than 600 navigation rooms and 1,900 public places where citizens can connect to the Internet through the Wifi network.

Ana Luisa Brown (2023-11-09). Topes de Collantes a paradise among the clouds in central Cuba. plenglish.com Sancti Spiritus, Cuba Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The Great Topes de Collantes Natural Park is today considered a paradise among the clouds, an important protected extension in the center-south of this central Cuban province.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-09). Book pays tribute to Cuba's Trinidad on its 510th anniversary. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) The book "Siguiendo el Hilo del Tiempo" (Following the Thread of Time) summarizes the development of the project "Entre hilos, alas y pinceles" (Between Threads, Wings, and Brushes) promoted by plastic artist Yudit Vidal in the Cuban city of Trinidad.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuba states that peace and sustainable development are urgent goals. plenglish.com Paris, Nov 9 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Minister of Education Naima Ariatne Trujillo called at the 42nd UNESCO General Conference on Thursday to maintain efforts tirelessly in pursuit of peace, sustainable development and the eradication of poverty.

Juan M. Garcia (2023-11-09). Cuban President visits El Morao community in Havana. plenglish.com The head of State was accompanied by Roberto Morales Ojeda, member of the Political Bureau and Secretary of Organization of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC), and top Party and Government officials in Havana and the neighborhood, the Presidency of the Republic reported on its X account. | According to source, in El Morao, one of 11 neighborhoods undergoing transformation the Havana municipality of La Lisa, 1,500 people have benefited from the changes, mainly in social works, which consist of paved streets, sports and recreational areas, health care and education. | The transformation pla…

Vijay Prashad (2023-11-09). From Gaza and Cuba, They Ask: Are You Human Like Us? dissidentvoice.org Rachid Koraichi (Algeria), One Plate, from A Nation in Exile, c. 1981. More than 10,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli armed forces in Gaza since 7 October, nearly half of them children, according to the most recent report by spokesperson for the Gaza Ministry of Health Dr Ashraf Al-Qudra. Over 25,000 others have been …

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Ambassador meets with Mongolian students to study in Cuba (+Photo). plenglish.com Ulaanbaatar, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuba's Ambassador to Mongolia, Jorge Ferrer, met in this capital on Wednesday with outstanding students from this nation who will study at Cuban universities next year.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Cuba hosts Accessible America 2023 regional event. plenglish.com Matanzas, Cuba, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The Accessible America 2023 Regional Event, aimed at socializing the management of information and communication technologies (ICT), kicks off in the Cuban beach resort of Varadero on Wednesday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Cuban prime Minister to expand more ties with China's e-commerce (+Photo). plenglish.com Beijing, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) Cuban Prime Minister Manuel Marrero visited the headquarters of China's leading one-stop e-commerce platform JD.com, highlighting the potentialities of its Excelencias Cuba pavilion.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2023-11-08). Sixth Investment Forum winds up at FIHAV 2023. plenglish.com Havana, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The 6th Investment Forum winds up at the 39th Havana International Fair, FIHAV 2023, on Wednesday, and among its main activities taking place at EXPOCUBA fairgrounds until November 11, is to show foreign investment opportunities for the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).

Haiti Action Committee (2023-11-09). Saturday 12/2: Poetry for Haiti, a benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. indybay.org St. John's Presbyterian Church, Fireside Room | 2727 College Avenue [entrance on Garber Street] | Berkeley…

teleSUR, dcdc, DRL (2023-11-09). Haití y Dominicana intentan rebajar la tensión fronteriza. telesurtv.net El Gobierno haitiano reiteró su voluntad de proseguir el diálogo y la negociación con la parte dominicana y hace un llamamiento a la calma y la serenidad.

Haiti Action Committee (2023-11-08). Saturday 12/2: Poetry for Haiti, a benefit for the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. indybay.org St. John's Presbyterian Church, Fireside Room | 2727 College Avenue [entrance on Garber Street] | Berkeley…

Luis Linares Petrov (2023-11-08). Trespassing of Dominican soldiers into Haiti sparks tensions. plenglish.com Port-au-Prince, Nov 8 (Prensa Latina) The incursion of Dominican soldiers into Haitian territory caused tension in the border city of Ouanaminthe, in the northeast of the country, where an irrigation canal is being built.

Staff (2023-11-09). Venezuela's Electoral Authorities Meet Carter Center Delegation. orinocotribune.com The Board of Directors of the Venezuelan National Electoral Council (CNE) met with the representatives of the Carter Center who paid a courtesy visit to the electoral body. | The meeting, that took place on Tuesday, November 7, is part of the agreements signed last month in Barbados between the Venezuelan government and the opposition Unitary Platform, to hold presidential elections in the second half of 2024 with the participation of international electoral observers. | The Carter Center delegation was received by CNE President Elvis Amoroso, Vice President Carlos Quintero, Rectors Rosalba Gil, Juan Carlos Delpi…

teleSUR, JGN (2023-11-09). Nicaragua expresa apoyo a referendo de Venezuela sobre Esequibo. telesurtv.net Ortega subrayó que el presidente de Venezuela Nicolás Maduro se encuentra librando la batalla de Simón Bolívar y de Hugo Chávez.

Victoria Torres (2023-11-09). President Maduro: Future of Essequibo Will Be Decided by December 3 Referendum. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, stated that "the future of the Essequibo territory will be decided through the vote on Sunday, December 3." | The president made this statement on Tuesday, November 7, during an event of the National Union in Defense of the Essequibo, held at the Teresa Carreño Theater in Caracas. The event was part of the open and permanent dialogue among all sectors of the country to assume responsibilities regarding Venezuela's historic struggle in the defense of its territorial integrity. At the event, President Maduro explained the work of the Presidential Commission for the Defens…

Staff (2023-11-08). President Maduro: Zionism is More Dangerous Than Nazism. orinocotribune.com Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro referred to Zionism as an ideology that is more dangerous that Nazism and ratified his solidarity with the people of Palestine who are falling victim to the crimes and genocide committed by the Israeli apartheid regime. Israeli attacks on Gaza have now continued for 31 days of relentless murder, largely of defenseless Palestinian women and children, constituting a crime against humanity by any standard. "Let us stop the Zionist genocide against the beloved Palestinian people," stated president Maduro. | This Monday, November 6, the Palestinian ambassador to Venezuela, Fadi Alz…

teleSUR, SH (2023-11-08). Ente electoral venezolano sostiene reunión con el Centro Carter. telesurtv.net El encuentro entre el CNE y el Centro Carter se dio como parte de los acuerdos firmados en Barbados entre el Gobierno venezolano y sectores de la oposición.

teleSUR, YSM (2023-11-08). Realizan acto de unión nacional en defensa de la Guayana Esequiba en Venezuela. telesurtv.net El presidente denunció una campaña para "enconar un conflicto en escalada" para desestabilizar a Venezuela, al Caribe y a toda Latinoamérica.

teleSUR, DRL (2023-11-08). Venezuela afirma que investigación de la CPI tiene motivación política. telesurtv.net El canciller intervino a propósito de la segunda audiencia en la CPI, prevista para la solicitud de apelación presentada por Venezuela.

teleSUR, JCM (2023-11-08). Venezuela rechaza aumento de presencia militar de EE.UU. en Guyana. telesurtv.net Venezuela alerta a la comunidad internacional y a los países del Caribe de esta peligrosa maniobra ejecutada por Guyana.

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Nicaragua Supports Venezuela's Referendum on Essequibo. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, the Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega expressed his support for Venezuela's referendum on the Essequibo and recognized the historical right of the Bolivarian nation over this territory. | RELATED: | Ortega stressed that the Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is fighting a battle for the independence and sovereignty of his country similar to the battle that the liberator Simon Bolivar and the commander Hugo…

teleSUR (2023-11-09). Venezuela Was Deprived of a Significant Extension of Its Territory. telesurenglish.net In an interview on Wednesday during the program 'Journalists Ask,' the executive vice president of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez, referred to the territorial dispute over the Essequiba Guayana saying that "the truth is that Venezuela was deprived of an important extension of its territory." | RELATED: | We were born with that territory; even, in the formation as Captaincy General that territory was part of Venezuela,…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). PDVSA and Maurel & Prom Sign Framework Agreement. telesurenglish.net This is an agreement "for the increase of production, which is extremely important and will allow continue strengthening the development of the state-owned oil company for the benefit of the national economy," said Pedro Rafael Tellechea. | Framework agreement between Petróleos de Venezuela (PDVSA) and the French company Maurel & Prom. Nov. 8, 2023.

teleSUR (2023-11-08). US Military Presence in Guyana is a Threat to LATAM: Venezuela. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Venezuela rejected the announcement made by Guyana that indicates the intention to increase the US military presence in that country. Below is the statement posted by the Venezuelan Foreign Affairs Minister Yvan Gil: | RELATED: | "The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, faithful to its Bolivarian Peace Diplomacy Doctrine, joint announcement made by the Cooperative Republic of Guyana and the United S…

teleSUR (2023-11-08). Barbados & Trinidad and Tobago for New Fishery Agreement. telesurenglish.net On Wednesday, Barbados and Trinidad and Tobago agreed to move quickly toward concluding a new fishery agreement. | RELATED: | Although the parties did not identify a timeline for initiating negotiations, they considered launching a collaborative research regime to conduct a sub-regional assessment of fish stocks with a focus on specific species, Barbados Today reported. | According to a joint statement, "crucially, the…

teleSUR, dcdc, JDO (2023-11-09). Crecida de río Fula deja cinco fallecidos en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net Siete personas fueron rescatadas con vida, y trasladadas a distintos centros de salud.

John Wojcik (2023-11-09). Después del 'debate' presidencial republicano, tenemos motivos para tener mucho miedo. peoplesworld.org Los debates de los candidatos republicanos a las primarias, hasta el miércoles por la noche, fueron a menudo durmientes, donde los contendientes pasaban la mayor parte del tiempo peleándose entre sí sobre asuntos personales y sin abordar ningún tema importante. Esta vez, sin embargo, se apartaron de este enfoque y presentaron propuestas sustanciales, la mayoría …