W. T. Whitney (2024-01-17). US Terror Attacks Against Cuba Return. counterpunch.org When the U.S. government launched its so-called global war on terror after the al Qaeda attack on September 11, 2001, terror attacks against Cuba had been ongoing for over 40 years. They included: military invasion (1961), CIA-sponsored counter-revolutionary paramilitaries in the countryside (1960's), a fully-loaded airliner brought down by U.S. agents (1976), attacks on coastal

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). Continental meeting of solidarity with Cuba ends in South Africa. plenglish.com White River, South Africa, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) With the adoption of an action plan and a final declaration by 245 delegates from 28 nations, the 7th African Continental Meeting of Solidarity with Cuba ended in this city on Wednesday.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). French lawmaker calls for political and economic solidarity with Cuba. plenglish.com Paris, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) French communist lawmaker André Chassaigne on Wednesday called for political and economic support for Cuba in the face of the US blockade, which he described as disgraceful.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-17). New Operation Truth documentary to be released in Cuba. plenglish.com Havana, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) With the premiere of the documentary "Nueva Operación Verdad" (New Operation Truth), the international forum of the same name, organized by the Latin American News Agency, Prensa Latina, will take place in this capital next weekend, its organizers informed.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-17). Vibrant celebration in Delhi on the anniversary of India-Cuba ties. plenglish.com New Delhi, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) A vibrant party at the height of the excellent ties that Cuba and India share today took place here with the special participation of First Deputy Minister Wilfredo Gonzalez and the head of State Meenakshi Lekhi.

Javier Arana Villasusa (2024-01-17). José Martí to be honored in Venezuela with multiple events (+Photo). plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 17 (Prensa Latina) Venezuelans will hold multiple political and cultural events to honor Cuban National Hero José Martí on the 143rd anniversary of his arrival in this country and his 171st birthday, on January 28, 1853.

Staff (2024-01-17). Sabor y tradición: La verdolaga en ensaladas, torticas y arroz con picadillo. cubadebate.cu Hoy traigo para los lectores de esta sección recetas con una planta a la que en Cuba le damos poca importancia y valor, la verdolaga. Ensalada de vegetales con verdolaga, ensalada de verdolaga, torticas de verdolaga, arroz con picadillo y verdolaga.

Staff (2024-01-17). Chapeando: No hubo masacre en Primelles, pura fake news (+ Podcast). cubadebate.cu En el podcast de hoy, hablamos sobre la fake news de una presunta masacre a machetazos, en la intersección de las calles Primelles desde Vía Blanca a Calzada del Cerro en La Habana. El propósito es amedrentar, irritar a las personas, generando miedo y sentimiento de desprotección, lo cual es un añadido a la campaña más fuerte sobre la subida de precios que se dice que engordaría la inflación en las próximas semanas y meses.

Staff (2024-01-17). Vea en Desde Cuba: Lo que encontró la Revolución Cubana (+ Video). cubadebate.cu En esta emisión, el programa "Desde Cuba" se acerca a los principales desafíos que encontró la Revolución Cubana a su triunfo, a propósito de su aniversario 65. Prestigios historiadores, académicos y periodistas ofrecen una visión integral sobre lo que significa la obra de la Revolución y su influencia para los movimientos de izquierda en Latinoamérica y más allá del continente.

Staff (2024-01-17). La Jornada: Sorprende que Trump aún sea favorito, pese a los cargos criminales. cubadebate.cu Lo que ofreció el proceso de asambleas (caucus) fue la confirmación local de lo que ya se ha anunciado en múltiples sondeos a escala nacional: un amplio segmento de los votantes republicanos opina que el sistema político estadunidense ya no funciona, que el presidente Joe Biden ganó por fraude y que el único que puede salvar al país de las garras de una izquierda radical es Donald Trump.

Staff (2024-01-17). Establecen nuevas regulaciones sanitarias para la importación de alimentos de origen animal. cubadebate.cu Con el propósito de evitar la entrada al país de agentes biológicos que producen enfermedades perjudiciales a los animales domésticos, la fauna silvestre y al hombre, el Centro Nacional de Sanidad Animal (Cenasa) del Ministerio de la Agricultura (Minag) estableció regulaciones sanitarias especiales para las importaciones de productos de origen animal destinadas al consumo humano.

Staff (2024-01-17). Unión Eléctrica prevé afectaciones durante todo el día: 750 MW para el horario pico. cubadebate.cu En el día de ayer se afectó el servicio por déficit de capacidad de generación en el SEN durante el horario pico. Se estima para la hora pico una disponibilidad de 2220 MW y una demanda máxima de 2900 MW, para un déficit de 680 MW, por lo que de mantenerse las condiciones previstas se pronostica una afectación de 750 MW en este horario, fundamentalmente por déficit de combustible en la generación distribuida y en las centrales de fuel de Mariel.

Staff (2024-01-17). Todas las vidas, nuevo videoclip del cantautor Tony àÅvila (+ Video). cubadebate.cu El videoclip Todas las vidas, del cantautor Tony àÅvila y su grupo, está de estreno en Cuba este 2024 y disponible desde este martes en la plataforma digital Youtube para beneplácito de los seguidores del artista.

Staff (2024-01-17). øEstás en riesgo? Cómo proteger tus medios personales de cómputo mientras trabajas desde casa. cubadebate.cu Hola mis estimados lectores, como cada miércoles vengo hablarles sobre los desafíos presentes en el ciberespacio. En los últimos años, las empresas han adoptado la estrategia de fomentar varias formas de desarrollar el trabajo. El trabajo a distancia y el teletrabajo dejaron de ser una práctica pasajera, para establecerse en el mercado como una realidad necesaria.

Staff (2024-01-17). BioCubaFarma celebra el Día de la Ciencia cubana reconociendo las mejores investigaciones del año. cubadebate.cu En el Centro de Ingeniería Genética y Biotecnología, CIGB, tuvo lugar este martes la actividad central de BioCubaFarma por el Día de la Ciencia cubana. La conmemoración sirvió para la entrega de Reconocimientos a los principales logros científicos tecnológicos durante el 2023 y el reconocimiento con el Título especial a los nuevos investigadores de mérito.

Staff (2024-01-17). Hoy en la Mesa Redonda, "Pago de tributos: deber y aporte social (parte final)" mesaredonda.cubadebate.cu Directivos de la ONAT responderán a las opiniones y preguntas de la población sobre temas tributarios en la Mesa Redonda de este miércoles. Cubavisión, Cubavisión Internacional, Canal Caribe, Radio Rebelde y Radio Habana Cuba, los canales de Youtube de la Mesa Redonda y la Presidencia y las páginas de Facebook de la Mesa Redonda, Cubadebate y la Presidencia transmitirán en vivo este programa a las 7: 00 pm…

Ana Luisa Brown (2024-01-16). Cuba to boost tourism industry at Fitur in Madrid. plenglish.com Madrid, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Cuba will exhibit its attractions at the International Tourism Fair (Fitur), with a diversification of offers and investment potentials, an official source said.

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-16). Smell of cut tobacco in the central province of Cuba. plenglish.com Sancti Spíritus, Cuba, January 16 (Prensa Latina) The smell of the tobacco harvest is already present in this central province of Cuba, as the cutting of sun tobacco begins and the activity continues in the capping, specialists say today.

publicbooks (2024-01-16). Haiti: What Sovereignty? publicbooks.org After winning independence, the West rushed to teach Haiti a lesson so that their revolutionary experience would not recur on the continent. Haiti suffers the repercussions of such attacks to this day.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-16). Protestas paralizan actividades en departamentos de Haití. telesurtv.net Ocurren luego de un llamado a la desobediencia que hiciera el líder rebelde golpista Guy Phillipe.

Orinoco Tribune 2 (2024-01-17). Venezuela Now Produces 96.7% of its Food Domestically: President Maduro. orinocotribune.com In 2023, the Bolivarian government achieved a slowdown in inflation, a stabilization of the exchange market, and growth in the non-oil economy. | On Monday, President Nicolas Maduro presented his annual report to the Venezuelan nation. During his speech before the National Assembly (AN), he highlighted the achievements made by his administration in 2023 amid the US economic blockade and sanctions. | "Venezuela is one of the 19 countries whose economic, commercial and human rights have been illegally and systematically violated by the United States every day for nine years," the Bolivarian leader said. | Betwee…

teleSUR, JCM, JDO (2024-01-17). Delcy Rodríguez califica bloqueo de EE.UU. a Venezuela como genocidio económico. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva en entrevista profundizó en algunos puntos económicos desarrollados en el mensaje anual de la nación por el mandatario Nicolás Maduro.

Staff (2024-01-16). President Maduro: Venezuela Suffers an Economic Genocide. orinocotribune.com A true economic genocide has been committed against Venezuela, said President Nicolás Maduro forcefully, during his annual message before the National Assembly, due to illegal sanctions that have been applied to Venezuela by the North American empire since 2015 and that continue to affect the Venezuelan people. | The head of state said this Monday, January 15, that due to the drop in oil production by 87 percent, due to the sanctions, 323 billion dollars have been lost only in oil production, which stopped entering the country. Oil production stood at more than 2.5 million barrels per day in 2015 and fell to 339…

Elsy Fors Garzon (2024-01-16). Special commission installed in Venezuela to investigate Citgo theft. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) The special commission that will investigate the theft of the assets of company Citgo Petroleum Corporation, by representatives of Venezuelan right-wing political parties and representatives of the 2015-2020 legislature, was installed here today.

Staff (2024-01-16). Venezuela's Oil Sector Registers 13% Growth in Final Quarter of 2023. orinocotribune.com The president of Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, announced during his annual message to the nation that oil activity increased in the third quarter of 2023 by 13%, managing to reach the end of the year with an increase in oil exports of 60.5%. | "Our oil activity grew by 12.99% in the third quarter of 2023," said President Maduro on Monday, January 15, from the National Assembly, "with the extraction of crude oil and natural gas increasing by 14.60%, generating an increase in oil exports of 60.46%." | From the Protocol Chamber of the Federal Legislative Palace, headquarters of Venezuela's National Assembly, the head o…

teleSUR, JCM, MER (2024-01-16). Presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, presenta mensaje anual a la nación. telesurtv.net El mensaje anual a la nación se realiza de conformidad con lo establecido en el artículo 237 de la Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela.

teleSUR, JCM, JDO (2024-01-16). Delcy Rodríguez califica bloqueo de EE.UU. a Venezuela como genocidio económico. telesurtv.net La vicepresidenta ejecutiva en entrevista profundizó en algunos puntos económicos desarrollados en el mensaje anual de la nación por el mandatario Nicolás Maduro.

teleSUR, odr, YSM (2024-01-16). Premier de Bahamas presenta medidas para enfrentar delincuencia. telesurtv.net Bahamas ha registrado once asesinatos en los últimos 14 días y las autoridades emprenden acciones para evitar que se cometan delitos.

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-16). CELAC meeting on food security opens in Chile. plenglish.com Santiago, Chile, Jan 16 (Prensa Latina) Representatives of the member countries of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) are meeting in Chile on Tuesday to review Food and Nutrition Security plan.

Lucrecia Franco (2024-01-16). Former Brazilian ambassador to China on Wang Yi's upcoming visit. america.cgtn.com Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi's first trip of the year comes as China increasingly focuses on strengthening ties in the Global South. Following his African tour, Wang Yi will then go on to visit Brazil and Jamaica. CGTN's Lucrecia Franco spoke to Luiz Augusto de Castro Neves, President of the Brazil- China Business Council (CEBC) and former Brazilian ambassador to Paraguay, China, and Japan. The visit, he highlights, is expected to further elevate Brazil and China's close partnership.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-17). Asesinan a guardia penitenciario en Sucumbíos, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El vigilante asesinado trabajaba en la cárcel Sucumbíos No. 1 y fue baleado en la vía pública regresaba a su casa tras concluir su trabajo.

Staff (2024-01-16). What it means to be a secular Muslim in India. muslimmirror.com By Alsaba Bin Yamin Muslims in India can never be unsecular. There is no scope. If they do so, that would tantamount to inviting the apocalypse. Whereas, the fellow Hindu citizenry has that scope and enjoys it for sometimes now. I am pacified by the fact that a grand Ram temple is impatiently awaiting its …

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-16). Asesinan a guardia penitenciario en Sucumbíos, Ecuador. telesurtv.net El vigilante asesinado trabajaba en la cárcel Sucumbíos No. 1 y fue baleado en la vía pública regresaba a su casa tras concluir su trabajo.

Eric Toussaint (2024-01-12). Ernest Mandel, Revolutionary Cuba and Che Guevara. counterpunch.org Introduction The 20th century was marked by victories of social revolutions with a socialist character: in the Czarist Empire in 1917, Yugoslavia in 1945, China in 1949, Vietnam in 1954 and 1975, Cuba in 1959, Algeria in 1962, and Nicaragua in 1979. This sparked major public debates among revolutionaries in these countries over the most

Staff (2024-01-12). El pulso de las olas: Instantáneas bordeando la costa (I). cubadebate.cu El día 3 de enero partimos rumbo al poblado de Boca de Banes con el objetivo de comenzar a contar las historias que pudiéramos encontrar en 10 localidades costeras del norte del occidente cubano.Muchas han sido las historias con las cuales chocamos, pero también muchas fueron las imágenes. En esta galería quisiéramos sacar algunas de esas que no formaron parte del texto original pero que de alguna forma retratan el pueblo, hablan de él y de su gente.

Staff (2024-01-12). Primer bailarín Dani Hernández designado como nuevo director de la Escuela Nacional de Ballet. cubadebate.cu El Primer Bailarín es considerado entre las figuras cimeras del Ballet a nivel mundial, fue formado bajo la guía de Fernando Alonso, Ramona de Saá, Mirta Hermida, entre otros importantes maestros.

Staff (2024-01-12). Díaz-Canel: En Cuba hay suficiente dignidad, talento y voluntad. cubadebate.cu Cada nueva medida se va a aplicar en el momento en que estén creadas las condiciones, afirmó el primer secretario del Comité Central del Partido Comunista y presidente de la República de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, durante su visita, en la tarde de este jueves, al municipio artemiseño de Bahía Honda.

Connor Echols (2024-01-11). Why won't Biden close Gitmo? responsiblestatecraft.org

Today marks 22 years since the first set of detainees arrived at Guantanamo Bay, a U.S. military base in Cuba. The camp, in the George W. Bush administration's telling, fell outside of the normal jurisdiction of federal courts and was thus free from pesky concerns like treating detainees humanely or charging them with crimes. | "Gitmo" quickly became a by-word for the worst excesses of the Global War on Terror, including torture and indefinite detention. By 2005, the New York Times editorial board

Dr James Allan (2024-01-11). Elon Musk Pwns Mark Cuban on DEI. dailysceptic.org "So when should we expect to see short Asian women in the NBA?": Elon Musk pwned US billionaire Mark Cuban this week when the former freethinker and now pusher of woke orthodoxy claimed that "diversity helps businesses".

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-11). Longina trova music festival opens in Cuba ¥s central province. plenglish.com Santa Clara, Cuba, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The 28th edition of the Longina Canta a Corona Festival (Longina Sings to Corona Festival) opened its doors in this central Cuban city with the attendance of singer-songwriters nationwide.

Internationalist 360 ∞ (2024-01-11). Cuba Endorses South Africa's Case Against Israel at the ICJ. libya360.wordpress.com Cuba supports South Africa's claim before the International Court of Justice against Israel's genocide in Palestine Statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs reiterates its deep concern at the continuing escalation of violence by Israel in the illegally occupied Palestinian territories, in flagrant violation of the Charter of the United…

John Kiriakou, Scheer Post. (2024-01-11). An Ex-CIA Agent Looks Back At 22 Years Of Torture At Guantanamo Bay. popularresistance.org January 11 marks the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the prison component of the U.S. military base at Guantánamo Cuba. The U.S. military has been at Guantánamo for decades, of course, but the idea to use the isolated base as a prison where men — and in some cases boys — who had never been formally accused of a crime could be held forever, came from the office of Vice President Dick Cheney in 2002. In the intervening years, presidents and members of Congress of both parties have ignored civil rights, civil liberties and human rights to keep this abomination open. It's up to the rest of us to deman…

Karen J. Greenberg (2024-01-11). The Stubborn Legacy of America's Response to 9/11. counterpunch.org This week marks the 22nd anniversary of the opening of the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, the infamous prison on the island of Cuba designed to hold detainees from this country's Global War on Terror. It's an anniversary that's likely to go unnoticed, since these days you rarely hear about the war on terror — and

Roy Eidelson (2024-01-11). Guantanamo: An Enduring Stain. counterpunch.org The infamous U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay turns 22 this month. Its ugly history now spans an entire generation. For those who might not remember, on January 11, 2002, General Richard Myers described Guantanamo's first arrivals as "people that would gnaw hydraulic lines in the back of a C-17 to bring it down" and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld chimed in, "To be in an eight-by-eight cell in beautiful, sunny Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is not inhumane."

publicbooks (2024-01-11). The U.S. Has Never Forgiven Haiti. publicbooks.org For Frederick Douglass, and for Black activists across the United States, there was no place more important to global Black freedom than Haiti.

Ricardo Vaz (2024-01-12). Sanctions, Leverage, and Venezuelan Sovereignty. orinocotribune.com By Ricardo Vaz — Jan 3, 2024 | The US' economic coercive measures severely constrain Venezuela's ability to negotiate with foreign corporations, VA's Ricardo Vaz explains | On October 18, 2023, the Biden administration eased select The move sparked unrealistic expectations for…

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-12). AN de Venezuela pide investigar fondos de sector opositor para campañas. telesurtv.net Parlamento crea Comisión Especial para la investigación de las y los activistas políticos de oposición por delitos en contra de los bienes de Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-12). Presidente venezolano destaca importancia de la unidad. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que ellos han sellado un juramento que "los enemigos no han entendido ni podrán entender jamás".

Ileana Ferrer Fonte (2024-01-11). ALBA-TCP condemns US actions against Venezuela's CITGO. plenglish.com Caracas, Jan 11 (Prensa Latina) The Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-People's Trade Treaty (ALBA-TCP) condemned the recent actions conducted by the US administration aimed at depriving Venezuela of its CITGO Petroleum Corporation.

Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-11). Venezuela Condemns US Supreme Court Ruling On CITGO. popularresistance.org Venezuelan Minister of Communication and Information Freddy àëáñez stated that the Venezuelan government condemns the recent decision by the United States Supreme Court to ratify the dispossession of CITGO Petroleum Corporation. | Through a social media post published Tuesday, December 9, Minister àëáñez wrote that the action violates the agreements signed in Barbados last year. According to his social media post, the measure is seen as another step in the ongoing aggression by United States institutions against Venezuela, seizing the assets rightfully belonging to the Venezuelan people.

Ultimas Noticias, Orinoco Tribune. (2024-01-11). Latin American Nations Back South Africa's Case Against 'Israel'. popularresistance.org The government of Venezuela spoke up this Tuesday to confirm its support for South African authorities who, in a case filed with the International Court of Justice (ICJ), have accused Israel of genocide in Gaza, Palestine. | In a statement, the foreign minister of Venezuela, Yván Gil cited the Israeli entity's repeated violations of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide. | "Venezuela, as a country committed to peace diplomacy, recognizes South Africa's firm and historic step in defense of the Palestinian people and international law," wrote Gil. | Likewise, he stated that Venezu…

teleSUR, hvh, JDO (2024-01-11). Venezuela insta a Guyana y EE.UU. a cese de amenazas militares. telesurtv.net El canciller venezolano, Yván Gil, señaló que las amenazas a la estabilidad de nuestra región deben ser despejadas de manera contundente.

teleSUR, JDO (2024-01-11). AN de Venezuela pide investigar fondos de sector opositor para campañas. telesurtv.net Parlamento crea Comisión Especial para la investigación de las y los activistas políticos de oposición por delitos en contra de los bienes de Venezuela.

teleSUR, MER (2024-01-11). Presidente venezolano destaca importancia de la unidad. telesurtv.net El mandatario aseveró que ellos han sellado un juramento que "los enemigos no han entendido ni podrán entender jamás".

Matthew Stevenson (2024-01-12). Anatomy of the Epstein Scandal. counterpunch.org Was there ever a better scandal for the sexual-industrial complex than that of Jeffrey Epstein, proprietor of Paedophile Island in the Caribbean and captain of the Lolita Express, a private airline with Handcuff class? I realize that Epstein, strapped into his slammer, was either murdered or committed suicide in summer of 2019, and his dark

A A (2024-01-11). Lucha contra las drogas en América Latina, a contracorriente de EU. strategic-culture.su Ante el fracaso de la estrategia punitiva impulsada por Estados Unidos en el tema del narcotráfico, surgió la Conferencia Latinoamericana y del Caribe sobre Drogas para impulsar políticas públicas que ataquen las causas. No obstante, expertos aseguran que es difícil que prosperen las propuestas | José Réyez | àönete a nosotros en , y

teleSUR, jaa, YSM (2024-01-11). Aumentan a 793 los casos de Covid-19 en República Dominicana. telesurtv.net El director nacional de Epidemiología, Ronald Skewes, expresó que el alza se debe a la expansión de la nueva variante JN.1.

Our Reporter (2024-01-12). Traffic Police Urges Public Patience During Summit: Changes in Routes for Delegates' Arrival. plusnews.ug SP Kananura Michael, the spokesperson for Traffic and Road Safety, appeals to the public for patience during the upcoming summits from January 15 to 23. The Traffic Directorate plans diversions at Serena—Kigo, Mutungo—Kitiko, and Busabala traffic lights, including security checkpoints at Munyonyo roundabout. In these changes, Motorists may face diversions at various points, such as …