[Cuba has long been a leader in Socialist medicine. They were the first to eliminate mother to child HIV transmission and have long considered health care to be a right. They continue this leadership role during the Covid-19 crisis. Despite being embargoed and having limited access to international goods, most notably pharmaceuticals, the nation has... Continue Reading →
Fidel Castro, Leader of Cuban revolution, passes away
Fidel Castro, Leader of Cuban revolution, passes away From llco.org On Friday the 25th of November, 7pm local time, Fidel Castro, the former leader of Cuba, passed away. Fidel Castro served as the leader of Cuba from 1959 to 2008, when he stepped down due to health issues and his advanced age. Fidel Castro was... Continue Reading →
Hurricane Matthew: Caribbean in the Cross-hairs!
[As Hurricane Matthew gains strength it is important to remember how these extreme weather events caused by global warming effect people from Third World nations. Many have expressed concern for Haiti in particular. Haiti is the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere. It has been the victim of the most US military interventions in history.... Continue Reading →
U.S. Secretly Infiltrated Cuba’s Hip-Hop Scene To Spark Anti-Government Movement: Report
by By DESMOND BUTLER, MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN, LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ HAVANA (AP) — A U.S. agency's secret infiltration of Cuba's underground hip-hop groups scene to spark a youth movement against the government was "reckless" and "stupid," Sen. Patrick Leahy said Thursday after The Associated Press revealed the operation. On at least six occasions, Cuban... Continue Reading →
Diplomat: US won’t curtail support for activists in Cuba
[The US cries out for human rights in other countries while ignoring its own abhorrent record at home and abroad. The imperialists will not stop their interference with Cuban affairs. What remains to be seen is the effects the thawing of relations will have on Cuba and its people. Time will tell. -Uziel] WASHINGTON (AP)... Continue Reading →
Obama Unveils ‘New Approach’ On Cuba As Former Foes Chart New Course
[The USA ends its embargo. This is a mixed blessing. It will allow people in Cuba a higher standard of living, but it will also increase US influence in Cuba. Obama certainly justified his move by saying it will allow the US to better influence Cuba's development. On the good side, the Cuban 5 prisoners,... Continue Reading →
Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba
[USAID is a CIA tool. People need to understand this. --NP] Our men in Havana: US used young Latinos to foment revolutionary moods in Cuba (RT) The US secretly sent young Latinos to Cuba to trigger the political unrest, says a new leaked report. The ‘traveling spies’ working undercover within health and civic programs were... Continue Reading →
US contractors profiled ‘Cuban Twitter’ responses
[Private spooks illegally spying using social networking.. NP] US contractors profiled 'Cuban Twitter' responses As part of a program shrouded in secrecy to build a "Cuban Twitter" on the Communist-governed island, Cambronero profiled Cuban cellphone users, categorizing them as "pro-revolution," ''apolitical" or "anti-revolutionary." The social media network, paid for by the U.S. Agency for International... Continue Reading →
Cuba demands US cease ‘covert actions’
Cuba demands US cease 'covert actions' Havana (AFP) - Cuba demanded Friday that the United States cease its "illegal and covert actions" against the communist country following disclosures Washington set up a Twitter-style application there. The White House on Thursday acknowledged the existence of the social media scheme but denied it was secret or intended... Continue Reading →
Hernandez, heroine of Cuban revolution, dies at 92
[Even though the Cuban revolution was not truly socialist, it still represented progress, an anti-imperialist victory. Women have always played key roles in revolution. "Women hold up half the sky," said Mao. Fighting without women, who make up the majority of the adult population, is like fighting with one hand tied behind your back. Women... Continue Reading →
Overwhelming UN vote against US embargo of Cuba
[The United States continues to wage its economic war against Cuba. Even though world opinion is overwhelmingly against the United States, the United States maintains its economic embargo. One of the most powerful economies in the world seeks to strangle one of the smallest. Even in the face of this bullying, Cuba continues to survive... Continue Reading →
Brazil hires 4,000 Cuban doctors to treat poor
[Even though Cuba was never truly socialist, its developmental model borrowed aspects of socialist societies. One of Cuba's greatest successes is its healthcare system, which matches many of the best in the world. Brazil's choice of relying on Cuban doctors is recognition of this. It is also an example of Third World solidarity. -- NP]... Continue Reading →