Izet Samá has no regrets about her decision to devote every waking hour to her mission as pastor of the Presbyterian-Reformed  Church, guiding a small congregation in the Cuban province of Havana. But being a young, black woman meant the challenge she had to face to become what she is... » read this article

US Supreme Court Ruling against the Cuban Five Reverberates in the Media HAVANA, Cuba, June 16 (acn) The US Supreme Court's refusal to review the case of five Cubans serving long sentences for their efforts to combat terrorism reverberated through the local and international media on Monday. The judges decided... » read this article

The Organization of American States voted Wednesday to revoke the 1962 measure suspending communist Cuba, overturning a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere. "The Cold War has ended this day in San Pedro Sula," said Honduran President Manuel  Zelaya immediately following the announcement. "We begin a new era... » read this article

Editor's Note: Ali Priméra (1942-1985) was a legendary composer, singer, poet and revolutionary activist here in Venezuela and remains so today, even 24 years after his death. In the music video below, he remembers Ché in his song, "Comandante Amigo". Ali's birthname was Rafael Sebastián Primera Rosell but he was known as... » read this article

Cuba's revolution has its origins in the struggle against Spanish colonialism, which intensified in the second half of the 19th century. An uprising in 1895 sealed the fate of Spanish colonialism, but victory was snatched from the people by a US expeditionary force in 1898. Cuban revolutionary Jose Marti, who... » read this article

Reflections of Fidel What went through my mind TODAY the presence of the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in Cuba was announced. The carrier is a young Mexican citizen who is studying medicine in our country. The only thing that can be affirmed for now is that the CIA did not... » read this article

(Taken from CubaDebate) CARTER is the only ex-president of the United States that I have had the honor of knowing, apart from Nixon, who had not as yet become president. I had visited Washington to take part in a press conference that represented a difficult challenge for me, given the... » read this article

Editor's Note: We missed this one! Karla Jacobs was ahead of the game when she wrote her analysis of the SICA meeting and Joe Biden's visit to Central American presidents prior to the all-important Summit of the Americas - about which so much has been published in the week past.... » read this article

Editor's Note: The photo above and the NYT article below have to go down as the feel-good publication of 2009. Volumes could be written about what is to be read here "between the lines". The NYT is putting the best spin possible on this new approach to Cuba by Washington.... » read this article

Let the game begin! We are about to watch one of the most interesting political chess matches ever played on the international stage. Perhaps the most honest statements in today's AP news report, "US eases Cuban travel, money restraints" - are the words, "U.S. telecommunications firms were freed to seek business... » read this article

"In the midst of fleeting sound bytes and images, we often hear the who, the what and the where of news stories but are often missing the how and why. We get the news story but not the Back Story. Providing perspective on politics, people and places, with a special... » read this article

Despite considerable pressure to change continuous, aggressive commercial practices  waged against Cuba for half a century, the U.S. agency in charge of harassing  providers serving the island nation has just lodged a fine of $20,950 against  Lactalis USA, U.S. subsidiary of French giant Lactalis. According to the Miami mafia press,... » read this article

We are pleased to herald the collapse of the U.S. embargo against the Cuban nation. What is interesting about the lifting of the embargo is the way it is presented in the corporate media. On March 8, Rory Carroll, writing for the The Guardian (UK), reported: "Obama will use spring summit to... » read this article

So, for argument’s sake, let’s pretend the United States is a just and fair society. You might have to stretch your imagination, but that’ll be good mental exercise for you. Now suppose that nearby the United States there is another country, one so inherently evil as to be off-limits to... » read this article

Editor's Note: Compare the amazing strides the Cuban has taken to conserve energy and develop alternatives to fossil fuels with the abysmal efforts of other western governments. Compare the success of Cuba's "energy revolution" with the energy wasted and wars and occupations in oil producing countries practiced by western nations.... » read this article

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HAVANA, Cuba, Nov 1 (acn) Venezuelan doctor, Yesy Mendoza Alameda, who graduated in 2007 from the Latin American Medical School in Havana (ELAM), praised the ethical and professional educational training Cuba offers and she thanked Fidel Castro for the opportunity.    Dr. Mendoza spoke to ACN as one of the... » read this article

Editor's Note: Read THE LAW OF THE JUNGLE  for Fidel Castro's response to the current world economic crisis and coming 2008 elections in the United States. - LMB Friends and foes have called Cuba many things - a progressive beacon, a quixotic underdog, an oppressive tyranny - but no one has... » read this article

Havana, Sep 30 (Prensa Latina) Over 7,000 writers and artists worldwide have slammed the policy of harassment by the US government against Cuba, whose economy has been damaged after the passing of two powerful hurricanes. Solidarity messages from prominent artists, politicians and academics, among others, visit every day the website... » read this article

Hurricanes Gustav and Ike are now part of Cuban history. While there were some collapsed portions of old buildings in the capital and problems for some with phone service and electricity primarily due to fallen trees, most Havana residents, like our family, are back to relative normality after the anxious... » read this article