Thousands of cancelled flights around the world, schools, offices and other workplaces closed and a lot of uncertainty regarding the immediate future due to the COVID-19 pandemic, show that 2022 did not start better than last year ended.... More
The year has barely begun and already the Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, is once again drawing criticism for his irresponsible statements on vaccination against COVID-19, when in the South American nation the new variant Ómicron is already present, which, although apparently less lethal, is a threat to all, especially those not immunized.... More
Neither the vaccination process, through which 87 percent of Cubans received three doses of Abdala or Soberana, nor the affirmation that Omicron is more contagious, but less lethal, should arouse the belief that in this Caribbean nation the pandemic has passed.... More
Since my days as a young diplomat in the distant 1960, in the heights of Quito, I keep in one of my diaries a thought of Martin Fierro that now the CELAC ministerial summit in Buenos Aires brought to my memory.... More
Cuba has memory and keeps its history alive. The Homeland is nourished by the thoughts and actions of men and women who fought to bequeath us the country we have today, sovereign and independent and working to forge a better future for its children.... More
Americans remain as divided on many issues as they were last January, the country remains threatened by violence, and justice is far from unraveling the scope and masterminds of the assault on the Capitol in Washington.... More
Although COVID-19 brought affectations and put a pause in several works, in the past year it was possible to improve the population's access to drinking water and sanitation, an essential human right endorsed in our Constitution.... More
The year 2022 began with new actions by the United States against Cuba, as part of the criminal blockade it has maintained for almost six decades against the Cuban people in an attempt to asphyxiate it economically. Hence, the affected sector is tourism, the driving force of our country's economy.... More
The United States once again played the card of Venezuela's ghost president, Juan Guaidó, despite the balloon being deflated, at a time of a slight upturn in the South American country's economy, even in the midst of brutal sanctions.... More
The 60th anniversary of special education is remembered in Cuba at a time of accentuated complexities related to the pandemic caused by the new coronavirus.... More
COVID 19 kept the world in check during the last two years; it led to the collapse of health systems, paralyzed economic activities and increased existing inequalities. Now, with its high infection rate, Omicron, the new variant first detected late last November in South Africa, is raising new doubts about the much-needed global recovery.... More
In the South Atlantic, in the Argentinean sea, some 600 kilometers from the coasts of Patagonia, lies the archipelago of the Malvinas Islands, whose sovereignty is tirelessly claimed by Argentina, in view of the illegal occupation of that territory by the United Kingdom since 1833.... More
Cuba has been among the 35 countries with the lowest infant mortality rate in recent years, but COVID-19 has left its mark on infants and pregnant women.... More
2022 will be an election year in Latin America and the Caribbean, where presidents and members of legislative bodies will be elected. Attention is focused on the processes in Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica, in view of the advance of progressive forces in recent months in other nations of the region.... More
Cubans must strive in 2022 to mitigate material shortages and inflation, for which they have a government strategy.... More
