Cuba’s Nonalignment: A Foreign Policy of Peace and Socialism
In Cuba, “nonalignment” has never meant being neutral, and has always meant being opposed to attempts to divide humanity. By Manolo De Los Santos / Globetrotter Though Bandung in Indonesia and Havana in Cuba couldn’t be farther apart geographically—with each…
The People’s Summit for Democracy Offers a Progressive Vision to Counter U.S. Dominance in the Region
By Sheila Xiao and Manolo De Los Santos / Globetrotter In a recent interview, Brian Nichols, the U.S. assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, was asked the question that is on everyone’s mind ahead of the June 2022…
Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall arrive in Cuba for first-ever official royal visit
by Stephanie Petit From People Queen Elizabeth has never made a state visit to Cuba, which came under Communist rule in 1959 by Fidel Castro Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall just made royal history! The couple touched down for the latest…
Political leadership in the Caribbean
From Trinidad Daily Express The remarks in this commentary were spoken in a television interview in Grenada on the day that Fidel Castro, the former president of Cuba, died. The discussion centred on whether contemporary Caribbean leaders lacked the courage…
Fidel Castro survived more than 600 assassination attempts, many of them endorsed by the CIA
By Tito Ojo-Medubi From Inquisitr Fidel Castro died of natural causes after surviving over 600 assassination attempts, CNN is reporting. The controversial Communist leader ruled Cuba under the brunt of a one-party state from 1959 to 2008. All through those…
The Editor Speaks: Upon death are all dictators forgiven?
THE HATE OF MEN WILL PASS, AND DICTATORS DIE, AND THE POWER THEY TOOK FROM THE PEOPLE WILL RETURN TO THE PEOPLE. AND SO LONG AS MEN DIE, LIBERTY WILL NEVER PERISH. – Charlie Chaplin I am not surprised at…
Caribbean politicians react to death of Fidel Castro
From Antigua Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Nov 26, CMC – Caribbean politicians were on Saturday praising the life of Fidel Castro, the former Cuban leader who died on Friday and who sought to improve relations between his Communist island and the…
Pope Francis grieves, prays for atheist revolutionary Castro
From Newsmax Pope Francis said the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was “sad news” and that he was grieving and praying for his repose. Francis expressed his condolences in a Spanish-language message to Fidel’s brother, President Raul Castro…
Trump: ‘Brutal Dictator’ caused ‘Unimaginable Suffering’
From Newsmax U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Saturday that his administration, which takes office Jan. 20, would “do all it can” to help boost freedom and prosperity for Cuban people after the death of Fidel Castro. “Today, the world…
Obama says history will judge Castro’s impact on world
From Newsmax U.S. President Barack Obama in a statement on Saturday offered his condolences to Fidel Castro’s family and added that history would judge Castro’s impact on Cuba and around the world. “At this time of Fidel Castro’s passing, we…