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Family farm in Cuba innovates production with a clean energy mix

Combining technologies and innovations to harness the potential of solar, wind, hydro and biomass allows Finca del Medio to be a leader in Cuba in the use of clean energy, which is the basis of its agro-ecological and environmental sanitation…

G77 plus China summit draws up proposals for action

The participants in the Group of 77 plus China Summit, which begins Friday in Havana, have drawn up several proposals for action, according to Rodolfo Benítez, director general of Multilateral Affairs and International Law at the Cuban Foreign Ministry. Benítez…

Migration becomes more feminised in Cuba and brings with it new challenges

Emigrating was an agonising decision for Cuban Ana Iraida. She left behind family and friends; in her backpack she carried many aspirations, but also the fear of being harassed on the journey to the United States. “My salary and that…

Micro-vegetables and sustainable urban food systems in Cuba

The possibility of learning how to grow micro-vegetables, expand their diet and even add a possible source of income led Grispina Torres and Lauce Reyes to the course to encourage the production and consumption of these nutritious foods in Cuba’s…

National Ballet closes season of premieres on Cuban stages

The Sala Avellaneda of the National Theatre hosts today the closing of the season of performances of the National Ballet of Cuba, marked by the talent of the dancers and pieces by renowned international choreographers. The series of performances that…

The Havana Syndrome Case Cracked

Even before the attack on the homeland of the weather balloons, the Havana Syndrome tested America’s mettle. The Havana Syndrome was first reported in Cuba in 2016. The mysterious malady initially afflicted US embassy staff in Havana, especially those attached…

Chomsky and Prashad: Cuba Is Not a State Sponsor of Terrorism

Cuba, a country of eleven million people, has been under an illegal embargo by the United States government for over six decades. By Noam Chomsky and Vijay Prashad Despite this embargo, Cuba’s people have been able to transcend the indignities…

Yanis Varoufakis’ speech in Cuba on a new Non-Aligned Movement: Because we must!

The co-founder of DiEM25 gave a speech at the Havana Congress for a New International Economic Order in Cuba Why build a New Non-Aligned Movement to struggle for a socialist, democratic and liberating New International Economic Order? Because we must! This…

Gibara International Film Festival concludes in eastern Cuba

The 16th edition of the Gibara International Film Festival came to an end in this eastern Cuban city, after almost a week of audiovisual screenings, concerts, theatrical presentations, photographic exhibitions and other activities, it was announced today. At the closing…

MLC or Philosopher’s Stone?

The lucky one, He turns a blind eye. And the vilified, meat from the sling. Dignity is spent, Like a philosopher’s stone. Profit and greed, yes, Form the bosses. Letter to Violeta Parra (theme by Silvio Rodríguez). *The philosopher’s stone…

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