By Fidel Castro Ruz, Granma. One of the most serious terrorist acts committed against Cuba was the in-flight sabotage of a Cuban airliner after it left Barbados with 73 people aboard. Orlando Bosch and Posada Carriles directed the sabotage, and the Cuban 5 have worked to thwart such actions.
Continue reading →By Staff, Prensa Latina. The self-proclaimed provisional prime minister of Libya, Mahmoud Jibril, validated confirmations by other leaders of the National Transitional Council (NTC) on the death of Muammar Gaddafi on Thursday, although new images suggested a brief death by execution.
Continue reading →By Fidel Castro Ruz, Prensa Latina. Two days ago on Friday October 14, Granma and Juventud Rebelde, the Communist Party and Youth League newspapers, published a brave and energetic message from Rene Gonzalez, Hero of the Republic.
Continue reading →By Fabrizio Tassinari, Rasmus Alenius Boserup, Project Syndicate via Al Jazeera | Jake Lippincott, IPS | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The word revolution is so casually bandied about these days that it is quickly losing all meaning. Nevertheless real revolutions are happening. Tunisia’s is a case in point.
Continue reading →By Jesse Hagopian, Truthout | Isabel Macdonald and Isabeau Doucet, The Nation and Canadian Centre for Investigative Reporting | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A supposed reconstruction of Haiti’s schools by the Clinton Foundation and the Inter-American Development Bank is exposed in two articles as a textbook case of the shock doctrine.
Continue reading →By Dialogue 200 and Jubilee South Network, Press Release. We support the demands of our partner organizations in Haiti, who reject the presence of this occupation force and demand that the UN, instead of bringing new problems such as rape, murder and the cholera epidemic that has so far claimed more than 6,000 lives, proceed to apply exemplary sanctions and offer compensation to the victims.
Continue reading →A Poem by Fina Garcia Marruz | Translated by Kathleen Weaver. (English | Spanish)
Continue reading →Courtesy of H. Montas | Ángel M. Nieves-Rivera, Inoculum | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A little research into the mycology of the island of Hispaniola discovered that the type of mushroom in diri ak djondjon is probably Psathyrella coprinoceps. The same superb scientific article provides two delicious recipes! Bon appetit!
Continue reading →Courtesy of Valiera, 5-Star Foodie. Though the name literally means sweet-potato bread, this Haitian treat is more like a baked pudding. The secret is to use white sweet potatoes, also called boniatas.
Continue reading →By Enrique Berruga Filloy, El Universal | Translated by Brandee Bilotta, Watching America | Princeton University | Pew Research Center. For the first time in 60 years, the net traffic of Mexicans to the United States has been reduced to zero and perhaps even shows a negative balance. (English | Spanish)
Continue reading →By Staff, Xinhua via COMTEX and GTW | Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haiti’s Senate has ratified Garry Conille, a Duvalierist Clinton aide and U.N. employee, as Prime Minister. See Conille translate for his boss, Bill Clinton, in the accompanying video.
Continue reading →Commentary by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Viengsay Valdés is the Prima Ballerina of the Ballet Nacional de Cuba. She is considered the best ballerina in the world and one of its greatest dancers ever.
Continue reading →By Roberto Hernandez, Havana Reporter via Prensa Latina | MEDICC. Cuban and U.S. education systems differ in that the first one gives priority to treating the patient without a large display of high technology.
Continue reading →By Michaëlle Desrosiers and Franck Seguy, A l’Encontre | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | Translated by Diaro Octubre. MINUSTAH almost exclusively attacks those who are most despised, humbled, and impoverished. (English | French | Spanish | Portuguese)
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