Just because Cubans can't afford or find enough food to eat, and medicine shortages plague the island, that doesn't mean the Communist Party elite have to suffer. While Cubans are going hungry and wondering how to survive another day, Manuel Alejandro Marrero Medina, the son of Cuban prime minister Manuel Marrero, is vacationing in Spain
The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela is situated on the northern coast of South America. Home to an estimated population of 29.1 million, it covers around 916,445 square kilometres which includes the Andes mountains and the Amazon Basin Rainforest. Its main export is oil. Venezuela was colonized by Spain in 1522 but continued resistance led in 1811 to it becoming the first Spanish American country to declare independence. A chequered political history followed which saw dictatorships rise and fall, as well as military coups.
By Laura Becquer Matanzas, Cuba, Aug 5 (EFE).- Burn scars are a constant reminder for firefighter Francisco del Toro of the events of Aug. 5, 2022, which saw the start of a blaze at an oil-storage facility here that would become the largest industrial disaster in Cuba’s history. “I was off that day, but they …
The plane crash, the tornado in Havana, Covid-19, the protests, the explosion at the Hotel Saratoga, and the fire at the Supertanker Base have been disasters that have put his management to the test. DIARIO DE CUBA begins a look back at Miguel Díaz-Canel's five years in power.