Havana Book Fair
CUBAN CHRONICLES by Walter Lippmann February 10, 2019 These are some pictures I took yesterday at the Havana book fair. There are captions along with each of these images giving some context. Originally published on facebook February 10 at 3:55 AM Feb 10, 2019Walter Lippmann
Cuban doctors left in Brazil without a job
Cuban doctors who decided to remain in Brazil after Cuba decided they should return to the island have found they can't get work as doctors, despite being told they would be grated work permits.
WAR AGAINST THE CHINESE ECONOMIC MODEL
WAR AGAINST THE CHINESE ECONOMIC MODEL By Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Exclusive for the daily POR ESTO! of Merida, Mexico. Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann. The growing hostility of Western governments towards China has more to do with the interests of Western investors than with legitimate security fears, according to Stephen Gowans, a Canadian […]
A FORECAST OF DONALD TRUMP’S FIASCO IN VENEZUELA
A FORECAST OF DONALD TRUMP’S FIASCO IN VENEZUELA By Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Exclusive for the daily POR ESTO! of Merida, Mexico. Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann. In late November, President Donald Trump announced that Washington had withdrawn its recognition of Nicolas Maduro as the President of Venezuela, and has now given it to […]
U.S. PLANS AGAINST CARACAS ARE WORSE
U.S. PLANS AGAINST CARACAS ARE WORSE By Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Exclusive for the daily POR ESTO! of Merida, Mexico. Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann. “Contrary to what Venezuelans believe, the objective of the United States is not to overthrow President Maduro but to apply in the “Caribbean Basin” the Rumsfeld-Cebrowski doctrine, and to […]
Vertigo in its place
Vertigo in its place Among the list of artistic works that at the time were misunderstood and even ignored, Vertigo, the film by Hitchcock, classifies as a case worthy of study. Author: Rolando Pérez Betancourt | internet@granma.cu January 25, 2019 21:01:41 A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter Lippmann. Among the list of artistic works […]
The passionate mission of continuing to invent our own model of socialism
The passionate mission of continuing to invent our own model of socialism Cuba will live a moment of great expectation, on February 24th, when it submits the new Constitution to a referendum. Author: Ariel Terrero | internet@granma.cu January 24, 2019 21:01:43 A CubaNews translation. Edited by Walter Lippmann. CAPTION: The participation of workers in […]
The Demonization of Russia by The United States
The Demonization of Russia by The United States By Manuel E. Yepe http://manuelyepe.wordpress.com/ Exclusive for the daily POR ESTO! of Merida, Mexico. Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann. In the original Cold War there was a certain balance between the contending parties. This led independent observers to believe that the Soviet Union, decimated in World […]
Mariela Castro’s comments on local Cuban TV
Mariela Castro’s comments on local Cuban TV last night about tornado damages and the recovery efforts Translated and edited by Walter Lippmann for CubaNews Yesterday in the program #LibreAcceso de #CanalHabana, which every Wednesday at 8:30 PM is hosted by journalist #BárbaraDuval, the Vice President of the provincial government, #TatianaVieraHernández reported accurate data on the […]
After the Rain
CUBAN CHRONICLES by Walter Lippmann Good morning. The lights just went on. It’s just after 2:30 a.m. on Monday, January 28th. I am writing this from Havana Cuba. We had a heavy rain storm here last night, so heavy that the local authorities turn the electricity off until just now. So my phone is in […]