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By Róger Calero February 8, 2021 Stepped-up measures imposed by the U.S. imperialist rulers as part of its economic war against the Cuban people and their socialist revolution are having a serious impact on the country’s agricultural production. Sanctions on Venezuelan shipments of oil to Cuba, tighter restrictions on travel to the island from the U.S., limits on family remittances, and other obstacles to Cuba’s access to hard currency ha...

February 1, 2021 Right, “The Jury’s Verdict” by Antonio Guerrero, photos left, Estudios RevoluciónAbove right, “The Jury’s Verdict” by Antonio Guerrero depicts fellow prisoners loudly applauding Cuban Five on their return after they were convicted, which he called “the first act of solidarity with our cause.” Above left, Cubans in Holguín celebrate release of remaining members of the Five. Below, from left, Fernando González, Ramón Labañino, Gerardo He...

Credit: Glasgow Film Festival Glasgow Film Festival, which runs from 24th February to 7th March 2021, has revealed the full programme for its 2021 festival, with screenings hosted on Glasgow Film’s new online viewing platform Glasgow Film At Home. The programme contains 6 World premieres, 2 European premieres and 49 UK premieres. Originally planned as a hybrid in-cinema and online festival, GFF21 will now take place online only, due to the lockdown restrictions affecting most of Scot...

Interview with Gerardo Hernández, leader of Cuba’s Committees for the Defense of the Revolution January 18, 2021 Committees for the Defense of the Revolution, together with other mass organizations, are organizing working people to increase food production through “From your neighborhood, plant your little plot” program. Third from right, Gerardo Hernández, CDR national coordinator. Below are major excerpts from remarks made by Gerardo He...

Ana Maria Martinez is suing Netflix for defamation over her portrayal in the 2019 film "Wasp Network." The film dramatizes efforts by the Castro regime during the 1990s to infiltrate and spy on Cuban exile political groups in Miami.

>> officials are very coy about that. they dont want to do anything to jeopardize getting americans released but look, secretary kerry didnt give a nod to the fact that talks are on going. he told christiane that there are talks about issues of getting the americans released, getting there price nears -- prisoners but there was a swap for alan gross for the cuban five and the other agents. there is a president here. i think we need to watch this space certainly its not ripe yet but i do think th...

Board to reconsider request to have her sentence changed to life in prison. the 47-year-old is scheduled to be executed tonight for involvement in the stabbing death of her husband in 1997 shes the only woman on death row in georgia. prosecutors say she plotted with her boyfriend, gregory owen to kill her husband. she was initially denied clemency by state board of pardons and parole last week. new images of fidel castro published in cubas state run newspaper. they show him with the cuban five...

Bad idea? >> let us know. >> it was a nice excuse to play a seinfeld clip. he loves the show. to me it says more about the success of seinfeld that it was from from 198 9 to 1998. >> shows how nuts everybody is which is normal. >> i have a problem curb your enthusiasm how much better i feel about myself. >> other stories making headlines to tell you now. new years eve celebrations are turning terrifying for a family in brazil. watch this. [screams] >> they were watching fireworks from a balcony ...

Kidney or liver problems. using invokana® with a sulfonylurea or insulin may increase risk of low blood sugar. its time. lower your blood sugar with invokana®. imagine loving your numbers. ask your doctor about invokana®. a bizarre new twist following theistic u.s. cuba agreement. one of the cuban spies as part of a prisoner exchange twine the united states and cuba returned home to his obviously pregnant wife. got a lot of folks asking how did that happen? during the negotiations to free p...

He was discovered in 1995. u.s. officials said his work was instrumental in identifying three cuban spies and was said to have provided information to uncover the so-called cuban five. cases u.s. authorities say years after he went to prison. >> what you want to do is get as many as these spies, people who are working for them as possible and thats why you can take a very long time, even after the spy was incarcerated initially by cuba. >> reporter: human rights activists say trujillo was held a...