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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 have reduced the government’s ability to import fuel, machinery parts, fertilizers and other agricul...

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 Hernández, Antonio Guerrero and René González reunited in Havana, Dec. 17, 2014. a bilingua...

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 Scotland and the rest of the UK. The festival will open on Wednesday 24 February with Lee Isaac Chung�...

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 Hernández during a program sponsored by the Cuba Solidarity Campaign in the United Kingdom. It was st...

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.