President Raul Castro suggested that U.S.-Cuba relations will not fully improved until the economic giant lifts its 50-year blockade of Cuba. President Castro made the remarks in the opening session of the two-day Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) summit in Costa Rica. CELAC is a coalition of the 33 Latin American and Caribbean nations, representing around 600 million people. »

Newly elected President Edgar Chagwa Lungu named Patriotic Front (PF) national chairwoman Inonge Mutukwa Wina as the country’s vice president, the first woman to serve in the position. »

University students and youth from Sancti Spiritus will stage the traditional torch march which is held every January 27th, to mark the birthday anniversary of Cuban National Hero Jose Marti. According to a local youth organization source, the march will be started after an address by the President of the University Student Federation (FEU), Alejandro Clemente Triana. The torch parade »

President Evo Morales addressed a ceremony at the pre-Colombian ruins of Tiwanaku on Wednesday, vowing to continue to promote Andean Socialism and indigenous values. »

The International Committee for the Freedom of the Cuban 5 invites all who have been part of the struggle to free the Five to join this celebration.»

About a thousand members of solidarity-with-Cuba groups came to Sancti Spiritus during 2014, which exceeded the number of foreign visitors received in the previous year, said sources of the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples (ICAP).»

French President Francois Hollande condemned the mass shooting Wednesday that has left at least 12 dead at the Paris office of satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.  »

Dilma Rousseff was sworn in Thursday for a second term as president of Brazil. In her inauguration speech she promised to continue fighting extreme poverty.»

Since December 17 we have been living some very intense days. The hours have not been nearly enough time to respond to the hundreds of messages that we have received through many different ways.»

The Global Climate Change Meeting of Social Movements of the countries of ALBA-TCP will take place in September or October, ahead of the critical COP 21 summit in Paris.   »