Image via the PCC By Nuvpreet Kalra, Common Dreams “ Cuban eye doctors in Jamaica are the only reason why my grandmother didn’t go fully blind in one eye after she got a botched surgery. The work they’ve done for rural and poor Jamaicans is immeasurable, ” wrote a Twitter user last week after the first set of Cuban doctors and nurses left Jamaica. Two weeks ago, hundreds of Jamaicans marched in a “gratitude walk” to thank Cuba for the 50 years of medical solidarity that th

The South African Communist Party on imperialism, the war on Iran, BRICS, Lebanon, Cuba and Venezuela. South African Communist Party 14th Plenary Session of the 15th Congress Central Committee Statement - Excerpt related to the international situation. (For the full statement: South African CP, 14th Plenary Session of the 15th Congress Central Committee Statement ) 27–29 March 2026, COSATU House, Braamfontein, Johannesburg Rebuild working-class power, defend sovereignty, ad

All images via Estudios Revolución By Alina Perera Robbio, translated from the Spanish "We know we are the owners of a country that we build and defend every day." Early Thursday morning, Meyvis Estévez Echevarría, a member of the Central Committee of the Party, the Council of State, and First Secretary of the National Committee of the Union of Young Communists (UJC), delivered the main address at the Anti-imperialist Youth Parade “Here, with Fidel” on the Havana Malecón, nea

Cuito Cunavale estatua Angola By Vijay Prashad En el “Parque de la Libertad” ( S’kumbuto ), a las afueras de Pretoria (Sudáfrica), hay un Muro de los Nombres que rinde homenaje a los hombres y mujeres que murieron en la lucha por liberar a Sudáfrica del apartheid. Entre ellos se encuentran los nombres de dos mil setenta soldados cubanos que murieron en Angola entre 1975 y 1988 por la liberación del sur de África. Se dice, sin embargo, que dos mil doscientos ochenta y nueve cu

Choosing renewables over fossil fuels would mean fewer wars and less economic disruption in the U.S. and around the world. Matthew T Rader, https://matthewtrader.com, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons By Sonali Kolhatkar The war on Iran has caused the biggest oil supply disruption in history, as oil tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falters. Taken together with this year’s invasion of Venezuela, home to the world’s largest proven oil reserves , and the Trump admin

Image via the PCC Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish "Thank you Russia. Thank you President Putin. Thank you crew members of the tanker Anatoly Kolodkin who, upon docking in a Cuban port with your valuable cargo of fuel, bring us the certainty of a friendship proven in the hardest moments, as so many times throughout history." This is how Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cub

Battle of Cuito Cuanavale Memorial in Angola By Vijay Prashad In ‘Freedom Park’ (S’kumbuto) outside Pretoria (South Africa), there is a Wall of Names that honors the men and women who died in the fight to liberate South Africa from apartheid. Amongst these are the names of two thousand and seventy Cuban soldiers who died in Angola between 1975 and 1988 for the liberation of southern Africa. It is said, however, that two thousand two hundred and eighty-nine Cubans died in that

The tanker in Matanzas Via Granma and the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish MATANZAS - After several months without spotting an oil tanker in Cuban waters, a Russian tanker arrived in the bay of Matanzas on Tuesday morning carrying 100,000 metric tons of crude oil. As stated in a press release, the load will enable the National Electric System and other economic activities to continue operating for about 10 days. It was specified that, from the refining of

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Image via the Communist Party of Cuba By Raúl Antonio Capote, translated from the Spanish While the world focuses its attention on other conflicts, Cuba has become the scene of an unprecedented communication offensive. Be careful, we are not talking about an invasion in the style of the last century; This is more subtle, and perhaps that is why more dangerous. It is a war designed to shape perceptions, sow doubts, fabricate realities. Three techniques are, with surgical preci

Image via Granma on Facebook Various Sources The Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin, carrying approximately 100,000 tons of crude oil and flying the Russian flag, arrived in Cuba Monday, March 30 according to the Russian Ministry of Transport. It is currently in the port of Matanzas, awaiting unloading. This aid shipment from Russia marks the first oil tanker to arrive in Cuba in about three months, a consequence of the oil blockade imposed on the Caribbean nation following

Image via Vanguardia de Cuba on Facebook Various Sources 15,600 tons of rice from the People’s Republic of China arrived in Cuba on Friday, March 27. The shipment is part of a broader aid package through which China plans to deliver a total of 90,000 tons of rice in two rounds, reflecting both humanitarian intent and deepening ties between Havana and Beijing. The 15,600‑ton batch, transported aboard the vessel Loyalty Hong, fulfills a major portion of China’s pledged assistan

Fidel Castro with Elián González, July 14, 2011, Cárdenas, Cuba -- image via X By Macdonald Stainsby There are so many things about Fidel Castro that jump to mind. For me? The aspect that stands out more than his incredible charisma, the successes of the revolution in medicine and education, or even the battles won in the Bay of Pigs or Southern Africa? His skill and ability to see where a particular political struggle was going to go into the future, and what the long term w

Image via the PCC Via Granma, translated from the Spanish The blockade does exist, it is real, and it has an ongoing effect on Cuban Public Health. This Friday, Deputy Minister Dr. Julio Guerra Izquierdo explained on the television program Mesa Redonda the direct and harsh impact of the United States Government's policy against Cuba. He noted that this policy has intensified over the past two months, creating a blockade to prevent fuel from reaching the country. He stressed t

What I witnessed over those days was not the Cuba of Western propaganda. It was a country enduring a 66-year siege, and a people who, against all odds, continue to build, create, and care for one another. Aid arriving in Cuba via the Nuestra América Convoy, March 18 -- image via the Progressive International on X By Gerardo Delgado, Common Dreams I traveled to Cuba this month. As a Cuban American, that sentence carries the weight of longing born of an estrangement from my ro

Image via the PCC By René Tamayo León, translated from the Spanish On Wednesday afternoon, at the Palace of the Revolution, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) and President of the Republic, welcomed Mr. Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Panama. The Head of State, accompanied by Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla, a member of the Political Bureau and the Mini

“There can be no clearer example of a violation of human rights than the economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba.” By Muhemsi Mwakihwelo How can one describe a situation where one country prevents another from establishing friendly relations or engaging in trade with other countries? How can one describe a situation where one country prevents another from buying or selling goods, including essential items such as medicine, spare parts, machinery, and energy

Image via the KKE Condemnation of the United States’ economic stranglehold on Cuba – The people of Greece stand with Cuba! Communist Party of Greece (KKE) Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos addressed the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels on the grave humanitarian situation in Cuba, condemning the United States’ economic strangulation of the island. In his speech, he stated: “We condemn the United States’ economic strangulat

The U.S. wants to curb international medical brigades. Some countries cave in to these demands, but others resist. Cuban internationalist medical personnel -- image via the Communist party of Cuba By Volker Hermsdorf, junge Welt, Berlin, 27 March 2026. Translated by Helmut-Harry Loewen. U.S. President Donald Trump not only has his military bomb civilians, schools, and hospitals, but he also endangers the health and lives of countless patients in regions that depend on the hel

CPS in Solidarity with Cuba 26 March 2026 The Communist Party of Swaziland hereby issues this formal declaration of solidarity with the Republic of Cuba and calls upon the working class of Swaziland, progressive movements throughout Africa, and the international community to provide substantive support during this critical period. The Communist Party of Swaziland formally condemns the prolonged economic embargo imposed by the United States against Cuba. This blockade constitu