Every afternoon, when I finish work, I head to the train station. There, alongside hundreds of passengers, a dirty, uncomfortable, slow train, which never leaves on schedule by the way because when […]
Cubans Laughing in the Face of Adversity
Dominican Republic: The cost of transport in red, in the economy of low wages
The wages of ordinary workers, who are the vast majority of Dominicans, grow at the speed of oxen. In contrast, the cost of the service that transports them in cars and minibuses to […]
US: White House Backs Rule Change That Will End Food Stamps For 3 Million Americans
In another example of the Trump Administration using the bureaucracy to circumvent intransigent House Democrats, the Department of Agriculture is taking steps to cut food stamp benefits for 3 million Americans by […]
Haiti: Intervention of Haiti in Geneva on the Dominican Republic
In the framework of the 41st Session of the Human Rights Council, which is being held in Geneva, Switzerland, from 24 June to 12 July 2019, Ambassador Pierre André Dunbar, Permanent Representative […]
In California, Illegals Come First; Californians Don’t Matter
The number of homeless Californians in the Los Angeles county has reached 58,936, New York Times reported this weekend. But Californians don’t seem to be the priority of democratic governor Gavin Newsom. Under an […]
Cuba: “Things are Tough(er)”
In reality, things have always been rough here. Ever since we are able to make sense of the world around us. However, let’s not get to jumping straight to the Special Period […]
Jamaica: Plans for $120-m homeless shelter downtown Kingston
A new shelter for homeless people in the Corporate Area is to be built on King Street, downtown Kingston, at a cost of approximately $120 million. Local Government and Community Development Minister, […]
