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Part 1 of 7 part series on the history of the Caribbean narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Showing posts with label Cuba. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cuba. Show all posts
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Video: Redemption Song Episode 2: Out of Africa
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Part 2 of 7 part series on the history of the Caribbean narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Part 2 of 7 part series on the history of the Caribbean narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Video: Redemption Song Episode 3: Paradise Lost
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Final part 3 of 7 part series on the history of the Caribbean narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Final part 3 of 7 part series on the history of the Caribbean narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Video: Redemption Song Episode 4: La Grande Illusion
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Part 4 of the 7 part series narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Part 4 of the 7 part series narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Video: Redemption Song Episode 5: Worlds Apart
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Part 5 of a 7 part series narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Part 5 of a 7 part series narrated by the late Stuart Hall.
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Video: Redemption Song Episode 6: Following Fidel
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Part 6 of a 7 part series on the West Indies narrated by Stuart Hall.
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Part 6 of a 7 part series on the West Indies narrated by Stuart Hall.
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Video: Redemption Song Episode 7: Shades of Freedom
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Final part 7 of 7 part series on the history of the West Indies narrated by Stuart Hall.
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Final part 7 of 7 part series on the history of the West Indies narrated by Stuart Hall.
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Video: The Secret History of How Cuba Helped End Apartheid in South Africa - Democracy Now!
As the world focuses on Tuesday's historic handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro, we look back at the pivotal role Cuba played in ending apartheid and why Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandela's memorial. In the words of Mandela, the Cuban "destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the white oppressor ... [and] inspired the fighting masses of South Africa." Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cuba's victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa. We speak to Gleijeses about his new book, "Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991," and play archival footage of Mandela meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba.
Monday, April 28, 2014
Costa Rica government warned US against launch of 'Cuban Twitter,' now demands answers
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) — The Costa Rican government says it's still waiting for the Obama administration to explain why it launched the secret "Cuban Twitter" network from inside the Central American nation's borders despite warnings in 2009 that the plan could jeopardize the two countries' diplomatic relations.
In an interview with The Associated Press, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo said efforts to affect other countries should not be carried out from inside Costa Rica.
He said his government had not received an answer to its question, which he said was delivered a day after the AP reported on April 3 that the U.S. Agency for International Development funded the secret program to stir political unrest in Communist-ruled Cuba.
"I think it's inappropriate to use an embassy in Costa Rica for this type of operation that harms a third country," Castillo said. "We're not filing a complaint. The point is that embassies accredited in Costa Rica don't have to submit their plans or programs for the Costa Rican government's approval."
In an interview with The Associated Press, Costa Rican Foreign Minister Enrique Castillo said efforts to affect other countries should not be carried out from inside Costa Rica.
He said his government had not received an answer to its question, which he said was delivered a day after the AP reported on April 3 that the U.S. Agency for International Development funded the secret program to stir political unrest in Communist-ruled Cuba.
"I think it's inappropriate to use an embassy in Costa Rica for this type of operation that harms a third country," Castillo said. "We're not filing a complaint. The point is that embassies accredited in Costa Rica don't have to submit their plans or programs for the Costa Rican government's approval."
Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Video: Russia, Caribbean and Latin America to strengthen defenseties - Press TV
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has announced a plan to establish military bases in Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela.
The negotiations with the Latin American countries also include the use of infrastructure and refueling sites in these countries. The agreement is part of a series of actions aimed at increasing Russia's presence in Latin America. The US presence in Ecuador, Honduras and Venezuela and its reactivation of its fourth Fleet in 2008 to establish a base in Colombia was a significant event. The move raised regional leaders' concern and prompted initiatives such as the South American Defense Council and talks with Russia and China. To the US Southern Command General John Kelly, however, the sudden increase in Russia's military outreach merits closer attention, as he says Moscow's motives are unclear. He warned the US Senate that China, Iran and Russia have made a concerted effort in recent years to bolster their presence and influence in Latin America. For a decade now, Russia has been working consistently in forging bonds with Latin American countries in its pursuit for a multipolar world. This effort includes diplomatic visits and investments in military modernization. For instance, this partnership meant about 14.5 billion dollars in arms sales to Venezuela from 2001 to 2013.
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
Video: Cuban Punch-Up - The boys who fought for Castro - BBC Four
Documentary which follows the stories of three young hopefuls through eight dramatic months of training and education as they prepare for the biggest event of their lives so far, Cuba's National Boxing Championship for Under-12s. But during the season, crisis strikes - Fidel Castro is taken ill and all of Cuba's Olympic boxing champions defect to the USA. As the championship draws closer, the Cuba that the boys have been taught to believe in is at a historic crossroads.
Monday, February 24, 2014
A hidden scandal: the U.S. program for the defection of Cuban doctors
One of the initiatives in the petty war of attrition , the U.S. government against Cuba is the Cuban Medical Professional Parole called program of the Department of State ( 1 ) which aims to achieve the defection through bribery, medical brigades that integrate Cuban solidarity in the world .
This is a real moral scandal around which the media , which have all the details about the case , prefer silence , since talking about this unfortunate episode would force them to reveal the immense solidarity provided by Cuba in the field of medicine , for example , the fact that this country has more than 37,000 health professionals cooperating in 77 poor countries , the world's largest index, representing 45 % of South - South cooperation programs in Latin America , or even 40% care against cholera in Haiti , of eye surgeries performed free of charge and that reached a million and a half people without resources , were performed in this country by Cuban health professionals , or that Cuba currently has about 4,000 medical students with scholarship studies from 23 countries , including the U.S. .
That everything that is done by a poor and blockaded country like Cuba is very strong so allow yourself to be made known to the public , to which the mainstream media only show the shortcomings and deficits Cubans .
This is a real moral scandal around which the media , which have all the details about the case , prefer silence , since talking about this unfortunate episode would force them to reveal the immense solidarity provided by Cuba in the field of medicine , for example , the fact that this country has more than 37,000 health professionals cooperating in 77 poor countries , the world's largest index, representing 45 % of South - South cooperation programs in Latin America , or even 40% care against cholera in Haiti , of eye surgeries performed free of charge and that reached a million and a half people without resources , were performed in this country by Cuban health professionals , or that Cuba currently has about 4,000 medical students with scholarship studies from 23 countries , including the U.S. .
That everything that is done by a poor and blockaded country like Cuba is very strong so allow yourself to be made known to the public , to which the mainstream media only show the shortcomings and deficits Cubans .
Erisbel Arruebarrena becomes Haitian citizen, signs 5yr, $25m deal with Dodgers
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) -- The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena to a $25 million, five-year contract Saturday.
''We think he adds to our major league club at some point this year,'' Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said.
The Dodgers had been negotiating with Arruebarrena for several days. The 23-year-old infielder defected from Cuba last fall, establishing residency in Haiti. He has been working out in the Dominican Republic, according to the Colletti. Colletti said Arruebarrena still has to acquire a work visa.
''We'll get him as soon as we can get him here,'' Colletti said. ''We need to see him on an everyday basis.''
Arruebarrena was a teammate of Yasiel Puig's in the Cuban League from 2010-11. He is touted for his defense but Colletti said his offense still needs work. Still, Arruebarrena was starting shortstop for Cuba in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and batted .375 with four runs and two RBIs in six games.
''We think he adds to our major league club at some point this year,'' Dodgers general manager Ned Colletti said.
The Dodgers had been negotiating with Arruebarrena for several days. The 23-year-old infielder defected from Cuba last fall, establishing residency in Haiti. He has been working out in the Dominican Republic, according to the Colletti. Colletti said Arruebarrena still has to acquire a work visa.
''We'll get him as soon as we can get him here,'' Colletti said. ''We need to see him on an everyday basis.''
Arruebarrena was a teammate of Yasiel Puig's in the Cuban League from 2010-11. He is touted for his defense but Colletti said his offense still needs work. Still, Arruebarrena was starting shortstop for Cuba in the 2013 World Baseball Classic and batted .375 with four runs and two RBIs in six games.
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
BrutEdge presents Spirit Migration: the flowing, the fleeting, the spectral
BrutEdge Gallery is proud to present “Spirit Migration: the flowing the fleeting, the Spectral” a group show of Haitian and Cuban artists due to open January 12, 2014 and running through March 8. Contemporary art from the Caribbean where ideas and beliefs hybridized with the clashing of cultures, reflects this assemblage approach in art practices today, especially in works of a religious or spiritual nature.
Ebbing between existential angst and glimmers of that which endures beyond us, art that attempts to represent that supernatural domain just beyond reach is universally recognized as part and parcel of the very impetus to create. In the Caribbean especially, where cultures have crashed together, battled and become an assemblage of disparate ideas and customs – it is religious or spiritual art that challenges viewers most directly with representations of the sacred and the profane.
A spectre of the sacred often haunts contemporary Afro-Caribbean art, whether by directly aspiring to represent a spiritual ideal allegorically or by virtue of reminding us through the use of materials that the profane sphere, that of everyday human experience, is mostly devoted to the pursuit of worldly desires. These desires represented by materials encoded from their previous purposes, now coated with the residues of decay, destruction and the passage of time, function as memento mori. It is this interpenetration of the sacred and the profane – as a flowing, fleeting and spectral experience that this exhibit highlights with a selection works of Haitian and Cuban artists.
Ebbing between existential angst and glimmers of that which endures beyond us, art that attempts to represent that supernatural domain just beyond reach is universally recognized as part and parcel of the very impetus to create. In the Caribbean especially, where cultures have crashed together, battled and become an assemblage of disparate ideas and customs – it is religious or spiritual art that challenges viewers most directly with representations of the sacred and the profane.
A spectre of the sacred often haunts contemporary Afro-Caribbean art, whether by directly aspiring to represent a spiritual ideal allegorically or by virtue of reminding us through the use of materials that the profane sphere, that of everyday human experience, is mostly devoted to the pursuit of worldly desires. These desires represented by materials encoded from their previous purposes, now coated with the residues of decay, destruction and the passage of time, function as memento mori. It is this interpenetration of the sacred and the profane – as a flowing, fleeting and spectral experience that this exhibit highlights with a selection works of Haitian and Cuban artists.
Sunday, January 12, 2014
VIDEO: Freeing the Cuban 5 // Latin America Conference (UK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEbwkN1ZEmw
The revolution continues, ending the blockade and freeing the Miami 5 (Cuban 5).
Speakers: George Galloway MP; Arnold August; Dodie Weppler-Grogan
December 7th 2013
The revolution continues, ending the blockade and freeing the Miami 5 (Cuban 5).
Speakers: George Galloway MP; Arnold August; Dodie Weppler-Grogan
December 7th 2013
Monday, January 6, 2014
VIDEO: Haiti vs Cuba // 2012 Caribbean Cup DECEMBER 14, 2012
1st Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mt36Xsv5uE
Haiti Men's National Team faces Cuba in group A exhibition on December 14, 2012 at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
2nd Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6TDeYlFApI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mt36Xsv5uE
Haiti Men's National Team faces Cuba in group A exhibition on December 14, 2012 at Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda.
2nd Half
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e6TDeYlFApI
Sunday, January 5, 2014
'Cuba will not abandon Haiti or his government' says Cuban President Raul Castro
SANTO DOMINGO. Cuban President Raul Castro said in his speech on Wednesday January 1 in Santiago de Cuba, to mark the 55th anniversary of the Revolution, that his country will never abandon the Haitian people, who always said, will have its modest collaboration .
This statement, which drew applause from the thousands of guests to the activity occurred at a time when Castro referred to the date of Haitian independence, also a first of January, which said it had a great impact on Cuba, noting that not a few veins runs Haitian Oriental blood.
"Both nations have had to pay a high price for daring to confront the dominant empires," Raul said, while reiterating proclaimed "brother Haitian people and their government, the Cubans never abandon you, and always will have our modest contribution. "
Striking was the applause he received this part of Castro's speech, leaving the room feeling that the warning was related to a recent event, and not an event, such as the Haitian independence, that day 210 years were fulfilled.
On the Haitian event, Castro said it was the first revolution in Latin American and Caribbean region, "which was also the first and only victory of a revolutionary movement led by black slaves who fought against this shameful system while for national independence ".
Why the judgment of the TC?
From the tone of the speech and the strong reaction of the audience, not the few people who watched on television Cuban President concluded that it was a reference to the current situation created from Case 168-13, which sets nationality criteria issued by the Dominican Constitutional Court.
Even, you can see some similarity in the recent warning made Nicolás Maduro, that "mess with Haitian who messes with Venezuela," and Raul Castro that never leave the Haitian people, not their government.
DL - Google Translated
This statement, which drew applause from the thousands of guests to the activity occurred at a time when Castro referred to the date of Haitian independence, also a first of January, which said it had a great impact on Cuba, noting that not a few veins runs Haitian Oriental blood.
"Both nations have had to pay a high price for daring to confront the dominant empires," Raul said, while reiterating proclaimed "brother Haitian people and their government, the Cubans never abandon you, and always will have our modest contribution. "
Striking was the applause he received this part of Castro's speech, leaving the room feeling that the warning was related to a recent event, and not an event, such as the Haitian independence, that day 210 years were fulfilled.
On the Haitian event, Castro said it was the first revolution in Latin American and Caribbean region, "which was also the first and only victory of a revolutionary movement led by black slaves who fought against this shameful system while for national independence ".
Why the judgment of the TC?
From the tone of the speech and the strong reaction of the audience, not the few people who watched on television Cuban President concluded that it was a reference to the current situation created from Case 168-13, which sets nationality criteria issued by the Dominican Constitutional Court.
Even, you can see some similarity in the recent warning made Nicolás Maduro, that "mess with Haitian who messes with Venezuela," and Raul Castro that never leave the Haitian people, not their government.
DL - Google Translated
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Video: The secret history of how Cuba helped end apartheid in South Africa - Democracy Now!
As the world focuses on Tuesday's historic handshake between President Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro, we look back at the pivotal role Cuba played in ending apartheid and why Castro was one of only five world leaders invited to speak at Nelson Mandela's memorial. In the words of Mandela, the Cuban "destroyed the myth of the invincibility of the white oppressor ... [and] inspired the fighting masses of South Africa." Historian Piero Gleijeses argues that it was Cuba's victory in Angola in 1988 that forced Pretoria to set Namibia free and helped break the back of apartheid South Africa. We speak to Gleijeses about his new book, "Visions of Freedom: Havana, Washington, Pretoria, and the Struggle for Southern Africa, 1976-1991," and play archival footage of Mandela meeting Fidel Castro in Cuba.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Cuban writer Eldys Baratute visits Haiti schools
Port au Prince -. Eldys Baratute Cuban writer visited several schools in Haiti after participating in the first edition of the International Book Fair in the country, reported Prensa Latina today to diplomatic sources the island.
This appointment came in the capital from 12 to 15 last, had to Venezuela as guest of honor nation and recognized the work of the Haitian writer Frankétienne, candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.
Baratute centers was in primary and secondary education, where donated books and shared with students about reality and customs of their homeland.
This appointment came in the capital from 12 to 15 last, had to Venezuela as guest of honor nation and recognized the work of the Haitian writer Frankétienne, candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2009.
Baratute centers was in primary and secondary education, where donated books and shared with students about reality and customs of their homeland.
Wednesday, December 11, 2013
Russia forgives billions in Cuban debt, opens trade
Russia has announced that it will forgive Cuba’s multi-billion dollar debts, while opening the way for more investment and trade between the two countries.
Russia and Cuba quietly signed an agreement to write off 90 percent of Cuba’s USD 32 billion debt to the former Soviet Union, Russian and European diplomats said.
Russia and Cuba quietly signed an agreement to write off 90 percent of Cuba’s USD 32 billion debt to the former Soviet Union, Russian and European diplomats said.