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June 6, 2010
Venezuela’s Petrocaribe Programme is Critical to Many Caribbean Nations

Over the past three years, the 14 Caribbean countries that signed the Petrocaribe agreement have received between 120,000 and 140,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela on preferential terms. One BBC report noted that Petrocaribe assistance to Caribbean nations (other than Trinidad and Barbados) is vital as it has saved the region from experiencing an economic crisis.

Over the past three years, the 14 Caribbean countries that signed the Petrocaribe agreement have received between 120,000 and 140,000 barrels of oil per day from Venezuela on preferential terms. One BBC report noted that Petrocaribe assistance to Caribbean nations (other than Trinidad and Barbados) is vital as it has saved the region from experiencing an economic crisis.

May 29, 2010
Guantanamo Still on Track for Closure, Despite Opposition

The United States remains on the path to close down the notorious prison camp of  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Obama administration is still moving within its power to proceed with these plans even though, due to several snags, the January deadline has been exceeded.

The United States remains on the path to close down the notorious prison camp of  Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The Obama administration is still moving within its power to proceed with these plans even though, due to several snags, the January deadline has been exceeded.

There were many things contributing to the hold up including, but not limited, to inconsistencies in prisoner information, as well as opposition from some congress members and the issue of finding countries prepared to accept them all.

February 11, 2010
Jamaica and Cuba Form Health Partnership: Regional Eye Centers Offer Hope

Four years ago, Cuba and Jamaica embarked on a mission to provide desperately needed routine and critical eye care for people of Jamaica, and the Caricom region in general.  The Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Project has, since its inception, screened some 20,000 patients, and performed over 4,000 eye surgeries to treat cataracts and other anomalies in patients who otherwise may never have received care. 

Four years ago, Cuba and Jamaica embarked on a mission to provide desperately needed routine and critical eye care for people of Jamaica, and the Caricom region in general.  The Jamaica/Cuba Eye Care Project has, since its inception, screened some 20,000 patients, and performed over 4,000 eye surgeries to treat cataracts and other anomalies in patients who otherwise may never have received care.  The joint effort brought a team of eye specialists, nurses, and necessary equipment from Cuba to establish the base clinic, while training teams of Jamaicans to operate the eye ce

January 10, 2010
Latin America Initiates Own Currency Market

Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Bolivia, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica- will be initiating the use of its own currency, the “sucre,” in a system independent of the current world monetary system. The virtual debt management system enables trade between the nine member nations.

The Bolivarian Alternative for the Americas (ALBA) trade group -member nations: Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua, Honduras, Ecuador, Bolivia, Antigua and Barbuda, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and Dominica- will be initiating the use of its own currency, the “sucre,” in a system independent of the current world monetary system. The virtual debt management system enables trade between the nine member nations.