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Congress rejects vacancy request for "moral incapacity" against Castillo

The Congress of Peru rejected this Tuesday with 46 votes in favor and 76 against the vacancy motion against President Pedro Castillo, which closes for now the impeachment attempt promoted by the

December 8, 2021

Cuba

The number of political prisoners in Cuba rises to 712, denounces Prisoners Defenders

Cuba held at least 712 political prisoners this December, compared to 134 in the same month last year, the Human Rights organization Prisioners Defenders (PD) reported on Tuesday. The entity, based in

December 8, 2021

Cuba

PLD says Chamber of Accounts “is an arm” of the MP

Charlie Mariotti, secretary general of the PLD offered details at a press conference. The Dominican Liberation Party (PLD) warned yesterday that it will not sit idly by in the face of what

December 8, 2021

Dominican Republic

Ecuador’s Parliament asks president to clarify Pandora Papers issue

The motion presented by legislator Alejandro Jaramillo, of the Democratic Left, required the endorsement of 70 assembly members and managed to accumulate 82 votes in favor, while there were 33 negative and

December 8, 2021

Cuba

Cuban filmmaker Rolando Díaz denounces the "despicable" acts of repudiation to repress the 15N

The repression on the island frustrated, “with despicable acts of repudiation,” the march of November 15 (15N), events that marked “a before and after in the recent history of Cuba,” the filmmaker

December 8, 2021

Cuba

Infotep opens a modern training center in San Francisco de Macorís

The National Institute of Professional Technical Training (Infotep) reported this Tuesday that it opened a training center in the new Cibao Sur Regional Directorate, to offer technical training services, advice and encouragement

December 8, 2021

Dominican Republic

Guatemalans complied with the traditional Burning of the Devil

The ritual of purification of the spirit and the home through fire seeks to remove the evil represented by the character with a tail and a trident as a prelude to the

December 8, 2021

Cuba

Jonathan Torres’ mother will start a hunger strike in a church to demand his release

Bárbara Farrat Guillén, mother of Jonathan Torres Farrat, one of the young people imprisoned for the protests on July 11 (11J) in Havana, has carried out two 24-hour fasts and confirmed to

December 7, 2021

Cuba

El Salvador enters three months after the use of bitcoin as a payment currency

El Salvador marks three months this Tuesday since the implementation of bitcoin as a payment currency alongside the US dollar, amid the expectations generated by the announcement of the construction of what

December 7, 2021

Dominican Republic

2021 National Journalism Prize Announced in the Dominican Republic

Luna, with 73 years of professional practice, is a pioneer of radio journalism in the country, a professor at the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, producer of the television program At

December 7, 2021

Cuba

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