Caribbean countries to benefit from new PAHO agreement
Washington (Trinidad&Tobago Guardian): Caribbean countries are to benefit from the renewed agreement between the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) and Bloomberg Philanthropies to enhance civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems in the Americas.
U.S. slashes visa duration for some African nationals amid policy shift
Abuya (Africanews): The United States revised its visa reciprocity policy for Nigeria and Ghana, limiting tourist, business and academic travellers to single-entry visas valid for three months, according to a notice by the U.S Embassy in Nigeria.
Centro Fidel Castro inicia homenaje al líder de la Revolución cubana
La Habana (Prensa Latina): El Centro Fidel Castro Ruz lanzó un programa de actividades en conmemoración del aniversario 99 del natalicio del líder histórico de la Revolución cubana.
CARICOM urged to tackle misinformation and strengthen regional justice framework
Georgetown (CARICOM): Prime Minister Mia Mottley of Barbados has made an urgent call for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to confront two mounting threats to the Region’s existence, the spread of fake news and the persistent challenge of citizen insecurity.
Trump, candidato al Nobel de la Paz: cuando el mundo camina del revés
Opinión (Estrategia.la): El gesto no es una anécdota diplomática, sino el emblema de una deriva política preocupante. Netanyahu no acudió a Washington a apaciguar, sino a consolidar un proyecto: la reconfiguración del conflicto palestino-israelí bajo un relato de paz autoritaria.
Rubio sanctions UN human rights official who called for criminal action against Israel
Washington (Politico): Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced new sanctions targeting a top U.N. Human Rights Council official who has been critical of Israel’s offensive in Gaza, alleging the human rights expert has spearheaded a “campaign of political and economic warfare against the United States and Israel.”
Lula: Brasil usará ley de reciprocidad contra tarifas de EE. UU.
Brasilia (Agencia Brasil): El presidente brasileño Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva manifestó que el aumento de un 50 % en los aranceles aplicados a todos los productos brasileños exportados a Estados Unidos será respondido mediante la Ley de Reciprocidad Económica.
President notes US tariff announcement
South Africa Government News Agency (SAnews) July 9. 2025, Pretoria (SAnews): President Cyril Ramaphosa has noted the correspondence from the United States (US) President Donald Trump on the unilateral imposition of a 30% trade tariff against South Africa.
Cuba’s Top Diplomat to U.S. Notes Blockade Hurts Black Americans and Cubans Alike
The Washington Informer July 9, 2025, Washington (The Washington Informer): Cuba’s Deputy Director of U.S. Affairs Johana Tablada offered a sobering but impassioned critique of current U.S. policy toward Cuba, where she called on Americans — especially African Americans — to pay closer attention to the consequences of decades-long sanctions and misinformation.
Carta de evangélicos argentinos: “No es Moisés… es como el Faraón”
Página 12 Julio 9, 2025, Buenos Aires (Página 12): “El presidente argentino Javier Milei suele compararse públicamente con Moisés en tanto libertador del pueblo o paladín de la libertad.
