The Heads of State of 31 of the 33 nations that comprise the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC by its Spanish acronym) met in Havana on 28 and 29 January in a Summit whose high level guests reflected the importance and recognition of this regional integration process.

International Women's Day is coming up in a couple of weeks, so it's worth looking at an issue that's extremely important both for women's rights and welfare as well as for any country's overall economic health: female labor force participation.

When we mention the debt crisis the first images that come to mind are the marches and protests in the streets of Madrid or Athens. But the negative impact of the debt system on the lives of the people is felt all over the world.

«Héctor Pesquera, president of Puerto Rico's Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano (MINH), thanked President Maduro "for recognizing the reality that Puerto Rico cannot be outside of the Latin American caucus" and that CELAC offered an "exit of colonial chains to become a republic".»