Latin America

Customs and traditions

Something is rotten in the state of Spain

Flying Dutchman - February 10, 2021

I try not to purchase fresh vegetables and fruit at supermarkets here in Spain because I want to avoid unnecessary packaging and there are...

Chinese politics

Taiwan office in Guyana a flash in the pan

Flying Dutchman - February 6, 2021

On February 4th, 2021¨Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) announced that according to an agreement inked with the Guyanese Department of Foreign Trade on...

Culture

When Santa Claus drives a bus

Flying Dutchman - December 24, 2020

Christmas 2020 will be remembered in most Christian countries as a very special occasion, even though for all the wrong reasons! I’m currently in...

Chinese history

Cuba, Red China’s first stronghold in the Caribbean

Flying Dutchman - October 29, 2020

The world’s largest and smallest communist states, the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Cuba became close friends on September 28th, 1960. After anti-communist Cuban...

History

Juan Domingo Perón, Argentinian president and populist demagogue

Flying Dutchman - October 9, 2020

Controversial, but undisputedly popular former Argentinian president and founder of the Peronist movement, Juan Domingo Perón, was born in the province of Buenos Aires...

Culture