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Author: Isbel Diaz

Isbel Diaz 

Cuban Court Puts Vinales Agro-ecological Project at Risk

May 10, 2018May 10, 2018 Isbel Diaz 2 Comments

On Wednesday, Cuban ecologist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola was sentenced to a year in prison during a summary trial which took place at Vinales Municipal Court, in the western province of Pinar del Rio, putting a key agro-ecological project and its future in jeopardy.

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Havana Punks Released, but…

April 12, 2018 Isbel Diaz 0 Comments

Early Monday morning, the group of eight teenagers and a minor, who had been arbitrarily arrested by Cuban police on Friday April 6th, were released. Threatened with heavy fines or jail, in the end they were given a Warning Letter that can be used against them in the future.

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New Police Arrest of Havana Punks

April 8, 2018 Isbel Diaz 0 Comments

The latest repression against teenage Cuban punks took place on Friday, April 6, on Havana’s popular G Street. Such arbitrary actions of the police agents in Cuba resounds.

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Cuba Looks to Expand its Open Pit Nickel Mines

November 10, 2017December 18, 2017 Isbel Diaz 0 Comments

Cuba’s nickel industry is looking to expand its strip mines in search of this precious metal. According to Juan Ruiz Quintana, the managing director of Mining at the Ministry of Mines and Energy, “geological studies to discover new areas rich in this and other metals” are underway.

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Venezuelan petrocasas: a Polluting Solution for Cuba

November 3, 2017November 8, 2017 Isbel Diaz 3 Comments

Losing your home or roof after a hurricane hits can be one of the most awful experiences you can ever have. Maybe protected by this sad reality, the Cuban government is taking the luxury of building the famous Venezuelan petrocasas (“oil houses” a kind of family house that is produced en masse), using the carcinogen PVC.

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Trees Are NOT the Problem

October 7, 2017October 7, 2017 Isbel Diaz 0 Comments

The effect of Hurricane Irma on the trees of our cities has been devastating, but perhaps the worst is the treatment given by people and institutions in charge of hygiene and the city order, ripping off the last green branch, discarding strong and healthy trees.

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The Ghost of Hydraulic Willpower returns to Cuba

June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 Isbel Diaz 6 Comments

The new “State Plan to tackle Climate Change”, is trying to pick up on one of the most disastrous experiences of Communist(?) willpower in the 20th century: Hydraulic Resolve. The consequences for the flora, fauna and water table are numerous.

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GMOs in Cuba: More Questions than Answers

May 29, 2017 Isbel Diaz 6 Comments

Once again, Cuban TV has brought up the subject of GM crops on its “Pasaje a lo Desconocido” show, where two experts on the subject, with opposite views, discussed the impact of this technology, which has been present in Cuba for some time now.

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Havana Mall Hikes its Prices

May 12, 2017 Isbel Diaz 6 Comments

The Galerias Paseo shopping center, located in the Cuban capital, surprisingly hiked up the prices of the majority of its products, which I myself was able to confirm. It was done in secret and not even the salespeople were aware of it.

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May 1st in Cuba: No Compromise!

May 1, 2017 Isbel Diaz 2 Comments

In preparation for International Workers Day in Cuba, the offensive from the official media has been the usual, overwhelming, full of empty, decontextualized, grandiose phrases that lack any substance. It bores and distresses.

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