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Author: Osmel Ramirez

Our Family’s Attempt to Save Two Kittens

January 5, 2023January 5, 2023

There is a farm next to my house, and there is a cassava plot. Two little kittens could be heard meowing since early in the morning…

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Cuba’s Elections Were Different This Time

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022

People were making ironic jokes & mocking the triviality of the elections like never before, even after voting or on their way to do so.

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Mayari’s “Festival del Son” post-COVID-19

November 28, 2022November 28, 2022

It made its comeback amid the severe economic crisis that has rocked the country, which could be felt with a low turnout…

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The New Battle against Old “Evils” in Cuba

November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

The Cuban TV news is once again featuring stories of government efforts to combat the line placeholders, the resellers, and the self-employed

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Diaz-Canel Government’s Response to My Letter

October 22, 2022October 27, 2022

Three officials from the Mayari government came to my house to hand me the response to the letter I’d sent to President Miguel Diaz-Canel.

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Protests in Cuba and What They Mean

October 20, 2022October 20, 2022

It’s still so strange to see people take to the streets without being called on by the Government for its own interests…

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Why I voted NO in the Family Act Referendum

October 13, 2022October 13, 2022

The referendum was held on Sept. 25th. The controversial legal issues in it divided Cuban society a great deal more than any other issue.

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Support for Russia’s War on Ukraine is Unconstitutional

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022

Along with Nicaragua and Venezuela, Cuba has the discredit of making up the support group, on this side of the Atlantic for Russia’s war.

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A Family Excursion with Newly-Acquainted Friends

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022

A Facebook friend saw my family photos enjoying dips in nearby streams & rivers, that run fresh and are clean in most parts, where I live.

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Watercolor of a Paralyzed, almost Dysfunctional Country

August 11, 2022August 11, 2022

Anyone living in Cuba can testify to the disaster we are experiencing, of this dysfunctional and dead-end system that is called “continuity”.

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