Osmel Ramirez, Author at Havana Times

here’s my analysis of the new economic measures announced by Economy minister Alejandro Gil on October 12th.

Is Trump or Biden Better for Cuba?

The US presidential election between Trump and Biden takes place on Nov. 3rd. Foreign elections always make us Cubans a little bit jealous…

I finally managed to buy wall tiles for our bathroom, some four weeks ago. I had waited years to have the money to be able to buy them.

The government’s strategy to dollarize part of Cuba’s retail market is another clear sign of its dependence on emigration.

Osmel Ramirez asks: Do we really have farm cooperatives in Cuba? “Nobody cooperates with anyone anymore or it’s very rare.”

The Cuban media is giving great importance to the Russian Covid-19 vaccine called Sputnik V as well as the potential Cuban vaccine “Soberana”

It was a tense night on Sunday, waiting for tropical storm Laura to hit. Its visit to Mayari caused some damage but no loss of life.

Osmel Ramirez writes about preparations for Tropical Storm Laura in his municipality of Mayari, Holguin, Cuba.

On August 3rd, my youngest daughter, Alisay, turned 5 years old. I love to celebrate birthdays…

The reality is that over half of the people present were left without and I was lucky enough to get mine.