Pedro Morejón, Author at Havana Times

The Cuba Book Fair in Pinar del Rio

A fair like any other, where books – the fake star of these events – was cast to the back of our collective consciousness, like it always has.

“The country is making progress and that hurts them”, or “better is possible”, are some slogans the Government is pushing in its fake press”

For those of you who don’t know the story, Aguedo Morales was a teacher born in Consolacion del Sur, who was killed in Nicaragua in 1981.

I traveled to Mantua, Pinar del Rio’s smallest municipality last week. With difficult access, in the far northwestern part of the province.

Duannys Moreno Sánchez became known in Cuba during the sad days of the fire in the supertankers of Matanzas in August, 2022.

Bukele said that you can walk anywhere in Cuba at 2 AM without being in danger, that it’s a very safe country in his opinion.

I remember my classmates from primary school. There were 12 of us in the class, now there’s only three of us left in Cuba.

Sponsor is the most used word in Cuba right now, ever since the Biden Administration decided to implement a new visa policy for migrants.

When Fidel Castro took power we were told we would all be equals, but this promise never amounted to more than rhetoric used in propaganda.

I can’t make excuses or victimize myself, victims never win. I’m a man, only worth the few grains of rice I’m able to contribute to the world.