For Jorge Garcia, being a trova musician meant much more than singing accompanied by a guitar. “It is an attitude before the world. It’s to put up with them calling you crazy in the most basic sense. It’s to have no fear of saying what you feel, even though it hurts.”
Read MoreIt will not be some imperialistic policy that reverses this revolution. If this occurs, as Fidel Castro expressed (in Nov. 2005), it would be by its own revolutionaries, whose inabilities offer the fuel that feeds the anti-socialist fire. The main danger is from within, from those “revolutionaries” suffering from blindness, authoritarianism and bureaucratic sclerosis.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities allowed representatives of the U.S. Interests Section in the island to visit a U.S. contractor detained since last December 4, announced Virginia Staab, spokesperson for the Western Affairs Section of the Department of State. In his speech during the recent parliament sessions, President Raul Castro said the official had supplied equipment to opposition groups.
Read MoreCuba plans to rehabilitate agricultural production in the Valley of Caujerí, in the eastern province of Guantánamo, thanks to a joint project with China that will make it possible to recover the irrigation infrastructure and organization, valued at 1.1 billion US dollars
Read MoreA group of Cuban intellectuals and civil society initiatives questioned the “increase of the bureaucratic-authoritarian control and obstruction of social initiatives” in a letter released in the island’s capital, reported IPS. The letter said they were in favour of a socialism “that socializes – shares – all its resources, where we all have equal access to the exercise of power,” contrary to another that “is the power of a bureaucracy against the rest of society.”
Read MoreCuba has 50 Protestant denominations, of which over half are members of the Consejo de Iglegias de Cuba (Cuban Council of Churches), which is a fellowship of churches, ecumenical groups, and other ecumenical organizations. The churches, some of which are over 100 years old, are deeply rooted in Cuban society.
Read MoreSpot Eight Differences: People in the Plaza for Juanes Concert
Read MoreI am not nor do I pretend to be an intellectual, much less a specialist in racial issues. I’m simply a person who lives and works in this country. Nor do I believe the fact that I’m a black person is relevant, because the debate on the racial question in our country is a matter that has to do with everyone; what happens is that this question is almost immediately associated with black people.
Read MorePhotographer Caridad brings us some end of year images from the Cuban capital. While the holiday season is far less commercial than in other countries there are some trimmings and people greet each other with a “Felicidades”.
Read MoreCuba’s strategic location makes it an ideal stop for Caribbean cruise routes, with Havana destined to become one of the most popular ports of call for cruise ships in the world. However, because of the U.S. blockade against the country and the fact that vessels calling at Cuban ports are prohibited from visiting the U.S. for six months, few cruise ships include Cuba. Nor can any U.S. company operate cruises to Cuba.
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