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The Alarms Sound in Cuba

The week has been charged with emotions for the Cuban government with the visits of a nuclear powered US submarine and a Russian warship.

Communication with the imprisoned Cuban artist is not being permitted in his first week of hunger strike.

They have been bombarded with salsa and cooking classes, catamaran trips in Varadero, rides on brightly colored vintage US cars and…

After recovering from the C-section, we went home with a baby girl weighing 5 kgs and the new life of first-time parents on our back.

There’s a cat that comes to sleep in my building lately. It’s white & grey with a big head. It almost always has its face covered in scratches

My father passed away in Cuba on the night of July 11, 2023. As the National News on Cuban TV would say: from a “long and difficult illness.”

The highs will be between 32 & 34ºC (90 and 93 F) & the lows between 24 & 26ºC (75 and 79 F). The sea surface temperature will be 30ºC (86 F)

Silvio’s stubborn political commitment, silence when it’s time to speak out – when almost nobody is safe – will also catch up with him.

An old classmate from pre-university was arguing with me about the “Special Period” years. According to him, we’re much worse off now.

The noble idea of empowering Cuban entrepreneurs with Small and Medium Sized Businesses (MSMEs) hasn’t bore fruit like it should have.