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A Canadian’s Experience in the Mountains of Granma, Cuba

I’ve been going to Cuba for many years, sometimes twice a year right up until Covid, and have made many good friends.

Today, dedicating oneself to some private business activity is considered normal and even well-regarded, like starting a business in general.

My aunt tells me, laughing—though what she’s talking about is no laughing matter—that she ran into a friend and they wanted to chat.

The man finished listening to the WhatsApp voice message from his son. He massaged his temples, without smiling, without feeling joy…

Today’s featured musician is trombonist Juan Pablo Torres from Cuba with the song “When Day Breaks” from the album “Together again” (2000).

Another university student warns, amid the advance of dollarization, that the country “also belongs to those of us who don’t have dollars”.

“Nothing ever comes to the ration store. We’re living off the small private businesses, off hot dogs that cost 450 pesos.”

Today’s featured musician is Candido Camero from Cuba with the song “I’m On My Way” from the album “Beautiful” (1971).

The Trump administration informs migrants that their work permits have been “revoked” and must be returned to USCIS.

Two doctors said that the bank told them it did not have the foreign currency to pay them what they were owed for their work in Angola.