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A Day Out with an Old Friend

I ran into a childhood friend. It had been over ten years since we last saw each other, and we decided to spend an entire day together.

“This is a necessary process to acquire foreign currency and allow the government to control it, using it for the benefit of the population.”

In recent days, the announcement of new internet rates to take effect in 2025 has generated uncertainty among Cubans…

Vivienne Putt from Canada took our photo of the day: “Nighttime in Jibacoa, Mayabeque, Cuba”.

It was a conscious decision, he thought, because he never liked things to happen by chance or for others to decide his fate. (11 photos)

The big news at the end of this year is, without a doubt, the flight of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to Moscow.

A pound of tomatoes sells for 400 pesos (around 10% of an average monthly salary) while last January it cost 100.

Highs will be between 24 and 27ºC (75 and 81ºF), while lows from 17 to 21ºC (63 to 70ºF). Sea surface temperatures will be 26ºC (79ºF).

Prime Minister Marrero’s speech oscillated between propaganda, acknowledgment of unmet objectives set for 2024, and promises for 2025.

Generations of Cubans emerged conditioned to accept an immutable political order vertically imposed by the State.