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A Little Cuban Girl and a Chance to Choose

By Safie I received a phone call from a friend yesterday, who I hadn’t spoken to in some time. Her

Historically there are different repressive groups in Venezuela. Nicolas Maduro’s government formed its own repressive group: the FAES.

How Do We Survive the Pandemic & Crisis in Cuba? I always ask myself, how does my neighbor Nerys, and everyone else out of work, get by?

They are the first image we receive on the news. Their image should reflect the severity of the situation. The risk of COVID-19 is greater.

Once again, I woke up to go hunting, as we (not) so affectionately call the hard task of trying to find food recently.

I often listen to the daily briefing broadcast at 9 AM. It gives us an update about the current situation of the pandemic in our country.

The psychological alliance between a hostage and their captor, known as the Stockholm Syndrome, is visible in most Cuban people.

Hundreds of fellow Cubans find themselves stranded in different provinces as a result of regional lockdowns in recent days.

The government’s strategy to dollarize part of Cuba’s retail market is another clear sign of its dependence on emigration.

My Awareness of the Two Cubas: It’s as if I have just woken up from a long dream right now, and saw a Cuba with options, solutions.