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Cuba’s Unique Breaker Switches

Many streetlights don’t automatically turn on at dusk and off at dawn. Making sure they do is the responsibility of the neighborhood.

There seems to be many alternatives for getting paid and that our state of technology is wonderful. But how sad, it’s not like that.

For some it’s a day loaded with complex feelings and silent struggles, especially when distance & circumstances keep us physically separated.

My sister is a healthcare professional, one of the good ones. She studied dentistry and specialized in maxillofacial surgery.

Ortega and Murillo were never able to scare Rolando Alvarez into silence or get him to beg for forgiveness while in prison. Now, however…

In Cuba of the 1970s, there were no videocassette recorders, computers, or recording devices… Each moment was irreversible, like in life.

Humans shouldn’t have to sacrifice themselves so ideologies can prevail at the cost of public discomfort.

His real long-term plan is to leave the country, as he’s been waiting for the parole visa to the USA his aunt put in place for him months ago

I don’t know why I remember that trip to Varadero in 2016 so much. It wasn’t really for pleasure; we were just going to pick up a tablet…

While the higher ups roam in armored trucks, the port fills with ships loaded with luxury cars, and governors hold Ferrari exhibitions.