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Castro, Trump and Cuba from Two Shores

There’s something that seems suspicious to me in Florida and it’s that most Cubans, intellectuals or otherwise, automatically become Republicans as soon as they reach the US.

As Cuba Mutates, I’m the Misfit

Here in Havana, every time I have to go and get a document sorted out, no matter what it is for, I’m overwhelmed by a feeling of displeasure. It’s because I know that I will be a victim of abusive treatment.

Is There Anything More Real Than a Kiss?

Out of the toughest problems a writer might face, none of them seemed as hard as the simple act of writing one word after another, in K’s eyes at least. Everything boils down to this, he thought.

Authoritarian Socialism in Cuba and the Change We Need

Wealth seems to be the enemy of our economic system, not poverty. And, poverty and migration seem to be the only two things that are sustainable.

My Long Journey from Havana to Miami

The distance that separates the Cuban capital to Florida is a route plagued with ghosts, dreams and nightmares. With idealism and corpses.

There was no coup in Venezuela

There was no coup d’etat in Venezuela on April 30th. Twenty-five militarymen with a few tanks, on a highway bridge that passes in front of La Carlota military base (in East Caracas); weren’t going to overthrow any government.

Cuba: May 1st Celebrations Show Support for the Revolution

As if 86.85% of the referendum vote (in favor of the new socialist Constitution) wasn’t enough, this May Day, Cubans sent a clear message to their enemies about what they want when millions of workers and their families joined parades in every square and street across the country, reaffirming the overwhelming support for the Revolution and its leaders.

What’s Life Like in Cuba?

A friend called me from Canada asking how things were here, especially in my Guantanamo. In love with Cuba, and its people, he is up-to-date on our beloved Island’s current situation and knows about the food shortages that have increased in recent months and the uncertainty that takes over many families’ lives.

Being a Full-Time Nurse in Cuba

It’s been a while since I’ve written anything for Havana Times, some readers might have thought that I had got tired of writing. The thing is, though, that my mother suffered a fracture and I am looking after her around the clock.

Anything Can Happen on a Urban Bus in Cuba

Even though we witness things every day that leave us speechless, some things stand out more than others and strike us a little more. If there is a place in Havana where things like this happen almost every day, then that’s at bus stops or even on buses.