The study program in Cuba for a degree in medicine includes little or nothing of philosophy, social sciences or the arts. Consequently, doctors graduate grossly ignorant of those socio-cultural, political and economic matters that are indispensable for carrying out their future profession.
Read MoreThere was a deeper and more illogical explanation: The fear of doctors deserting. This is a reality that is imposed over and above any basic human concern. This is the side of the coin that shows how much Cuban family unity is really worth.
Read MoreIf this country does not embrace this technology in the immediate future, availing itself of the wide possibilities of that reserve of knowledge that is the Internet, an increasingly real possibility exists that in a few years we will have an entire nation of illiterates here in Cuba.
Read MoreA while ago my sister had to confront some rather unpleasant circumstances related to the theft of several appliances from her house. She immediately contacted a locksmith who changed all the combinations to the locks in her home.
Read MoreJulio had a promising career in Cuba’s Revolutionary Armed Forces (FAR) before being relegated to the reserves due to health problems. From very early on he had participated in two internationalist missions: one in Angola and the other in Ethiopia.
Read MoreAfter returning from Pinar del Rio Province, and perhaps as consequence of having swam in a swollen river, I began to have an ear ache. I heard my words repeated and felt as if there was water inside my head.
Read MoreOne of the new changes that took place with the recently ended summer was the elimination of the involvement of Cuban students in rural labor over their vacation months.
Read MoreRoly’s willpower is admired by everyone on the block. Several years ago he suffered a cerebral thrombosis that left him unable to move one of his legs. Though he was instructed to follow a complete exercise regime, there were few hopes that he would return to his previous life.
Read More“My son is at the age where he reads everything,” commented Juliette, a French friend of mine who’s married to a regular Cuban guy. In love with her husband and this country, she wants their son to be educated and grow up thinking like a Cuban.
Read More“Divide and conquer” is a legendary phrase that is attributed to Machiavelli and that points to a not so healthy way of achieving victory. Everything seems to indicate that, unfortunately, many of my compatriots have adopted this maxim.
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