Snack time had come to a school located on the periphery of Havana. With it, the astonished students observed how their teacher — from one moment to the next — transformed into an efficient vendor of sweets and candy.
Read MoreOne time I had an argument with a private taxi driver, and from that moment on I knew I’d never get in his cab again, even if when there’s not another one.
Read MoreAs a result of the changes now underway in Cuba, several people have written me to share their views regarding the impact they are experiencing — or foresee suffering — in their daily lives.
Read MoreThere exist jobs that have remained outside the self-employment legalization process that the Cuban government is now implementing.
Read MoreIt is not only Cuba’s youth who have been feeling the bitter consequences of this decline in values. The elderly are also seeking ways to adjust to a society where “anything goes.”
Read MoreI saw him whisk by like he’d done so many times before, reveling in the speed of his skates, with his white hair tossed around by the wind and with a look of curiosity about everything that surrounded him.
Read MoreI don’t know of another “animal exhibitor” in Cuba except for the man in the photo, the sole person who does this work listed by the Ministry of Labor as one of the 178 types of jobs for which self-employment is now permitted.
Read MoreLuismi, who regularly sends in comments to Havana Times, has fallen captive at the feet of philosophy. He began amusing himself with the play of opposites and tongue twisting paradoxes, but later doubt began gnawing at him.
Read More“We’re going to the Alamar Cultural Center? Today a rock group is playing that maybe you’re familiar with; they’re called ‘The Kents,’” announced my friend and classmate.
Read More“In my opinion it would be prudent to conceive of the participation of the workers in the leadership of socialist government enterprises through the election, ratification or replacement of cadre,” said E. Gonzalez in a letter to the editor.
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