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Receiving an Important Package in Cuba

The insensitivity and incompetence of most Cuban state institutions make ordinary Cubans’ lives more miserable, painful and unbearable.

The US has repeatedly voiced its concerns about human rights violations in Cuba. They’re right, human rights are being violated in Cuba.

Even though it was earlier in the month, I’d like to tell you my thoughts about this special day that was Mother’s Day in Cuba.

Cuban agriculture has been in crisis for decades now, but it’s a lot more visible today because of more drastic consequences.

I smiled as the San Pedro Sula taxi driver regaled his experiences. Nobody captures life better than a life-battered Honduran.

I decided to talk about this issue as mental health isn’t given much importance in Nicaragua. Many suicides among young people are a result.

Her husband left her back in 1994. That night, Fidel Castro went on TV to give the green light to anyone who wanted to leave Cuba.

While I keep an eye on the coffee maker so it doesn’t explode, I think of Todd Carmichael, the coffee sourcer and his Dangerous Grounds show.

“Christ, all that people have done today is complain to me about their country”. I said it out loud, as if addressing a group. Sin embargo,,,

Thirteen years ago on May 1st, a group of citizens paraded through Havana. “Down with Bureaucracy, Long live the Workers”, were their slogans.