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Celebrating Father’s Day in Cuba

It is a day that is not usually given as much importance as that of Mother’s Day, but this one was different.

When the shortages got worse last year, and rice started to go missing I realized that I had to expand my root vegetable and banana crops

For as long as I can remember, Cuban women have struggled to get the right underwear, to be ready and comfortable every 28 or so days.

If there is one thing that we Cubans can all agree on, it’s the need for change. Differences begin when specifying what kind of change.

After decades of imperfect but real democratic recovery, Latin America’s main agents (elite, parties, movements) have shown a weak commitment

I think this legume is famous among us Cubans because of the love-hate relationship we have, due it being imposed on us.

Has anybody asked what happens when these heroines go home? Is there recognition for all their hard work? Do they sit down to rest?

The world “celebrated” International Children’s Day on June 1st, which the UN General Assembly proclaimed in 1956.

There’s nothing more positive than what can help you survive; however, bikes are also seen by many Cubans as a sign of backwardness & hardship

I have a friend who lived the ’80s so intensely; he still wears clothes and listens to music from that era. He was a freak & a rock-and-roller