A Cuban Kid’s Hunger
Around 9 o’clock last night, while I was passionately reading an autobiography, my youngest daughter interrupted me. With the face of a good little girl, she announced: “Mummy, I’m hungry.”
Rosa Martinez’s Diary
Hayaca, a Delicious Cuban Dish
Whoever has visited the easternmost part of Cuba recently has undoubtedly tasted our exquisite tamales (or hayacas, as they’re commonly called in this part of the country), one of the dishes most liked by residents of Guantanamo. (10 photos)
Talking about Cuba
Several days ago I read a comment online saying that, except for people who receive family remittances from overseas, all Cubans are starving, with young people appearing to have come out of concentration camps and it being rare to find an obese person on the island.
Guantanamo in the Summer
During the summer months in the city of Guantanamo the communities and neighborhoods are the principal place for recreational activities. A host of games, book sales, food stands, encounters with writers, concerts by trova singers are taking place with the assistance of trainers, local cultural centers and cultural promoters. (11 photos)
True Friends Are Always There
It would have been even more difficult if it hadn’t been for those relatives and friends who are always close, the ones who help you when no one else thinks about you, those who call you when others forgot and who make you smile when you’ve begun to believe that everything’s over.
A Summer Saturday
This Saturday, the first rays of light announced that it would be an ideal day for just about any family plan. If it wasn’t for the fact that I was flat broke, it looked like it would be a perfect day.
Increased Violence in Guantanamo
In several posts published here at Havana Times, people have commented about the increase of violence in our country. As for me, I refer particularly to gender violence in my town, Guantanamo City.
Summer in Guantanamo, Cuba
When people from other countries hear the word “Guantanamo,” the first thing that comes to their minds is the existence of a prison that infringes on basic human liberties and the area’s occupation by a United States military base.
Staying Power in Cuba
I imagine that at some moment in our lives almost all of us have wanted to disappear, die or at least be far from our job, our house, the neighborhood, our family and even our friends.
Cubans with Hard Times & Happy Faces
If it wasn’t for the Creole humor that characterizes Cubans — making us act the same way at a party, in a baptism or at a wake — I don’t know what would have become of us during all these years of extreme shortages and dire economic crisis.