Food security in Cuba is one of those issues that affects all of society, in all of its stages. Especially for some and at those moments of the day when it is time to eat. The Cuban agricultural model’s problems and the attempts to resolve them have been enumerated, and still the authorities always return to the same failed solutions.
Read MoreDespite the commitment that the government made to the Civic Alliance at the negotiating table, the June 18th deadline for the complete liberation of the political prisoners has passed and these prisoners are still locked up. The negotiations themselves are currently suspended.
Read MoreBeginning practically the very day they were released from prison, the now ex-political prisoners continue being hounded by the police and harassed by the paramilitary. Their lives and their safety are under near-constant threat.
Read MoreFor several days —very few— Lucia Pineda, the Nicaraguan-Costa Rican journalist released on June 11 from prison, yielded the limelight to Lucia Pineda the daughter, sister, aunt, family member, as she allowed herself to visit her family in Costa Rica. But the indulgence could not last long…
Read MoreThe canal megaproject of Daniel Ortega and Wang Jing arrives to a key date in its null existence. The contract established that it must be dissolve in 72 months, if the investor has not obtained the money to start the project, and the Chinese entrepreneur has not succeeded in getting the 50 billion dollars he promised for the work.
Read MoreMiguel Morantes was almost murdered. Ever since, three bodyguards are part of his everyday life in one of the most dangerous countries for trade union members.
Read MoreIn spite of sex shops not (legally) existing in Cuba, sex toys are being more frequently used and purchased in recent years.
Read MoreRoberto Fonseca is a multitalented Cuban jazz musician, composer and bandleader. Born into a musical family, he first started out with percussion before switching to piano when he was 8 years old.
Read MoreEdwin Carchache: “An important step for me now is that the agreements be fulfilled and to continue denouncing Ortega.” Carcache, known as the ‘kid with the hat’, is one of the Nicaraguan student leaders who was arrested for the fabricated crimes of “terrorism” and aggravated theft.
Read MoreHe doesn’t remember what he ate for lunch that day, but he does remember throwing up until his insides hurt. He was dizzy and couldn’t breathe properly, about to pass out. El Chino had lied down for a little while to have a siesta nap and cool down in the hot afternoon, in Havana’s Tallapiedra neighborhood.
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