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A Cuban’s Story of Changing Times

At 80, Manuel is still a strong and clear-headed man. He wears humble (but clean) attire and speaks without gesticulating, though a certain degree of haughtiness still comes across.

A Visit to Playa Larga at Cuba’s Zapata Swamp

Those interested in coming into direct contact with nature and enjoying good beaches should definitely visit the towns of Caleta and Playa Larga, located in the Zapata Swamp, south of Matanzas, Cuba. (23 photos)

Jeannette Ryder Remembered in Cuba

People describe her as a slender, short-statured woman who walked the streets of Havana feeding stray dogs and cats. Some called her crazy – the label often applied to those who selflessly aid the needy. (18 photos)

A Million Fines for May Day?

Cuba’s Comprehensive Supervision Department (DIS) seems to be repeating the refrain of an old song by Carlos Puebla: “If anyone so much as sticks their heads out, cut ‘em off!” It is almost as though it has set out to apply the record-breaking figure of one million fines before May 1st, the date in which Cubans gather at Havana’s Revolution Square to express their support and to condemn whatever they are told to support and condemn.

Cuba: Where Bottle Caps Are Worth More Than a Medical Degree

“My son got his medical degree twenty years ago,” Rogelio tells me. “Today, he earns 1,460 Cuban pesos a month (70 usd). Since that amount isn’t close to enough to live on the father and son team actually make a living with bottle caps.

Cuban Civil Society and the Debate

If the quarrel between civil society representatives sent from Havana and civil society representatives shipped over from Miami took us back in time some, the civility of the encounter between presidents Raul Castro and Barack Obama pointed towards the present and the future.

Spanish Firms Excited Over Business Opportunities in Cuba

More than 40 Spanish entrepreneurs headed by Spain’s State Secretary for Trade Jaime Garcia Legaz are taking part in a business forum held at Havana’s Hotel Nacional to learn of business and investment opportunities currently being offered by Cuba.

Wanted: Manager for journalists in Cuba

The Broadcasting Board of Governors is looking for a contractor to recruit, hire and manage a network of journalists throughout Cuba. The contractor announcement states: “Stories regarding politics and economics are of particular interest as are those of the dissident movement.”

RIP Eduardo Galeano, Chronicler of Latin America (Videos)

One of Latin America’s most acclaimed writers, Eduardo Galeano, has died at the age of 74. In this interview he discusses his most recent book, Children of the Days: A Calendar of Human History.

Obama and Raul Castro dialogue: What’s next US-Cuba?

A “historic” gathering with an open ending, the Panama Summit will be remembered as the scenario in which the presidents of the United States and Cuba turned to dialogue, but it will be just one more stop on a long road.