Cuba is yet another country among the 209 members of the International Soccer Federation (FIFA), of which only 32 are currently in Brazil. All countries absent from the tournament experience the Cup as they can, and Cuba is no exception to this.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital once boasted around 130 movie theaters, more than there were in New York or Paris at the time. Many of these cinemas were directly serviced by the major production and distribution companies, such as 20th Century Fox, Columbia and Metro Goldwyin Meyer. (30 photos)
Read More“What are you going to do today?” one of RJ’s grandmothers asks him at the breakfast table. “I’m going to the Parque de la Maestranza with my mom,” he answers without looking up from his plate of cereal. I’ve had a pleasant, weekend routine with my son RJ for some months now. (9 photos)
Read MoreWhile many Cubans still base their life hopes on permanent emigration, a growing number of compatriots are returning to their homeland. Some, not few, do so to invest their small capital in private enterprises, in the context of the “updating” of the economic model that the Cuban government is carrying out.
Read MoreThough he made no public appearance and no photos of the living room of his home were televised, Fidel Castro has made headlines in recent Cuban news. In addition to recent events, it so happens that a selection of 38 of Fidel Castro’s now less-frequent “reflections” have been published in Chinese.
Read MoreJaime Olano “Lefty” tells us about his experience in the food industry working in one of the cooperatives that the government established to take over some of its failing businesses, collecting taxes instead instead of losses.
Read More“Have you noticed how pretty Aguacate is?” a friend asked me after inviting me to pay the town a visit for the first time. He showed me the main square, the church and cinema, enthusiastically. (21 photos)
Read MoreI often hear people born before 1959 reminisce about things that were simple pleasures back then, things that were within their reach even though they were poor folk, and are today unaffordable luxuries. These people look in frustration on the present and the future.
Read MoreCuban thieves are demonstrating their boldness and exploring new areas of illicit commerce on the island, from cedar and carob wood trafficking to illegal gold excavations. Three new cases of wood trafficking from Cuba’s eastern provinces to Havana came to light in less than one week, while a crackdown took place against small gold seekers.
Read MoreWhile hundreds of new non-agricultural cooperatives struggle to get started or sustain themselves, a growing group of private workers are partnering on a voluntary basis and operating as de-facto cooperatives ‘without papers.’
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