Havana’s Libertarian Spring

The Alfredo Lopez Libertarian Workshop, one of the autonomous collectives that make up the Observatorio Critico network in Cuba, along with the Cristo Salvador Gallery, has just announced that the first Primavera Libertaria (“Libertarian Spring”) will be held in Havana from May 11 to June 7 this year.

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Cuba Should Consider Contracting Foreign Baseball Players

I support the exchange of baseball players between Cuba and professional leagues around the world. Cuba should also consider the possibility of having players from other nations play in our stadiums. The idea may seem crazy but may be a good idea to give a boost to the island’s games.

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Yusei, a Case of Sexual Abuse

Yusei was sexually abused when she was thirteen. At that age, she already had a statuesque, voluptuous body. Charged with a sensuality that had been awakened prematurely, the child turned the heads of every man who walked past her.

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Havana’s Nightly Cannon Fire Ritual

Following the 9-o-clock firing of the cannon, Havana was divided into two areas: the area within the city walls and the area outside it. The opening to the city was announced at four thirty in the morning every day with the firing of a cannon as well. (28 photos)

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Cubans, Destination Ecuador and Beyond

“The objective is getting there to go beyond,” confess Mario and Ismaray, a couple of young Cubans who plan to travel to Ecuador on the first leg of a journey to the United States. After demanding for more than a year a letter of invitation as a prerequisite to allow the arrival of Cubans, the Ecuadorean government on April 1, 2014, again allowed 90-day tourism stays without the need for visas.

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Cuba’s Top Star Cepeda Shuns MLB for Japanese League Sojourn

In easily the most significant revelation yet spawned by the recently revised policy regarding Cuban ballplayer exchanges, the Cuban Baseball Federation revealed this past weekend that long-time national team star Frederich Cepeda will be performing this summer with the famed Yomiuri Giants of the Japanese Central League.

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