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First Christmas Decorations Shine in Havana Amid Darkness

Santa’s red costume reigns in the private shops, but the regime’s olive green reigns in places under state management.

The administration, labeled as a “government of improvisations,” relies on reactive stopgap actions and improvised solutions…

Progressive violations since 2007 worsened in 2018 and are set to intensify under the “new” Constitution starting January 2025.

Inspectors confiscate the merchandise or fine sellers who do not put price labels on their products.

“In Cuba, there was no future, but I didn’t want to leave my mother alone. I talked it over with her, and she gave me her blessing.”

The 132-apartment building was a symbol of modernity when it opened in 1967 on Havana’s seafront.

Makeshift antennas in Cuba are made of aluminum and plastic, and have become the queens of rooftops for home Internet.

A hand has crossed out “Long live Cuba without communism” on the monumental ’Wooden Cloud’ installed in the Plaza Vieja in Havana

Republican-led states have deployed their police agencies to the border, heeding Texas governor Greg Abbott’s call to arms.

Failure to comply with these provisions can result in fines, power outages of up to 72 hours, and other penalties.