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Child Beggars: A Growing Problem in Holguin, Cuba

In the neighborhood of Pueblo Nuevo in the city of Holguin, several children go to the private Bolas Bar to ask for food or money.

Reader and imitator of Lenin, Fidel Castro implemented a regime of censorship and subordination of intellectuals to the State in Cuba.

Government workers must now fill out an FSLN “militant’s card,” with information on living & dead relatives, and their social media accounts.

Agents of the National Police of Ecuador entered the TC Televisión channel hours after it was assaulted by a group of armed men.

In Holguín, Ramón is dedicated to collecting aluminum cans that are recycled to make pans and other kitchen utensils.

Patients from all over the world have come to Cuba as a lifeline since, in 2011, the state-owned Labiofam introduced Vidatox…

“Some see a positive visibility in the dissemination of acts of overcoming that would end stigmas. But for others, it has another side…”

In Lawton, the counter of a small private store bore a dissuasive sign: “No yogurt, no milk, no eggs, no cheese today.”

Some 300 Miskito indigenous families have fled the repression and hunger in Nicaragua’s Caribbean coast communities and now live in Costa Rica.

Many tourists see the MLC cards as a nuisance, as it involves waiting in line to get them and any balance that is not used in Cuba is lost.