Most Cubans are breathing easier this week. The victory of Hugo Chavez in Venezuela will ensure them a stable supply of oil in exchange for the work of tens of thousands doctors, educators, sports trainers, etc. from the island who are employed in his health and education programs.
Read MoreThe hearing, which lasted 12 hours, gave opportunities for all of the witnesses of the accident to make statements, as well as a broad group of experts. All of their testimonies coincided in pointing to the Spaniard as the principal responsible for the accident.
Read MoreAt the last meeting of the Council of Ministers, it was announced that one of their objectives is to “establish principles for the setting of prices for the public using a comprehensive approach,” while assuring a “monetary equilibrium between incomes and the circulation of retail goods.”
Read MoreImportant Cuban intellectuals have just signaled an alert about the sexist and machismo content of some songs being massively spread across the island, something that apparently the Cuban Institute of Radio and Television (ICRT) hasn’t noticed.
Read MoreThe battle against technology has no future because eventually development will continue knocking down all walls. Cuba’s government can’t prevent it; it can only decide whether Cubans access the world through it or through its enemies.
Read MoreNo surprises are expected in Cuba’s upcoming elections but the results in Venezuela (Oct. 7th) and the USA (Nov. 6) could have a major impact on the island’s population.
Read MoreAs Cuba attempts to diversify its trade partners Brazil is playing an increasing role. The South American country is leading the largest engineering project in Cuba, the construction of the Port of Mariel. We spoke with Brazilian ambassador Jose Felicio.
Read MoreThe discussions included topics that until recently were taboo in Cuba, such as the multiparty system, democracy, citizens’ participation in decision making, the unconstitutionality of some governmental actions, and political change.
Read MoreIn some sectors of Cuban society, homophobia is at such a level that it’s not enough to deny legal rights to same-sex couples, now they don’t even want to take a census of the ones that currently exist even without the permission of laws or churches.
Read MoreThe trial of Angel Carromero will soon begin in Cuba. He is the youth leader of Spain’s conservative “Popular Party” who was driving the car that wrecked, killing the main leader of the Cuban dissidents, Osvaldo Paya, along with another opposition figure, Harold Cepero.
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