Fernando Ravsberg Archives - Page 46 of 59

Cuba: Fighting Against and With HIV-AIDS

“Confronting the realities of pregnancy and HIV isn’t easy. In April, I’m going to mark the 11th year since I was diagnosed,” said Ivon Delgado.

Cuba’s Press: Dodging the Big Issues

Would you trust a doctor who diagnosed you with a serious case of cancer and then, immediately afterwards, told you that you also had acne, and urgently prescribed only face cream to eliminate those nasty little pimples on your face?

The Wrong Path on Cuba

This week marks the 50th year since President John F. Kennedy authorized the economic embargo against Cuba. From London I was asked to interview ordinary Cubans for them to tell us how this has impacted on their daily lives.

Cuba Embargo’s Golden Anniversary

Johana Tablada, the deputy director of the North American Division of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs, granted us an interview to discuss the US economic embargo against Cuba, which has just marked its 50th year of remaining in place under ten US presidents.

Cuba Officials ‘Wrapped Up in Nonsense’

These stories reflect a short summary of how some people and institutions in Cuba are focusing more on the mundane problems instead of seeking solutions to those that really matter. This is what Cubans call being “estar en la boberia” (wrapped up in nonsense).

Cuba Keeps One Party, Sets Term Limits

Cuba will continue into the future as a one-party socialist system, according to the address by President Raul Castro at the closing of the Cuban Communist Party’s (PCC) National Conference held this weekend in Havana.

Cuba’s Communist Party Discusses Political Change

Little or nothing is known about the debate that will take place among Cuba’s communists at their National Conference taking place this weekend. One of the reasons is that the media is giving more attention to the Cuban Baseball League than to this gathering.

Reporting on a Death from Cuba, No Easy Task

The Death of Cuban prisoner Wilman Villar put us reporters in a dilemma that, while not new, is more dramatic: that of finding out where the truth lies in the midst of a web of political statements coming from both sides.

Cuba Plans to Drill as Oil Rig Arrives

A Chinese-built offshore oil drilling platform has arrived in Cuban waters and can be seen from the Havana seawall. It comes along with the Spanish company Repsol, which will be the first, but not only firm, doing exploratory drilling to confirm the accuracy of previous assessments.

The US Base in Cuba and Guantanamo

I received an email from a friend in Europe who is originally from Guantanamo. In it she blasted journalists because they only mention her province in relation to the prison camp inside the US military base located there.