It’s hard to talk about Santa Clara without mentioning “El Mejunje” social club. It’s an example of social integration and cultural events for this city and for Cuba, where people of all ages come to enjoy themselves. Havana Times sat down with its founder Ramon Silverio to talk about the center now that it is about to celebrate its 35th anniversary.
Read MoreMore than seven months after the civic rebellion of thousands of Nicaraguans, Daniel Ortega’s government has used different methods of repression to silence the popular explosion. Among the most serious are the abuses committed against women.
Read More“In this new phase of repression in Nicaragua,” Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights notes: “There are no guarantees for journalism. Until that happens, journalists will continue to do their job with a lot of courage, and in a kind of conditional freedom: at any moment they can be attacked or detained.”
Read MoreLigia Gomez: “The truth is, I’m torn between two emotions. First, I feel liberated, because I’m me and I can say what I feel and think, and I can respond to my commitment with society. I studied and I got my education and I’ve dedicated my whole life to working against inequality.”
Read MoreSolid waste is a serious problem in Cuba because of its direct impact on hygiene in the area. This situation is getting worse in Havana as it is the country’s most heavily populated province. Alejandro Vazquez, 47, has been working as a street cleaner in Old Havana for six years, a profession that not everyone is brave enough to take on.
Read MoreIn spite of being absent from the track for a decade now, the first Cuban Olympic champion in the 110 meters hurdles is still in quite good shape, weighing about 115 kilograms at his 1.92 m height. Speaking with Havana Times, he recognized that he misses his golden age.
Read MoreThe assault on private property extends across eight departments in the country. According to complaints received by the Nicaraguan Union of Agricultural Producers (UPANIC), more than 5,000 hectares of rural and urban lands are currently in the hands of armed groups that have seized them with the government’s consent.
Read MoreEvery time she looks at the photo of her only three sons, crowded into the back of a Police pick-up truck, Juana de la Rosa Lesage Guadamuz begins to cry. She cries because her boys are still prisoners. She cries because she misses them. She cries because she recalls the morning of July 11 when they were taken away.
Read MoreAndres Oscar Lahera Carbo, a cheery, daring young man who is in love with “The Art of Living Foundation”, is this group’s coordinator here in Cuba. It came to the Island in 2015 with Francisco Moreno from Argentina. “I learned about Meditation, Reiki, Rosicrucianism, Theosophy, ” explained Lahera. (18 photos)
Read MoreThe magician movement in Cuba was very popular and enjoyed by Cuban audiences. Unfortunately, the Cuban regime’s bureaucracy and centralism marginalized a significant number of self-taught artists like Leonel Martinez. Today, he has opened up his home in the town of Santiago de las Vegas, to give us an exclusive interview here on Havana Times.
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