Fortunately, my genes were never that xenophobic and were quite rebellious. Though an absurdly strong rejection of everything Slavic could have developed within me, this didn’t happen. In the same way, the absence of my mom and dad in my early childhood didn’t cause “little Armando” to hate Central America for stealing them away for a libratory cause.
Read MoreMarcel questions falsehood, hypocrisy and lies as forms of life established among many adults. He tries to resolve family conflicts: he judges the father for the infidelity he commits; he feels pity for the mother, alone in a country where she can’t get work as a teacher (her profession) and must labor on a cleaning crew.
Read MoreA new round of talks to discuss the implementation of the US-Cuba Migration Accords takes place on Friday in Havana. The US State Department announced that Craig Kelly, the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs, was traveling to Cuba on Wednesday.
Read MoreCuban scientists hope to successfully produce in around three years a potato seed created in the country, with which it would save some 15 million dollars in imports, reported IPS. Several research centers are working towards this aim, among them the National Institute of Tropical Tubers and the Institute of Plant Biotechnology of the central province of Villa Clara.
Read MoreCuban tourism authorities are interested in investments from Canary Islands business people, especially to develop golf courses, said Cuban tourism minister Manuel Marrero on Tuesday in discussions with Paulino Rivero, president of the Canary Islands, Spain autonomous government.
Read MoreThe nomination period for candidates for Cuba’s municipal assemblies (city councils) begins on February 24 and lasts for a month. Elections are set to take place on April 25th. The Cuban government hails its elections as being highly democratic while detractors believe that voters have no real choices. The voting age in Cuba is 16.
Read MoreConsistency took Arnold Alcolea to the lead of the Vuelta a Cuba cycling competition on Tuesday after the eighth stage of the 13-stage event crisscrossing the island.
Read MoreMy meals almost always consist of white rice (I hardly ever have brown rice), beans, root vegetables, a vegetable stew or a salad with fresh raw vegetables (sometimes both). My diet also includes fruits, milk products, pies and sweets.
Read MoreDefending Vuelta a Cuba champion Arnold Alcolea has quietly moved into second place in this year’s 13-stage event behind Canada’s Ryan Roth who won stage seven on Monday.
Read MoreThe Cuban authorities have imposed more than 20,000 fines on those who have not complied with the hygienic-health regulations in the eastern city of Santiago de Cuba, as part of the drive to eradicate the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits diseases such as dengue.
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