Once again, Pastors for Peace have gone on their Caravan to Cuba. They have done this 30 times before, ever since 1992. More than a humanitarian mission, the propaganda organization has a very clear objective: to seek out new followers and disseminate an idyllic image of the Cuban regime.
Read MoreAs we have previously reported the Cuban government has announced a significant salary increase for State employees, the first one in many years. It is scheduled to take effect in August. What at first glance sould bring joy, faces skepticism among many of those to benefit from the wage hike.
Read MoreDon Alvaro has the dark skin of people from Masaya, a thin beard of several days, graying, and a sad look, desolate look, like the one that have those who have lost the most precious thing in their lives. He survives in exile; he is a casualty of impunity.
Read MoreAs a foreigner spending a few relaxing days in León this month, I had the opportunity to see an opera at the Municipal Theater. They were performing Luisa Fernanda, a romantic Spanish Zarzuela from the 1930s. It was a very enjoyable production, but there was one confusing aspect. Something that was very strange!
Read MoreOn day I was seated next to a smoker who, without hesitation, released a puff of smoke on me, which bothered me a lot. Without thinking I made a simple comparison, but very effective.
Read MoreI’ll do my best to evaluate the revolution, though I’m hesitant to do so for several reasons. First because I was there as a protagonist, so I share responsibilities for the good and bad parts of that period, some of which are still topical today even though they date back 40 years. Secondly, I speak from my memories, and memory is always fallible and selective.
Read MoreMilitancy is the attitude, the activity and the ideology which determines the presence of a citizen in a political party, union or church in a conscious and willing way, always after the materialization of an objective, be it political, economic, social or religious.
Read MoreIn the latest session of National Assembly truly revolutionary measures were approved, which will lead substantially to the wellbeing of the Cuban people. Cartoonist Carlos gives his interpretation.
Read MoreSome Cubans have been aware of the similarities between Italian fascism and the Cuban government, for decades already. They aren’t just pure coincidence. Venezuelans have also been under the same yoke for years, and have said so. A disaster that doesn’t recognize language or borders, is spreading without a solution in sight.
Read MoreOn May 10th 2002, the late Oswaldo Jose Paya Sardinas, leader of the Christian Liberation Movement, presented 11,020 signatures to the National Assembly of People’s Power, for reforms so that democratic change could be brought about in Cuba, through Socialism’s legal channels. This became known as the Varela Project.
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