On July 7, Daniel Ortega burned the last bridges that offered him the possibility of negotiating an exit from power in gradual steps and of advocating for his party to maintain some influence in the government institutions during a future democratic transition.
Read MoreAmidst a government campaign to tackle fuel theft, we have learned from official statistics that private taxi drivers are buying an average of only half a liter* of fuel per day from state-owned gas stations, which are popularly known as CUPET, and the only ones authorized to sell oil products to the public.
Read MoreDiego Armando was born on December 4, 1990, at the beginning of the decade which would mark the end of “our good years” in Cuba. He was born into a family which could have been considered middle-class in the ‘80s, but at that time it wasn’t even a class and a bit.
Read MoreFor a tightrope artist, the rope is his workplace. He or she could happily spend days and nights on a rope thrown across an empty chasm, watched with admiration. For a corrupt dictator, on the other hand, a tightrope is a tottering nightmare.
Read MoreIf there’s one thing that makes me uneasy, it’s watching a shark fight a sardine. Even more so, when the fight is rigged in the shark’s favor. This is the same uneasy feeling I’ve had watching some recent news reports on Cuban TV, which deal with the fight against corruption that has been sweeping the nation.
Read MoreDear Readers, incredibly Havana Times will arrive at its tenth anniversary in October of this year, bringing you non-stop news and commentary from Cuba, as well as some other Latin American coverage especially from Venezuela and Nicaragua, close allies of the Cuban government.
Read MoreIf you ask me who I want to vote, my answer would be everyone: the more, the better. We should all definitely have this power, but this reminds me of what the popular Spider-Man says, “with great power comes great responsibility” and voting, well my idea of voting, is a great power so it would be a good idea if everyone did so responsibly.
Read MoreA few days ago, I called a businessman friend who is usually a jokester. I didn’t expect that when I asked him how he was, he would answer – “very depressed”, then be unable to continue any further. His voice broke, and I could hear that hoarse sobbing that emerges when men don’t want to cry but can’t hold it back.
Read MoreReports of human rights violations in Cuba have been repeated in different academic and news spaces. And people’s rights to a home and related matters also appear in these complaints.
Read MoreI’m waiting for the bus in front of a crime scene. The day is windy, and it looks like it’ll rain soon in Managua. The water from the rainy season will make a clumsy effort to wash clean the blood that’s still there on the other side of the highway.
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