These days, what’s most talked about on the streets of the capital, apart from the lack of food, is the television program Bailando en Cuba (Dancing in Cuba). Almost no opinions are heard on the general elections both before and after the vote on Sunday.
Read MoreThis past week I met a couple of friends and the conversations I had with them left me with a very sour taste on the palate.
Read MoreAt least in Santiago de Chile, it is very comfortable to be Cuban when people invite you to a place to eat and drink. Although other friends who live in other latitudes have told me they have experienced the same thing.
Read MoreThat’s why when I watched Chavez and his Bolivarian political movement win, talking about a new brand of socialism, about social justice and democracy, I couldn’t do anything but sympathize and celebrate the victory.
Read MoreNicolas, a product the Cuban Communist Party’s Nico Lopez School for leaders in Havana, is unaware of every president’s maxim: to be a political intellectual.
Read MoreThe first time somebody called me “sir” in the middle of the street, I continued to walk on, taking another few steps, as if it wasn’t me they were speaking to, because that “sir” couldn’t be addressed to me, but not stopping immediately almost cost me a fine.
Read MoreA few days ago, I was lucky enough to visit this idyllic place called Viñales, located in the western part of the island and surrounded by spectacular landscapes.
Read MoreI have read in our national press that drones will soon be used in farming, a technological privilege which very few developed countries in this world have, and I couldn’t help but think about two people: the mythical Don Corleone and my friend Tania.
Read MoreAt the end of last year, Cuba’s museum of dissidence scheduled an event dedicated to gender violence called “Mi cuerpo es mio” (My body is mine).
Read MoreHavana Times expresses its solidarity with El Estornudo, the latest victim of government censorship in Cuba, because it is our duty to insist on respect for freedom of expression.
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