The year 2018 will be a decisive one for Cuba’s future. The island is not only a geographical space but also a social space which transcends physical borders. In this regard, the future government will have to face the challenge of building a prosperous, transnational and inclusive country.
Read MoreI have been farming the land and been a member of a credit and service cooperative (CCS), for over five years now, based in my community, of Mayari, Holguin. This mode of production is the closest thing there is to a real cooperative here in Cuba.
Read MoreOn January 4th, Fernando Ravsberg published an article entitled “Challenges for Cuba’s New President”. The key issue revolves around the dual currency system, linking in with the tricky answer of how to refloat Cuba’s battered economy. The issue deserves to have all of its sensitive points poked at.
Read MoreBy Victor Manuel HAVANA TIMES — A few weeks ago, on Holy Innocents Day (December 28th) to be exact, a
Read MoreOn January 5th 1968, Havana woke up with a cold breeze infiltrating the city which chased people away from the Malecon. Throughout the entire month of January the sea charged at the city. In Cuba, spring is linked to summer. But, in Europe, it’s different.
Read MoreMore than ten people took part in the operation last November when I was arrested in my home, between agents from State Security, MININT’s Technical Investigations Department, police, crime investigators, an ambulance driver, intensive care doctor and inspector. They interrupted that peaceful afternoon in my home like vultures.
Read MoreRemedios was in mourning this year. Too much pain in the town for people to even celebrate the good omens that pass from mouth to mouth during this important time, with a half-smile.
Read MoreIn its nearly 60 years at the helm of power, the Castros betrayed three great paradigmatic ideals which the majority of the Cuban people had fought for: Democracy, national independence and socialism. Read on for the detials…
Read MoreI have absolved the Cuban people of their alleged responsibility for what has happened over the past 59 years on more than one occasion, but this time, I want to analyze it from a historiographical perspective. My thesis is that history unfolds as a result of two different kinds of change…
Read MoreIn Cuba, spending Christmas and new year’s eve with your family still continues to be a beautiful tradition. Even more so if you spend it eating roast pork, rice and beans, cassava with sauce, mixed salad and bitter orange peel dessert. But, not all families can pay for the great “luxury” that these simple delicacies have become.
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