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Cuba’s Silent Gatekeepers

For the last few months, I’ve been troubled by a suspicion – or a fit of paranoia if you will – which has been confirmed by what’s been going on recently.

Venezuela and Cuba Today (cartoon)

In Venezuela the clamour of the economic, social and political crisis continues to rise, while in Cuba the concern is over cheap oil with favorable terms. Many think that the decisions of the government of Nicolas Maduro are made in Havana.

Cuba’s Cockfighters Resist Police Ban

We ordinary Cubans have very few entertainment options left. For thousands of people in Mayari, just like across the nation, cockfighting is one of the few forms of amusement that exist here; but it has been illegal since the Revolution’s early years.

The Result of the Latin American Left’s “Unconditional Solidarity”

Edgardo Lander: “I personally believe that the majority of the problems we find ourselves facing today in Venezuela are problems which were building up under Chavez’s government.”

Who Pays for Health Care and Education in Cuba?

Cuban workers pay for healthcare and education. Ever since the 1960s, surplus value gained from their labor has gone to the State’s coffers, the State being the main owner of the country’s modes of production and only redistributor of this wealth.

Cuba: Is Healthcare a Gift or a Right?

Recently, a campaign has been launched to raise Cuban citizens’ awareness of the fact that while medical services have been free ever since the Revolution triumphed in 1959, they cost the government a lot of money.

The Hidden Side of Cuba’s New Medical Bills

What the government is doing by handing out bills for doctor’s visits is shameful, in a country where the State retains most of Cuban workers wages, rewarding them with poor salaries plus “free” health & education.

Wet-foot/ Dry-foot Policy: Changing Mentalities

It goes without saying that the new US government is complying with what has been set out in the agreements signed by his predecessor and that there is some kind of bilateral effort to put the procedures which this implies into gear.

Store Sales and Cuba’s Army of Resellers

Everything begins with an order “from above”. Then the paperwork comes down and nighttime preparations. The following day, from the crack of dawn, the commotion, chaos, crowds… This isn’t an undercover operation; there’s a sale.

Cuba “Seizes” the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

The Cuban government has banned the Universal Declaration of Human Rights from being spread in Cuba. It also doesn’t allow the Cuban public to learn about the Conventions which the government has ratified and much less the state of compliance with the Conventions which it has to apply to its national legislation as a Member State, once they have been ratified.