Cuba is just an island and even though it isn’t at the heart of the US agenda we are a neighboring country which has strategic value in many regards (economic, military and even political). You don’t have to be a chauvinist to accept that, all you need is a little bit of vision, to look back over history and to look at a map.
Read MoreI’d wanted to go to Cuba for a long time now, and I finally went. I would have liked to have gone 25 years ago for example, when the country seemed to be living better times thanks to their relationship with the Soviet Union. I decided to go now, understanding that it was now or never, given the fact that it will soon be full of McDonalds.
Read MoreThe persona of Fidel Castro has created and will continue to create polarity. Powerful interests were affected in some way or another in the areas which were touched by his life. Objective assessments and analyses about his legacy will be unfeasible for a long time.
Read MoreA short while ago, I read an article where it was suggested that “with its rapprochement with the United States, Cuba should learn to develop a housing market ecosystem which would overcome the years of zero construction and attract investment.”
Read MoreThose Cubans who invested all their resources to immigrate to the United States and did not have time to get there before the most recent changes, now face a delicate situation.
Read MoreThere is no doubt that this system really needs to undergo a reforms process. By now, virtually every Cuban has recognized the need for change, even the Cuban Communist Party and its highest leader, Raul Castro. Our differences lie in the kind of change each political bent wants.
Read MoreTheir desperate desire to impose the story of their starring role in the supposed miracle of our national history pretty much epitomizes the existential tragedy of Daniel Ortega and his wife Rosario Murillo, Vice President and heir to the dynasty. However, despite their near monopoly control of the communications media and hence their ability to spread this message repetitively, the story doesn’t manage to be believable or credible.
Read MoreFernando Ravsberg has lived in Cuba for a quarter of a century working with foreign media including the BBC and Publico and publishing a personal blog that has proven to be a space for constructive criticism among Cubans on the island and abroad.
Read MoreWell, one era has come to an end, the US people have spoken and chosen Trump as their new president and he has now taken office. Anything else is just nostalgia. It may not be a reason to rejoice but it’s not a reason to fall into a deep depression either.
Read MoreThe emigration tragedy, which hasn’t stopped inflicting itself upon the Cuban people, is proof of just how tricky and hard it has been to shake off a criminal policy, which has caused a lot of harm in the form of tears, pain, blood and deaths.
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