On June 12, 1494, Admiral Cristobal Colon ended his trip along the Cuban coastline. When he’d confirmed the fact that it was indeed an island, he forced all of his men to sign a certificate where they claimed that Cuba was in fact a continent, “mainland, the beginning of the Indias.”
Read MoreTo ascertain the damage to eastern Guantanamo, the most affected region, President Raul Castro visited the province. At the foot of the destroyed bridge over the Toa River, linking Baracoa to Holguin province, he became interested in serious topics. Ilustration by Carlos.
Read MoreIt’s a well-known fact that the Cuban Revolution’s official ideology is, and has always been, Marxism-Leninism. Up until the ‘90s, there was an ironclad commitment to this doctrine, which was extremely widespread in all aspects of Cuban life; however, the situation has changed gradually over time since then, for different reasons.
Read MoreFrom the moment I saw Jurgen Klinsmann arriving in a white and red 1957 Chevrolet, I knew that the friendly football match between the Cuban and US teams that took place on October 7th was a sign of something more.
Read MoreI frequently hear or read about a presumed crisis of values in our modern day Cuba, and it generally stirs up the same nausea in me. Let’s go over some simple facts that deserve to, at least, reconsider the alternatives a little.
Read MoreIn the face of the disaster caused by hurricane Matthew, the government has decided to partially subsidize building/repairing homes. The national housing inventory has a deficit that surpasses a million homes. In the 2012 census, the government recorded a deficit of 600,000 homes, but in reality the deficit is now double that.
Read MoreThe first reason for living, for an ideal, moves many of us who were born in Cuba or were young when the Revolution triumphed. A decade after that January 1, 1959, life began to change: our leaders got comfortable with their privilege and they didn’t lend an ear to public opinion, even though they created an office with this name.
Read MoreCivil Defense troops are very efficient and proactive in our country, who can deny that? They form part of the national military apparatus and a hurricane is viewed as if it were a war. It’s a good thing that the government is worried about protecting the civil population.
Read MoreCuban media reports on the tragic death of Jose Fernandez were scarce, there were no eulogies which were well deserved given his short but extraordinary career in our national sport.
Read MoreI’ve seen many a hurricane pass me by in these last 26 years and every time they do, I can’t stop but be amazed by the transformation that takes place. All of a sudden this indifferent tropic with a slow stride suddenly speeds up, taking on the precision of a Swiss watch.
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