Cuban authorities and media have officially announced that pay hikes in the educational sector, which were expected in the second semester of 2016, will not be put into effect. The country doesn’t have the necessary economic conditions right now, they’ve said.
Read MoreForeign investment in unproductive state companies, like a magic wand, is brandished as the solution to our wrongs, when the truth of the matter is that foreign investment, even if in the billions, without denying the need for it, will never resolve our problems.
Read MoreIt’s better not to crash your car in Cuba but, if you do have an accident, let it at least be with a private citizen because if you crash into a State company vehicle, you’ll have to go to the Provincial Court in Havana and then…
Read MoreOnce I paid 13 CUCs (15 USD) to wait in the VIP Lounge, assuming there would be more luxurious seating arrangements. I found a cleaner, more private bathroom, with toilet paper even, but no toilet seat.
Read MoreOne very serious possible consequence of sexual abuse is an undesired pregnancy, an occurrence so frequent here as to rank Nicaragua first among all the Latin American countries in pregnancies among girls 10 – 14 years of age.
Read MoreA small “slip-up” of the Mesa Redonda, the most important news program in the country, putting on the table the issue of freedom speech, even if only in another country.
Read MoreIn recent days, Dilma Rouseff was officially impeached from her presidency in Brazil and Nicolas Maduro is trying to dodge a direct popular vote which threatens to remove him from office in Venezuela. The first president was subject to a Political Ruling or Impeachment and the latter has a recall referendum on his tail. Having the option to remove public figures from their roles if they don’t fulfill their duties is a crucial mechanism for any democracy.
Read MoreCarrying out surveys about crucial issues in modern Cuban society is Havana Times’ most recent interesting initiative. It’s a pity that the sample size of those surveyed was so small.
Read MoreWithout even waiting 24 hours after Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff’s impeachment, governments in Venezuela, Ecuador and Bolivia, members of the ALBA alliance, pulled out their diplomatic representatives from the South American giant, in solidarity with their government ally.
Read MoreThird world countries, Cuba included, are like poor families that need to have their priorities straight so that they can wisely distribute their small budgets. They can’t have everything and sometimes an Olympic medal costs more than its weight in gold to get a hold of.
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