Cubans by nature are cheerful and laugh at their own problems. It’s a way to approach life with enthusiasm. In our country there are many comedians, some good and some who try to be. However I had a very embarrassing experience when visiting the Mella Theater.
Read MoreChavez started a democratic revolution, respecting the constitution approved by popular vote during his fourteen years in power, without excluding his enemies, while accepting the “No” to his proposals when they were voted down. Even after his passing away, respect is being given to the right to multi-party elections, the media and electoral campaigns.
Read MoreOver the weekend I went hiking along the trails of Viñales Valley in Pinar del Rio where I could see how the lives of people there have changed. I left my car at a lookout point, around which were several private restaurants offering me something to eat for when I returned from my trek.
Read MoreIf there are still those who believe that baseball has lost its followers here on this Caribbean island, I invite them to ask half the people in this country what they were doing Monday between six and nine o’clock in the morning.
Read MoreCuban writer Angel Santiesteban — who was sentenced to five years in prison on charges of “trespassing and physical assault” in relation to his former wife — responded on Monday to a letter that was directed against him, initially signed by eight female Cuban intellectuals.
Read MoreMy home is still in mourning, and it has every reason to be. All the members of my family are mopping about the house with sad faces, and I share that pain. In less than 15 days we lost two friends of the family. The first, Nicolas, was a neighbor who was closer to us than any relative who shared our genes. The second friend was Hugo Chavez.
Read MoreThe movie “No”, by the Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larrain, is circulating in Havana these days from USB flash drive to flash drive, as well as being screened in alternative venues. Its theme: The referendum that removed the dictator Augusto Pinochet from power in Chile.
Read MoreFormer Cuban president, Fidel Castro, the current senior advisor to his brother, President Raul Castro, commented today on the loss last Tuesday of Hugo Chavez, 58, who he considered Cuba’s top ally.
Read MoreThe latest statements by Angel Carromero recanting everything he previously affirmed, seems to me — to be compassionate — something quite sad. Whether a crime was committed or he had an accident on that afternoon in Bayamo is something known only by God and those involved.
Read MoreYesterday was International Women’s Day and a group of Cubans decided to speak out about the controversial case of writer Angel Santiesteban, found guilty of domestic violence and therefore facing a sentence of five years in prison.
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