Enacted in 1966 and officially known in Cuba as the Ley Asesina (the murderous law), the Cuban Adjustment Act has been traditionally blamed for encouraging Cubans to risk their lives sailing across the Straits of Florida to reach US shores.
Read MoreMy father died in 2000. His cancer started in his colon, a situation that led to an operating room where the doctors removed the polyps that had invaded that part of his body. After surgery they said the operation had been a success.
Read MoreAfter 50 years of a failed policy, it wouldn’t hurt to try new methods. I really don’t think gringo tourists will serve for political proselytizing, but they will put an end to the external aggression and contribute to expanding internal debate in Cuba.
Read MoreYesterday Cubans woke up to a new message. Cubacel, the sole telephone company on the island, announced to its customers that the costs of certain phone services would be reduced. Calling by cellphone now costs about 20% less than before.
Read MoreIn my previous post I concluded by implying that the ultimate goal of our country’s educational system was to create a malleable, alienated & acquiescent youth, though what’s officially proclaimed is something different: the “Soldier of the Revolution” doctrine.
Read MoreThis isn’t an empty slogan. What it means is that Chavez and his party have entered the hearts of the people. It means that his ideas have taken root, are consolidating and are growing like a giant tree.
Read MoreOne central issue characterizes the comments added to articles published in Havana Times. Many of them express the desire to do away with socialism in Cuba (though, paradoxically, some of them even claim that such a system never existed in our country.
Read MoreYesterday morning, while I was going to work and reflecting on life and its peculiarities, I heard a conversation between two people. The volume of their voices made it impossible to ignore, plus the topic of the conversation is what particularly caught my attention.
Read MoreStudents in Cuba are learning computer skills from the earliest grades in elementary school. But what will happen when they grow up in a country where access to the Internet and other social networks is highly restricted? What does this mean for their chances for ongoing professional development?
Read MoreCuba is a country of rumors. “Radio Bemba” (or “word of mouth,” literally “Radio Lips”) transmits from one Cuban to another all across the island. It’s the means by which citizens are informed — and sometimes misinformed — about the most sensitive happenings in national life.
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