I imagine that some Cubans readers are going to criticize me for trying to dig up flaws in this latest reform, and they might have a point. Despite its limitations, the fact is that never in more than 50 years have the people of the island had greater freedom to travel.
Read MoreRaul Castro’s government has given birth to the “updating” of the nation’s immigration policy. Regulations have been relaxed, irritating fees have been eliminated, and contacts between islanders and Cuban émigrés are going to be facilitated.
Read MoreFour years ago I became interested in elections for the first time. This year I followed the second electoral process in my life. Yet on neither of those two occasions did these involve elections in my country. Unconsciously, I’ve convinced myself that elections abroad affect my life more than those in Cuba.
Read MoreWhen I asked him his name he replied: James Sexton, Anglo-Saxon surname. I live in Oakville, on Lake Ontario, near Toronto. I told him where I was from, remarking that his town was close to the famous Niagara Falls.
Read MoreWhen left has entered into the game of the liberal democratic system, it has been absorbed by realpolitik and economic pragmatism, and it has had to change its political agenda, betraying its core values.
Read MoreCuba’s welcome announcement of the end of the exit visa travel restriction poses two challenges to the Obama Administration.
Read MoreIf at the end of this story we succeed in establishing a social-democratic order in Cuba, I think we will have achieved much more than what lofty rhetoric holds.
Read MoreComments on the death of Fidel Castro – loved by millions, hated by thousands – had already started circulating on the Internet for several days. But when Hugo Chavez was re-elected and the Comandante didn’t make a public appearance to congratulate him, the speculation mushroomed.
Read MoreIn the face of the economic crisis, which is a chronic part of our country today, all socioeconomic sectors have experienced severe budget cuts. The Ministry of Education has felt the downsizing of its workforce and facilities.
Read MoreOur press is unquestionably losing the battle with unofficial journalism, which better reflects reality and does so in a manner that’s more attractive, respectful of reality and doesn’t make concessions to dogmatism, apology or bureaucratic control.
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