Days before the expected visit to Cuba by Pope Benedict XVI in late March, a group of people without any special political affiliation occupied the “Basilica of Our Lady of Charity” in Havana, trying to remain in the church like asylum-seekers in an embassy.
Read MoreIn Cuba, there are two ways of doing things: the easy way and the bureaucratic way. No matter how positive a law might be, the bureaucrats will always find a way to transform it into an all-consuming bog, one from which you can only escape with their assistance – which of course is never disinterested.
Read MoreA writer read an essay that began with: “I was born in a country that no longer exists.” I ignored the fact that she was born in the former German Democratic Republic since I had no doubt that she was talking about Cuba. But what was most curious was that I wasn’t alone in having that impression.
Read MoreWhile LASA is only an academic point of reference for other governments in the region, for the Cubans it is an object of political attention.
Read MorePedro Campos reiterates his proposals on how to get the Cuban economy moving forward without turning the country over to capitalist exploitation.
Read More“With all this experience, it would be selfish to go to another country. I was part of this process. Now I think I have to help achieve the necessary changes in the way that I can,” said Dimas Castellanos in part two of his interview with Havana Times.
Read MoreFrom the name of the event itself certain suspicions were aroused, as people were made to mimic Fidel’s well-known message to intellectuals: “Within the revolution, everything; outside the revolution, nothing…”
Read MoreChacal’s song ends with the phrase, “You know we’re crazy, you know we go around doing wrong” – which was the most sincere thing I heard him sing.
Read MoreMy son is sad because his best friend Leo, who now lives in Miami, — despite their having shared years and games, secrets and dreams, despite their last embrace, teary eyes and attachments that made them exchange e-mail addresses and promises — he has not sent a message.
Read MoreI can only imagine the confusion of young people if they happen to contrast the history that’s “in the books” with the transformations taking place today in the country. It will be an arduous task to convince them of the need for change without acknowledging that mistakes were made.
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