In a chance encounter a few days ago, I heard a few words that shook me to the core. The friend of a friend was talking about his girlfriend, the daughter of a member of the Ministry of the Interior (domestic security).
Read MoreUrban transportation is one of the most pressing problems in Cuba. One reason is the economic embargo on the island, but it’s also due to the disastrous handling, decision making and allocation of resources by the government.
Read MoreThe enemies of the Cuban Revolution never tire of repeating in any and every way they can — even in social networks — that Cuba’s economy is a disaster, the socialist system has been a failure, the revolution has destroyed the economy, etc. All this is a colossal lie.
Read MoreWhen they told me about the idea of holding a meeting of blogueros (bloggers), I thought it would be a good opportunity to join forces and gain ground. As long as there is respect for the freedom of opinions that should guide all human beings.
Read More“CAFE” is the acronym of a new Cuban-American organization. It stands for Cuban Americans for Engagement, a promising name that seems to indicate the will of their supporters to involve themselves in actions and policies in support of the Cuban community in the United States.
Read MoreLast night I attended a meeting in my building to appoint a new president of our CDR. Despite the repeated call for a possible candidate (even a self-nominated one), the general reaction remained one of silence. Thirteen representatives from thirty apartments was not a very flattering figure. Yet, the gazes remained blank, without even a shadow of guilt.
Read MoreThis past Monday (April 23), Frank left Cuba and finally made it to Miami. He met his father there and will later go to New Jersey to spend some time with his mother, who’s anxiously waiting for him.
Read MoreBaseball in Cuba seems doomed to fade into the background behind the overwhelming advance of the world’s number one sport: soccer, which is capturing the hearts of the island’s youth. To confirm this, all one has to do is go out on a Sunday afternoon to any neighborhood or small town.
Read MoreIt’s time for the left — all those individuals and collective defenders of anti-capitalist, socialist, and revolutionary democratic ideas, ranging from intellectuals to certain officials within the party and the government, and especially the many rank-and-file communists — to consider regrouping our own forces to defend the popular gains previously achieved.
Read MoreThe Cuban Catholic Church organized a discussion last weekend on the reintegration of the diaspora into Cuba. Those participating included a group of leading intellectuals in exile, scores of scholars from the island, as well as religious believers and lay people.
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