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Last December in Havana, Cuba

It’s finally December, which simply means it’s 76 degrees instead of 85 in Havana, Cuba – still sunny and breezy and bright, with very few Christmas decorations. Here are a few observations of late.

Cuba’s Press: Dodging the Big Issues

Would you trust a doctor who diagnosed you with a serious case of cancer and then, immediately afterwards, told you that you also had acne, and urgently prescribed only face cream to eliminate those nasty little pimples on your face?

Will We Cubans Reconcile?

Recently I had the privilege to be invited to participate in a workshop in Santo Domingo on the issue of national reconciliations. Obviously some ideas were exchanged concerning what should occur in Cuba at some point in time.

Silence Around the Cuban Five

An important part of the mass media campaign of lies directed against Cuba is that of complicit silence so that people don’t learn the truth about various issues related to our socialist country.

The Cuban Film “A Girlfriend for David”

The film “A Girlfriend for David” ends with a backlit atmosphere and the masterful voice of the great Elena Burke performing the song “Love Me as I Am”. by Pablo Milanes. This is one of the most popular Cuban films of all time…and one of my favorites.

Where Sen. Rubio & Cuba’s Raul Castro Agree

US Sen. Marco Rubio revealed several points on which he agrees with Raul Castro in his speech before the ultra-Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC).

Cuba: A Poet, a Power Outage and a Taxi

Hoy, algunos amigos y yo seremos testigos de un evento trascendental. Nuestro amigo Sinecio Verdecia Díaz y otro poeta cubano están realizando una lectura en una librería en La Habana Vieja (la parte más antigua de la ciudad).

Do Your Parents Hit You?

Over the past end of the year school break that children typically enjoy, I witnessed a sad experience. While playing with my children at a Recreational Park, the one most liked by the hordes of kids in my city of Guantanamo, a too-young mother was beating her daughter, who couldn’t have been more than two years old.

We, the Cuban Viewers

We love to remember the part in which so and so is discovered or what’s his name escapes. These are shows where we jump for joy, bite our nails (over what we already know will or won’t happen), or stomp on the floor in frustration over the bad guy’s victory (temporary, of course). In some ways we act like well-trained dogs.

The Wrong Path on Cuba

This week marks the 50th year since President John F. Kennedy authorized the economic embargo against Cuba. From London I was asked to interview ordinary Cubans for them to tell us how this has impacted on their daily lives.