When I arrived in Cuba, the Torricelli Act (1992) was being promoted by Washington and Miami to tighten the US embargo, continuing with the old approach of sharpening the crisis so as to force Cubans to rise up against their government.
Read MoreThe second surgery on President Chavez in Havana was announced, and we ardently wish his speedy recovery. However, if for some reason he is unable to run for reelection in October, the government of Cuba could find itself without crucial financial support from Venezuela.
Read MoreThis past Wednesday night I received an email that had been sent out to numbers of people from a diligent Cuban-American cultural entrepreneur. It was a call from the Cuban Interests Section in Washington for the holding of a meeting with Cuban emigrants in the United States.
Read MoreAnother of the big lies used against the Cuban Revolution to assert that democracy doesn’t exist in Cuba is so-called “single-party system.” It’s said — wrongly, and with deliberate intentions — that there’s a single party in Cuba.
Read MoreApparently, taking a simple photo in a public place in Cuba represents a threat to state security, as if it were a bomb or a massive riot. This leads me to pose some problems. The first is that of freedom, and its unequal interpretation with respect to the rights of citizens and foreigners.
Read More“Confronting the realities of pregnancy and HIV isn’t easy. In April, I’m going to mark the 11th year since I was diagnosed,” said Ivon Delgado.
Read MoreThe only thing that’s said is “the blockade is to blame.” This is what’s always heard when something doesn’t work right in Cuba like it should. I would like for the economic embargo to be eliminated if only to see if that resolved most of our problems.
Read MoreI cannot offer the Cuban political elite anything of what they seek in “updating” their battered model or helping it to function. To top it all off, though I think they have to be negotiated with, at the same time I think they are a major part of the problem.
Read MoreI saw a Cuban documentary about elementary school education here. To teach the pronunciation of the letter “f,” the teacher used the word “firearm” – not flower, or fiesta or fun…words that are closer to children. With an emphatic pause, she pronounced: FIRE-ARM, and proceeded to make those innocent students repeat those same syllables.
Read MoreOn March 26, Pope Benedict XVI will arrive in Cuba for a two-day whirlwind of religious ceremonies and meetings with the Castro brothers and other political leaders.
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