Catholics, Communists and the second coming of el Papa to Cuba
On 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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Opinion
Internet in Guantanamo, Cuba
I’ve heard tons of complaints about Internet use in our country but I’d never experienced it firsthand. Thanks to a friend, every two or three days I’d always been able to open my mail as well as access news from around the world.
Read MoreLast 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.
Read MoreCuba’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?
Read MoreWill 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.
Read MoreSilence 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreWhere 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).
Read MoreCuba: 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).
Read MoreDo 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.
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