My Junior High School Trauma
The truth is that my mother deserves special recognition for her being so persistent. From when I started kindergarten through the 9th grade, every morning she was pushing me to attend school.
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Opinion
Cuba & US Present Among the Kuna in Panama
A group of international journalists were invited by the World Tourism Organization to their Central American trade fair (CATM) held in Panama, and in this context we visited Kuna Yala, an autonomous region inhabited by the Kuna community. Many of the things I saw among the Kuna surprised me. One was to find a nation where people, and especially their political leaders, talked to me with respect and even admiration for both Havana and Washington at the same time.
Read MoreThe Message of Cuba’s Ladies in White
The death of Laura Pollan occurred at a time that the Ladies in White were redefining their place on the Cuban political scene.
Read MoreIn Cuba the Passing of the Torch Is Assured
What remained clear to me on Friday is that the generation that succeeded us has taken up the torch. Perhaps many things will change, and plenty more to come, but there will always be slogans to shout, and of course there will always be those who shout them.
Read MoreView from Cuba on the Killing of Gadhafi
Gadhafi was killed in his native town by rebel troops. After several months of bloody struggle, devastation, and material and human losses, the former Libyan leader was finished off. He who for more than four decades governed that African country died at the hands of his own people.
Read MoreMake Yourself Independent
To be independent is the only way to be worthy of respect, therefore a people who depend on the whims of a government (foreign or domestic) and not on their own work to satisfy their economic needs cannot be worthy of respect.
Read MoreDifferent Views on a Cuba Explosion
Recently I got my hands on an economic analysis of Cuba from a Western embassy, a study that paints a very different picture from what we’re accustomed to hearing.
Read MoreCamila Would Rather Forget
Camila Estrada is happy now. After having been dogged by domestic violence for years, again she’s enjoying the company of her family. It’s like a dream from which she doesn’t want to wake.
Read MoreCrummy Situations Don’t Last Forever
Recently I was at one of three ATM’s in my municipality. That day it was the only one in service. For some unknown reason the other two were out of money.
Read MoreCuba’s Old Junkers and the Privileged
With the new rules regarding the sale/purchase of vehicles, the government persists in its intention to monitor the processes of social mobility. Not like before, not in all the detail, but still managing the key variables and reserving a veto power.
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