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Cuba’s July 26th, Then and Now

The date July 26, the most celebrated day on the Cuban political calendar, has meant different things for me at different stages of my life.

Cuba’s Adios to Students in the Fields

If I told you that the FAPI, the BETs and the BUTS’s are now history, readers from around the world would more than likely draw a blank. But these strange abbreviations more than likely take the thoughts of the average Cuban back to their student years.

The DR for Cubans: Fatal Attraction?

Strong historical and cultural relationships have existed between Cuba and the Dominican Republic. A part of the Cuban national legacy is in some way related to the DR, and Dominicans always remember that it was Cubans who restarted their sugar production in the 19th century.

Cuba in the ‘90s, Special Memories

What kind of country are we building? Is it a nation where we see ourselves forced to live here or the one that we exaggerate with our desires?

July 26: Cuba’s Revolution, Morality and Solidarity

The main cause for failure was a missing vehicle with their heavy weaponry. Nevertheless they were able to cause three times the numbers of casualties that they suffered. Nearly one-half of the rebels were killed but most of them died under or following torture.

Reconciliation, Dangers & Model Change for Cuba

For years, some of us within the revolutionary ranks have been advocating changes toward a participative and democratic form of socialism as well as the holding of a national dialogue with all blocs involved.

Cuba’s Banks Are Different

Recent years’ reforms open up a new perspective for Cuban banking. Let’s hope they opt to support the productive development of citizens and don’t fall for the temptation of involvement in activities that have brought so many problems to the world.

Cuba’s Political Circus: Stunts & Applause

Those who applaud can argue that something is changing in Cuba, and they’re right. There are positive measures, but they continue being non-systemic steps aimed at survival, and therefore trivial before the tremendous crisis that faces society.

To Your Health Nelson Mandela

In this celebration there are no semblances of any “cult of the personality,” nor any exaltation of the personal values of this person who was that nation’s president several years ago. I admire such will, where people show the spirit to pay tribute to such an important figure in the social history of the world.

The Right for Cubans to Be Informed

Does the right to receive “systematic, truthful and diverse information that allows an approach to reality from all the complex angles that can be offered” include the existence of media that don’t respond to official interests?