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Cubans Revere Patron Saint Amid Crisis & Mass Exodus

The procession, which a few years ago had a certain festive and merry touch, was this time more introverted and circumspect.

Faced with the decline in visitors from Canada and Europe, the Government tries to attract more Russians and Mexican tourists.

In recent months, we have seen numerous reports about Cuban government officials, or their close relatives, attempting to enter the USA.

They are not driven by the desire for economic improvement, because they have lived for years in the bubble of receiving remittances.

The first conclusions came out about the sudden closure of the Chinese store that sold wholesale in Havana & they confirm my worst suspicions.

The Spanish Foreign Minister announces that asylum is granted at the request of the PUD candidate, considered the winner of the elections.

“I’m fine. Sad, angry, emotional, but okay,” she told me. Then her voice broke into intense crying. “They still have other women locked up.”

August undoubtedly brought positive change with the the entry into operation of a desalinizing plant. Construction had begun five years ago.

“We thought this would never end, but God heard us,” says one of the 135 exiles. Former prisoners confirm physical and psychological torture.

Many young people in Cuba give up their studies to become street vendors, messengers, and cobblers. Leonel is 24 and left his music classes.