Illustrations to Recall Cuba’s Main Events of 2020
Our Sunday humor supplement Xel2 reflected the occurrences in its illustrations – sometimes in a humorous way, and others very seriously.
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Glenda Boza Ibarra
The Fate of the Cuban Migrant Caravan in Suriname
On November 30th, several hundred Cubans left Paramaribo city to go to South Drain, on the western border between Suriname and Guyana.
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Cuba’s Special Period Book: Memories Best Forgotten
Con nuestros propios esfuerzos (With our own effort) – was published in 1992. It compiles Cuban survival inventions after the USSR collapsed.
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Bartering on Telegram to Navigate Cuba’s Shortages
Bartering on Telegram to navigate Cuba’s shortages. “It’s like going back to the Stone Age… but it’s solved quite a few problems.”
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A Cuban Woman Describes How She Got Stranded in Guyana
Yiset Lorenzo left Havana for Georgetown on Tuesday March 10th. It was the first time that she had flown abroad, but it didn’t turn out as planned.
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Cuban Gov. Authorities Meet with Entrepreneurs and Academics in Havana
“Government authorities recognized their resistance to change when it comes to forming partnerships with the self-employed at a local level.”
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Animal Protection in Santa Clara, Cuba: Popular Tradition Driven by a Donkey
By Glenda Boza Ibarra (El Toque) HAVANA TIMES – A donkey wanders through the city. He knocks on doors with
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Mobilization Initiatives in Cuba Driven by Access to Mobile Data
Something has changed in Cuba ever since mobile data packages became available to the population in December 2018.
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Being or Looking Cuban in Cuba Is Reason for Discrimination
Cirle Tatis Arzuza (a Colombian YouTuber, anti-racism activist and advocate for Africa’s cultural heritage) experienced “unpleasant events” in Cuba because she looked Cuban. Let’s look at why.
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Xiomis: A Cuban Rapper and MD
Xiomis L. Navarro Collado is a doctor and rapper. She imagined being the former growing up, but not the latter, although she started out like nearly every artist: as a child.
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