The congress of Cuba’s National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) came to a close a few days ago. I was left with the impression that this gathering offered us very suggestive details. From what was said, it seems we should expect farm product prices to continue to rise.
Read MoreA wave of pro-Russian culture seems to be bathing Cuba’s current official discourse. Journalists and ideologues from our main newspaper, Granma, write words of praise for the Euro-Asian giant, while politicians work to tighten relations with the country. Photo: TASS
Read MoreOne day, I was in a certain office and a journalist from a fairly important official press publication entered the room. She came in without any formalities and greeted the people there who knew her. Everyone was extremely cordial to her at that moment, but then the unexpected happened.
Read MoreCuba tends to constitute a negative reference in statistical reports about the spread of new information and telecommunication technologies. In terms of the degree of access to telephone lines and digital networks that people enjoy, we continue to fare very poorly.
Read MoreOver the last couple weeks, there’ve been several different takes on the topic of the high prices in the markets here versus the scant buying power of most customers. In my view, we’ve yet to recognize the final determining factor in this story.
Read MoreProblems can be solved efficaciously only if we address their root cause. Applying headstrong measures or forcing people to submit to higher authorities and the like only makes matters worse. Here we look at an issue facing Cuban health personnel.
Read MoreAt the risk of being a nuisance, I’d like to repeat that the problem of high prices and low salaries in Cuba isn’t so hard to understand; rather, it can be clarified with a dab of basic political economy from the old boys: Adam Smith, Richard Wolff and Karl Marx, plus a little raw objectivity.
Read MoreCuban reality is slowly changing under the leadership of Raul Castro. Some people tend to deny this fact, obsessed as they are with downplaying the significance of events that contradict their perceptions, tastes or downright interests. The reforms and changes are there, and they are gradually giving shape to a society that is clearly different from the one that preceded it.
Read MoreThe book “Revolution, Socialism, Journalism: Cuba’s Press and Journalists Before the 21st Century” makes an important contribution to our understanding of Cuban history because it delves deeply into the “old problem of democracy, freedom and the role of the press.”
Read MoreNot long ago, I wrote an article on the alarming possibility that someone in Cuba could decide to implement fracking techniques in Cuba. At the time, I had no idea how quickly these concerns would become more real.
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