For the first time in ages, Saint Lazarus was not the star of Cuba’s December 17th celebrations, not after Obama and Raul Castro took center stage to announce the year’s most important event. So much so that the day continues unabated.
Read MoreThe immediate threat facing Havana right now is that beer and rum supplies may run out, as people are celebrating wholeheartedly. Putting an end to half a century of political intransigence seemed impossible.
Read MoreOn February 3, 1961, Kennedy signed an “embargo on all trade with Cuba.” At the time, there was yet no special migratory legislation for Cubans and the Guantanamo Naval Base had been in operation on the island for 58 years that month, on the basis of bilateral agreements that had never been revoked.
Read More“I have a milk cow – it is no ordinary cow. She walks down Prado, killing flies with her tail.” (Chorus of a popular Cuban song). It’s nine in the morning and the street-lamps are still on. Has the sun not risen yet? (31 photos)
Read MoreIn my previous post, I depicted the monster that our agricultural and livestock market is today. It is naïve to think that such an abomination could function in accordance with the universal laws of supply and demand.
Read MoreFigures for Cuba’s food industry and market continue to point upwards. The longed-for drop in prices is still nowhere to be seen six years after the “reform” of agriculture was undertaken, when President Raul Castro entered office.
Read MoreBored, I again tuned in to Telesur last night. The first bit of news I saw were about Ayotzinapa, the courageous father Solalinde, worthy representative of the moral integrity of Latin American Catholic priests (Cuba excluded).
Read MoreI invite you to take trip with me to the Kingdom of the No. An attentive gaze, some notes and several photos are enough to confirm the persistent obstacles that people run into when dealing with service providers supposedly created to make their lives easier.
Read MoreTrue monetary unification will be difficult to achieve in Cuba. The steps taken so far, coupled with what we know about how the Party-State operates, suggest we will continue to see the opportunistic use of multiple exchange rates.
Read MoreThe Cuban capital is being invaded by a new form of pollution that spreads quickly and causes much damage to the city’s appearance. I am referring to the many flyers, in black and white or living color, that are posted wherever there is room to do so. Through these, Havana is practically being sold piecemeal.
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