The recent arrests of a group of young reporters from the Periodismo de Barrio project – who were traveling to Baracoa, which had been affected by Hurricane Matthew – combined with the confiscation of their work equipment, leans towards the reasons of those who are pessimistic when it comes to considering the White House’s possible influence on national events in Cuba.
Read MoreCuban media reports on the tragic death of Jose Fernandez were scarce, there were no eulogies which were well deserved given his short but extraordinary career in our national sport.
Read MoreA friend of mine, sad at the definitive impeachment of Dilma Rousseff, ended up regretting that “what a shame, after so much hard work, they took away even her honor of inaugurating the Olympics, she didn’t deserve that.”
Read MoreA small “slip-up” of the Mesa Redonda, the most important news program in the country, putting on the table the issue of freedom speech, even if only in another country.
Read MoreBefore entering his first bout of unconsciousness, Guillermo Farinas reiterated the magnitude of the problem: “It’s time to unite, to take to the streets and protest against all of the atrocities committed by this government.” Foto: Adalberto Roque/Getty Images
Read MoreThe post-Marxism Communists in power use the ghost of never-ending conspiracy in the face of any danger that forces them to use their repressive forces which would obviously be considered unjustifiable outside of the walls they’ve built.
Read MoreThe number of inhabitants went from just 5000 to over 94,000 in 10 years. Levels of consumer activity, public services and building of apartments exceeded those in the rest of the country. However, that great project had no resources of its own, and was nourished with supplies from the Soviet socialist solar system.
Read MoreOpened to the public in February last year, the design store Clandestina (clandestine) has overcome the difficult test of time. The shop’s owner, Idania del Rio claims: “We are self-sufficient, we pay the bills and while we have yet to make back what we invested, we’ve gone from having 4 to 10 employees.” Under their watchful eyes, they have set their store far apart from the typical products that dominate this sector called Imagen Cuba.
Read MoreThe author I’ve just cited repeats a basic argument: the person any kind of journalism is forced to direct itself to is called “the reader.” Widening this concept to Cuba’s prevailing communist rhetoric, let’s say “the people.”
Read MoreThere are more than enough reasons to protest, it’s a spontaneous act, it’s becoming more common and by the way, they’re not asking for direct political demands, nobody’s shouting Down with Raul, down with the government!
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