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Police Operation in Havana Prevents Activists and Journalists from Leaving Their Homes

14ymedio, Havana, 30 July 2020 —  From the early morning hours on Thursday,  several activists and independent journalists began to denounce police operations around their homes. More than a dozen people have reported that members of the State Security are preventing them from going out, although the reason for this prohibition is, so far, unknown. Journalists … Continue reading “Police Operation in Havana Prevents Activists and Journalists from Leaving Their Homes”

Cuban Family Shares its House with the Rubble of a Building Collapse

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 28 July 2020 — Doing things well in Cuba is not just a matter of willpower. Daniel Llera’s family has been living with a mountain of rubble for more than a month in the garden of their house, on Calle 114 in Marianao, due to the lack of diligence of the local authorities. Since … Continue reading “Cuban Family Shares its House with the Rubble of a Building Collapse”

Cuba’s Caribe Stores and Their 47 Basic Products

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 17 July 2020 — Among the presentations on Cuban State TV’s Roundtable program on Thursday, July 16, Ana María Ortega Tamayo, general director of Tiendas Caribe (Caribe Stores), appeared with the task of assuring the population that the opening of stores that will sell food and toiletries in freely convertible currency does … Continue reading “Cuba’s Caribe Stores and Their 47 Basic Products”

Empty Buses, No Customers for Coppelia, This is How Phase 1 Post-Covid Begins in Havana

14ymedio, Luz Escobar / Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 4 July 2020 — “It seems like a lie to me, I hadn’t waited even five minutes at the bus stop and the bus arrived and best of all, it was practically empty.” In front of the Bus Terminal, Rocío shared her joy when she boarded the P12 … Continue reading “Empty Buses, No Customers for Coppelia, This is How Phase 1 Post-Covid Begins in Havana”

Cuban Families Prepare for "Long Vacations" From School

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 5 June 2020 — “When I saw the news from the minister on the Roundtable program on TV I said to myself: uffff, it will be a long vacation.” Alicia Díaz, a resident of the municipality of Playa and mother of an eight-year-old girl, felt slightly dizzy when she heard the … Continue reading “Cuban Families Prepare for "Long Vacations" From School”

Bewilderment in the Streets of Central Havana

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, May 28, 2020 — They haven’t seen each other for a long time. First they wave from across the street but then begin walking towards each other. Keeping their distance, the two friends exchange greetings by bumping elbows together. Without removing their face masks, they talk for a few minutes under … Continue reading “Bewilderment in the Streets of Central Havana”

Here You Have to Be on One Side of the Fence or the Other

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, May 22, 2020 — It has been three days since Pedro Ariel Garcia Rodriguez had to quit his job as a nurse at the National Institute of Oncology and Radiology. The 36-year-old asked to be discharged after being subjected to threats and pressure by administrators due to his Facebook posts. “When … Continue reading “Here You Have to Be on One Side of the Fence or the Other”

Six Years of 14ymedio. How Have We Changed?

14ymedio, Havana, 21 May 2020 —  On a Wednesday, six years ago, 14ymedio was born. Now the circumstances have changed, but not the essence of this newspaper. We look into a new decade immersed in a pandemic that fills the world with uncertainties, but with the same dream of taking to your homes every morning the stories that you … Continue reading “Six Years of 14ymedio. How Have We Changed?”

When the Medicine Deliveries Arrive, the Line Goes Crazy

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, May 20, 2020 – The person in charge of the pharmacy on Estancia Street in Havana has moved the counter to the door to prevent coronavirus infections. But when the medicine delivery truck arrives, the people in line go mad and the police intervene to reestablish order. “The problem is there … Continue reading “When the Medicine Deliveries Arrive, the Line Goes Crazy”

LGBTI Activists Commemorate the First Anniversary of the Suppressed March

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 11 May 2020 — The independent LGBTI community is not willing to forget what happened on May 11, 2019. That day, when the Government suppressed a peaceful march that they had organized on the Paseo del Prado in Havana, has become for Cuban activists the date they commemorate the fight against … Continue reading “LGBTI Activists Commemorate the First Anniversary of the Suppressed March”

The Business of Managing Lines Thrives in Pandemic Time in Cuba

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 28 April 2020 — In front of the El Danubio store in El Vedado, the line stretches along 26th Avenue, turns the corner at 25th Street, and stretches for almost two blocks. The routine in the time of coronavirus continues to be marked by lines, for cooking oil, for soap, detergent and, today, … Continue reading “The Business of Managing Lines Thrives in Pandemic Time in Cuba”

Argentine Tourists Have Been Relocated to the Habana Libre and the Neptune-Triton Hotels

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, April 21, 2020 – Some of the Argentine tourists who put up in the Tulipán Hotel in the Capital have, as of this Sunday, a new residence at the Tryp Habana Libre, if they can pay between 30 and 40 dollars US for a room, a price very much below the … Continue reading “Argentine Tourists Have Been Relocated to the Habana Libre and the Neptune-Triton Hotels”

Havana Dawns Without Transport

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana | 14 April 2020 — It is nine o’clock in the morning and the nurse, in her impeccable white uniform, has been waiting since half-past six for transport to take her to work at the hospital. “This is awful today. I’m at this stop trying to get to the hospital, but … Continue reading “Havana Dawns Without Transport”

"We Are Going to Get in Line, But They Have to Stock the Shelves," Demand the Customers

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 11 April 2020 —  “I’m not leaving here until I buy something,” said a woman in a categorical tone outside a Havana store. The official announcement that as of Saturday commercial centers would be closed and public transport cancelled unleashed an avalanche of buyers trying to get food ahead of time, in … Continue reading “"We Are Going to Get in Line, But They Have to Stock the Shelves," Demand the Customers”

The Artist Alcantara Again Sparks Controversy by Auctioning the Flag of his ‘Performance’

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 23 March 2020 — Just one week after his release, the controversy has returned to the work of Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, who announced the auction of the flag that starred in Drapeau, the performance for which the Government accuses him of the crime of “insult to the national symbols.” This flag bears … Continue reading “The Artist Alcantara Again Sparks Controversy by Auctioning the Flag of his ‘Performance’”