English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
14ymedio, Madrid, 23 October 2024 — “Affordable prices, magnificent beaches, a popular destination and ignorance. These are the reasons why Canadians to continue going to Cuba,” says Manon Girardin, deputy director of the Canadian travel agency Voyages CAA-Québec. Her company is among those which aren’t buying into the message of a safe, idyllic tourist destination … Continue reading “Canadian Tourists Losing Desire to Visit Cuba”
Tatiana Neroeva buried Faraj Allah Jarjour believing him to be her husband, whose body she is still waiting for 14ymedio, Madrid, 29 May 2024 — Thousands of kilometers away from Montreal, where the family of Faraj Allah Jarjour resides — the Canadian tourist who died in Cuba last March — a woman, Tatiana Neroeva, waits … Continue reading “Cuba Sent the Body of a Russian Tourist to Canada to Hide His Murder, His Widow Suspects”
Christian Maître recounts his wife’s time in a precarious hospital in Santa Clara after suffering from appendicitis 14ymedio, Madrid, 25 April 2024 — “Sadly, for us, Cuba is over. I am sure that the world is full of very beautiful places to see.” This is how Christian Maître, a Canadian from the city of Shawinigan, … Continue reading “‘Sadly, For Us, Cuba is Over,’ Says a Canadian Tourist”
Faraj Allah Jarjour’s family paid $7,300 to transport his remains to Quebec and was given a coffin with the body of a Russian 14ymedio, Havana, 23 April 2024 — The family of Faraj Allah Jarjour, the Syrian who lived in Canada and died on March 22 of a heart attack while vacationing in Cuba, still … Continue reading “Cuban Authorities Fail to Explain the Case of the Lost Body of the Tourist Who Died in the Melia Varadero Hotel”
