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Mourning for the Death of Ramiro Valdés Delayed San Juan Celebrations in Matanzas by One Day

Residents took part in a ritual that perfectly reflects the desire of all Cubans: to burn the old and make way for the new. 14ymedio, Matanzas, Pablo Padilla Cruz, June 26, 2026 — The official mourning period decreed following the death of General Ramiro Valdés postponed the traditional burning of the San Juan effigy in … Continue reading “Mourning for the Death of Ramiro Valdés Delayed San Juan Celebrations in Matanzas by One Day”

A Short Mourning Period Is Declared for Ramiro Valdés, Who Will Be Buried Beside the Alleged Remains of Che Guevara

Only 18 hours of mourning for the nonagenarian, whose body will lie in state on Tuesday morning at the headquarters of the Ministry of the Armed Forces. 14ymedio, Madrid, June 23, 2026 — Cuba’s official press has devoted extensive coverage to the death of Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a historic member of the … Continue reading “A Short Mourning Period Is Declared for Ramiro Valdés, Who Will Be Buried Beside the Alleged Remains of Che Guevara”

Death of Ramiro Valdés, Historic Enforcer of Repression in Cuba

A central figure of Castroism for more than six decades, he survived every purge. 14ymedio, Havana, June 21, 2026 – Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel announced this Sunday the death, at age 94, of Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, Commander of the Revolution and one of the main architects of the Cuban regime’s repressive apparatus. “The physical departure … Continue reading “Death of Ramiro Valdés, Historic Enforcer of Repression in Cuba”

Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Visits Sancti Spíritus to ‘Put His Foot Down’ Against Illegalities

With the economy on the rocks and the usual voluntarism, nothing will stop the province from celebrating July 26 in style. 14ymedio, Havana, June 20, 2024 — A delegation of ministers and senior officials arrived in Sancti Spíritus this Wednesday to carry out a government visit that soon turned into a hunt for “illegal MSMEs” … Continue reading “Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Visits Sancti Spíritus to ‘Put His Foot Down’ Against Illegalities”

In Cuba, Rumors of the Collapse of the Regime: Purge of Ramiro Valdés, Lis Cuesta Detained, Soldiers Ask for a Discharge

The atmosphere of desperation and paralysis of life generated by blackouts has been the subject of multiple complaints 14ymedio/YucaByte, Havana, 19 June 2024 — Blackouts set the pace of life in Cuba, heating up tempers and triggering protests of a different caliber in a summer that is just beginning. With an increasingly unstable country on … Continue reading “In Cuba, Rumors of the Collapse of the Regime: Purge of Ramiro Valdés, Lis Cuesta Detained, Soldiers Ask for a Discharge”

April Rumors: Raúl Castro’s ‘Chemical’ Grandson, Death of Ramiro Valdés, Dog Meat

14ymedio/Yucabyte, Havana, 22 May 2024 — El químico (the chemical), the fashionable synthetic drug in Havana, slowly takes over the Cuban underworld. The possibility that Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro, El Cangrejo (The Crab), grandson and bodyguard of Raúl Castro, is the man behind its manufacture and traffic – in increasingly vast networks – was one … Continue reading “April Rumors: Raúl Castro’s ‘Chemical’ Grandson, Death of Ramiro Valdés, Dog Meat”

A Motorcyclist Collides with the Mercedes Benz of Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdes in Havana

14ymedio, Havana July 31, 2023 — The news spread like wildfire this Sunday first on social media: the car in which Ramiro Valdés, Cuba’s deputy prime minister, was traveling had collided with a motorist at the intersection of Paseo avenue and 23rd street, in El Vedado Havana. The image of the senior official, between a luxurious … Continue reading “A Motorcyclist Collides with the Mercedes Benz of Cuba’s Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdes in Havana”

Ramiro Valdes Proposes Resurrecting the Microbrigades To Solve the Housing Problem in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 20 April 2023 — The ninety-year-old Ramiro Valdés got angry during a meeting with leaders of Santiago de Cuba last week over the terrible state of housing in the province. The soldier, ratified this Wednesday as Deputy Prime Minister of the Island, “punched the table,” according to the local official newspaper, after unraveling … Continue reading “Ramiro Valdes Proposes Resurrecting the Microbrigades To Solve the Housing Problem in Cuba”

Ramiro Valdes Searches for Those Who Consume a Lot of Energy

14ymedio, Havana, 4 September 2020 — The energy consumption forecasts were exceeded this August by just 1.1%, but it has been enough for the Cuban authorities to ask the population to reduce consumption. On Thursday, Deputy Prime Minister Ramiro Valdés Menéndez asked the municipal energy councils to identify the high consumers in residences and state … Continue reading “Ramiro Valdes Searches for Those Who Consume a Lot of Energy”

When Ramiro Valdes Lost his Cable / Tania Diaz Castro

HAVANA, Cuba – I heard the story late, it happened a year ago. But the residents of Santa Fe, a coastal community to the west of Havana where about 50,000 people live, are afraid to say anything about Ramiro Valdés Menéndez, a “historic commander,” who is credited with numerous shootings at the beginning of the … Continue reading “When Ramiro Valdes Lost his Cable / Tania Diaz Castro”

Ramiro Valdes, Butcher of Artemisa and Diagnosed Psychopath / Juan Juan Almeida

While some imitated the exploits of Errol Flynn, others were startled with the reality of a man who is saddled with, even today, more legends than names. They call him the Antillean Gaddafi forhis eccentric arrogance; Donatien, the Marquis de Sade, for his sadism, perfectionism and radical atheism; The Goatee, for his sparse beard look; … Continue reading “Ramiro Valdes, Butcher of Artemisa and Diagnosed Psychopath / Juan Juan Almeida”

Salvador Valdes Mesa Reproaches Cuban Producers for Selling ‘To Whoever Pays the Most’

14ymedio, Madrid, April 17, 2024 — Salvador Valdés Mesa, annoyed, reproached Cuban producers on Tuesday for “getting used” to taking their products “to the highest bidder, the one who pays them the most.” The surprising argument encouraged a few days of bureaucratic meetings around the “Government’s projections to boost the economy” from which, despite having … Continue reading “Salvador Valdes Mesa Reproaches Cuban Producers for Selling ‘To Whoever Pays the Most’”

Cuba’s Foreign Minister Accuses Marco Rubio of Promoting a ‘Crime From the World’s Greatest Power’

Ricardo Herrero, of the Cuba Study Group: “Repression and sanctions continue using the people as cannon fodder. And their suffering continues without end.” 14ymedio, Madrid, June 24, 2026 – “Ruthless aggression,” “collective punishment” and now “crime”: the Cuban foreign minister is working his way through the dictionary to express his outrage at the sanctions that … Continue reading “Cuba’s Foreign Minister Accuses Marco Rubio of Promoting a ‘Crime From the World’s Greatest Power’”

The Cuban Regime Returns to 23rd and 12th With Fewer People and the Same Speeches

Without Raúl Castro or Ramiro Valdés, the event was held amid an electricity deficit of 1,872 MW 14ymedio, Havana, April 16, 2026 — The Cuban regime, aware of its dwindling domestic support, seems determined to expend every last drop of fuel on acts of reaffirmation and propaganda. This Thursday, it did so again at the … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Returns to 23rd and 12th With Fewer People and the Same Speeches”