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Cuba-Mexico Agree on Return of ‘Illegal’ Migrants / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 4 May 2016 — The memorandum of understanding between the governments of Cuba and Mexico that governs migration between the two countries is now in force. The agreement allows, starting now, automatic deportations from Mexico to Cuba to “strengthen cooperation between the two countries in the fight against illegal migration, human trafficking and smuggling.” … Continue reading “Cuba-Mexico Agree on Return of ‘Illegal’ Migrants / 14ymedio”

Panama Prepares The Final Transfer Of Cubans To Mexico / 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 29 April 2016 — The Panamanian Foreign Ministry has begun to take a census of more than 670 Cuban migrants in the hostel of Los Planes in the province of Chiriqui, in anticipation of their transfer to Mexico in the coming days. Another three thousand Cubans, most stranded on the border with … Continue reading “Panama Prepares The Final Transfer Of Cubans To Mexico / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

A View From Cuba of The US Presidential Campaign / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos

14ymedio, Pedro Campos, Havana, 11 April 2016 — The current election campaign in the United States has been characterized by low blows and “disqualifications” in the Republican camp where, at this point, the person not wanted by the party establishment, Donald Trump, appears to be in the lead, with the entire structure of the party trying … Continue reading “A View From Cuba of The US Presidential Campaign / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos”

Americans and March 10, 1952 / 14ymedio, Gabriel Barrenechea Jose

14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 10 March 2016 — In the early hours of Monday 10 March 1952, a coup closed the democratic cycle in Cuba, open since the Constituent Assembly of 1940 which has begun with the Protest of the Thirteen and the university reform movement captained by Julio Antonio Mella. Despite what … Continue reading “Americans and March 10, 1952 / 14ymedio, Gabriel Barrenechea Jose”

Cleber Tractors is First US Company Authorized in Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 15 February 2016 – The Cleber Tractor Company has become the first U.S. company to receive authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the United States Department of the Treasury to operate in Cuba, as reported Monday Associated Press (AP). Last November, the Alabama-based company won a license of the … Continue reading “Cleber Tractors is First US Company Authorized in Cuba / 14ymedio”

Obama and Raul Castro: Encounters and Disagreements / 14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 20 February 2016 — Obama will go to Havana in March. The trip is part of his change of policy regarding the island. He wants, as John Paul II asked, for “Cuba to open itself to the world and the world to open itself to Cuba.” That includes, as suggested by … Continue reading “Obama and Raul Castro: Encounters and Disagreements / 14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner”

A Group Of 124 Cuban Migrants Arrived In Mexico On Friday / 14ymedio

14ymedio, 18 February 2016 — A group of 124 Cuban migrants arrived Friday in the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, directly from Costa Rica, where they had been stranded since mid-November en route to the US. The migrants, 85 men and 39 women, were received by the National Institute of Migration (INM), which gave … Continue reading “A Group Of 124 Cuban Migrants Arrived In Mexico On Friday / 14ymedio”

Academies To Produce Macho-Men In Cuba / Abel Sierra Madero

In the 1960s, close to 30,000 young men were detained in forced-labor camps. The mistreatments that took place in these camps, known as Military Units to Aid Production UMAP, in the name of “social hygiene,” testify to the homophobic component of the Cuban Revolution. Abel Sierra Madero, From Letras Libras, January 2016 — Between 1965 … Continue reading “Academies To Produce Macho-Men In Cuba / Abel Sierra Madero”

Camagüey’s “innovative potential” / 14ymedio, Sol Garcia Basulto

14ymedio, Sol Garcia Basulto, Camaguey, 14 February 2016 – Perseverance and optimism are Juan Antonio Garcia Borrero’s inseparable allies. Only the perseverance of this movie critic who is passionate about new technologies has allowed him to pull off the First Meeting on Audiovisual Culture and Digital Technologies in Camagüey. The event, censored last November, took place … Continue reading “Camagüey’s “innovative potential” / 14ymedio, Sol Garcia Basulto”

El Templete’s Ceiba Says Goodbye To Havana / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 10 February 2016 – The most-visited ceiba tree in Havana is no more. It was sick and yesterday, Tuesday, it was cut into pieces and removed from El Templete – a monument in Havana to the foundation of the original town in 1519 – by a brigade from the Puerto Carenas construction company of … Continue reading “El Templete’s Ceiba Says Goodbye To Havana / 14ymedio”

Mexico Authorizes “Direct Transfer” Of All Cubans Stranded In Central America / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 5 February 2016 — The Mexican government has decided to accelerate the transfer of Cubans stranded in Costa Rica and will extend the “humanitarian measure” to those who are in a similar situation in other Central American countries. In a statement released Friday by its regional headquarters in Ciudad Hidalgo (Chiapas), the National Migration … Continue reading “Mexico Authorizes “Direct Transfer” Of All Cubans Stranded In Central America / 14ymedio”

Cuban Human Rights Group Denounces 1,414 Political Arrests in January / EFE (14ymedio)

EFE (14ymedio), Havana, 4 February 2016 — The dissident Cuban Commission for Human Rights and National Reconciliation (CCDHRN) reported Thursday that political repression continues its ascent on the island, where in January there were at least 1,414 political arrests, one of the highest monthly figures in the last decade. This group, the only one keep … Continue reading “Cuban Human Rights Group Denounces 1,414 Political Arrests in January / EFE (14ymedio)”

Machado Ventura: “The sugar harvest is very bad” in Cuba / 14ymedio

14ymedio 29 January 2016 — At least 43 of the 50 sugar mills taking part in the current sugar harvest are experiencing delays due to adverse weather conditions. This situation led Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, Second Secretary of the Cuban Communist Party Central Committee, to announce on television on Friday that “the sugar harvest is … Continue reading “Machado Ventura: “The sugar harvest is very bad” in Cuba / 14ymedio”

The Cuban Railroad Died / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation Y, 29 January 2016 – My father is a train engineer. It has been decades since he drove a train, long years in which he hasn’t sounded the whistle of a locomotive while passing through a village with children running alongside the line. However, this still agile retiree originally from Matanzas … Continue reading “The Cuban Railroad Died / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

Cuban Police Detain Two UNPACU Activists UNPACU After Raiding Their Homes / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 29 January 2016 — The houses of Alexeis Martínez and Carlos Oliva Rivery, both members of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (UNPACU), were raided by police this morning, according to the opposition organization. The two houses, located in the Mariana de la Torre neighborhood in Santiago de Cuba, were searched just after six o’clock … Continue reading “Cuban Police Detain Two UNPACU Activists UNPACU After Raiding Their Homes / 14ymedio”