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Diaz-Canel Talks About His ‘Dissatisfactions’ Without Offering a Way Out of the Cuban Crisis

14ymedio, Juan Izquierdo, Havana, 12 December 2022 — With a tearful speech about his “personal dissatisfactions” as the head of the Government and in the presence of Raúl Castro, Miguel Díaz-Canel was accountable this Wednesday, at the Havana Convention Center, for his management of the country during 2022. To the usual justifications to explain the … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Talks About His ‘Dissatisfactions’ Without Offering a Way Out of the Cuban Crisis”

In the Absence of Raul Castro, the PCC Plenary Avoids its Responsibility in the Cuban Disaster

14ymedio, Havana, 10 December 2022 — The leaders of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) took advantage of the closure, this Saturday, of the 5th Plenary of the Central Committee, to justify their actions, which have led the country to a generalized crisis  with daily blackouts. “It was a hard and difficult year,” admitted the … Continue reading “In the Absence of Raul Castro, the PCC Plenary Avoids its Responsibility in the Cuban Disaster”

Saramago’s Havana Book

14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 4 December 2022 – A colleague of mine went to Lanzarote – the most eastern island of the Canaries archipelago – and on her return she sent me some photos of the house where José Saramago lived.  I’ve always been an admirer of the Portuguese writer, famous for his large spectacles, … Continue reading “Saramago’s Havana Book”

Cuba Removes a Coach From the National Team After Accusing Him of ‘Illegal Exit’

14ymedio, Havana, 29 November 2022 — The experienced baseball player Donal Duarte, El Lobo Mayor, was excluded at the last minute from the coaching staff of the Cuban team that will participate in the 2022 Caribbean Baseball Cup in the Bahamas. The National Commission accused him of “illegal exit” from the country, an argument that the athlete rejected. … Continue reading “Cuba Removes a Coach From the National Team After Accusing Him of ‘Illegal Exit’”

The United States Calls for the Release of Cuban Protesters Detained on 11 July 2021 (11J)

14ymedio/EFE, Havana/Washington, 24 November 2022 — The United States called for the release of Cuban demonstrators detained in the protests of July 11, 2021, who are being tried this Wednesday, including Jonathan Torres, a minor when the events occurred. “We are concerned about the upcoming trial of Jonathan Torres Farrat, who was only 17 years … Continue reading “The United States Calls for the Release of Cuban Protesters Detained on 11 July 2021 (11J)”

‘I Can’t Serve You Because You’ve Been Reported Dead’

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya, Havana, 24 November 2022 – Ricardo, 77, rose that morning in good spirits, not imagining the awful surprise that awaited him in the grocery store where he went to buy his rations for November: “I can’t serve you because you’ve been reported dead”, the assistant replied after being given his ration … Continue reading “‘I Can’t Serve You Because You’ve Been Reported Dead’”

Former Congressman Joe Garcia Resorts to the Figure of Mas Canosa to Justify his Trip to Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 25 November 2022 — Former Democratic congressman for Florida, Joe García, pointed out in an interview with OnCuba that the Biden government will take more steps in its policy of rapprochement with the Island, the first of which, the issue of remittances, is already underway.  In a conversation with the media he defended … Continue reading “Former Congressman Joe Garcia Resorts to the Figure of Mas Canosa to Justify his Trip to Cuba”

Russia and Cuba Address the ‘Unacceptable’ Unilateral Sanctions Against Their Countries

EFE (via 14ymedio), Moscow, 18 November 2022 — On Thursday, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Riabkov and the Deputy Prime Minister of Cuba, Ricardo Cabrisas, addressed the “unacceptable” unilateral sanctions against their respective countries. Both “underlined the firm position of both countries that unilateral sanctions in violation of the UN Charter and the principles … Continue reading “Russia and Cuba Address the ‘Unacceptable’ Unilateral Sanctions Against Their Countries”

Cuba Wants to Import Russian Fertilizers, Hydrocarbons and Wheat

14ymedio (With information from EFE), Madrid, 18 November 2022 — Cuba has shown interest in fertilizers, hydrocarbons and wheat from Russia at the XIX meeting in Moscow of the intergovernmental commission for cooperation between the two nations. “The Cuban side expressed its interest in stable supplies to the Island of fertilizers, hydrocarbons and Russian wheat,” the … Continue reading “Cuba Wants to Import Russian Fertilizers, Hydrocarbons and Wheat”

Cuban Comedian Rigoberto Ferrera Uses the Infinite Vocabulary of the Body

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 13 November 2022 — Amongst the hundreds of people who gathered in front of the entrance to the Bertolt Brecht Centre on Saturday evening, few knew the reason why the comedian Rigoberto Ferrera was celebrating 30 years on the stage. 1992 was a long time ago for the majority of young … Continue reading “Cuban Comedian Rigoberto Ferrera Uses the Infinite Vocabulary of the Body”

Cuba Doesn’t Report Data for Dengue Fever Cases but Ciego de Avila Does: 578 in One Week

14ymedio, Havana, 10 November 10, 2022 — With 578 cases of dengue fever identified in the last week, the situation in Ciego de Ávila remains the most critical on the Island. Local statistics, offered in a fragmentary way by authorities, are the only indicator available to gauge the magnitude of the disease in Cuba, a … Continue reading “Cuba Doesn’t Report Data for Dengue Fever Cases but Ciego de Avila Does: 578 in One Week”

‘Four Years Have Passed and the Cuban Government Still Hasn’t Paid Us for the Hogs it Bought’

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Camajuaní, 28 October 2022 — The cart towed by an old Soviet tractor left the rural area of Camajuaní in Villa Clara province headed to Remedios. It was loaded with seven pigs whose owners, five farmers who rented the transportation, had made the decision to sell to the state. With the … Continue reading “‘Four Years Have Passed and the Cuban Government Still Hasn’t Paid Us for the Hogs it Bought’”

The Protests Extend to the Zapata Swamp, Showcase of the Cuban Revolution

14ymedio, Havana, 13 October 2022 — La Ciénaga de Zapata [the Zapata Swamp] in Matanzas, considered one of the showcases of the Cuban regime, which considers the place an example of its achievements, starred in one of the noisiest protests on Wednesday night. “Put on the light, dickhead, put on the light, fuckers!” they shouted … Continue reading “The Protests Extend to the Zapata Swamp, Showcase of the Cuban Revolution”

Cuba: The Unfinished Dream

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 28 August 2022 — “It’s in the genes.” Javier Figueroa de Cárdenas is a relative of Miguel Figueroa, a brilliant 19th century autonomist. Autonomism was a way of being patriotic in Cuba, especially since the “Pact of Zanjón,” which in 1878 put an end to the “Ten Years War,” until 1898, when the … Continue reading “Cuba: The Unfinished Dream”

No Blackouts in Taguayabon, Cuba

14ymedio, Yankiel Gutiérrez Faife, Taguayabón (Villa Clara), 23 August 2022 — A blackout in the city is not the same as one in a rural area. When the power goes out in an urban center, even in smaller towns, the buzz of voices begins to break the silence, the heat gets people to talk, scream, … Continue reading “No Blackouts in Taguayabon, Cuba”