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Spain’s Foreign Minister Supports Freedom in Cuba and Receives Yunior Garcia

EFE/14ymedio, Madrid, 20 November 2021 — Spain’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, expressed his support for freedom of expression and demonstration in Cuba this Friday after the Spanish Government facilitated the departure of Yunior García, one of the promoters of the Civic March that calls for a political change in the country.Albares explained … Continue reading “Spain’s Foreign Minister Supports Freedom in Cuba and Receives Yunior Garcia”

Cuba: A Violent Crowd Surrounds Yunior Garcia’s House and Threatens the Foreign Press

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 14 November 2021 — The playwright Yunior García Aguilera could not carry out his plan to walk dressed in white with a rose in his hand at 3 o’clock in the afternoon down 23rd Street in El Vedado to the Malecón in Havana. Police and State Security agents and members of the … Continue reading “Cuba: A Violent Crowd Surrounds Yunior Garcia’s House and Threatens the Foreign Press”

The Birth of a Definition: The Historic Generation

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 4 October 2020 — This October 3rd marked the 55th anniversary of the creation of the first Central Committee of the Cuban Communist Party. The selection of this hundred people followed a scrutiny that only allowed those who had had some participation in the uprising against the previous dictatorship to be promoted, as … Continue reading “The Birth of a Definition: The Historic Generation”

Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education: Professors Must be "Activists of Revolutionary Politics"

14ymedio, Havana, 16 August 2019 — A few weeks after the dismissal of Professor Omara Ruiz Urquiola, Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education (MES), Martha del Carmen Mesa Valenciano, has been given the task of defining the attitude a university professor should have. Her criterion has the merit of clarity since, according to her, teachers … Continue reading “Cuba’s Deputy Minister of Higher Education: Professors Must be "Activists of Revolutionary Politics"”

The Generation of the Heirs

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 19 July 2019 — No study on the behavior and scope of a generation can be circumscribed schematically to the data that is identified with the date of birth. Although age is one of the factors to be taken into account, it will always be possible to find, in a human … Continue reading “The Generation of the Heirs”

Cuba’s Historic Generation is Already a Thing of the Past

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, 12 July 2019 — Although the expression “historical generation of the Cuban Revolution” has been used to define a specific group of people, there is no official thesis through which it can be determined who deserves to be included in that list and what formalities someone must meet to appear and remain … Continue reading “Cuba’s Historic Generation is Already a Thing of the Past”

Cuban Doctors in Exile in Brazil Will Return to Work in Health Centers

14ymedio, Havana, 11 July 2019 —  The Brazilian government is shaping a provisional measure so that Cuban doctors exiled in that country can rejoin the health care  field in August, according to the Brazilian newspaper Estadao . The objective of the authorities is that the Cuban physicians can return to work providing basic care in the Unified Health … Continue reading “Cuban Doctors in Exile in Brazil Will Return to Work in Health Centers”

Why Do Independent Journalists Matter? / Cubanet, Luis Cino

Cubanet, Luis Cino Álvarez, Havana, 11 March 2019 — Oftentimes while traveling in other countries, independent journalists are challenged for, as some say, being “hyper-critical” and “lacking objectivity.” Thus, their dispatches are received with doubts and skepticism. But it turns out that the detractors of Cuban independent journalism do not harbor good intentions. Among those … Continue reading “Why Do Independent Journalists Matter? / Cubanet, Luis Cino”

Rosa Maria Paya Meets With Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile

14ymedio, Havana, 24 March 2019 — Cuban opposition leader Rosa Maria Payá met Friday with Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile. The promoter of the initiative Cuba Decides asked the president for “support for the Cuban community in Brazil,” which is facing a difficult time after the end of the Mais Médicos (More … Continue reading “Rosa Maria Paya Meets With Jair Bolsonaro in Santiago de Chile”

The ‘Every Voter An Observer’ Campaign Invites Citizens To Exercise Their Rights

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, January 23, 2019 — Separate from the heated debates between the supporters of YES, NO, and abstention in the February 24 referendum, a group of activists is preparing to watch over the process so that the norms are followed. The Cuban Association of Electoral Observers (ACOE) tells 14ymedio that so far 400 … Continue reading “The ‘Every Voter An Observer’ Campaign Invites Citizens To Exercise Their Rights”

Through its Doctors, Cuba Influences Global Health Programs

14ymedio, Miriam Celaya, West Palm Beach, 21 November 2018 — Perhaps never before has a Latin American leader been able to raise such a stir before his inauguration as the newly elected Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, has done. His proposal is to grant work, with full salary and permanent residence for them and their families … Continue reading “Through its Doctors, Cuba Influences Global Health Programs”

Cuban Government Offers Customs Advantages to the Doctors in Brazil

14ymedio, Havana, 17 November 2018 —  The Cuban doctors in Brazil will have customs advantages to import their belongings, according to a note from the authorities of the Ministry of Public Health, to which 14ymedio had access. The flexibilization has been accompanied by pressure on their family members to convince the doctors to return to the island. … Continue reading “Cuban Government Offers Customs Advantages to the Doctors in Brazil”

El Patrón Feels Wronged

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 14 November 2018 — The most significant thing about the statement from Cuba’s Ministry of Health (Minsap) announcing the withdrawal rom Brazil’s Mais Medicos program is that it does not clearly mention the real causes of such a dramatic decision. The angry reaction arose after Señor Bolsonaro, president-elect of the giant South … Continue reading “El Patrón Feels Wronged”

Cuba Slams the Door on the ‘More Doctors’ Program in Brazil

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 14 November 2018 — Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Wednesday in an official statement that it is withdrawing from the Mais Medicos social program in Brazil due to the “derogatory and threatening” words of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who announced modifications to this project that the Cuban Government considers “unacceptable.” Minsap has also circulated a message among … Continue reading “Cuba Slams the Door on the ‘More Doctors’ Program in Brazil”

Cuba Undergoes Historic Change in a Climate of Political Apathy

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 16 April 2018 — D-day is fast approaching but the Cuban parliament’s selection of the country’s new president on Thursday has raised few hopes among the population. For more than half a century someone with the surname Castro has led the country. However, the sentiment on the street, as well as in … Continue reading “Cuba Undergoes Historic Change in a Climate of Political Apathy”