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A Bridge in Ruins and Few Passengers: Deterioration Reaches the Small Launch From Regla in Havana

14ymedio, Natalia López Moya/Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 5 May 2023 — “Line up, one by one and slowly!” shouted a security employee at the Regla pier, to the passengers who had just arrived in the boat and had to travel over a short walkway to reach land. The metal structure is so rusty and full … Continue reading “A Bridge in Ruins and Few Passengers: Deterioration Reaches the Small Launch From Regla in Havana”

The Massive Migrations of Castroism

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 17 September 2022 — El Instituto de la Memoria Histórica Cuba contra el Totalitarismo y Plantados hasta la Libertad y la Democracia en Cuba [The Cuban Institute of Historic Memory Against Totalitarianism and plantados (political prisoners) for Freedom and Democracy in Cuba] recently organized a conference on the different migratory waves driven … Continue reading “The Massive Migrations of Castroism”

A Cruise Ship Rescues Eight Cubans in a Raft Made with Barrels and Air Chambers

14ymedio, Havana, 18 September 2022 — A group of eight Cubans were rescued last Wednesday night by the cruise ship Scarlet Lady, when they were trying to cross the Florida Straits in a small, makeshift raft. A couple on board the cruise ship, coming from Cozumel and bound for the Bahamas, spotted a raft built … Continue reading “A Cruise Ship Rescues Eight Cubans in a Raft Made with Barrels and Air Chambers”

Cubans Confront the Police to Let Them Leave the Island by Raft

14ymedio, Havana, 30 August 2022 — Despite the repression in each of the places where demonstrations have taken place in recent days, dozens of Cubans staged a new protest this Monday. On this occasion, it was in the town of El Cepem, of the Costa Norte People’s Council, Caimito, in Artemisa, after the police tried to prevent … Continue reading “Cubans Confront the Police to Let Them Leave the Island by Raft”

Cuba’s Machiavellian Use of Migration

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 25 May 2022 — On June 22, 1990, before the United Nations, Nelson Mandela firmly demanded that the sanctions against Pretoria be maintained. The African leader wondered what mistake had been made to allow a country with apartheid to be seated after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights or the … Continue reading “Cuba’s Machiavellian Use of Migration”

US Confirms It Will Hold Migration Talks With Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 20 April 2022 — The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) of the United States, Alejandro Mayorkas, assured this Wednesday that in tomorrow’s meeting with senior Cuban officials, both countries will “explore” the possibility of reactivating the migratory agreements. Mayorkas said at a press conference at the end of a visit … Continue reading “US Confirms It Will Hold Migration Talks With Cuba”

Cuban Exile Rejects the Meeting Scheduled for Thursday Between the US and Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 19 April 2022 — The Assembly of the Cuban Resistance, which brings together several opposition organizations from inside and outside the island, expressed this Tuesday its rejection of the start of talks on the migration crisis between the United States government and the “communist tyranny.” The assembly recalled that “the Castro regime is a … Continue reading “Cuban Exile Rejects the Meeting Scheduled for Thursday Between the US and Cuba”

In the Absence of Tourists, Havana’s Deauville Hotel Sells ‘Combos’ for 5,000 Pesos

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 9 February 2022– About thirty people are crowding at the doors of the Deauville hotel in Havana this Wednesday, and they are not tourists nor do they carry suitcases. Loaded with boxes and crates full of empty beer bottles, they line up to buy food and drink combos for 5,000 pesos … Continue reading “In the Absence of Tourists, Havana’s Deauville Hotel Sells ‘Combos’ for 5,000 Pesos”

The Desperation to Flee Cuba Provokes Turmoil in the Lines for Visas

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 19 January 2022 — The desperation of Cubans to leave the island is becoming more and more evident. Some thirty people staged an altercation this Wednesday at the gates of the Colombian consulate in Havana when they were informed that their transit visas, necessary for the trip they intend to … Continue reading “The Desperation to Flee Cuba Provokes Turmoil in the Lines for Visas”

Cuba: The Island Flees Inside a Suitcase

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 3 October 2021 — In a drawer I keep a box with photos that I avoid looking at. They are images filled with the faces that have left, hundreds of friends, colleagues and relatives who no longer inhabit this Island. The escape of athletes, artists, rafters or officials accelerates as the country … Continue reading “Cuba: The Island Flees Inside a Suitcase”

Twenty Years Since the Rescue of the "Miracle Boy" Turned Revolutionary Icon

EFE (via 14ymedio), Ana Menghotti, Miami | November 24, 2019 — Twenty years ago the “little rafter” Elián González was saved from drowning, as his mother and other Cubans who were trying to reach Florida had, but was left in a tug-of-war between the Cuban government and the exiles in Miami. The tug-of-war was settled with … Continue reading “Twenty Years Since the Rescue of the "Miracle Boy" Turned Revolutionary Icon”

‘Maleconazo’ Turns 25 Between Legend and Oblivion

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, August 4, 2019 — “This was one of the places where more people joined,” remembers Loipa, a resident of Malecón and Escobar in Central Havana. Twenty-five years after the Maleconazo*, the events of that day have taken the form of an urban legend that older people tell and younger ones don’t … Continue reading “‘Maleconazo’ Turns 25 Between Legend and Oblivion”

From Camels to a Sleigh, Cuba Moves from The Three Kings to Santa Claus

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 6 January 2019 — Red hats with a white band, beards as props, and gifts placed under the tree are Christmas elements increasingly frequent in Cuban homes. The increasingly fluid contact with Cubans in exile, after the immigration reform of 2013, has reduced the tradition of the Magi, while Santa Claus is more … Continue reading “From Camels to a Sleigh, Cuba Moves from The Three Kings to Santa Claus”

World Human Rights Day / Rebeca Monzo

Rebeca Monzo, 10 December 2018 — In our country, via the media, the “marvels” of the totalitarian regime are used as propaganda, praising healthcare, which is in total decline, and education, which is the same, as the “banners of socialism.” However, the most important thing that must be respected, human rights, is under the total … Continue reading “World Human Rights Day / Rebeca Monzo”

Fascination With Vitamins

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 5 January 2017 —  The line in front of the Customs counter extends several yards. It is hot and flies land on the passengers who have just arrived at the airport in Havana. Among their luggage are air conditioners, huge bags and some boxes labeled “medicines” that, in all likelihood, include bottles of multivitamins … Continue reading “Fascination With Vitamins”