Silvio Rodriguez To The Rescue of Robertico Carcasses / Luis Cino Alvarez

LA HAVANA, Cuba, September, www.cubanet.org – I must confess that after the episode of the North Korean freighter, Gan Chong Chon, it is increasingly difficult for me to imagine what might be behind each of the surprising happenings of the Raul regime. And if, in fact, Silvio Rodríguez is involved, everything becomes more convoluted. The … Continue reading “Silvio Rodriguez To The Rescue of Robertico Carcasses / Luis Cino Alvarez”

Silivio Rodriguez Criticizes the Cuban Government for Blocking the People’s Protests Over the Blackouts

14ymedio, Havana, 29 August 2022 — The troubadour Silvio Rodríguez has once again used his blog to complain to the Executive of Miguel Díaz-Canel about its attitude towards the protests, particularly the most recent ones, against the lack of light and constant blackouts. “I think that our government makes a serious mistake when it prevents the … Continue reading “Silivio Rodriguez Criticizes the Cuban Government for Blocking the People’s Protests Over the Blackouts”

The Ministry Ratifies the Expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the University of Las Villas

14ymedio, Havana, 3 June 2017 – The Ministry of Higher Education (MES) ratified the expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the Marta Abreu Central University of Las Villas. A letter dated May 9 and delivered this Friday to the academic, responds to her earlier appeal and confirms the revocation of her teaching status, as Rodriguez … Continue reading “The Ministry Ratifies the Expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the University of Las Villas”

Giron (Bay of Pigs), Sara and Forgetting / Rosa Maria Rodriguez

Poster from http://www.juventudrebelde.cu/ The annual carrying on over the victory of Playa Giron (Bay of Pigs) happened this fourth month, with the national media playing it down. The elections in Venezuela were the priority of the Cuban government after the physical death of Hugo Chavez and it seems that a matter of so much preoccupation … Continue reading “Giron (Bay of Pigs), Sara and Forgetting / Rosa Maria Rodriguez”

What Comes as a Surprise and What Does Not / Rosa Maria Rodriguez

Image found at http://www.diariodeleon.es I had already read in a newspaper article by a fellow from the interior of Cuba that the salsa singer and musician Isaac Delgado, “the cool salsa guy”, had visited our country and offered his music, along with Silvio Rodríguez, in Santo Suárez neighborhood. The incident, although silently mentioned in the … Continue reading “What Comes as a Surprise and What Does Not / Rosa Maria Rodriguez”

Is It So Easy to Have a Blog in Cuba, Silvio? / Francis Sánchez

Personalities on television, as a matter of privilege, exercise basic rights that are denied to viewers. There appears to have been considerable impact from the TV program “Where there is true affection, two… [are enough],” directed and hosted by the singer Amaury Perez. The guest to close a first and long season was none other … Continue reading “Is It So Easy to Have a Blog in Cuba, Silvio? / Francis Sánchez”

Permission is Granted to Add a Discussion in the Neighborhoods About the Petition to Modify the Actual Elections System / Silvio Benítez Márquez

As of a few weeks ago members of the citizens’ protect Voices of the Neighborhood are announcing to national and international public opinion their supposed participation in the people’s debate on the economic and social policies with the intention of proposing to the communist government the modification of the current electoral system. The novelty of … Continue reading “Permission is Granted to Add a Discussion in the Neighborhoods About the Petition to Modify the Actual Elections System / Silvio Benítez Márquez”

Popular Street Protest in Punta Brava Due to the Absence of Water / Silvio Benítez Márquez

Punta Brava, Havana- 01/17/11 A civic event without any precedents throughout the history of the Castro reign inspired Punta Brava natives on the morning of Thursday, January 14th. To the grand surprise of the locals, a group of women took to the streets in a peaceful manner, holding up signs which demanded to the authorities, … Continue reading “Popular Street Protest in Punta Brava Due to the Absence of Water / Silvio Benítez Márquez”

Dialogue and Dictatorships: Cuba and the United States

Ferrer’s words make a lot of sense: the opposition needs more than ever to unite, to strengthen itself, to make itself heard. 14ymedio, Yunior Garcia Aguilera, Madrid, 4 February 2025 — In recent days, the statements made by José Daniel Ferrer, the leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba, have caused a great stir. José … Continue reading “Dialogue and Dictatorships: Cuba and the United States”

In Havana: Cubans ‘Didn’t Talk Much About José Martí, the Torch March Was About Trump’

As every January, detours and road closures caused chaos in Havana’s traffic 14ymedio, Jorge Lassa, Havana, 28 January 2025 — A wave of olive-green caps flooded the steps of the University of Havana on Monday night. At the foot of the famous statue of the Alma Mater – once a symbol of education and civility … Continue reading “In Havana: Cubans ‘Didn’t Talk Much About José Martí, the Torch March Was About Trump’”

The Pharaoh’s Tragic Legacy

They do not accept rivalries, they reject dialogue or debate, force is the main argument in promoting the political model they defend. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, November 24, 2024 — Though eight years have passed since his death, we must acknowledge that his ill-fated legacy remains. The totalitarian regime that Fidel Castro built has fulfilled … Continue reading “The Pharaoh’s Tragic Legacy”

Battered by Exodus and Crisis, Havana Takes Refuge “Behind the Wall” To Celebrate Its 505th Anniversary

The gala included a wide repertoire of ballads, boleros, romantic and traditional music, as well as songs in English, the language that makes officials nervous. 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 16 November 2024 – On Friday night, Havana had a respite from its long decline. In the Plaza de Armas, a few meters from the point … Continue reading “Battered by Exodus and Crisis, Havana Takes Refuge “Behind the Wall” To Celebrate Its 505th Anniversary”

Chucho Valdés Considers Himself Exiled and Again Denies Having Approved the Execution of Three Cubans

The Cuban pianist was interviewed by Juan Manuel Cao on América TeVé 14ymedio, Madrid, 25 November 2024 — At 83, the Cuban pianist Chucho Valdés has been trying to detach himself from the Cuban regime for more than a decade, although never with as much effort as since he supported the anti-government demonstrators in 2021. … Continue reading “Chucho Valdés Considers Himself Exiled and Again Denies Having Approved the Execution of Three Cubans”

Two Books Point Out That the ’11J’ Protests Put an End to the Idyllic Vision of the Cuban Revolution Abroad

For the Regime, “nothing happened” that day, not even in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in 1989, said Francis Matéo, sarcastically 14ymedio, Xavier Carbonell, Salamanca, 10 July 2024 — Three years after the massive protests of 11 July 2021 (’11J’), many Cuban readers wait to read two books: a historical study that defines the caliber and meaning … Continue reading “Two Books Point Out That the ’11J’ Protests Put an End to the Idyllic Vision of the Cuban Revolution Abroad”