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Boxer Herich Ruiz Escapes and Connects a Hook to the Liver to the Cuban Regime

14ymedio, Havana, 30 March 2022 — Cuban boxer Herich Ruiz landed the second hook to the regime’s liver. The athlete escaped “after the weigh-in for his fight” against the American Arjan Iseni. The news has been confirmed by the Cuban Boxing Federation, Domadores de Cuba published on Facebook. The team from the Island is participating in the Continental Championship that … Continue reading “Boxer Herich Ruiz Escapes and Connects a Hook to the Liver to the Cuban Regime”

Pitcher Bryan Chi Becomes the Ninth Cuban Player to Escape in Mexico

14ymedio, Havana, 2 October 2021 — With the escape this Saturday of Bryan Chi, 22, and Miguel Antonio González, 21, there are a total of nine players who have escaped from the Cuba team in Hermosillo, Mexico. With these ’desertions’, there are only 15 athletes left in the delegation of the Island participating in the U-23 World Baseball … Continue reading “Pitcher Bryan Chi Becomes the Ninth Cuban Player to Escape in Mexico”

Two Cuban Judokas Escape from the Official Delegation During a Stopover in Madrid

14ymedio, Havana, August 21, 2021 – Cuban judokas Ayumi Leyva and Nahomys Acosta left the island’s delegation during a stopover in Madrid, Spain. The athletes were going to participate in the qualifier for the Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, which took place on August 14 in the same city, but they never made … Continue reading “Two Cuban Judokas Escape from the Official Delegation During a Stopover in Madrid”

Monica Baro: "You Can’t Sacrifice Yourself for a Utopia" / Ivan Garcia

Iván García, Havana, December 9th, 2019 — This interview is the fruit of much bargaining. In various profiles that Journal of The Americas aims to publish on independent Cuban journalists of different generations, the name Monica Baro is underlined in red. The plan was to open the season with an interview of the brilliant young … Continue reading “Monica Baro: "You Can’t Sacrifice Yourself for a Utopia" / Ivan Garcia”

Removing Life Support from a Comatose Patient / Somos+, German M. Gonzalez

Somos+, Germán M. González, 26 April 2019 — When Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election, the Cuban government and Communist Party assumed a disinterested attitude. At first, official propaganda outlets gave the event little attention and toned down their routine attacks on American leaders. That attitude persisted until some time after the presidential inauguration, when … Continue reading “Removing Life Support from a Comatose Patient / Somos+, German M. Gonzalez”

Venezuela Will Not Host the 2019 Caribbean Series

14ymedio, Havana, 28 January 2019 — The 2019 Caribbean Series, which was to be played in Barquisimeto (Venezuela) next week, will be held “in an alternate venue.” The decision was made by the Commissioner of the Caribbean Professional Baseball Confederation (CBPC by its Spanish acronym), who reported on Sunday that the resolution is “official” and … Continue reading “Venezuela Will Not Host the 2019 Caribbean Series”

The 14 Events That Marked 2018

14ymedio, Havana, January 1, 2019   1. Return of the Mais Médicos doctors The victory of Jair Bolsonaro in the Brazilian presidential elections will have economic consequences that are as yet unforeseeable for the Government’s coffers because of Cuba’s withdrawal from the program Mais Médicos (More Doctors), which has meant so much revenue for the … Continue reading “The 14 Events That Marked 2018”

‘Raulismo’ in Ten Images

14ymedio, Havana, 18 April 2018 — Ten images from the regime of Raul Castro, which is slated to end tomorrow. Raúl Castro assumes the presidency of Cuba On February 24, 2008, Raúl Castro delivered his first speech as head of state when he formally assumed permanent power after the resignation of his brother, Fidel. By … Continue reading “‘Raulismo’ in Ten Images”

Cuba: The Devotion to Saint Lazarus / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 18 December 2017 — On the night of Thursday, 14 December at night, after fifteen hours on the road under a copious downpour, from Sagua de Tánamo, in Holguín, province 530 miles northwest of Havana, in an old General Motors truck from the 1950s, Erasmus and his wife arrived in Havana ready to fulfill … Continue reading “Cuba: The Devotion to Saint Lazarus / Iván García”

Cuba: Renting Out Medical Specialists / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 4 March 2017 — Twenty years later, Nivaldo (names changed), 43, an orthopedist, still remembers the hot morning when his parents said goodbye to him in the old train station in a small village in the depths of Cuba. The economy of his native village, with narrow streets of cracked asphalt and the … Continue reading “Cuba: Renting Out Medical Specialists / Iván García”

“You Should Not Fear The United States Nor The Different Voices Of The Cuban People,” Obama Tells Castro / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 22 March 2016 – President of the United States Barack Obama called on his Cuban counterpart Raul Castro to not “to fear a threat from the United States [or] the different voices of the Cuban people.” In his speech from the Alicia Alonso Gran Teatro in Havana, the president also said “voters should be … Continue reading ““You Should Not Fear The United States Nor The Different Voices Of The Cuban People,” Obama Tells Castro / 14ymedio”

The New York Times, a Branch of Granma / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya

Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 9 March 2016 – The New York Times (NYT) has just dedicated a new editorial to Cuba. Or, to be more accurate, the article, signed by Colombian Ernesto Londoño, makes a whole accolade about what he — and perhaps the executives of that influential newspaper — depict as the beginning of … Continue reading “The New York Times, a Branch of Granma / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya”

Havana: Waiting for Air Force One / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 22 February 2016  — If Barack Obama’s plan was to enhance the US influence in Cuba, he has made some gains. If his plan involves the use of a stealthy Trojan horse to bring in the internet, commerce and dollars to overturn the government of the Castro brothers and open doors to democracy, … Continue reading “Havana: Waiting for Air Force One / Iván García”

“The Problem Is Being Resolved” / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar (Special envoy), San Jose, Costa Rica, 30 November 2015 — Costa Rica has been overturned this November by the massive arrival of thousands of Cubans. From Ecuador, they tried to walk to the United States, but Nicaragua denied them passage and, desperate, they are stranded on Costa Rica’s northern border. On Sunday, the president … Continue reading ““The Problem Is Being Resolved” / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar”

Cuba 2019 / Ivan Garcia

Ivan Garcia, 26 September 2015 —  Let’s climb aboard a time machine. Into the future, of course. By now, Raul Castro has given up the throne. His son Alejandro has been tried for abuse of power, financial corruption and violations of human rights. Luis Alberto Rodriguez Lopez-Callejas, the Cuban Martin Borman, has fled with a … Continue reading “Cuba 2019 / Ivan Garcia”