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Cuba’s University of Oriente Is Alarmed After Studying the ‘Migrant Dream’ of Children

Among the primary school children investigated, to whom “the dynamic of the five wishes” was applied, the majority responded first: “leave the country.” 14ymedio, Havana, 30 April 2024 — The “migrant dream” of Cubans is under the magnifying glass of researchers at the Universidad de Oriente, in Santiago de Cuba. The official press dedicated an … Continue reading “Cuba’s University of Oriente Is Alarmed After Studying the ‘Migrant Dream’ of Children”

The Cuban Regime Trips Over Itself in Justifying Its Request for Milk to the UN

14ymedio, Madrid, 4 March 2024 — The Cuban Government has waited five days to respond to the revelation that, for the first time in history, it has had to resort to an urgent request for aid to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) in the face of milk shortages. The regime tries to tone … Continue reading “The Cuban Regime Trips Over Itself in Justifying Its Request for Milk to the UN”

Las Tunas, an ‘Ungovernable’ Cuban Province Due to Corruption, Inflation and the Economic Debacle

14ymedio, Havana, 23 December 2023 — The governor of Las Tunas reported to Parliament this Friday that 2023 has been one of the most disastrous years for the province in economic, health and social matters. With a contrite face and a thick report in his hand, Jaime Chiang translated into numbers the alarming infant mortality … Continue reading “Las Tunas, an ‘Ungovernable’ Cuban Province Due to Corruption, Inflation and the Economic Debacle”

The Refinery and Police Fines, the Main Sources of Income in Cienfuegos, Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, December 7, 2023 — The government of Cienfuegos has the province’s refinery to thank for more than 8.6 billion pesos in sales during the first half of 2023, 43.8% of all the money generated that year (about 20 billion). The data, one of the many that give the measure of the economic imbalance … Continue reading “The Refinery and Police Fines, the Main Sources of Income in Cienfuegos, Cuba”

Cuba Investigates the Deaths of Eight Premature Babies at the Diez de Octubre Hospital in Havana

14ymedio, Havana, 17 January 2023 — Eight premature and low-weight babies have died so far in January at the Diez de Octubre Gynecological and Obstetric Hospital in Havana, the Ministry of Public Health reported on Monday. Four of these newborn children died “since this past January 11th with presumptive signs of sepsis and the rest, … Continue reading “Cuba Investigates the Deaths of Eight Premature Babies at the Diez de Octubre Hospital in Havana”

Cuba’s Economy: Less Control, More Freedom

14ymedio, Elias Amor Bravo, Economist, October 22, 2022 — There is not a single country in the world whose leaders spend as much time, or consume as much energy, revising and perfecting systems for monitoring and controlling the economy as Cuba. If one were to add up all the hours dedicated to this task, they … Continue reading “Cuba’s Economy: Less Control, More Freedom”

Giving Birth In Cuba: How An Authoritarian System Enables Obstetric Violence

14ymedio, Partos Rotos – a Collaboration of Independent Cuban Journalists, Havana, 30 June 2022 — On August 12, 2015, at two in the afternoon, Paloma López called the ambulance that would take her to Ramón González Coro, an OB-GYN hospital in Havana. Early that morning, she decided to start her labor at home, as she … Continue reading “Giving Birth In Cuba: How An Authoritarian System Enables Obstetric Violence”

In Spite of the Disastrous Situation in the Country, President Diaz-Canel Only Sees Successes in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 26 July 2022 – – The day started off complicated in the editorial office of 14ymedio in Havana. Several members of the team awoke to no internet connection and started to look for alternative ways to reach their readers. They concluded, with resignation, that the reason for this was that Etecsa [the Cuban State … Continue reading “In Spite of the Disastrous Situation in the Country, President Diaz-Canel Only Sees Successes in Cuba”

70 Percent of Pregnant Women in Havana are Anemic at Delivery

14ymedio, Havana, 14 June 2022 — The figures are official and overwhelming: 70% of pregnant women in Havana have anemia. It is the percentage of women who are treated in the Gynecology and Obstetrics unit of the Eusebio Hernández Hospital, in the capital, known as the Obrera Maternity, but according to Dr. Jordanka Rodríguez Morales, … Continue reading “70 Percent of Pregnant Women in Havana are Anemic at Delivery”

The UN Asks Cuba to ‘Punish Those Responsible for Child Abuse’ on July 11 (11J)’

14ymedio, Madrid, June 10, 2022 — The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child urges the Cuban State to review the penalties imposed on minors “declared guilty of exercising their right to freedom of peaceful assembly in the context of the July 2021 protests.” This is one of the conclusions of the periodic … Continue reading “The UN Asks Cuba to ‘Punish Those Responsible for Child Abuse’ on July 11 (11J)’”

Cuban Bishops Condemn Teaching of ‘Gender Ideology’ in Schools

14ymedio, Havana, 21 June 2021 — On Sunday, the Cuban bishops released a message in which they demand that the right of parents to educate their children be “recognized and respected,” especially in matters of sexuality and ethical or civic content. The demand is based on what they consider an attempt to introduce “the so-called … Continue reading “Cuban Bishops Condemn Teaching of ‘Gender Ideology’ in Schools”

The ‘Puncturing’ of Statistics in Cuba

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 6 January 2019 — Recently, the official press announced that infant mortality in Cuba during 2019 was 5 children per thousand live births. The Communist Party owned Granma newspaper stressed that this meant that the Island continued to have better indicators than many countries in Latin America and the world, but did not mention that the data … Continue reading “The ‘Puncturing’ of Statistics in Cuba”

Papua New Guinea Prepares to Receive the Assistance of Cuban Doctors

EFE via 14ymedio, Sydney, 25 January 2019 — The Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Peter O’Neill, said a group of Cuban doctors will arrive in his country to help improve the health services systems, in an interview published this Friday. “The diseases are not confined to a single area or a region, we need … Continue reading “Papua New Guinea Prepares to Receive the Assistance of Cuban Doctors”

Cuban Government Demands Payment of Ghana’s Debt for Medical Services

14ymedio, 14 May 2018 — Cuban Deputy Minister of Health Marcia Cobas, in charge of medical cooperation in third countries, is upset because the Government of Ghana has not paid for the one hundred Cuban doctors assigned to that African nation as of September. “It’s not fair,” Cobas said in a visit to Ghana, according to … Continue reading “Cuban Government Demands Payment of Ghana’s Debt for Medical Services”

2017, Another Year Lost For Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 30 December 2017 — The year 2017 has not left a pleasant memory among Cubans. The last twelve months were marked by economic difficulties, the retreat in the diplomatic thaw with the United States, the destruction left by Hurricane Irma and a regional context increasingly adverse for the island’s government. Despite the reported growth … Continue reading “2017, Another Year Lost For Cuba”