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Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy

14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 19 June 2017 – Over the weekend the official media have repeated ad nauseam the declaration of the government in response to Donald Trump’s speech about his policy toward Cuba. The declaration’s rhetoric recalls the years before the diplomatic thaw, when political propaganda revolved around confrontation with our neighbor to the … Continue reading “Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy”

The Taliban Has Returned / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez

Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez, 15 March 2017 – At the beginning of the last decade, when Fidel Castro would call a “march of the fighting people” for any reason whatsoever and the multitudes who seemed to have arrived from Pyongyang would chant slogans and wave little paper flags, prominent for his impetuous verbiage was a … Continue reading “The Taliban Has Returned / Cubanet, Luis Cino Alvarez”

Goodbye to Illusion and Spontaneity in Cuba / Iván García

Ivan Garcia, 9 January 2017 — The sun’s rays were not yet peeking over the horizon, when Danier, 10, a fifth grade student at an elementary school in southeast Havana, with a small backpack and two plastic bottles of frozen water, went with his parents to the Plaza of the Revolution to participate in the … Continue reading “Goodbye to Illusion and Spontaneity in Cuba / Iván García”

Shutting Down Radio Martí is the Cuban Regime’s Fondest Desire

Ceasing the broadcasts of these entities results in a great lack of information among those fighting against dictatorships. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 23 March 2025 — This is not the first time I have written about Radio Martí, an entity that for many Cubans is an informational battering ram against the systematic and permanent lies … Continue reading “Shutting Down Radio Martí is the Cuban Regime’s Fondest Desire”

Opposition Leader José Daniel Ferrer Released From Prison After Negotiations Between the Cuban Regime and the Vatican

José Daniel Ferrer’s release from prison, like that of Luis Robles, was one of the most anticipated since the Cuban regime’s announcement on Tuesday  14ymedio, Havana, 16 January 2025 — José Daniel Ferrer, leader of the Patriotic Union of Cuba (Unpacu), was released from prison this Thursday. “I don’t know the conditions, if it was … Continue reading “Opposition Leader José Daniel Ferrer Released From Prison After Negotiations Between the Cuban Regime and the Vatican”

Cuba’s Tourism Minister Announces That There Will Soon Be ‘Hotels Built by Russians’ on the Island

García Granda admits that the target of 200,000 Russian tourists will not be met this year Prevention in the Cuban Government, after the long history of unfulfilled promises by the Russians 14ymedio, Madrid, 13 November 2024 — The forecasts have not been met and the Government has publicly admitted that the goal of attracting 200,000 … Continue reading “Cuba’s Tourism Minister Announces That There Will Soon Be ‘Hotels Built by Russians’ on the Island”

Castroism’s Interference in Venezuela

Hugo Chávez’s entering the Government turned Venezuela into the most loyal lackey of Castroism. 14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 18 August 2024 — The totalitarian system that Cuba suffers and that threatens Venezuela if Nicolas Maduro and his henchmen are not removed from the government, has always been strongly attracted to the land of the liberator. … Continue reading “Castroism’s Interference in Venezuela”

The Cuban Communist Party Admits That ‘Much Remains to Be Done in Food Production’

14ymedio, Havana, 7 July 2024 — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel acknowledged this Saturday, at the end of the VIII plenary session of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba, that it is necessary to guarantee better access to food in the midst of the “complex” situation on the island. He indicated that “food … Continue reading “The Cuban Communist Party Admits That ‘Much Remains to Be Done in Food Production’”

Cubadebate Targets the Disinformation Campaign About the Elections in Venezuela

Maduro’s campaign presents polls to counter the pro-opposition surveys 14ymedio, Madrid, 25 July 2024 — The Cuban state press has rushed to shore up the disinformation campaign launched in Venezuela by the Chavista hosts to try to make people believe that Nicolás Maduro will win next Sunday’s elections. Faced with independent polls, which show the … Continue reading “Cubadebate Targets the Disinformation Campaign About the Elections in Venezuela”

Ailex Marcano, Mother of one of the 11J Prisoners in Camagüey, Leaves Cuba

“Goodbye, and we continue in the fight for the freedom of our children and all political prisoners,” said the activist in a farewell audio. 14ymedio, Havana, May 42, 2024 — “I am going to continue fighting from the land of freedom for the freedom of everyone, each and every one.” With those words Ailex Marcano … Continue reading “Ailex Marcano, Mother of one of the 11J Prisoners in Camagüey, Leaves Cuba”

Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies

14ymedio, Yunior García Aguilera, Madrid, 21 May 2024 — Some Cubans have dubbed Ignacio Ramonet the “French Randy Alonso,” a reference to the host of the Cuban TV interview show “Roundtable” and his sagging face. The truth is that Ramonet was born in Spain, raised in Morocco and educated in France, where he has lived … Continue reading “Díaz Canel’s Ten Lies”

Diaz-Canel Inaugurates a Cuban-style ‘Hello President’ Program

14ymedio, Madrid, 22 March 2024 — “A big movement is beginning, like the one that was made in the Energy Revolution,” Cuba’s Minister of Energy and Mines, Vicente de la O Levy announced in the first edition of the program Desde la Presidencia, a kind of Cuban “Hello President,” with Miguel Díaz-Canel as host and … Continue reading “Diaz-Canel Inaugurates a Cuban-style ‘Hello President’ Program”

In Songo-La Maya, Young Adrian Asked the Cuban President a Daring Question

14ymedio, Havana, 22 March 2024 –Standing on an improvised platform in the municipality of Songo-La Maya, in Santiago de Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel snorts at a citizen’s question: “Did you know that thanks to you coming today they painted La Maya a week ago?” The question, launched this Tuesday in the middle of the president’s tour … Continue reading “In Songo-La Maya, Young Adrian Asked the Cuban President a Daring Question”

A Proposal To Join Forces Against the Dictatorships of Cuba and Its Allies

14ymedio, Madrid, Rosa Pascual, 18 March 2024 — More than 4,000 miles away from Santiago de Cuba, in Madrid, there was talk this Monday night of the protests that took place in the eastern capital and other cities of the Island. “Let’s keep present in our thoughts the people who are in the streets right … Continue reading “A Proposal To Join Forces Against the Dictatorships of Cuba and Its Allies”

The Smokescreen Expands: The Cuban Regime Asks for the Head of the Former Minister

14ymedio, Madrid, 8 March 2024 — Two things have caught the immediate attention of the Cuban economist Mauricio de Miranda Parrondo in the brief statement with which the opening of an investigation against the former Minister of Economy and Planning Alejandro Gil was announced on Thursday. The first is the concern for what “the enemy” … Continue reading “The Smokescreen Expands: The Cuban Regime Asks for the Head of the Former Minister”