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Martín Domínguez Architect of Havana’s Focsa Building, Erased by Francoism and Castroism

14ymedio, Maite Rico, Madrid, 13 January 2018 — Madrid’s Zarzuela racecourse, with its spectacular grandstands and challenging cantilevered decks, is notable in the annals of architecture. As is Havana’s Focsa building, that “open book” of 39 floors, inspired by Le Corbusier, that dialogues with the bay and Malecon in Cuba’s capital city. Behind these two emblematic … Continue reading “Martín Domínguez Architect of Havana’s Focsa Building, Erased by Francoism and Castroism”

The Real Parents of the Weekly Packet / Cubanet, Augusto César San Martín and Rudy Cabrera

This video is not subtitled but the images will be interesting to all. Cubanet, Augusto César San Martín and Rudy Cabrera, Havana, 24 November 2017 — Contrary to what has been affirmed to date, the “Weekly Packet” did not have a creator. The original idea was spontaneous, in the mid-eighties, with the arrival in Cuba … Continue reading “The Real Parents of the Weekly Packet / Cubanet, Augusto César San Martín and Rudy Cabrera”

Cuba’s Most Pressing Problems / Eduardo Martinez

Primavera Digital, Eduardo Martínez Rodríguez El Cerro, Havana, 5 September 2017 — We list here the most pressing problems faced by average Cubans: 1-A greatly reduced ration book of subsidized foods. High prices in the markets. Very little on offer in the stores. Relatively cheap goods of horrendous quality. In an island surrounded by water … Continue reading “Cuba’s Most Pressing Problems / Eduardo Martinez”

Marti and His Myth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea

14ymedio, José Gabriel Barrenechea, Santa Clara, 17 May 2015 – From the interpretation of a significant event in the history of a nation, the interpreters’ political orientation can be very well surmised. Here we have this date, 24 February 1895 – the day on which our ancestors departed for the last time to the scrubland, … Continue reading “Marti and His Myth / 14ymedio, Jose Gabriel Barrenechea”

The Internet Isn’t Eaten, But it Feeds / Agusto Cesar San Martin

HAVANA, Cuba – In the first half of the year the ironic character of the restoration of some of the people’s rights will be perfected with Internet for cellphones. Cubans will have access to the network from our cells, in proportions equal to the costs of unattainable hotels, real estate and cars. The government announcedthat … Continue reading “The Internet Isn’t Eaten, But it Feeds / Agusto Cesar San Martin”

Radio Netherlands: Controversial Cuban Blogger Answers Tough Questions / Yoani Sanchez

For over a decade, the Cuban government refused to allow one of the world’s best known bloggers, Yoani Sánchez, to travel abroad. When Havana finally loosened travel restrictions for Cuban citizens, Sánchez was one of the first to take advantage of the change, embarking on an 80-day 10-nation tour. One of the countries she visited … Continue reading “Radio Netherlands: Controversial Cuban Blogger Answers Tough Questions / Yoani Sanchez”

Action of the International Pen Club for Calixto Martinez, Antonio Torres and Angel Santiesteban / Angel Santiesteban

CUBA: Two journalists jailed, one writer sentenced to five years in prison The Writers in Prison Committee (WiPC) of PEN International protests a renewed wave of repression and harassment against journalists and writers in Cuba, including the imprisonment of two journalists and the conviction of a writer. Independent journalist Calixto Ramón Martínez Arias has been … Continue reading “Action of the International Pen Club for Calixto Martinez, Antonio Torres and Angel Santiesteban / Angel Santiesteban”

To Paya / Baltasar Santiago Martin

Your last name lends itself to jokes of the kind that Cubans are masters of but you, luckily, are the opposite of your last name, the jokes, and what’s more important, everything that smells of dogma, eternal socialisms and redundant death, collecting the signatures that will unveil the tomorrow that won’t be long. — Translator’s … Continue reading “To Paya / Baltasar Santiago Martin”

Thunder, Radios and Lightning / Rebeca Monzo

On my planet almost everything is difficult to obtain , but one of the most difficult is information – no small thing! It is said that information is power, so you can imagine how weak is our power. The sale of short-wave radios is prohibited. They are not to be found in any home appliance … Continue reading “Thunder, Radios and Lightning / Rebeca Monzo”

Sebastián Martínez, Spanish Journalist in Cuban Prison / Angel Santiesteban

The Cuban government doesn’t censor, persecute and punish its nationals enough, though they live in the diaspora, but that it also is expanding to foreigners its need to teach a lesson to anyone who dares to break the “untainted” — and only authorized — image that it exports of the deteriorating “Revolution” which, if it … Continue reading “Sebastián Martínez, Spanish Journalist in Cuban Prison / Angel Santiesteban”

Marti for All Tastes

All take pride in knowing him well.  His writings are read like they were the Bible.  And it is politically correct to cite him at important moments.  Jose Marti is the icon of both bands in Cuba.  Opponents as well as those loyal to Castro use Marti’s speeches and phrases to focus their theories, projects, … Continue reading “Marti for All Tastes”

Díaz-Canel Accuses the US of Having “Staged 11J With a Massive Media Operation on Social Media.”

Chinese solar farms will end “daytime” blackouts. The money from medical missions has often been used to pay for fuel ships. The key question was missing: Why did the government invest hundreds of millions in hotels for tourism instead of public health? 14ymedio, Madrid, 9 April 2025 — “In a few months, during the day, we … Continue reading “Díaz-Canel Accuses the US of Having “Staged 11J With a Massive Media Operation on Social Media.””

Yordenis Ugás, World Boxing Champion, Laments that Cuba is Living ‘A Horror Movie in Real Time’

The former world boxing champion says the blackout on the island happens all the time, but in Havana they are a little more careful. 14ymedio/Swing Completo, Havana, 17 March 2025 — “Cuba is like a horror movie in real time.” That’s how former world boxing champion Yordenis Ugás defined the island’s blackout that has lasted … Continue reading “Yordenis Ugás, World Boxing Champion, Laments that Cuba is Living ‘A Horror Movie in Real Time’”

Former Political Prisoner Ramon Jesus Velazquez Returns to the United States After Being Detained for More Than a Month in Villa Marista

The activist’s daughter, Rufina Velázquez, confirmed the information through her Facebook account 14ymedio, Havana, 21 April 2024 — The activist and former Cuban political prisoner, Ramón Jesús Velázquez Toranzo, returned to the United States this Saturday when he was released by State Security after being imprisoned for more than a month in Villa Marista, in … Continue reading “Former Political Prisoner Ramon Jesus Velazquez Returns to the United States After Being Detained for More Than a Month in Villa Marista”

Castroism and Human Trafficking

14ymedio, Pedro Corzo, Miami, 16 September 2023 — Human trafficking is one of the greatest aberrations that people can do, but when a government does it, it’s hard to find a qualifier. The Cuban authorities have always trafficked their citizens; even worse, they have integrated into the population the idea that this commerce is a … Continue reading “Castroism and Human Trafficking”