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Two Cuban Economists Criticize the Obstinacy in Favoring Inefficient State Agriculture

14ymedio, Havana, 9 March 2023 — The plan to move food production to the local level is going badly for the moment. The province of Artemisa evaluated the results of these first months on Monday in a meeting led by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel, which was also attended by Prime Minister Manuel Marrero and other … Continue reading “Two Cuban Economists Criticize the Obstinacy in Favoring Inefficient State Agriculture”

Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project

14ymedio, Mercedes García, Sancti Spíritus, 2 May 2023 — The residents of La Sierpe, in Sancti Spíritus, glued their eyes and ears to national television this weekend while the news of the official visit of senior Cuban officials to Vietnam was presented. The tone disseminated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was exalted. “For Vietnam … Continue reading “Tired of Cuban Inefficiency, the Vietnamese Abandon Their Successful Rice Project”

A U.S. Court Orders Cruise Ships to Pay 400 Million Dollars for Docking in Cuba

14ymedio, Havana, 31 December 2022 — On Friday, U.S. federal judge Beth Bloom sentenced the cruise companies Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises to pay more than 400 million dollars for docking at the Havana Port Cruise Terminal — also known as the Sierra Maestra Terminal — thereby violating Title III of … Continue reading “A U.S. Court Orders Cruise Ships to Pay 400 Million Dollars for Docking in Cuba”

“With These Prices You Can’t Do Anything” Protest the Tenants of Rice Land

14ymedio, Havana, 30 November 2022 — Ten days have been enough for the pinareños [people of Pinar del Río] who requested idle land to grow rice, encouraged by the visit of Deputy Prime Minister Jorge Luis Tapia Fonseca, to be disappointed. “If I knew it was going to be like that, I wouldn’t have requested land. They gave … Continue reading ““With These Prices You Can’t Do Anything” Protest the Tenants of Rice Land”

No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well

14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, 25 May 2022 — The worst thing that can be done to a person is to deceive him or take him for a fool, or both at the same time. This is what can be concluded from the Round Table program in which the Castroite Minister of Agriculture, Ydael Pérez, … Continue reading “No. The Cuban Agricultural Sector is Not Doing Well”

US Judge Says Cruise Ships Violated the Helms-Burton Act by Serving Cuban Ports

EFE/14ymedio, Miami / Havana, 22 March 2022 — A US federal judge determined that the cruise companies Carnival, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian Cruise Line and MSC Cruises violated the Helms-Burton Act by using ports in Havana that were once confiscated from their owners after the triumph of the Revolution. “By using the Terminal and one of … Continue reading “US Judge Says Cruise Ships Violated the Helms-Burton Act by Serving Cuban Ports”

Cuba’s State Companies of Villa Clara Have Many Idle Lands and Don’t Declare Them

14ymedio, Havana , 15 February 2022 — At this point in history, the authorities of the Ministry of Agriculture seem to discover that the large amount of idle land has something to do with the insufficiency of food production in Cuba. And yet, the delivery of these lands continues to be very slow and does … Continue reading “Cuba’s State Companies of Villa Clara Have Many Idle Lands and Don’t Declare Them”

Havana Cuba, The City and Its Urban Context – 2003 Report / Mario Coyula

This report was prepared by Mario Coyula and Jill Hamburg in 2003 for a project titled: UNDERSTANDING SLUMS: Case Studies for the Global Report on Human Settlements 2003. It is posted here as an invaluable resource not only for all of its contents, but also a guide to the terminology of urban development in Cuba. … Continue reading “Havana Cuba, The City and Its Urban Context – 2003 Report / Mario Coyula”

“I Know that at Some Point People in Cuba are Going to Wake Up En Masse”

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 23 April 2021 — Curiosity is the hallmark of the work of the Cuban journalist and filmmaker Eliécer Jiménez-Almeida (b. Camagüey, 1983). It was the desire to investigate that led him to make documentaries such as Persona (2014), in which he approaches the lives of five individuals; Now! (2016), which denounces the repression against human rights … Continue reading ““I Know that at Some Point People in Cuba are Going to Wake Up En Masse””

While the Government Proposes to Limit Acopio, Farmers Want to Eliminate It

14ymedio, Olea Gallardo, Havana, 6 November 2020 — Measures announced on this Thursday’s Roundtable TV program suggest a tentative relaxation of the agricultural market. For example, private farmers will be able to sell part of their production on their own, provided that they first comply with Acopio’s* agreed deliveries. This is what emerges from the … Continue reading “While the Government Proposes to Limit Acopio, Farmers Want to Eliminate It”

"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 1 November 2019 — The filmmaker Eliecer Jiménez went on a trip to the United States five years ago to “catch a break,” but in the end he decided to stay in that country. This week he returned to Cuba invited by the Hanna Arendt Institute of Artivism (Instar) to exhibit … Continue reading “"All of Us Cubans Who Live Abroad Are Political Exiles"”

After Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua

14ymedio, Miguel Henrique Otero, Madrid, 24 August 2019 — I agree with those analysts who argue that the end of the Maduro regime will have numerous consequences at the international level, which could be analyzed in several chapters. For Bolivia governed by Evo Morales; for Argentina on the verge of returning to the corruption networks … Continue reading “After Venezuela, Cuba and Nicaragua”

Ariel Ruiz Urquiola Marks Six Days on a Hunger and Thirst Strike

14ymedio, Havana, 22 June 2018 – Cuban scientist and doctor of science Ariel Ruiz Urquiola, considered a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International, is on the sixth day of a hunger and thirst strike to demand his freedom. At first Ruiz Urquiola demanded his right to work in prison but now “it is for his … Continue reading “Ariel Ruiz Urquiola Marks Six Days on a Hunger and Thirst Strike”

Cuba Prepares New Laws for Agricultural Cooperatives

EFE, via 14ymedio, 2 June 2018 — Cuba’s Ministry of Agriculture (MINAG) reported Friday that it is preparing two new legislative projects that will include legal norms governing the management of agricultural cooperatives, which are responsible for producing 92% of the food grown in Cuba, a country in which 80% of the total food consumed is … Continue reading “Cuba Prepares New Laws for Agricultural Cooperatives”

Cuban Biologist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Contempt

14ymedio, Havana, 9 May 2018 — Cuban biologist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola was condemned on Tuesday by the court of Viñales, in Pinar del Río, to one year in prison for the alleged offense of contempt, a sentence that has affected his closest relatives because it is the maximum penalty for this type of fault. According to El … Continue reading “Cuban Biologist Ariel Ruiz Urquiola Sentenced To One Year In Prison For Contempt”