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Private Taxi Drivers Close Ranks Against Fixed Prices Charged By The State / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez

Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 12 February 2017 – “Take me, I’ll pay you double,” implores a woman to a taxi driver on the main route of Prado y Neptuno. The car is empty, but the driver does not stop to those hailing his taxi, even while showing money in their hands. Imposed fixed prices on private … Continue reading “Private Taxi Drivers Close Ranks Against Fixed Prices Charged By The State / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez”

New Price Caps For Cuba’s Private Taxi Drivers / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 9 February 2017 — Private taxi drivers in Havana woke up this Thursday with the news of the imposition of price caps on the six most important routes served by their vehicles. The government has taken the measure so as “not to allow an increase over the maximum set prices,” according to an official … Continue reading “New Price Caps For Cuba’s Private Taxi Drivers / 14ymedio”

Rural Women: Between Furrow And Domestic Labors / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Alquizar (Artemisa), 30 January 2017 –In Alquízar the red earth covers everything with a reddish layer. To Gladys Montero that crimson powder gets into the wrinkles of the face. “I come from the deep field,” she warns. In Cuba, 21% of women live in rural areas, wake up when the rooster crows and make their … Continue reading “Rural Women: Between Furrow And Domestic Labors / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata”

Coexistence Profiles Future Proposals For Cuban Education And Culture / 14ymedio, Mario Penton

14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 30 January 2017 — A pluralistic education, deeply democratic, with a privileged use of technology and communications together with a vision of culture open to universality: these were some of the proposals of the third meeting of the Center for Coexistence Studies (CEC) for the future of Cuba held this weekend … Continue reading “Coexistence Profiles Future Proposals For Cuban Education And Culture / 14ymedio, Mario Penton”

Why We Don’t Have A Lech Walesa In Cuba / 14ymedio, Miriam Celaya

14ymedio, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 27 January 2017 — I recently had the opportunity to participate as guest in a forum held at Florida International University. Among other topics, the issue of labor rights in Cuba and the role of journalism in the defense of these rights were discussed. At first glance, the proposal does not … Continue reading “Why We Don’t Have A Lech Walesa In Cuba / 14ymedio, Miriam Celaya”

Cuba’s Real Estate Market Shaken With End of Privileged Emigration to the US / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata

14ymedio, Havana, Zunilda Mata, 16 January 2017 – The sign is still hanging from the balcony. “For Sale,” it says in big letters that can be seen from the street. But Jorge no longer wants to auction off the apartment on Emilia Street in Santo Suarez. With Barack Obama’s decision to end the “Wet Foot/Dry Foot” … Continue reading “Cuba’s Real Estate Market Shaken With End of Privileged Emigration to the US / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata”

Cuban Christmas: Between Killjoys And Mourning / 14ymedio, Miriam Celaya

14ymedio, Havana, Miriam Celaya, 18 December 2016 — I’m clueless as to what they are called in other cultures, but for Cubans here and abroad, the word “sapo,” which literally means “toad,” is a term applied to the typical individual who always shows up in a situation where there is fun, optimism or joy, for … Continue reading “Cuban Christmas: Between Killjoys And Mourning / 14ymedio, Miriam Celaya”

In Cuba, Remedios Suspends Popular December Celebrations / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 12 December 2016 — Havana has its carnivals, Bejucal has its brass bands, and Remedios has its parrandas,  Christmas season street festivals dating back to the 1800s. But this December, all end-of-year celebrations are suspended. Fidel Castro’s death has turned out the lights and shut off the loudspeakers of these festivities. … Continue reading “In Cuba, Remedios Suspends Popular December Celebrations / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez”

Where Are Che’s Bones ? / 14ymedio, Bertrand de la Grange

14ymedio, Bertrand de la Grange, 1 December 2016 – In the Santa Clara mausoleum everything is genuine. Except, perhaps, Che’s bones. Thousands of people are making pilgrimages lately to this giant stone building to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Ernesto Guevara’s death. Official history says that a team of Cuban forensic scientists found his skeleton … Continue reading “Where Are Che’s Bones ? / 14ymedio, Bertrand de la Grange”

Lights After The Ashes / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 1 December 2016 – Timidly, without much noise or fuss, Havanans are shaking off the national mourning decreed for Cuba, as of last Saturday, for the death of Fidel Castro. Despite cultural activities having been cancelled, the closed theaters and the bars without alcohol, the first Christmas decorations are beginning to … Continue reading “Lights After The Ashes / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”

Cuban Government Imposes Mourning By Force / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 29 November 2016 — Eulalia has two obsessions in her life: listening to music and sitting in her easy chair in the doorway of her home in the city of Alquízar, Artemis. There, she watches the evening fall and keeps an eye on her chickens so they won’t end up “in other … Continue reading “Cuban Government Imposes Mourning By Force / 14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez”

Long Lines In the Plaza Of The Revolution To Say Goodbye To Fidel Castro / 14ymedio

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 28 November 2016 — The memorial to José Martí in the Plaza of the Revolution opened its doors on Monday so that Cubans could say goodbye to former president Fidel Castro, who died on the 25th, and whose ashes have been installed in this emblematic place in Havana where they will remain for … Continue reading “Long Lines In the Plaza Of The Revolution To Say Goodbye To Fidel Castro / 14ymedio”

Fear, Dry Law and Funerals / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 28 November 2016 — The always busy corner of Infanta and Carlos III was a desolate wasteland Sunday. Since the death of Fidel Castro was announced, Havanans have gathered at home. The official media say that it is from pain, but fear is the protagonist of days in which the sale of alcoholic beverages has … Continue reading “Fear, Dry Law and Funerals / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata”

The Myth Died, Cuba Must Change / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos

14ymedio, Pedro Campos, Havana, 27 November 2016 — Fidel Castro has died. The mythic figure has died. The event will be discussed for a long time and from many points of view. Nine days of mourning has been decreed in Havana, the flag is at half mast; in Miami they are partying, the same Cuban flag … Continue reading “The Myth Died, Cuba Must Change / 14ymedio, Pedro Campos”

Cuba Survives Fidel Castro / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana 27 November 2016 – Few people were watching official television at that hour. The news of Fidel Castro’s death began to spread through the night on Friday by phone, as information that was vague and imprecise. “Again?” my mother asked when I called her. Born in 1957, this Havanan of nearly … Continue reading “Cuba Survives Fidel Castro / 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez”