English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, July 23, 2021 – Valdés Mesa seems to have finally discovered “where the water enters the coconut.” Cuba’s State newspaper Granma took a headline from a phrase he used in a meeting with farmers in the provinces of Sancti Spiritus and Ciego de Ávila: “The first one who has to win … Continue reading “Cuban Agriculture and Valdes Mesa, Where the Water Enters the Coconut”
14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Valencia, 12 July 2021 — On an important day for freedom and democracy in Cuba, Díaz-Canel, in an improvised appearance on television, could not think of anything to say other than “the order of combat is given: Revolutionaries take to the streets.” A bad business. Pitting some Cubans against others is a bad precedent … Continue reading “Now, the Street Belongs to Everyone in Cuba”
Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, January 30, 2021 — January is coming to an end and we still know little about the effects of the government’s currency unification program. Recent official press coverage of a nation-wide tour by senior government officials has provided some loose, unrelated bits of information but not a comprehensive, accurate and competent … Continue reading “Currency Unification Status: One Month Out”
14ymedio, Elías Amor Bravo, Economist, September 2, 2019 — After the 2013 launch of an economic initiative described as “experimental,” Cuba’s communist regime has decided, without prior warning, to pull the plug non-agricultural cooperatives. The experiment showed Cuban leaders that the impact of cooperatives on the economy was clearly asymmetrical, with results that were not … Continue reading “What’s Going On with Cuba’s Non-Farming Cooperatives?”
Tomorrow, May 1, the United Nations Human Rights Council will meet in Geneva, where Cuba will present a report with notes on its prison policy. “Dressing up” for the occasion, for the first time in nine years the Castro regime opened its jails to the national and international press accredited in Cuba. It is public … Continue reading “The United Nations Human Rights Council and its Great Challenge With Cuba / Angel Santiesteban”
