English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Havana, Cuba: For decades Cuban government bodies have used the issue of the disease of HIV/AIDS as one of the standards of the health system and a model of the politics of the Cuban nation. When the media and official spokesmen of the Castro family empire address the issue they do it in the most … Continue reading “Let’s Talk About AIDS in Cuba / Ignacio Estrada #Cuba”
By Osvaldo Rodríguez Díaz In the month of November 2011, the concern and emotional state of the family and friends of an accused person reached an intolerable level. They were shocked at the in-your-face and disrespectful manner in which the press referred to the defendant. The following appeared in the newspaper Granma on 8 November 2011 … Continue reading “Couldn’t the Journalist Wait? #Cuba”
General Raúl Castro acknowledges that beans are more important than canons. For the green khaki overlords food is a matter of national security. Since taking power on July 31, 2006, Castro II has tried to revitalize agricultural production. But, so far, nothing. The efforts of the enormous and inefficient Ministry of Agriculture have not allowed … Continue reading “Raul Castro Knows That Food is a Time Bomb / Iván García”
During the month of June and the first days of of July The Cuban League Against AIDS has monitored the rise of protests in Cuban jails for inmates with HIV / AIDS. The protests show the dissatisfaction by the Cuban prison population affected by this disease. The affected prison population at the time of writing … Continue reading “Briefing Note No. 3 Cuban League against AIDS / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada”
Yaremis Flores Last Saturday, May 5, in the nighttime hours, at least three cows were taken from a farm belonging to Commander Guillermo Garcia Frias, located southeast of the capital. At dawn the next day, three patrol cars and two Forensic Medicine vehicles were observed. The non-commissioned officer Alexander Borrero, one of those charged with … Continue reading “They Steal Cows From a Commander of the Revolution / Yaremis Flores”
The problem of cattle has been a major problem in Cuba, for decades. In 1958 Cuba was in fourth place worldwide in cattle per capita (six million head of cattle for six million five hundred thousand inhabitants, for a 0.90), surpassed only by Uruguay (3.01), Argentina (2.39) and Brazil (1.01) — as a matter of … Continue reading “The Reasons for One Without Reasons / Fernando Dámaso”
How can an admired writer be turned into an alleged and persecuted anti-social? How can one pass from being a creator of stories, a prize-winner, read, respected, cited, to become part of the social evils which, according to the all-powerful authority, it is necessary to mercilessly eradicate? The answer is very simple: Live in Cuba. … Continue reading “The Blessed Who Mourn Like Ángel Santiesteban / Ernesto Morales Licea”
It’s a war of power against power. On one side, General Raúl Castro manages military counter-intelligence, pulls the strings in the major economic sectors of the nation and has consolidated his cabinet with loyalists as bullet proof as atomic bombs. But behind the scenes, his adversaries look at him sideways. They are high-flying bureaucrats, local … Continue reading “The Real Enemies of Raul Castro’s Reforms / Iván García”
