Cuban Baseball Leaders Punish Four Official Journalists

14ymedio, Madrid, 11 October 2022 — Whether it  was appropriate, in the midst of Cuba’s economic crisis, to spend money on 5,400 uniforms for a new baseball tournament, is a matter for a long debate; but that the creation of the Elite League will take its toll on the authorities seems beyond doubt. On this … Continue reading “Cuban Baseball Leaders Punish Four Official Journalists”

A Chinese Company Will Resume the Russian Project to Improve the Railroad in Cuba

14ymedio, Madrid, 7 October 2022 – The first edition of the International Transport and Logistics Fair held in Cuba closed this Thursday with great joy but without much concreteness. The minister of the sector, Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, said that almost 40 contracts and more than 100 business agreements and “intentions” for land, sea and air … Continue reading “A Chinese Company Will Resume the Russian Project to Improve the Railroad in Cuba”

Biden Changes his Policy on Cuba and Venezuela

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 22 May 2022 — What’s going on is very strange. According to an American dictum, one does not change horses in midstream. According to the analysis of Politico – an online portal that is much closer to the Democrats than to the Republicans – the recent announcement of a change in strategy … Continue reading “Biden Changes his Policy on Cuba and Venezuela”

Maray Suarez, the Scourge of the Common People on Cuban TV, Rebuilds Her Life in Miami

14ymedio, Yoani Sánchez, Havana, 18 April 2022 — She entered and took a seat on one of the wooden benches of the Municipal Court of Playa where, that August 2008, the musician Gorki Águila was being tried. The large hall was packed. There were bloggers, dissidents and activists; but also agents of the political police … Continue reading “Maray Suarez, the Scourge of the Common People on Cuban TV, Rebuilds Her Life in Miami”

‘Cuba Cannot Become, Once Again, a Vassal State of Putin,’ Protests the Opposition

14ymedio /EFE, Madrid, 24 February 2022 — The Cuban government is silent in the face of the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, which occurred while the official accounts of the Executive shared messages and images of the meeting between Cuba’s president and the head of the Duma of the Eurasian country, Viacheslav Volodin, on their … Continue reading “‘Cuba Cannot Become, Once Again, a Vassal State of Putin,’ Protests the Opposition”

Without Water There Won’t be Squash in Urban Gardens

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernández, Havana, July 14, 2020 – Boris grows cucumbers, some varieties of garlic and aromatic herbs on the patio of his house in La Lisa, Havana. He says he’s preparing “for what’s coming, which will be hard,” so he’s filled about 20 plastic containers, which used to hold paint, with a little earth … Continue reading “Without Water There Won’t be Squash in Urban Gardens”

Animal Rights Advocates and Officials Take First Step to a Better Collaboration

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, November 13 2019 — Moderately satisfied, a dozen animal rights advocates met Tuesday with the health authorities to demand an Animal Protection Law in Cuba. The meeting, which took place at the Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology in Havana, was agreed after a protest was held on Monday in front of the … Continue reading “Animal Rights Advocates and Officials Take First Step to a Better Collaboration”

An Open Letter on the Situation in Venezuela

14ymedio,  Ernesto Hernández Busto, 15 March 2019 —  Poor Venezuela! After having undertaken what it announced as a radical process of social transformation, a process intended to mark a turning point in Latin American ideology and guarantee a project of social equality baptized as “21st century socialism,” today the country has ended up becoming a … Continue reading “An Open Letter on the Situation in Venezuela”

The Failure Of The Dairy Sector In Cuba: From The Glass Of Milk To The ‘Master’ Cheesemaker / Elias Amor Bravo

Elias Amor Bravo (economist), 17 July 2018 – The National Milk Group is one of those inefficient conglomerates that exist in the Cuban state economy to control corporate production, in this case in a fundamental sector such as dairy. To cite just one example, the National Office of Statistics (ONEI) reported the value of wholesale and … Continue reading “The Failure Of The Dairy Sector In Cuba: From The Glass Of Milk To The ‘Master’ Cheesemaker / Elias Amor Bravo”

Yogurt, Scarce and Bad / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma

14ymedio, Orlando Palma, 11 November 2015 – The shortage of soy yogurt in the regulated market has worsened in recent weeks, and this product intended for children between 7 and 13* years of age is also characterized by its low quality. The shortage of soy yogurt has worsened in recent weeks in the regulated market where the … Continue reading “Yogurt, Scarce and Bad / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma”

Dozens Of Activists Detained To Prevent Them From Attending Pope’s Mass / 14ymedio

14ymedio, Havana, 20 September 2015 — Opposition groups have reported dozens of arrests during the late night and morning hours of Sunday, to prevent many activists from attending Pope Francis’s Mass at the Plaza of the Revolution. The number of people arrested could exceed thirty, according to Elizardo Sanchez, president of the Cuban Commission for … Continue reading “Dozens Of Activists Detained To Prevent Them From Attending Pope’s Mass / 14ymedio”

More But Still Falling Short / Dimas Castellano

Dimas Castellano, 25 May 2015 — The goal was to match the results obtained in 1912. Failure to meet this target is nothing new, nor are the reasons why. At the closing session of the XI Congress of the National Association of Small Farmers (ANAP) on May 17, the second secretary of the Communist Party of … Continue reading “More But Still Falling Short / Dimas Castellano”

Pachanga* and Repression / Regina Coyula

The schoolchildren brought to “repudiate” the Human Rights Conference at Estado do Sats Organizing my version of this two-day International Conference on the UN Covenants, I keep coming back to the final images of the movie Godfather II. Over in South Africa, the world mourns one of the best politicians I’ve ever known. Our General-President, … Continue reading “Pachanga* and Repression / Regina Coyula”

The United Nations Human Rights Council and its Great Challenge With Cuba / Angel Santiesteban

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”

Messages from Belkis Vega / POLEMICA: The 2007 Intellectual Debate

Hi, Gustavo, I am grateful that you sent me the debate. I don’t know how to get involved in the analysis but I think that I need to. If you can, send this opinion to whoever you want. Although I have to confess that I find it difficult to express myself and to organise my … Continue reading “Messages from Belkis Vega / POLEMICA: The 2007 Intellectual Debate”