Search results for: hurricane ian

Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (3) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca

The despicable act in “Feria de Santana” was also executed against one of the most loved and respected senators, with the recognized militancy of the left. By Jorge Hernandez Fonseca, Brasilia If the repercussions of Yoani Sanchez’s coming to Brazil confirmed–according to the Brazilian press–the organization of the “acts of repudiation” by the Cuban embassy, … Continue reading “Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (3) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca”

Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (2) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca

As the morning of February 18 dawned across Brazil, the smiling photo of the Cuban Yoani Sanchez was stamped on the front page of most Brazilian newspapers of wide circulation, as well as a good share of the five thousand regional and municipal newspapers. The simple reception prepared for the blogger by Brazilian and Cuban … Continue reading “Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (2) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca”

Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (1) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca

The story of a conspiracy of the Cuban ambassador in Brasilia, far from harming the Cuban blogger, amplified her importance and prominence in Brazil Jorge Hernandez Fonseca, Brasilia Background Dado Galvão, Brazilian documentary filmmaker and director of the documentary Cuba Honduras Connection, where Yoani Sanchez is interviewed as part of the plot of the film–whose … Continue reading “Yoani Sanchez: A Cuban Hurricane in Brazil (1) / Jorge Hernandez Fonseca”

Cubans Need Help Recovering From Hurricane Sandy / Yoani Sanchez

How You Can Help Hurricane Sandy has devastated the city of Santiago de Cuba and caused severe damage in several towns in the east of the country. The images of destruction speak for themselves, but the cameras barely manage to capture a share of the drams. The great tragedy runs on a plane difficult to … Continue reading “Cubans Need Help Recovering From Hurricane Sandy / Yoani Sanchez”

Seven Proposals After Hurricane Sandy / Yoani Sanchez

Thursday morning will never be forgotten by thousands of people in Eastern Cuba. The wind, flying roofs, heavy rains and trees falling on streets and houses, will remain as permanent memories of Hurricane Sandy. Nor will they be able to get out of their heads that first night after the disaster in which, from their … Continue reading “Seven Proposals After Hurricane Sandy / Yoani Sanchez”

What Was I Doing Before? / Lilianne Ruíz

I have been many Lillis, and all are me, one of those Lillis tried to escape from a confinement to which my mother condemned me, at age 22 at the Fajardo Hospital, really depressed after an abortion and drugged by one Dr. Justo against my will, I jumped without knowing what I was doing from … Continue reading “What Was I Doing Before? / Lilianne Ruíz”

Cuban President Díaz-Canel Admits That the US ‘Blockade’ Is Not Responsible for All the Problems

 The ’politics of the cadres’ is ’the Achilles heel’ of the Party, and food production is ’the stone in our shoe’ 14ymedio, Madrid, 6 October 2024 — On Wednesday he was in Las Tunas, on Thursday in the Havana municipality of Diez de Octubre, on Friday in Santa Clara, and on Saturday back in Havana … Continue reading “Cuban President Díaz-Canel Admits That the US ‘Blockade’ Is Not Responsible for All the Problems”

Tabacuba Is Committed to a Harvest of 25,500 Tons and Income of 300 Million Dollars

The joint venture Habanos S.A., 50% owned by Spain, earned 721 million dollars in 2023 14ymedio, Havana, 23 September 2024 — The authorities estimate 300 million dollars to be the amount received each year by the Cuban State thanks to tobacco, according to a note published this Monday in the State newspaper Granma. It reports … Continue reading “Tabacuba Is Committed to a Harvest of 25,500 Tons and Income of 300 Million Dollars”

Washing Bottles Instead of Going to Class, the Beginning of the School Year for Many Students in Havana

14ymedio, Juan Diego Rodríguez, Havana, 2 September 2024 — Not all Cuban children will start classes this Monday, when the 2024-2025 school year has been inaugurated with great fanfare. In Havana, for the next 15 days, some of them will have to work, either in cleaning, or in gardening, or even in other tasks, in … Continue reading “Washing Bottles Instead of Going to Class, the Beginning of the School Year for Many Students in Havana”

Japan’s Aid to Cuba: Medical Supplies, Buses and Now Support for Agriculture

14ymedio, Havana, 27 March 2024 [Note delayed translation] — It is only 62,000 euros, but “the contribution constitutes a message of solidarity from the Japanese people,” said Tokyo’s ambassador to Cuba Hirata Kenji this Tuesday, during the signing of a document with which his country begins a new cooperation project, this time in Pinar del … Continue reading “Japan’s Aid to Cuba: Medical Supplies, Buses and Now Support for Agriculture”

Thousands of Cubans in Pinar Del Río Are Still Without Water Despite the Millions Invested by the Cuban Government

Some residents are forced to pay 3,000 to 5,000 pesos to receive water from tanker trucks, according to the official press 14ymedio, Madrid, July 15, 2024 — The reservoirs of Pinar del Río have abundant water, with 68% of capacity, according to Rolando González García, general director of the Hydraulic Use Company, just a month … Continue reading “Thousands of Cubans in Pinar Del Río Are Still Without Water Despite the Millions Invested by the Cuban Government”

Only One Sixth of the Tobacco Harvested in Sancti Spíritus Can Be Used for Export

It is “the lowest production in history” in the province, admit the directors of Acopio 14ymedio, Havana, 30 May 2024 — The tobacco industry in Sancti Spíritus once again fell below mediocrity. Of the sol en palo [sun grown] tobacco – which is used to make cigarros – only 351 tons were collected, 67% of … Continue reading “Only One Sixth of the Tobacco Harvested in Sancti Spíritus Can Be Used for Export”

Another Building Collapse in Havana, Where Housing Construction Fell 86 Percent in Four Years

The outcome: A six-year-old boy with minor injuries 14ymedio, Havana, 28 May 2024 — Debris piled up this morning at number 57 Malecón, between Cárcel and Ángeles, in Central Havana. Hours earlier, a set of stairs had collapsed in the building, leaving a six-year-old boy with minor injuries. According to neighbours, the child has been … Continue reading “Another Building Collapse in Havana, Where Housing Construction Fell 86 Percent in Four Years”

The Government Exports 90 Percent of the Island’s Honey, Which Cubans Must Buy ‘On The Left’

The official press recognizes the collapse of honey production throughout the country 14ymedio, Havana, 8 May 2024 — “That the honey from the Cuban hives continues to conquer the European market,” is the closing aspiration of an article in the official press this Tuesday. The desire corresponds to reality: the Island exports every year between … Continue reading “The Government Exports 90 Percent of the Island’s Honey, Which Cubans Must Buy ‘On The Left’”

Cuba Approves the Financing of Construction Materials for Victims of the March Rains in Havana

The greatest effects, including severe damage to agriculture and electricity networks, were concentrated in the municipalities of El Cotorro, San Miguel, Arroyo Naranjo and Boyeros 14ymedio, Havana, April 24, 2024 — Once again, the Cuban Council of Ministers approved the financing for 50% of the cost of construction materials needed by the victims of the … Continue reading “Cuba Approves the Financing of Construction Materials for Victims of the March Rains in Havana”