English Translations of Cubans Writing From the Island
Images like these show what can be seen on our walks along various Cuban streets. The photos for today were taken in the capital, Havana, in different places near the Capitol Building. They show the state in which we find the immense majority of all Cuban buildings. These edifices are those that are falling down … Continue reading “Ruins of the Badly Managed Revolution / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada”
In my world the media spends its time talking about the unity of the people, of a single party (like that of Marti), a united vote, and so forth. First of all, I want to clarify, that the widely used term one-party (referring to what the Apostle — Marti — founded) is a huge fallacy. … Continue reading “What Unity Are They Talking About? / Rebeca Monzo”
For Rogelio, 49, the need for housing is stronger than his fear of losing his life due to a collapse. Born in Guantanamo, and he has nine years in Havana. For twelve hours a day, he frantically pedals a rickshaw under a blazing sun. He lives in one of the more than 6 thousand tenements … Continue reading “Havana is Falling Down on Us / Iván García”
I do not know if it’s hyperbole when I say that Havana is on the verge of collapse. Definitely we are facing the most serious problem in this country, because although food and transport, for example, are serious problems and no one disputes it, if we unlocked the dominoes, they could be solved in the … Continue reading “Collapse in Havana. Chronicle of a Death Foretold. / Jeovany Jimenez Vega”
On Thursday November 10 Decree-Law 288 on the legalization of the sale of homes took effect. Complemented with six ministerial resolutions, the decree significantly changes the legislation in effect in this area since the 60′s of last century. With the new provisions Cubans, formal owners of property, become actual owners. Now they can not only … Continue reading “A First Step / Dimas Castellanos”
I am a Habanero. I was born on Porvenir street, spent my childhood in Mantilla and my adolescence in La Virgen del Camino. I studied in La Vibora and worked in El Vedado. My mother, when I was young, used to take me around the city, showing me the streets and buildings and talking to … Continue reading “A City, A Sentiment / Fernando Dámaso”
PROSPERITY AND KINDNESS: THE OTHER SIDE OF THE COIN of the Enlightenment Marti Mirta Suquet HAVING studied in Cuba, in this world of relative certainties they built for us during the eighties, and having subsequently completed a course at the University of Havana, many doors opened in advance. The fame of Cuban university graduates is … Continue reading “collaborations from VOCES 1… / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo”