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Cuba Slams the Door on the ‘More Doctors’ Program in Brazil

14ymedio/EFE, Havana, 14 November 2018 — Cuba’s Ministry of Public Health (Minsap) reported on Wednesday in an official statement that it is withdrawing from the Mais Medicos social program in Brazil due to the “derogatory and threatening” words of president-elect Jair Bolsonaro, who announced modifications to this project that the Cuban Government considers “unacceptable.” Minsap has also circulated a message among … Continue reading “Cuba Slams the Door on the ‘More Doctors’ Program in Brazil”

Keys To Understanding An Emergency Tour By Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Lima, 13 November 2018 — If it were not for the two stopovers, one in Paris and the other in London, which Miguel Díaz-Canel made during his first official foreign tour at the head of the Cuban government, the map of his trip would be reduced to a group of countries that … Continue reading “Keys To Understanding An Emergency Tour By Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel”

Open Letter to Miguel Diaz-Canel

Author: Marcos Nelson Suárez, Dallas, 11 November 2018   Mr. Miguel Díaz-Canel, President of the Republic of Cuba: I write as a compatriot who does not reside on the island. In the late seventies, the Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping took a historic step of unthinkable consequences that resulted in turning the People’s Republic of China … Continue reading “Open Letter to Miguel Diaz-Canel”

The US Coast Guard Repatriates 37 Cuban Rafters

14ymedio, Havana, 12 November 2018 — The 37 Cuban migrants traveling in a boat heading north towards the United States were intercepted on Sunday by the Coast Guard Service of that country and repatriated to Cuba. The passengers of the boat, which was located by an air patrol, were 29 men and 8 women, according … Continue reading “The US Coast Guard Repatriates 37 Cuban Rafters”

Independent Media “Open The Doors Of Imagination And Creativity”

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Miami, November 11, 2018 — Two years after several young journalists from the newspaper Vanguardia in Villa Clara wrote a letter strongly criticizing the operation of the official media, 14ymedio spoke with one of the signers of that document to discover the motives that led them to write it and the consequences that … Continue reading “Independent Media “Open The Doors Of Imagination And Creativity””

Cuban Customs Confiscates Opposition T-Shirts at Havana Airport

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, November 6, 2018 — The campaign against Decree 349, an article in the the proposed new Cuban constitution which includes strict rules on artistic expression in public spaces, has collided with Cuban customs restrictions. Upon her return to the island, artist and activist Yanelys Nuñez reported on social media that customs officials … Continue reading “Cuban Customs Confiscates Opposition T-Shirts at Havana Airport”

Praying Towards Mecca From Havana

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 3 November 2018 — Readings from the Koran, the Islamic hijab, and prayers while facing towards Mecca are increasingly seen in Cuba, where the Muslim community has been growing in recent years. The initial surprise has given way to curiosity, and passersby stop to ask questions when they see an image like the … Continue reading “Praying Towards Mecca From Havana”

From Minint Official To Political Prisoner Incarcerated For “Espionage” / Luis Cino Alvarez

Luis Cino Álvarez, Cubanet, Havana,  5 November 2018 —  The temper tantrum and bunkhouse scene put on recently by Castroism’s anti-diplomats, who grew indignant that the issue of political prisoners in Cuba was brought up at the United Nations, brought to mind a case of which I learned a few days ago via an inmate of … Continue reading “From Minint Official To Political Prisoner Incarcerated For “Espionage” / Luis Cino Alvarez”

Uruguay Consulate in Havana is Filled With Cubans Applying for a Work Permit

14ymedio, Havana, 6 November 2018 — Dozens of people approached the Uruguayan consulate in Havana on Tuesday to ask about the visas for work, education, family reunification and emergencies, which the government of that Latin American country has said it will begin to grant to residents on the island. The increase in the number of migrants in … Continue reading “Uruguay Consulate in Havana is Filled With Cubans Applying for a Work Permit”

Cubans Can Get Permits to Work in Uruguay From the Island

14ymedio, Havana, 6 November 2018 — The Government of Uruguay will begin granting work, education, family reunification and emergency visas to Cubans who request one from the Island, as announced by Jorge Muiño, director of Consular Affairs and Liaison of the Uruguayan Foreign Ministry, in statements to El País newspaper. With this measure Uruguay is trying to contain the growing … Continue reading “Cubans Can Get Permits to Work in Uruguay From the Island”

The Lack of Water Hits Several Hospitals In Central Cuba

14ymedio, Justo Mora / Mario J. Pentón, Cienfuegos / Miami | November 09, 2018 – The deterioration of the hydraulic infrastructure in the center of the country is hitting hard at several hospitals in the region, which cannot function normally as they suffer from daily rationing of the water supply to complete cutoffs in the … Continue reading “The Lack of Water Hits Several Hospitals In Central Cuba”

A Sip in The Versailles: Coffee and Elections

14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Miami, 8 November 2018 — The Versailles smells of coffee, intense and short like those drunk copiously by some of those who on Tuesday night awaited the election results in Florida. Exiles from five decades ago, young people who mix English with Spanish and newcomers from the island who finished a sip … Continue reading “A Sip in The Versailles: Coffee and Elections”

The Empty Nest

14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 8 November 2018 – There are parents who cross their fingers that their children become independent and others who sigh in the distance because their offspring have emigrated or have moved away from home. In a country where there is a deficit of more than 800,000 houses and the housing problems … Continue reading “The Empty Nest”

Private Versus State, Novelties and Fossils

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Generation 7, Havana, 8 November 2018 – The distance between them is a hundred yards and an abyss. The restaurant in the mansion at 3rd and 8th in Havana’s Miramar district is very close to a place privately run by self-employed workers. Both serve food, both are located in beautiful buildings with columns … Continue reading “Private Versus State, Novelties and Fossils”

Cuban Writers and Artists Union Will Not Debate Constitutional Reform

EFE/14ymedio, Havana, 5 November 2018 — Cuba’s Union of Writers and Artists (Uneac), the pro-government organization that brings together a large part of the island’s intelligentsia, confirmed on Monday that it will not call on its members to debate the project to reform the Constitution and urged them to go to the meetings in their workplaces … Continue reading “Cuban Writers and Artists Union Will Not Debate Constitutional Reform”