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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 Stranded in a Colombian Airport is Forced to Return to the Island

This video is not subtitled 14ymedio, November 4, 2018 — The Cuban Lázaro Miguel Gutiérrez Bacallao had to board an airplane bound for Cuba this Friday after remaining stranded in El Dorado airport, in Bogotá, Colombia, since October 14, as confirmed to 14ymedio by an official of Colombian Migration. The source explained that Gutiérrez Bacallao was … Continue reading “Cuban Stranded in a Colombian Airport is Forced to Return to the Island”

What “Armaments” Can the Castro Regime Buy in Russia? / Miriam Celaya

Miriam Celaya, Cubanet, West Palm Beach, 4 November 2018 — When, at the end of last October, it was learned through various media outlets that Russia would grant 50 million dollars to the Cuban government for the purchase of weapons, alarms went off. Immediately, nervous headlines began to appear, stirring the old unburied ghosts of … Continue reading “What “Armaments” Can the Castro Regime Buy in Russia? / Miriam Celaya”

Weapons for What?

14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 5 November 2018 – A cart is being unloaded at the butcher’s in Havana’s Carlos III Plaza. The crowd throws itself on it. There are shouts, shoves and occasional blows while two men grab several boxes of frozen chicken shouting, “This is mine!” It’s Tuesday and just a couple days since … Continue reading “Weapons for What?”

Caring for the Elderly to Have a Home in Havana

14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, 1 November 2018 — The promise to be included in the will, 60 convertible pesos a month and a roof over her head in Havana is what Rebecca, from Guantanamo, receives for taking care of an elderly couple in Havana’s La Vibora neighborhood. This phenomenon, not exempt from risks, is increasingly common on the … Continue reading “Caring for the Elderly to Have a Home in Havana”

Trump, Bolton and the Four Stooges

14ymedio, Carlos Alberto Montaner, Miami, 4 November 2018 — It is about an implacable “electoral ploy.” That is what is behind this infernal screaming. It is absurd (and dangerous) to militarize the border with thousands of soldiers. It is also criminal to foment fear of foreigners, as Trump does, because it is politically profitable. John Kasich, Republican Governor of Ohio, … Continue reading “Trump, Bolton and the Four Stooges”

Bolsonaro Asserts That The Mais Medicos Program Finances the Cuban "Dictatorship"

14ymedio, Havana 3 November 2018 – The President-elect of Brazil, Jair Bolsonaro, questioned on Friday continued diplomatic relations with Cuba once he assumes the presidency and criticized again the situation of Cuban health professionals who are part of the Mais Medicos program in his country. “What business can we do with Cuba? Are we talking … Continue reading “Bolsonaro Asserts That The Mais Medicos Program Finances the Cuban "Dictatorship"”