Successes in the Fight Against Bureaucracy?
Williams, a warehouse keeper in a brewery, is holding his labour record in his hand. He boasts it triumphantly as it took …
Victims of Hurricanes Still Waiting for Help
“Everything is a lie. The State doesn’t protect the victims,” says Reina Ester de la Cruz Ramos, an eighty-something-year-old resident of the …
The City of Palma Soriano: Multiple Cases of Repression
In October 1958, the city of Palma Soriano fell into the hands of the rebel troops commanded by Fidel Castro, who declared …
Arrested for Publicly Asking President Díaz Canel for Help
A few weeks ago, Bernardo Calvino Bayola was arrested while walking the streets of Old Havana, carrying a sign in which he …
Remittances to Cuba: Get Ready for a Long Wait
“It’s really something unheard of,” complains Ernesta, resident of the Lawton neighbourhood, who has come to the Fincimex agency in Miramar to …
The State is the Main Culprit
A truck loaded with apples to be distributed to private businesses has been recently seized at the La Puntilla store in Miramar, …
Street Blocked by a Family
Not long ago, a Havana family decided to block a street with their belongings in a protest against the government’s failure to …
Villa America Today
Villa America, known as the most elegant of all the inns built in the vicinity of the Coney Island Amusement Park before …
Fine to a Street Musician
A few days ago, the Cuban Police punished a blind street musician by giving him a fine of 6,000 Cuban pesos (about …
Alternative Blog vs. State Media Monopoly
That’s how life goes. Readers and other supporters of the blog known as Cartas desde Cuba (Letters from Cuba) continue in their …