The Place Where My Father Wished to Be…
Dictatorships, in particular totalitarian, are very much alike. That of Cuba is not an exception. The State is perceived as an absolute …
A History Explained Better
For almost seventy years, the death of Jesús Menéndez Larrondo, famous leader of Cuban sugar workers and member and representative of the …
Ninety, twenty-five, twenty-six
Five days after the announcement of Fidel’s death, an atmosphere of grief and mourning could be felt both in Havana and in …
The Only Farm Cart
After legalization of private businesses in Cuba three years ago, carts with farm products appeared in Cuban streets, to a huge relief …
Trump and Cuba Today
Hopes that the new Republican administration might exert any major effort to overthrow the Cuban dictatorship are scarce. The only reasonable thing …
Genetically Modified Organisms flood Cuba
Tourists and investors are currently flooding Cuba. Since the new wave of trade and economic liberalization hit the island, foreign companies are …
The Truth and Fear on the National Day of Press Freedom
On Saturday, 22 October 2016, around 300 journalists, mainly Cubans, gathered in Miami to celebrate the National Day of Press Freedom in …
The Cuba of today is not the Czech Republic of 1989
And “Velvet Revolution” may not be coming to Cuba any time soon. 17 November reminds Czechs that freedom is worth fighting for, …
University Of Havana Was Once Democratic
Founded in 1728 by Dominican friars, the University of Havana was democratic for 231 years. When the university reopened on 11 May …
A More Than A Forgotten Captain
His name was Luis Pérez Perdomo. He was an impressive person and with his beard and olive uniform he looked like a …