Bibliotecaria y periodista independiente.
Palma Soriano 1980. Es directora de la Biblioteca Comunitaria Juan Francisco Manzano, de Jaimanitas. En 2014 se graduó en el curso de periodismo organizado por la Sección de Intereses de los Estados Unidos en La Habana. Fue Coordinadora Nacional de la Red de Bibliotecas Comunitarias para la región oriental y ha publicado artículos y reportajes en las páginas Misceláneas de Cuba, Primavera Digital y Diario de Cuba.
“It’s really something unheard of,” complains Ernesta, resident of the Lawton neighbourhood, who has come to the Fincimex agency in Miramar to ask about her money. Ernesta tells us that she has been to the agency several times this week, awaiting a confirmation of the arrival of money sent by her brother living in Switzerland. […] Read more
Steve Wakefield was born in England and when he got married, he moved to Australia. A scientist keen on researching Cuban literature, he came to Cuba a few years ago to the Writers’ Congress dedicated to Carpentier to pay a 4-day tribute to the Cuban writer. My husband, who had also been invited to the […] Read more
Cuba has a population with one of the highest percentages of the elderly in the world. Despite the Revolution boasting of paying attention to this part of public sector, Cuban seniors actually belong to one of the least privileged groups on the island. Finding a proof is easy: it’s enough to watch the street life […] Read more
In October 1958, the city of Palma Soriano fell into the hands of the rebel troops commanded by Fidel Castro, who declared it the first capital of the Revolution on that very day. Today it is perhaps the city with most opponents against the communist regime. We spoke with Denia Fernández Rey, representative of the […] Read more
