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 …
The Foreigner Who Wanted to Live Like a Cuban
Steve Wakefield was born in England and when he got married, he moved to Australia. A scientist keen on researching Cuban literature, …
The New President and the Currency Unification
After the appointment of Miguel Diaz- Canel Bermudez as President of the Council of State and Ministers, the new head of state …
Graffiti flooding the capital
The incognito artists do not stop painting the most dissimilar sketchings on the Havana walls that are on the verge of collapse. …
Why UMAP should never be Forgotten
Someone not too long ago mentioned to me that an upstart group of homosexual males were marching proudly on a Havana avenue, …