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Daily Archives: June 20, 2012
Who is the Mercenary? / Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Translator: Chabeli
"I do not agree with giving mercenaries the same rights as
intellectuals," claimed the writer Miguel Barnet, president of the Union
of Writers and Arti... Continue reading
Fidel Castro Infected With the Brevity of Twitter / Yoani Sánchez
Translator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez
Fidel Castro's latest "Reflections" columns, published in the Cuban
press, have left many readers inside and outside the Is... Continue reading
The Conspiracy Exposed: Who is Behind Estado de Sats? (corrected) /
Estado de Sats, Alexis Jardines
Alexis Jardines, Estado de Sats / State of Sats, Translator: Unstated
Corrected Text: Unfortunately the first paragraph got left off this
article wh... Continue reading
No Way Out / Miguel Iturría Savón
Miguel Iturria Savón, Translator: Maria Montoto
To: Office of Immigration and Alien Affairs, Ministry of the Interior
Re: Reply request
Miguel Iturria Savón, Cuban citizen, legal adult, married,... Continue reading
Cuba: Being Informed Is Not Enough
June 20, 2012
By Yusimi Rodriguez (Photos: Caridad)
HAVANA TIMES — I'm becoming mono-thematic. Every time I write, it's to
criticize the lack of press freedom and access to information that we
Cubans are ... Continue reading
The Fate of Paper
June 19, 2012
Veronica Vega
HAVANA TIMES — Here in Cuba, if any extenuating circumstance provides
some measure of relief against the waning of desire, the fatigue caused
by the sun or an environment that exudes abandonment, it... Continue reading
Within the Church, Everything; Against the Church, Nothing
June 20, 2012
Haroldo Dilla Alfonso*
HAVANA TIMES — In 1961, Fidel Castro pronounced the now famous words,
"Within the revolution, everything; outside of it, nothing."
In the tit... Continue reading
Cuban Doctors Aren't the Same Anymore
June 19, 2012
Yordanka Caridad
HAVANA TIMES — This wasn't the first time that Virgen talked to me about
when she visited Cuba. About 12 years ago she went to my country
accompanying her sister who was ... Continue reading
Hiding Cuba's crimes behind gay rights lies
Mariela Castro Espin's offensive 'pinkwashing'
By James Kirchick / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Tuesday, June 19, 2012, 6:00 AM
On December 7, 1990, Cuban poet and novelist Reinaldo Arenas ended his
... Continue reading
Google analytics blocked in Cuba
AFP | Jun 20, 2012, 12.04PM IST
Google Analytics, a free tool allowing website operators to see when
people visit and from where, stopped working in Cuba after a software
update that brought it in line with US restri... Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 06.19.12
Cuban players missing from Puerto Rican tournament
The Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- The president of the Puerto Rican Basketball
Federation says five Cuban players are missing from an international
tournamen... Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 06.20.12
Fidel Castro leaves people guessing as he writes cryptic, Haiku-like notes
The former Cuban leaders has been writing cryptic one-paragraph notes on
Yogis, an eatable plant and long-dead communist leaders.
By Juan O. Tam... Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 06.19.12
Famously loquacious Fidel Castro discovers brevity
By PAUL HAVEN
Associated Press
HAVANA -- Fidel Castro has been called many things during his long turn
on the world's stage, but "succinct" has not been one... Continue reading
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