Monthly Archives: August 2016
General Francis is Out of the Game and Raul’s Grandson Ascends / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 29 August 2016 — The most powerful of all the Cuban generals, Division General Humberto Omar Francis Pardo, was replaced in his… Continue reading
Voices In Cuba’s Official Press Question Dismissal Of Radio Holguin Journalist / 14ymedio, Mario Penton
14ymedio, Mario Penton, Miami, 27 August 2016 — Jose Ramirez Pantoja, the journalist recently fired from Holguin Radio, never imagined that some colleagues from the… Continue reading
Cuba’s Education Minister: Teacher Shortage Is An Unsolved Problem / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 29 August 2016 – The start of the 2016-17 school year in Cuba will be marked by a shortage of teachers. Currently, 94.2% of the teaching positions… Continue reading
“Pajama Plan” at the National Library / 14ymedio, Zunilda Mata
14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, 29 August 2016 — The biggest dream of those ousted is to live to tell the tale. Each passing day since he was removed from his… Continue reading
If It’s Green and Thorny, It Must be a Cactus / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana 29 August 2016 – The dismissal of the journalist Jose Ramon Ramirez Pantoja from Radio Holguin for having published in his blog… Continue reading
For an Uncomfortable Journalism / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya
Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, 26 August 2016, Havana — It’s been said that radically opposite ends end up looking alike. That truism has become irrefutable for those of us who are dedicated to… Continue reading
Nine Latin nations band together to plead with U.S. over Cuba BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON Eight Latin American governments on Monday joined Costa Rica in calling on the United States to end its special treatment for Cuban migrants.
The… Continue reading
Foundation seeks to revoke residency for Cubans who visit the island NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
When President Barack Obama announced that he would reestablish diplomatic relations with Cuba, one part of the Cuban American community — especially the so-called historical… Continue reading
Asking Questions Is A Crime / 14ymedio
14ymedio, 29 August 2016 — A few days ago I arrived in the town of Cespedes, where my house is, and among the things that caught my attention was a sign in one… Continue reading
Cuba: Journalism on Demand / Iván García
Iván García, 27 August 2016 — I still remember that two-day trip to Pinar del Río. I stayed in a Communist Party hotel at the side of the old central highway. I visited… Continue reading
Yailin Orta Named Director Of Juventud Rebelde Newspaper / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 23 August 2016 – Journalist Yailin Orta Rivera, a member of the National Committee of the Young Communists Union (UJC), has been names as the new director of… Continue reading
Police Arrest Several Activists From Candidates For Change / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 27 August 2016 – Regime opponent Julio Aleago reported to this newspaper that the police detained several activists on Saturday morning to keep them from attending a meeting… Continue reading
Doctors Give Medical Clearance To Guillermo Fariñas / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 28 August 2016 — Regime opponent Guillermo Fariñas received medical clearance on Saturday, after staying for several hours at the Arnaldo Milian Castro Hospital where he was taken because… Continue reading
Trial opens of 6 Cuban volleyball players charged with rape The Associated Press•Aug 29, 2016, 11:39 AM
HELSINKI (AP) — Six members of Cuba’s volleyball team have appeared in a Finnish regional court on charges of aggravated rape.
The trial,… Continue reading
Cashing in on Cuba: Why the U.S. tourism industry isn’t waiting for Congress to lift the embargo Cuba Libre? It took capitalist motives to beat the embargo and make travel to the communist country a reality ANGELO YOUNG
Tourists in… Continue reading
New Cuba tourism seen slow to take off despite U.S. flights By Marc Frank and Jeffrey Dastin | HAVANA/NEW YORK
An expected explosion in U.S. tourism to Cuba will likely take years to materialize even after U.S. airlines resume commercial… Continue reading
More bad news for new ideas in Cuba BY PAUL HARE paulhare@bu.edu
Very few without Castro in their name have survived in the leadership of the Cuban Revolution as long as Eusebio Leal. And he didn’t do it by the… Continue reading
Commercial flights from the U.S. to Cuba augurs the demise of the ‘mules’ Agence France-Presse
The start this week of the first regularly scheduled commercial flights from the United States augurs the likely demise of Cuba’s “mules” — suppliers of… Continue reading
