Daily Archives: January 8, 2017
Leadership and Dissidence / Rebeca Monzo
Rebeca Monzo, 6 January 2017 — The leadership and the dissidence seem more and more the same to me. Is it coincidence or lack of experience?
At this very moment, if suddenly there were… Continue reading
Cubans Don’t Have Big Plans For 2017 / Iván García
Iván García, 6 January 2017 — When you live on the edge of an abyss, you lose your capacity to think about the future. Just ask Giraldo, who works as… Continue reading
‘Hot Avocado’, A Viral Video Infuriates Cubans / 14ymedio
Note to viewers of the video: This video was taken by the police, and as can be seen with careful viewing, the uniformed officers are not the only enforcers in this… Continue reading
Cuba’s opening to the world has a problem much closer to home than Donald Trump Christopher Woody
Donald Trump’s denunciations of Obama’s opening to Cuba while on the presidential campaign trail and his continued insistence on getting a “better deal”… Continue reading
Obama Boots Russian “Spies”—but Welcomes Cuban Spies Humberto Fontova |Posted: Jan 07, 2017 12:01 AM
The deepest and most damaging penetration of the U.S. Defense Department by an enemy agent in modern history was pulled off by a spy working… Continue reading
Do Cuba’s Workers Deserve a Chance? January 7, 2017 By Raudiel F. Pena Barrios (Progreso Semanal)
HAVANA TIMES — The reflections and comments that I will present this time are a response to events which have taken public spotlight in… Continue reading
US-Cuba trade numbers hard to follow By Silvio Canto, Jr.
According to the Obama administration, there is a lot of trading going on with Cuba. After further review, there is not a lot of trading at all. In fact, the… Continue reading
Havana’s Malecon with Internet / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 5 January 2017 — This year began for Havana’s Malecón with five new points of wireless connection to Internet. The newly authorized Wi-Fi zones are located in La Piragua*, El Castillito de… Continue reading
Cuba had been unplugged from American culture for generations. What happens now? Randy Lewis
CUBA’S ROBERTO GOMEZ HAD a single night free on his first trip to San Francisco, part of a short performance visit in his role as lead… Continue reading
