Monthly Archives: March 2013
Prison Diary VII. My Life in a Story
Prison Diary VII. My Life in a Story / Angel Santiesteban
Posted on March 31, 2013
Recently I’ve been reading the book “Mandatory Happiness” by the
Romanian writer Norman Manea, deported as a child with his family to a
Ukrainian concentration camp, and the way the author masterfully
describes an everyday story under a totalitarian government has caught
my attention… Continue reading
90% of the private cars in Cuba don’t offer any protection to drivers and passengers
90% of the private cars in Cuba don't offer any protection to drivers
and passengers / Anddy Sierra Alvarez
Posted on March 31, 2013
Most of the private cars in Cuba are old, built around 1939, 1941, 1955
etc. None of them have seat belts or airbags, which increases the number
of fatalities in an accident.
Private cars don't have… Continue reading
Cuba Environmental Protection A Mixed Picture
Cuba Environmental Protection A Mixed Picture
Sunday, March 31, 2013 at 5:47 by Tom Palmer
I'd been wondering about environmental management in Cuba for several
years.
Recently I had an opportunity to learn more about it first-hand during a
10-day trip organized by Audubon.
Like things here in Florida, it's a mixed picture.
Cuba has set aside quite a bit… Continue reading
La activista Ailer González, sometida a un registro minucioso tras su regreso a Cuba
Represión
La activista Ailer González, sometida a un registro minucioso tras su
regreso a Cuba
DDC | La Habana | 31 Mar 2013 – 5:00 pm.
'Creo que esto lo van a hacer con todos los disidentes que entren. Habrá
un disfraz de la Aduana y, detrás de eso, como siempre, la mano negra de
la Seguridad', advierte.
Las autoridades… Continue reading
The Legacy of Intransigence
The Legacy of Intransigence / Miriam Celaya
Posted on March 30, 2013
Let's say that for a long time the damn phrase hasn't been heard in the
mainstream media (although I must admit I'm not exactly a follower of
that media). In any event, it's been missing from the speeches, which
slyly avoided it, like those who choose to ignore… Continue reading
Retail Network and Shortages in 2012
Cuba: Retail Network and Shortages in 2012
Cuban Retail Network's Deficiencies Brought Shortages in 2012: Offical
Report Says
The industry of construction materials should work on solid ground to
meet the country's needs.
Cuban Domestic Trade Minister, delivered a report that blamed on the
absence of a sound strategy for the commercialization and mobilization
of inventories in 2012 for affectations… Continue reading
Crash that Killed Cuban Democracy Advocate Still Shrouded in Mystery,Photos posts Photos
Crash that Killed Cuban Democracy Advocate Still Shrouded in Mystery
Photos posts Photos
Posted 30 March 2013 12:00 GMT
Written byEllery Roberts Biddle
The car accident that killed democracy advocate Oswaldo Payá has been
shrouded in mystery and misinformation since it happened in eastern Cuba
last July.
Payá, who dedicated his life to promoting human rights and democratic
governance in… Continue reading
Angel Santiesteban Responds to the Havana Times
Angel Santiesteban Responds to the Havana Times / Angel Santiesteban
Posted on March 30, 2013
In my response to the statement "March 8: Everyone against violence" — a
campaign to collect signatures against gender violence that exploited
the supposed crime imputed to me — launched from Havana by Sandra
Álvarez, Marilyn Bobes, Luisa Campuzano, Zaida Capote Cruz, Danae
Diéguez, Laidi… Continue reading
Cancelan contratos de usufructo de tierras por no sembrar tabaco
Cancelan contratos de usufructo de tierras por no sembrar tabaco
La medida contra agricultores de Ciego de Avila sigue a un desplome de
las exportaciones cubanas en 2012, incluidas las de tabaco y sucedáneos.
marzo 30, 2013
Las autoridades cubanas cancelaron el contrato de usufructo de tierra a
67 campesinos por "reiteradas violaciones" de sus obligaciones en la
siembra de… Continue reading
Yoani Sánchez, la voz que no pudieron silenciar
Publicado el sábado, 03.30.13
Yoani Sánchez, la voz que no pudieron silenciar
Juan O. Tamayo
Cuando un interlocutor hostil presionó a Yoani Sánchez en New York la
semana pasada para que explicara cómo se atrevía a criticar al gobierno
de Castro, que proporciona servicios gratuitos de salud, educación y
bienestar social, Sánchez comparó a los cubanos con los pájaros… Continue reading
Testigos, protagonistas y enlaces directos
Publicado el domingo, 03.31.13
Testigos, protagonistas y enlaces directos
Raúl Rivero
Madrid – La presencia aquí de la portavoz de las Damas de Blanco Berta
Soler y de Rosa María Payá, dirigente del Movimiento Cristiano
Liberación, le dan a la complejísima actualidad de este país una visión
magnífica y terrible de la vida de la oposición cubana. Y un libro,… Continue reading
Florida y Cuba: La conexión indígena
Publicado el sábado, 03.30.13
Florida y Cuba: La conexión indígena
Daniel Shoer Roth
En algún rincón de Miami o de Cuba, un cubano o cubanoamericano pudiera
guardar en su sangre la huella de las civilizaciones precolombinas del
sur de la Florida.
De ser así, su ADN ratificaría un capítulo poco estudiado de la
historia: la emigración de cientos de… Continue reading
Figuera: Convenio de salud beneficia al gobierno de Cuba
Figuera: Convenio de salud beneficia al gobierno de Cuba
La diputada calificó de dramática la situación de los hospitales en el país
EL UNIVERSAL
domingo 31 de marzo de 2013 12:00 AM
La jefa de la fracción parlamentaria de Primero Justicia, Dinorah
Figuera, hizo un llamado a Nicolás Maduro y la Ministra de Salud, María
Eugenia Sader, para que dejen… Continue reading
Mensaje de Yoani Sánchez gana más fuerza a escala mundial
Publicado el sábado, 03.30.13
Mensaje de Yoani Sánchez gana más fuerza a escala mundial
Juan Carlos Chavez
La gira internacional de Yoani Sánchez no había ni siquiera comenzado
hace dos meses cuando ya era blanco de agudas y consistentes acusaciones
de simpatizantes del gobierno cubano. Algunos intentaron desestimar su
alcance repitiendo alegaciones del oficialismo de que la bloguera es… Continue reading
Cuba cancela usufructo de tierra a más de 60 campesinos por incumplimiento contractual
30/03/13 – 17:02 Economía
Cuba cancela usufructo de tierra a más de 60 campesinos por
incumplimiento contractual
Las autoridades cubanas cancelaron el contrato de usufructo de tierra a
67 campesinos por "reiteradas violaciones" de sus obligaciones en la
siembra de tabaco, informó este sábado el diario oficial Granma.
AFP La Habana
"Por las reiteradas violaciones de la relación contractual con… Continue reading
Prostitution in Cuba: Denied at Home, Enabled from Abroad
Prostitution in Cuba: Denied at Home, Enabled from Abroad
March 30, 2013
Graham Sowa
HAVANA TIMES — In Cuba the denial of prostitution is a lie of omission:
the government doesn't really talk about it. At the same time American
politicians promote a travel ban that seriously damages United States
efforts to identify and prosecute child sex tourism.
Few people… Continue reading
The Yoani Sánchez roadshow at the U.N.
Posted on Sunday, 03.31.13
Blogger's U.N. visit
The Yoani Sánchez roadshow at the U.N.
By Maria Werlau
She came in through the visitors' entrance after passing the security
check. When she pushed through the revolving door into the grand hall,
standing there alone, I greeted her with pretended formality: "Welcome
to the United Nations." The hall was packed with Model… Continue reading
With wit as her weapon, Yoani Sánchez cuts Castro regime to ribbons
Posted on Saturday, 03.30.13
With wit as her weapon, Yoani Sánchez cuts Castro regime to ribbons
By Juan O. Tamayo
[email protected]
When a hostile questioner pushed Yoani Sánchez in New York earlier this
month to explain how she dared criticize a Castro government that
provides free health, education and welfare services, Sánchez compared
Cubans to birds in a cage.
"Yes,… Continue reading
Yoani Sánchez faces as many questions as explanations from exiles
Posted on Saturday, 03.30.13
In My Opinion
Myriam Marquez: Yoani Sánchez faces as many questions as explanations
from exiles
By Myriam Marquez
[email protected]
Forty questions in 80 days.
From Brazil to New York, internationally renown Cuban blogger Yoani
Sánchez has encountered Castro sympathizers agitating, calling her a
"mercenary of the CIA," a gusana, a worm (so old school for the… Continue reading
In solidarity with Cuba’s voices of opposition to Castro’s tyranny
Posted on Saturday, 03.30.13
YOANI SANCHEZ
In solidarity with Cuba's voices of opposition to Castro's tyranny
BY MARIO DIAZ-BALART AND ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
As we celebrate Passover and Easter, we cherish the freedom to practice
our beliefs and express our views, but are also reminded of those 90
miles away who suffer under an evil communist dictatorship. As the
beacon of… Continue reading
Let freedom tweet
Posted on Saturday, 03.30.13
The Miami Herald | EDITORIAL
Editorial: Let freedom tweet
OUR OPINION: Now in Miami, Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez has become a
symbol of hope for her Generation Y
By The Miami Herald Editorial
[email protected]
If symbols matter, then surely Yoani Sánchez won the hearts of Cuban
exiles everywhere when she rushed from Miami International Airport
straight… Continue reading
Yoani y la libertad
Yoani y la libertad
Carlos Alberto Montaner | Miami | 31 Mar 2013 – 12:16 am.
Si la primera vez que Yoani Sánchez recibió una invitación y una visa
para viajar al extranjero, la dictadura le hubiera permitido ejercer su
derecho a entrar y salir libremente del país, no habría alcanzado la
enorme celebridad y peso que hoy tiene.
Yoani… Continue reading
