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My Take on Mobile Phones in Cuba
My Take on Mobile Phones in Cuba
May 7, 2013
Rosa Martínez
HAVANA TIMES — I’ve been meaning to buy a cellular phone for some time
now, but there’s always something more vital I need to spend my money
on: if it’s not a pair of shoes for my kids, then it’s something around
the house urgently needing repair, or… Continue reading
Cell phones Cuba one is All You Get
Cell phones/Cuba: One is All You Get
April 26, 2013
Osmel Almaguer
HAVANA TIMES — My friend Leslie was recently informed by ETECSA (Cuba’s
State phone company) that he cannot open a new mobile phone account. He
was told that you are entitled to only one line and that one has already
been activated under his name. Incidentally, my friend… Continue reading
Sustainable Farming In Cuba Ideal Job In An Isolated Country
Sustainable Farming In Cuba Ideal Job In An Isolated Country
By Kassondra Cloos for The Pulitzer Center
The farmers pour in after sunrise and leave before sunset. The workday
is one to two hours shorter than a typical day for a government
employee, depending on the season, and the pay is higher—much higher.
Organiponico Vivero Alamar (OVA) is an organic,… Continue reading
Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Havana another calibrated Cuba plot
Posted on Saturday, 04.06.13
Beyoncé and Jay-Z in Havana another calibrated Cuba plot
By Myriam Marquez
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z trotted around their mothers in Havana for the
couple's fifth anniversary, posing with cute Cuban schoolchildren,
dining at a famous paladar — the royal couple of hip-hop-pop creating
the predictable paparazzi buzz and Cuban exile lament.
The calibrated juxtaposition of… Continue reading
Yoani Sanchez: technology will help bring democracy to Cuba
Yoani Sanchez: technology will help bring democracy to Cuba
MIAMI, April 1, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Cuban blogger and
independent journalist Yoani Sanchez said despite restrictions on
cyberspace in Cuba, the Internet is changing the communist country,
during a lecture at Florida International University in Miami.
"The virtual Cuba is influencing, directly and definitively, the real
Cuba," she said,… Continue reading
Cuba national soccer team defectors surface with Battery
Cuba national soccer team defectors surface with Battery
Posted: Mar 29, 2013 12:35 AM RST Updated: Mar 29, 2013 5:11 AM RST
By Mark Davenport
DANIEL ISLAND, SC (WCSC) – Soccer is a game of speed, patience and quick
decision making. It's those same skills that also allowed three Cuban
national soccer team players to make a daring escape from… Continue reading
Church evicts occupiers from Havana temple
Posted on Tuesday, 12.18.12
Cuba
Church evicts occupiers from Havana temple
The occupation of the protestant temple in Havana lasted 16 months.
By Juan O. Tamayo
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Leaders and members of a Pentecostal church in Cuba have evicted the
followers of a rebel pastor who had occupied a temple and apartment in
Havana in a bizarre stand-off for the past… Continue reading
Driver convicted in Payá accident to return to Madrid
Posted on Saturday, 12.15.12
CUBA
Driver convicted in Payá accident to return to Madrid
Angel Carromero will serve the rest of his four-year sentence in Spain,
Cuban and Spanish officials said.
By Juan O. Tamayo
[email protected]
The widow of Havana dissident Oswaldo Payá said Friday she's glad that
Spanish politician Angel Carromero will leave his Cuban jail but has… Continue reading
U.S. investigates former Cuban provincial prisons chief
Posted on Tuesday, 11.27.12
CUBA
U.S. investigates former Cuban provincial prisons chief
Immigration authorities checking whether Crescencio Marino Rivero and
his wife, now Miami residents, lied in their visa and residency applications
By Juan O. Tamayo
[email protected]
U.S. immigration authorities have launched a formal investigation into
whether a former Cuba provincial prisons chief and his wife, now living
in Miami,… Continue reading
Rodiles, Targeted by the Regime
Rodiles, Targeted by the Regime / Luis Felipe Rojas
Antonio Rodiles, Luis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G., Yoani Sanchez
Two opposite dynamics have had to change their actions in order to
prevail: government repression and the peaceful opposition. Everyday
Cubans have taken up arms with new technologies, they have supported
each other with the scarce glimmers left behind by the… Continue reading
Cyber-indigence in Cuba
Cyber-indigence in Cuba
November 8, 2012
Alfredo Fernandez
HAVANA TIMES — "Please, when you write to Zenaida, tell her not to
forget to send the shoes for Carlitos' graduation, the eye drops for
Claudia and the cooking yeast. And please, please, remember to also
remind her that the power supply of the computer isn't going to hold up
much longer.… Continue reading
Cuban ingenuity in the iPhone age
Cuban ingenuity in the iPhone age
Elien Blue Becque
Published 5:43 p.m., Friday, September 14, 2012
When my iPhone slipped from the back of the tank and into the toilet, I
snatched it out immediately. Though at first all seemed fine, it soon
switched off and remained unresponsive.
"It's toast," was the verdict from Grant, an Apple store Genius. "We… Continue reading
Cuba rejiggers its creaky economy
Cuba rejiggers its creaky economy
The Communist island loosens up a little. Here's why.
Nick MiroffSeptember 4, 2012 06:23
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HAVANA, Cuba — Often in the pages of Granma, the red-and-black-inked
Communist Party newspaper that is a daily presence in Cuban life,
there is a standard sort of feature article about the island's
economic troubles.… Continue reading
Aunt says the daughter of Cuba’s vice president defected for love
Posted on Tuesday, 08.28.12
Aunt says the daughter of Cuba's vice president defected for love
The daughter of Cuba's vice president defected because she has a
boyfriend in Florida, her family said.
By Juan O. Tamayo
[email protected]
The tale of the Cuban vice president's daughter who defected may turn
out to be a love story after all. Glenda Murillo went… Continue reading
Cuba Vice President Marino Murillo’s daughter defected and is living in Tampa
Posted on Monday, 08.27.12
Cuba Vice President Marino Murillo's daughter defected and is living in
Tampa
By Juan O. Tamayo
[email protected]
The 24-year-old daughter of Cuban Vice President Marino Murillo,
sometimes mentioned as a possible successor to ruler Raúl Castro,
defected earlier this month and is now living in Tampa, knowledgeable
sources said.
Glenda Murillo Diaz crossed the Mexico border… Continue reading
News Conference by Rosa María Payá Acevedo Regarding Her Father’s Death
News Conference by Rosa María Payá Acevedo Regarding Her Father's Death
/ Rosa María Payá Acevedo
Oswaldo Payá, Rosa María Payá Acevedo, Translator: Cleonte
Today, I do not intend to give another version of what happened, we are
not accusing anyone at this time.
The facts I will communicate below were read by Captain Fulgencio
Medina, a criminal investigator, in… Continue reading
21st Century Socialism and Mind-Set Change in Cuba
21st Century Socialism and Mind-Set Change in Cuba
July 2, 2012
Vicente Morin Aguado
HAVANA TIMES — On several occasions, Cuban President Raul Castro has
stressed the importance of changes in people's mentality, as an
objective of the Communist Party but considered one of the most
difficult to achieve.
Among the various statements by President Castro, who is also the… Continue reading
Cellular Telephony "a la Cubana"
Cellular Telephony "a la Cubana" / Rebeca Monzo
Rebeca Monzo, Translator: Maria Montoto
"+0000000000 Today 6:48
From mobile phones compradetodo.com (buyeverything.com)
Call as soon as possible to 07 2043145
For recharge of minutes balance via Internet,
If you do not call back today the charge will be returned
to the purchaser.
In case of fraud, the line… Continue reading
