“Look,” he says, “now things are going to get more difficult," referencing the Cuban government’s decision to fix prices to retail standards for a series of products. Read More...
A metaphorical anticipation of Cuba's reality: Catching a slice of pork for Christmas dinner will be more difficult than for the blind samurai Zatoichi to stab a fly with his katana. Read More...
Noontime, any day last week. A neighbor tells me that a small market near my home is selling toilet paper. Without thinking twice, I stop what I'm doing and embark on its search,… Read More...
Why doesn't Cuban media deal with economic subjects in analytical depth, in a manner accessible to the population as a whole? Why don't they put on the table the various ways to carry… Read More...
The National Capitol has undergone major repairs to become once again the legislative chamber, that is, the National Assembly of the People's Power, the institution that… Read More...
From the Malecón, I watch U.S. and Cuban sailboats in the harbor. The other day, I saw two caravels with a crew of Americans. My recollection turned into a question: What are those… Read More...
The topic of the illegal immigration of Cubans into the U.S. goes back in time and my compatriots are sheltered by the U.S. law that grants them permanent residence one year after… Read More...
Next week, on Jan. 21, this capital city will be the stage for the round of talks that each semester brings together Cuban and U.S. government officials. Read More...
The process of reform defined as The Actualization of the Economic Model has the capability to solve them and integrate them into the project of socialism that the process aspires to… Read More...