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Yesterday is today
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
HAVANA – In 1540, Ignatius Loyola (now a saint) founded the Company of Jesus, the religious order of Jesuits.
One of the four vows Jesuits must make is…
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A tour of the seeds*
By Elsa Claro
HAVANA – Is it true that between 2013 and 2014 the dual currency in Cuba will be eliminated? This is a correction of the publication where the prediction was made and…
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Aruca forever
By Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada
HAVANA – In a place in Colorado, in the heart of North America, far from the anti-Cuban Miami whose irrational violence he fought so hard, died an…
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Cuba and the list of countries that promote terrorism
By Jesús Arboleya Cervera
HAVANA – Every year, the U.S. Department of State publishes a list of “countries that promote terrorism” that serves as a basis for Washington’s policy…
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Cuba is for all
By Osmany Sánchez
From the blog La Joven Cuba
MATANZAS – My wife thought I was crazy, talking to myself, when she heard me say “Finally!” during the first game of Team…
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Padura: Writing for a reason
By Gerardo Arreola
From the Mexican newspaper La Jornada
HAVANA – When Leonardo Padura arrives at the Cuba Pavilion, a storm threatens. It seems that the Havana International Book…
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Telesur’s impact in Cuba
Foreign journalists, two opponents of the government and a Cuban intellectual, opine about the impact that the television station Telesur is having on the Cuban population.
You cannot…
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When will the siege end?
By Saul Landau
HAVANA - I walk some of the same streets I did in 1960 and 1961, a time when most Cubans awaited an attack from the United States, a time when people in their…
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Why gender equality in Cuba should matter to U.S.
By Sarah Stephens
From The Havana Note
WASHINGTON, DC - As we travel back and forth to Cuba, often with delegations of U.S. policymakers, we focus our research and reporting on…
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In Cuba, equality is two-sided
By Luisita Lopez Torregrosa
From The New York Times
WASHINGTON - Just after Raúl Castro grabbed the world’s attention with his decision to step down from the presidency…
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