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A damage report (and what we’re doing about it)
In Havana's neighborhoods, the first thing that some people do when the electricity comes back is to connect the refrigerator. Next, they turn the radio on -- loudly. It's their way to…
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Donate to Irma relief for Cuba
In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Cuba faces a long and difficult road to recovery. CDA is working with organizations on the ground in Cuba to provide emergency items such as water,…
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Despite the horror of Irma, Cuba Va!
“It looks like the end of the world,” a stunned Cuban man said to a Spanish-language TV reporter in the city of Remedios after the passing of Irma, the monstrous storm that caused…
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Garbage everywhere in Havana
Five days after the passing of Hurricane Irma, which only touched the Cuban capital with tropical storm winds, there is rotting food and garbage in many of the streets that already…
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Cuba recovers after Irma
Hurricane Irma slammed into Cuba over the weekend, leaving 10 dead and causing destruction and flooding across the island. Irma, which made landfall in the country's northeastern…
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Irma hits Cuba with 160 mph winds
Hurricane Irma plowed into the Cuban coast on Saturday, hitting the Camagüey Archipelago with 160mph winds. One of the most powerful Atlantic hurricanes on record, Irma has killed at…
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Cuba and our good name
What exactly is Trump's Cuba policy today? Are his administration's incremental reversals of previous U.S.-Cuba policy all we shall see, or will there be more, and more substantial,…
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Anti-Cuban media overplay ‘acoustic attack’; Canada doesn’t assume a Cuban role
Maybe the news of the "acoustic attacks" will eventually rival the one published some years ago by the Weekly World News, with a headline saying 'Cuba Launches Shark Attack Against…
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Here we go again
On Aug. 1, a note published in the daily Granma told about the adoption of a group of measures that would be part of the "improvement" process of self-employed entrepreneurship (private…
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The Brotherhood of the Coocuyo: An electronic music movement thrives in Cuba
A decade ago, electronic music was completely overshadowed by reggaetón and salsa in underground clubs in Cuba. Today, three DJs—an American, a Cuban and an Italian—have taken it upon…
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