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| 02/08/2012 12:08 AM |
| My Wish for 2012: Outraged People in Cuba / Miriam Celaya |
| My Wish for 2012: Outraged People in Cuba / Miriam CelayaMiriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting Santana Cartoon illustrating the post in Penúltimos Days A European friend who recently visited Havana asked me what my greatest wish for this year 2012 was. Of course, she expected me to express to her the same old litany: the [...] |
| 02/06/2012 11:20 PM |
| Between Indiscipline, Rudeness and Obscenities / Fernando Dámaso |
| Between Indiscipline, Rudeness and Obscenities / Fernando DámasoFernando Dámaso, Translator: Unstated To go out into the street is to be constantly tripping on social indiscipline, vulgarity and obscenity. It is not a problem of a neighborhood or an age, or even of sexes, as it happens in Old Havana, Central Havana, Cerro, Vedado or El [...] |
| 02/06/2012 11:18 PM |
| University Reform Without Autonomy / Dimas Castellano |
| University Reform Without Autonomy / Dimas CastellanoDimas Castellanos, Translator: Unstated On the 50th anniversary of the University Reform enacted in January 1962, the newspaper Granma published on Monday, January 9, 2012, an article entitled University and Society by Armando Hart Dávalos, in which he proposes that "after the triumph of the Revolution university reform was [...] |
| 02/06/2012 11:15 PM |
| Apartheid in the Lyric Theater of Cuba? / Miguel Iturría Savón |
| Apartheid in the Lyric Theater of Cuba? / Miguel Iturría SavónMiguel Iturria Savón, Translator: Unstated On September 12, 2011, the soprano Yoslainy Perez Derrick, a member of the National Lyric Theater Choir of Cuba (TLNC) sent a letter to the State Council, with copies to the Ministry of Culture and National Arts Council, complaining of [...] |
| 02/05/2012 07:36 PM |
| Cuba, Where Sheep Are Trained To Venerate Wolves |
| Op/Ed – 1/31/2012 @ 11:15AM Cuba, Where Sheep Are Trained To Venerate Wolves With the death of Cuban dissident Wilman Villar Mendoza, Cuba has lost one of its precious remaining brave souls. While a sputtering dissident movement shows occasional signs of life, reminding us of the hell the Cuban people endure, it casts a pale [...] |
| 02/05/2012 07:27 PM |
| Amnesty: Cuba Releases 3 Prisoners of Conscience |
| Amnesty: Cuba Releases 3 Prisoners of ConscienceBy PETER ORSI Associated PressHAVANA January 23, 2012 (AP) Amnesty International said Monday that three Cubans held without charge for 52 days following their arrest at a protest were released last week, hours after the human rights group named them as prisoners of conscience. The release of the three [...] |
| 02/05/2012 07:12 PM |
| Cuban communists OK term limits for party and government officials |
| Posted on Monday, 01.30.12 Cuban communists OK term limits for party and government officials At the Cuban Communist Party's first national conference, term limits are approved for government and party officials.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Cuba's Communist Party Sunday cleared the way for a long-term renovation of its Central Committee that might hint at the island's [...] |
| 01/12/2012 11:59 AM |
| A Chip Off The Old Block: Che’s Daughter / Ángel Santiesteban |
| A Chip Off The Old Block: Che's Daughter / Ángel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated As if by agreement, Mariela Castro flatters the Dutch system of prostitution in the Amsterdam red light district, and Aleida Guevara (both without highlighting they'd come from the most advantaged sperm of their fathers who fertilized the eggs of their mothers), [...] |
| 01/11/2012 08:55 PM |
| Cuba takes baby steps toward capitalism |
| Cuba takes baby steps toward capitalism5:30 AM Wednesday Jan 11, 2012 Communist country's embrace of free market not an unmitigated success A year at the vanguard of Cuba's economic revival has not brought Julio Cesar Hidalgo riches. The fledgling pizzeria owner has had his good months, but the restaurant he opened with his girlfriend often [...] |
| 01/07/2012 11:25 PM |
| The Digital Divide Between the Education Systems of Cuba and Latin America / Dora Leonor Mesa |
| The Digital Divide Between the Education Systems of Cuba and Latin America / Dora Leonor MesaDora Leonor Mesa, Translator: jCS, Translator: Scott One of the most relevant initiatives put forth by the Latin American community of nations in recent years is the project "Educational Goals 2021: the education we want for the bicentennial generation" (A [...] |
| 01/07/2012 05:49 AM |
| “Discriminated“ Professions / Fernando Dámaso |
| "Discriminated" Professions / Fernando DámasoFernando Dámaso, Translator: Unstated I'm not treading on thin ice if I argue that the legalization of self-employment — which never should have been outlawed — has been well received by most citizens and, for many, has become a significant form of subsistence for their families, despite the high taxes, the [...] |
| 01/03/2012 11:16 PM |
| Bright future ahead? Cuba’s economic changes create new entrepreneurs |
| 'Bright future' ahead? Cuba's economic changes create new entrepreneursBy The Associated Press HAVANA – Where some might see a rotten window frame pocked by termites, Julio Cesar Hidalgo envisions a polished takeout counter, the rich smell of garlic and oregano wafting out onto a warm Havana street. In his mind's eye, the coarsely-laid concrete covering [...] |
| 01/03/2012 06:19 AM |
| The Pope’s Visit to Cuba: Expectations and Possibilities / Intramuros |
| The Pope's Visit to Cuba: Expectations and Possibilities / IntramurosIntraMuros Editorial 24The Catholic Church and the official press have announced that His Holiness the Pope Benedict XVI "is considering visiting Mexico and Cuba during the spring of the year 2012". At the same time, the spokesman of the Holy See has declared that the State [...] |
| 01/01/2012 10:18 AM |
| Repression still the rule, but Cuba sees year of change |
| Posted on Saturday, 12.31.11CUBA Repression still the rule, but Cuba sees year of change Now you can get a loan, buy a house and — maybe soon — travel abroad more easily. But the Castro government has no desire to ease its authoritarian ways.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Joe Garcia, a former executive director of the [...] |
| 12/31/2011 10:27 PM |
| Cuba: A Country Being Auctioned / Angel Santiesteban |
| Cuba: A Country Being Auctioned / Angel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Regina Anavy These days the Cuban nation should be crying and writhing in its own betrayal. It gives the sensation of a country winding down, that sells quickly, like someone trying to extract every possible benefit before leaving. For years it has been auctioning off [...] |
| 12/28/2011 06:31 AM |
| Chronicle of Asclepius in Cuba (Part 2) / Jeovany J. Vega |
| Chronicle of Asclepius in Cuba (Part 2) / Jeovany J. VegaJeovany J. Vega Translator's note: Asclepius is the ancient Greek god of Healing and Medicine If you are moderately well-informed you know that we 11 million Cubans living in Cuba are subject to a ban on free travel abroad. In this case it's not about [...] |
| 12/25/2011 05:18 AM |
| Cuba wraps up dramatic year of economic change |
| Cuba wraps up dramatic year of economic changeBy PAUL HAVEN | AP A year at the vanguard of Cuba's economic revival has not brought Julio Cesar Hidalgo riches. The fledgling pizzeria owner has had his good months, but the restaurant he opened with his girlfriend often runs at a loss. At times, they can't afford [...] |
| 12/24/2011 03:57 PM |
| Raul Castro’s Daughter Launches Blog |
| Raul Castro's Daughter Launches BlogPublished December 22, 2011EFE Just a few weeks after going tweet-to-tweet with dissident Yoani Sánchez in a bracing welcome to the open debate that reigns online, Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban President Raul Castro and director of the National Sexual Education Center, has launched a blog. "El blog de Mariela [...] |
| 12/22/2011 06:50 AM |
| Mariela Castro in the Right Light District / Jeovany J. Vega |
| Mariela Castro in the Right Light District / Jeovany J. VegaJeovany J. Vega, Translator: lapizcero Towards the end of October, sociologist Mariela Castro Espin, Director of the National Center of Sexual Education of Cuba (CENESEX), while on a visit to this country, expressed her admiration for the "dignified manner" with which prostitutes uphold the value [...] |
| 12/20/2011 08:07 PM |
| IMF aid would highlight failures in Cuba |
| IMF aid would highlight failures in CubaBy Andres OppenheimerDecember 20, 2011 An old joke I heard for the first time more than 20 years ago in Havana says that the three biggest achievements of the Cuban revolution are health, education and low infant-mortality rates, and that its three biggest failures are breakfast, lunch and dinner. [...] |
| 12/17/2011 11:30 PM |
| In Cuba Property Thaw, New Hope For A Decayed Icon |
| In Cuba Property Thaw, New Hope For A Decayed IconMaleconBy PETER ORSI and ANDREA RODRIGUEZ 12/17/11 09:37 AM ET AP HAVANA — Along Havana's northern coastline, storms that roll down from the north send waves crashing against the concrete seawall, drenching vintage cars and kids playing games of chicken with the salty spray. Fisherman toss [...] |
| 12/16/2011 04:38 AM |
| Back to Square One / Dimas Castellanos |
| Back to Square One / Dimas CastellanosDimas Castellanos, Translator: Unstated All societies require changes. Cuba, trapped in the past half century, requires not only changes but major changes. In the last three years the government has dictated some important steps but that importance lies not in their scope — quite limited of course — but [...] |
| 12/15/2011 06:25 PM |
| Cuba asking advice from IMF? Don’t laugh! |
| In My Opinion Cuba asking advice from IMF? Don't laugh!By Andres Oppenheimeraoppenheimer@MiamiHerald.comMiamiHerald.com/Andres_Oppenheimer/ An old joke I heard for the first time more than 20 years ago in Havana says that the three biggest achievements of the Cuban revolution are health, education, and low infant-mortality rates, and that its three biggest failures are breakfast, lunch, and [...] |
| 12/11/2011 12:36 AM |
| Gov’t supporters block Ladies in White march |
| Gov't supporters block Ladies in White marchUpdated Sunday, December 11, 2011 0:09 am TWN, By Jack Kimball ,Reuters HAVANA — Dozens of slogan-chanting Cuban government supporters faced off with dissident women on Friday and prevented them from marching in the street on the eve of international Human Rights Day. About 200 backers of Cuba's communist [...] |
| 12/11/2011 12:17 AM |
| Cuba stops dissident Rights Day protest, 200 held |
| Cuba stops dissident Rights Day protest, 200 heldReutersBy Jack Kimball and Nelson Acosta | Reuters HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban dissidents said on Saturday that about 200 people were temporarily detained by the Communist-run island's security services in the days leading up to an international human rights celebration. Government supporters danced salsa and chanted political slogans [...] |
| 12/09/2011 07:16 PM |
| Cuba MBA’s: As Communism Lingers, A New Backdoor To Capitalism Opens |
| Cuba MBA's: As Communism Lingers, A New Backdoor To Capitalism Opens A Spanish university and Catholic clergy in Cuba have joined forces to help train Cuba's business leaders of the future — even if 'What Future?' remains a looming question as regulations still restrict free enterprise from blooming under the Castro regime.By Daniela ArceAMÉRICAECONOMÍA/Worldcrunch HAVANA [...] |
| 12/09/2011 07:46 AM |
| Vulgarity as a Resource (I) / Miriam Celaya |
| Vulgarity as a Resource (I) / Miriam CelayaMiriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting Osmani García, the scapegoat of the day. Photo taken from the Internet A disproportionate scandal has been unleashed these past few days around a vulgar Cuban video clip officially demonized and quasi-banned by the Culture Minister himself. It is the reggaeton entitled "Chupi [...] |
| 12/08/2011 04:57 PM |
| Cuba’s Workers After the Revolution |
| Cuba's Workers After the RevolutionDecember 7, 2011By SAMUEL FARBER (Part two of six excerpts from "Cuba Since the Revolution of 1959" ) HAVANA TIMES, Dec 7 — The general strike that took place immediately after Batista fled the country in the early hours of January 1, 1959, was not a class but a national action [...] |
| 12/03/2011 02:24 PM |
| Cuba Launches Copycat Facebook Site, ‘Red Social’, Despite Internet Restrictions |
| Cuba Launches Copycat Facebook Site, 'Red Social', Despite Internet Restrictions The Huffington Post Ray Sanchez First Posted: 12/ 2/11 01:00 PM ET Updated: 12/ 2/11 03:11 PM ET It certainly looks and sounds like Facebook. Even its name, "RedSocial," the Social Network, would make Mark Zuckerberg's lawyers squirm. Cuba, a nation where just 2 percent [...] |
| 12/03/2011 12:07 AM |
| Cuba’s Citizens Freer Movement |
| Cuba's Citizens Freer MovementDecember 1, 2011Fernando Ravsberg HAVANA TIMES, Dic 1 — The recent reform of the law that limited migration from the provinces to the capital seems a step in the right direction, though it still doesn't completely respond to the spirit of the constitution entitling Cubans to live wherever they see fit. In [...] |
| 12/02/2011 11:05 PM |
| Cuba calls for ‘cyberdefence’ |
| Cuba calls for 'cyberdefence'December 2 2011 at 04:00pmBy ISAAC RISCOREUTERS Havana – Just days after Cuban dissident blogger Yoani Sanchez was named one of the world's 100 "most influential global thinkers" by US magazine Foreign Policy, the Cuban government is preparing for "active cyberdefence." Despite poor internet access for the average Cuban, which the authorities [...] |
| 12/02/2011 08:55 PM |
| Cuba Creates its Own Facebook-Like Social Network |
| Cuba Creates its Own Facebook-Like Social NetworkPublished at 2:18 pm, December 1, 2011 "Redsocial," the Cuban carbon copy of Mark Zuckerberg's social network Facebook, is the island's new "Virtual meeting point for Cuban Universities." The government of brothers Fidel and Raúl Castro launched this new social network that is accessible only from Cuba. The webpage [...] |
| 12/01/2011 05:05 AM |
| Mariela and the Red Light District: Bad Girl’s Romance / Ernesto Morales Licea |
| Mariela and the Red Light District: Bad Girl's Romance / Ernesto Morales LiceaErnesto Morales Licea, Translator: Unstated I wonder if Cuban television will air at least a small morsel of the delicious interview Mariela Castro Espin offered to the cameras of Radio Netherlands Worldwide during her recent visit to the Red Light District in Amsterdam. [...] |
| 11/25/2011 11:45 PM |
| Cuba eases grip on banking sector by allowing small loans |
| Cuba eases grip on banking sector by allowing small loansNovember 26, 2011 HAVANA: Cuba will allow banks to lend money to small businesses, private farmers and those who want to repair or build homes – a revolutionary step for the communist government. The measure, which comes into effect on December 20, is part of a [...] |
| 11/24/2011 02:44 PM |
| Cuba Reforms Its Educational System |
| Cuba Reforms Its Educational SystemNovember 23, 2011by Fernando Ravsberg HAVANA TIMES, Nov 23 — The changes being made in the Cuban educational system are far-reaching reforms with enormous long-term implications. They involve reducing the number of university students, increasing the slots for technicians, creating schools to train skilled workers and gearing the entire system to [...] |
| 11/18/2011 04:16 PM |
| UN report now accepts Cuban data |
| Posted on Thursday, 11.17.11 UN report now accepts Cuban data Havana was not on a previous development list because of questions about its dataBy Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com A United Nations agency has returned Cuba to its national development ranking after a year of exile to a separate list that included North Korea and Eritrea because [...] |
| 11/14/2011 03:31 PM |
| Report: U.S. needs to encourage economic reforms in Cuba |
| Posted on Sunday, 11.13.11Cuba Report: U.S. needs to encourage economic reforms in Cuba The Center for Democracy in the Americas says the United States should show support for recent reforms that could improve the lives of the Cuban people.Franklin Reyes / APBy MIMI WHITEFIELDmwhitefield@MiamiHerald.com A new report says the United States needs to do more [...] |
| 11/13/2011 06:58 PM |
| For sale signs go up on Cuban homes |
| For sale signs go up on Cuban homes11:35 AM Saturday Nov 12, 2011 "I almost feel rich!" says Yeni, 26, speaking from her dilapidated two-bedroom apartment in Havana's Vedado district. Her surroundings are not those of a wealthy woman. The home she shares with a cousin and two aunts was built in the 1940s. It [...] |
| 11/12/2011 05:16 AM |
| Cuban Olympic Medalist: From Glory to Misery / Ricardo Medina |
| Cuban Olympic Medalist: From Glory to Misery / Ricardo MedinaRicardo Medina, Translator: Branislava Vladisavljevic In Cuba we have all very carefully followed, in one way or another, the 2011 Panamerican Games in Guadalajara, not so much for the love of sport, but because there are no other entertainment options. But it hasn't gone unnoticed that [...] |
| 11/11/2011 05:17 PM |
| Cuba follows Sweden to combat prostitution |
| Cuba follows Sweden to combat prostitutionPublished: 11 Nov 11 08:13 CET Cuba is considering implementing the Swedish example in fighting prostitution by penalizing the clients rather than the sex workers, Cuban sexologist Mariela Castro said Thursday. "Sweden has done a really admirable job and even organizations like CENESEX (Cuban National Center for Sex Education) and [...] |
| 11/11/2011 05:16 PM |
| As Cuba reforms, the invisible hand is bearing gifts – and new problems |
| As Cuba reforms, the invisible hand is bearing gifts – and new problemsPosted on November 10, 2011 by Ben Osborn Starting today, Cubans can buy and sell property for the first time in over 50 years. Yet while most are excited to escape the cage of government restrictions, others fear being kicked out in the [...] |
| 11/11/2011 04:57 PM |
| Same-Sex Cuba Couples Want to Be Counted |
| Same-Sex Cuba Couples Want to Be CountedNovember 11, 2011Dalia Acosta HAVANA TIMES, Nov. 11 (IPS) — Communist Party and gay rights activist, journalist and blogger Francisco Rodríguez has triggered an online debate in Cuba by calling for sexual diversity to be identified in the next census, due in September 2012. Better known by the name [...] |
| 11/11/2011 03:49 AM |
| Swindle / Fernando Dámaso |
| Swindle / Fernando DámasoFernando Dámaso, Translator: Unstated A reporter for an official press agency, commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the literacy campaign in an article, emphasized that it was undertaken to end four and a half centuries of ignorance in the country. It appears that she, despite the campaign, remained ignorant, as evidenced by her [...] |
| 11/11/2011 01:51 AM |
| The Study of Tolerance / Yoani Sánchez |
| The Study of Tolerance / Yoani SánchezTranslator: Unstated, Yoani Sánchez Photo: Orlando Luis Pardo LazoSome years ago I had a verbal tic that I interspersed between sentences. A repeated, "You know what I mean?" capable of annoying even my most understanding friends. I said it at the least appropriate times and one day someone gave [...] |
| 11/09/2011 10:48 PM |
| Castro’s daughter, blogger in Twitter spat |
| Castro's daughter, blogger in Twitter spatWednesday, November 09, 2011 HAVANA, Cuba (AP) — Raul Castro's daughter and an anti-government blogger are mixing it up in Cuban cyberspace. Mariela Castro opened a Twitter account and sent her first tweets yesterday about her work as head of Cuba's National Sex Education Center. She's an advocate of gay [...] |
| 11/09/2011 05:26 PM |
| Raul Castro’s daughter, dissident blogger clash online |
| Raul Castro's daughter, dissident blogger clash onlineBy Mariano Castillo, CNNNovember 9, 2011 STORY HIGHLIGHTS- Raul Castro's daughter joined Twitter to discuss a recent trip- Instead, she locked horns with a Cuban dissident- Mariela Castro Espin lashes out at anti-government critics (CNN) — Cuban President Raul Castro's daughter joined Twitter to set the record straight about [...] |
| 11/06/2011 04:36 AM |
| The Fate of the Cuban Taliban / Angel Santiesteban |
| http://translatingcuba.com/?p=12491 The Fate of the Cuban Taliban / Angel SantiestebanAngel Santiesteban, Translator: Unstated Reading Carlos Alberto Montaner's book, Conversation at the funeral of the Comandante. What will happen after the death of Fidel Castro?, from the first pages I could recognize a reality that was predicted by the author several years before it happened. Who [...] |
| 11/04/2011 11:02 PM |
| A Viewpoint Regarding Everyday Homophobia / Dora Leonor Mesa |
| A Viewpoint Regarding Everyday Homophobia / Dora Leonor MesaDora Leonor Mesa, Translator: lapizcero The Motherland is joy for all, pain for all and heaven for all,and nobody's fiefdom or chaplaincy.Jose Marti In Cuba's educator circles, the proper attention to the sexual orientation of students is lacking. In my judgement we are a homophobic society whether [...] |
| 11/03/2011 11:46 PM |
| New law will let Cubans buy and sell real estate |
| Posted on Thursday, 11.03.11 New law will let Cubans buy and sell real estateBy PAUL HAVENAssociated Press HAVANA — For the first time in a half-century, Cubans will be allowed to buy and sell real estate openly, bequeath property to relatives without restriction and avoid forfeiting their homes if they abandon the country. The highly [...] |
| 11/03/2011 11:39 PM |
| The Cuban Political Prisoners Deserve a Cuban Spring |
| The Cuban Political Prisoners Deserve a Cuban Spring11/03/2011 @ 12:02PM In March 2003, the Cuban regime rounded up 75 journalists, librarians and human peaceful dissidents and quickly hustled them off to prison for lengthy terms on bizarre, trumped-up charges. For example, Normando Hernandez, who had been writing articles on CubaNet since 1999, was found guilty [...] |