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Cuba: A catastrophe in waitingBy KENNETH A. CHANDLERLast Updated: 8:02 AM, January 27, 2010
Much has been written about Haiti being a failed state in the wake of its devastating earthquake. But just to its west lies another human catastrophe… Continue reading
Posted on Saturday, 12.19.09Childhood ghosts
Below are excerpts of a post from Yoani Sánchez's award-winning Generation Y blog, desdecuba.com/generationy, which is compiled by friends in Europe from information she sends surreptitiously from Cuba:
The Big Bad Wolf or the… Continue reading
Posted on Thursday, 09.10.09Blogger contest reflects `vibrant' blogosphere in CubaBY JUAN O. TAMAYOjtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
Cuban bloggers sent Twitter messages to announce the winners of their first-ever contest — two milestones in a country where a report Thursday said a “vibrant'' blogosphere… Continue reading
Visiting Raúl Castro's CubaSamuel Farber
ON JULY 31, 2006, THE CUBAN government announced that due to a serious illness, the nature of which was declared a state secret, Fidel Castro was stepping aside as the head of state. His younger… Continue reading
Cuba: changes? What changes?01May09 – 13:44
Ena Lucia PortelaThe Obama regime may be reaching out to Raúl Castro,but it is unlikely any real reform will emerge for ordinary Cubans, writesEna Lucía Portela
The recent surprise dismissals of a number of… Continue reading