Monthly Archives: September 2006
Ruins after revolution
Ruins after revolution
Decaying Havana is a mirror of Cuba’s economy.
By JOHN FENTON WHEELER
Published Friday, September 29, 2006
A giant poster of Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s face covering the front of
Sears, one of Havana’s many empty stores, had begun to fade. Everything
in Cuba but salt was rationed. Life was hard for everybody. Yet by my
imperfect count,… Continue reading
2006 Report: Victims of Trafficking and Violence
2006 Report: Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000:
Trafficking in Persons Report
2006-09-28 http://www.state.gov/g/tip/rls/tiprpt/2006/
[…] CUBA (TIER 3)
Cuba is a source country for women and children trafficked for the
purposes of sexual exploitation and forced child labor. The nature and
extent of trafficking in the country is hard to gauge due to the closed
nature of… Continue reading
Nefasto y la poesia como arma de combate (final)
Cuba pone a Castro por error en la agenda de la cumbre de paises no alineados
Cuba pone a Castro ‘por error’ en la agenda de la cumbre de países no
alineados
“La salud de Fidel Castro está destinada a capturar la atención del
mundo en la 14 Cumbre del Movimiento de Países No Alineados (NOAL) que
se inauguró este lunes en La Habana, pero un ‘error’ en la agenda del
encuentro enviada la víspera opacó… Continue reading