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What Fidel Castro Left Us (Part 2)
Young Cuban women lured to Miami on promises of freedom, forced into prostitution
Hidden Agenda Behind the Attack on Cuba’s Private Restaurants
The Castros’ New Friend
Cuban Women between Poverty and Emigration
Cuban Women between Poverty and Emigration
March 9, 2015
Carlos Cabrera Perez (Café Fuerte)
HAVANA TIMES — Regardless of where they live or what ideology they
subscribe to, many Cuban women shoulder a heavy burden of responsibility
and work owing to the island’s widespread poverty, the difficulties
involved in leaving the country and settling on foreign soil and the
deeply-rooted… Continue reading
Relaxed Cuba Welcomes Visitors as Locals Wait for Economic Improvement
Relaxed Cuba Welcomes Visitors as Locals Wait for Economic Improvement
Anita Snow, Associated Press
Feb 22, 2015 12:00 pm
It’s not all rainbows and sunshine in Cuba, but it’s certainly the right
environment for change.
— Jason Clampet
Rolling toward customs with a 60-pound suitcase filled with clothing and
electronics for friends, my stomach clenched when a female agent in… Continue reading
Return visit to Communist Cuba finds new hope amid change
Return visit to Communist Cuba finds new hope amid change
BY ANITA SNOW ASSOCIATED PRESS
02/18/2015 12:11 AM 02/18/2015 12:12 AM
HAVANA
Rolling toward customs with a 60-pound suitcase filled with clothing and
electronics for friends, my stomach clenched when a female agent in a
light green uniform approached. As a former longtime Cuba correspondent
returning after nearly six years,… Continue reading
An eyewitness account of Cuba’s shocking wretchedness
The Last Communist City, A visit to the dystopian Havana that tourists never see
Demystifying las UMAP – The Politics of Sugar, Gender, and Religion in 1960s Cuba
With our children, NO!
U.S. child-sex tourism to Cuba hardly exists
Toronto sex offender could be first Canadian convicted of child sex tourism in Cuba
James McTurk: Portrait of an alleged sex tourist in Cuba
Roots of Hope: the roots of indiscretion
Impressions of Cuba: an educated and cultured people, but a feeble economy
Forbidden Cuba
From the Los Angeles Times
Forbidden Cuba
Despite travel restrictions, American tourists are still finding their
way to the little island to our south
By Rosemary McClure
Times Staff Writer
February 12, 2006
9HAVANAThe Rev. John Bakas walked the crowded cobblestone streets of Old
Havana, dined on spicy red beans and rice at an outdoor cafe and led
vesper services… Continue reading
Cuba, suspended in time
JOURNEY TO HAVANA AND BEYOND
Cuba, suspended in time
Stricter U.S. rules have made it harder to visit this country of old-world mystique and real-world problems.
By Rosemary McClure
Times Staff Writer
January 15, 2006
FATHER John Bakas walked the crowded cobblestone streets of Old Havana, dined on spicy red beans and rice at an outdoor cafe and led vesper… Continue reading