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The Dark Side Of Tourism in Cuba
The Cuban Regime Survives by Fear
How Cubans’ gift for improvization sustained the politics and pleasures of Havana
Legacy and End Point
Tallies and Tales of the Reforms
Laritza Diversent, Devastated by the Police Operation Against Cubalex
The Castros’ New Friend
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
Where to Have Sex in Havana?
A Brief Dictionary of Cuban Newspeak
Revolutionary Prostitutes
Journalism in the street
For Cuba, a Harsh Self-Assessment
CHANGE IN CUBA?
Black economist says Cuba needs affirmative action
RACE AND COLOR IN CONTEMPORARY CUBA
Impressions of Cuba: an educated and cultured people, but a feeble economy
Potboilers and the party line
Cuba’s Long Black Spring
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
Castros long shadow
Castro’s long shadow
Government launches an economic crackdown, working to ensure the
survival of socialism after the Cuban dictator’s death.
By Ruth Morris
South Florida Sun-Sentinel
April 9, 2006
CIENFUEGOS, Cuba hey sink their boats in the shallows by night, hiding
them in watery nooks to evade authorities. By day, the shrimp fishermen
lean inside shady doorframes, wiggling their index… Continue reading
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2005
Cuba
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices – 2005
Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor
March 8, 2006
Cuba, with a population of 11 million, is a totalitarian state led by a
president, Fidel Castro, whose regime controls all aspects of life
through the Communist Party (CP) and its affiliated mass organizations,
the government bureaucracy, and… Continue reading
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