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Fidel Castro – The Tyrant Exits but the Damage Remains
Fidel Castro: The Tyrant Exits but the Damage Remains / Jeovany Jimenez Vega Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 29 November 2016 — The dictator Fidel Castro died last Friday at the age of 90. The extensive news coverage was to be expected. After all, he was both the object of the most romantic, idealized love and the […] Continue reading
Homosexuality and military service
Homosexuality and military service MARÍA MATIENZO PUERTO | La Habana | 31 Mayo 2016 – 4:22 pm. Military service in Cuba is mandatory for all young people over the age of 17. However, if any of them declares himself to be “openly gay,” he may be relieved of his responsibility to “defend the homeland.” Among […] Continue reading
Does Cuba Intend to Fight For Gay Rights?
Does Cuba Intend to Fight For Gay Rights? BY EMMA MOORE JULY 23, 2014 8:58 PM ) A pioneer in the region, Cuba has begun to add to its list of internal advancements LGBTI rights; the 1990s saw the abolishment of many oppressive laws and practices towards gays while the National Center for Sex Education […] Continue reading
A Cuba Crime Report
A Cuba Crime Report April 18, 2014 Irina Echarry HAVANA TIMES — On the last Saturday of March, an official government announcement took the habitual listeners of Havana’s Radio Reloj radio program by surprise. It was a petition by authorities asking the public the help clear up a crime that had taken place in Old […] Continue reading
Demystifying las UMAP – The Politics of Sugar, Gender, and Religion in 1960s Cuba
Demystifying las UMAP: The Politics of Sugar, Gender, and Religion in 1960s Cuba Joseph Tahbaz ’15 History major Dartmouth College Joseph.A.A.Tahbaz.15@dartmouth.edu Abstract: The UMAP, las Unidades Militares de Ayuda a la Producción, were forced-work agricultural labor camps operated by the Cuban government during the mid-1960s in the east-central province of Camagüey. The current academic literature […] Continue reading
Truth and Memory Weekly Bulletin on UMAP / FELIX LUIS VIERA
Truth and Memory Weekly Bulletin on UMAP / FELIX LUIS VIERA UMAP Truth and Memory FELIX LUIS VIERA I was the soldier UMAP 22 of the "Company" 1, the "Battalion" 23 of the Band 6, based at the Senado sugar mill, of the Military Staff of the UMAP, Military Unit 1015, with headquarters in the […] Continue reading
Cubans Defined by Abbreviations
Cubans Defined by Abbreviations May 7, 2012 Dariela Aquique HAVANA TIMES — Our grammatical rules are aided by a few shortcuts, both in linguistics as well as in writing. One good example of this is the use of abbreviations. Those in spelling and speech are employed as work-saving mechanisms to economize on characters. In the […] Continue reading
Letter to Pope Benedict XVI / Jeovany Jimenez Vega
Letter to Pope Benedict XVI / Jeovany Jimenez VegaJeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated Artemisa, 20 February 2012 To His Holiness Benedict XVI: Like most Cubans, I greatly rejoice in your announced visit to our country, which will undoubtedly be welcome. You come to a country living in the most complex moment in its history. When […] Continue reading
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 […] Continue reading
Castros Forever
Castros ForeverAnn Louise Bardach, the Western journalist who's probably spent more time with the Castro family than any other, sounds off on life under Raúl, Cuba's growing dependence on Venezuela, and why there's no end in sight to the Castro… Continue reading
Politburo member backs gay marriage in Cuba
Politburo member backs gay marriage in Cuba11th February 2008 14:20PinkNews.co.uk staff writer
A leading Cuban politician has welcomed proposals to allow gay men and lesbian marriage rights, as the country continues to discuss its future direction.
The poor health of… Continue reading