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A line at an MSME in Havana.
A line at an MSME in Havana. 14ymedio
Opinion

Castroism caps prices to remain in power in Cuba

La Habana

The only possible outcome when prices are capped as an anti-inflationary policy is chronic shortages, the proliferation of the black market and, finally, a spike in inflation.

A corner in El Vedado, and a problematic date for the Cuban authorities.
A corner in El Vedado, and a problematic date for the Cuban authorities. Facebook/Evert Oscar
Opinion

Cuba, Three Years After the 11-J Demonstrations

Miami

Three years after the public protests of July 11, 2021, it is important to understand the significance of that day, and where we are now.

Cuban emigrants on a raft.
Cuban emigrants on a raft. Getty Images
Opinion

Where are you going, Cuba?

Miami

Fidel Castro lost the country. Today, Castroism is just struggling to stay in power, at any cost.

Protestors bang pots and pans over blackouts after the passage of Hurricane Ian in 2022.
Protestors bang pots and pans over blackouts after the passage of Hurricane Ian in 2022. AFP
Opinion

At the people's pace

Miami

Yesterday it was in Caimanera, the day before in Santiago de Cuba, and tomorrow who knows where: what is happening in Cuba is a redefinition of power relationships.

Products from Chulerías, by Cuban entrepreneur Mayte Hernández.
Products from Chulerías, by Cuban entrepreneur Mayte Hernández. Chulerías
Work

Entrepreneurship in Cuba: the dream and the nightmare

Matanzas

The same factors that spur thousands of Cubans to start their own businesses hamper their development. Two entrepreneurs from Matanzas share their experiences.

The bed of a prisoner in Caimito Prison, Artemisa, in 2022.
The bed of a prisoner in Caimito Prison, Artemisa, in 2022. Martí Noticias
Prisons

Covert castigation: violations of the right to health in Cuban prisons

Lima

While ordinary prisoners' health is compromised by 'indifference and indolence, political prisoners are victims' of 'systematic attacks' on their health through conditions of isolation, and illnesses, explains Juan Carlos González Leyva.

Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, Minister President of the Central Bank of Cuba.
Juana Lilia Delgado Portal, Minister President of the Central Bank of Cuba. Central Bank of Cuba
Currency

Without a legal exchange market, investment in Cuba is impossible

La Habana

'Apart from bankrupting people and emptying refrigerators, the currency chaos that ravaged the island a few days ago made one thing very clear: Castroism has even less money than shame.'

Mechanized sugar cane cutting.
Mechanized sugar cane cutting. Granma
Sugar

Is the recovery of Cuba's sugar industry possible?

La Habana

Ignorance, deliberate lying, scamming Cubans and investors: all of this has affected the decisions about what was the largest national industry.

Cubans waiting.
Cubans waiting. AP
Hunger

The Other Face of Hunger in Cuba

Miami

'Hunger has two faces, but it shows one and hides the other. Cubans today are racked by both at the same time, subjugated by a government that deliberately starves its own people.'

Protest in Santiago de Cuba, on May 30.
Protest in Santiago de Cuba, on May 30. DIARIO DE CUBA
Opinion

The Bells Are Ringing Again

Miami

The regime's days are numbered: blackouts and protests, increasingly original and daring, have become everyday events in Cuba.