It started in November 1960 when Catholic priests handed out pamphlets to their congregations in churches throughout Havana. The priests said the information sheet, known as the Apocrifa, the Acts of Parents Authority, was proof the revolutionary government wa... More »
American President Joe Biden has been extremely busy since taking office in January, and for the most part his efforts have been positively received. His work on overcoming the COVID crisis, tackling infrastructure and economic issues have been effective in es... More »
On May 20, U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), and Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) announced the introduction of bipartisan legislation to lift the trade embargo against Cuba. The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act is perhaps a first signal the ball ... More »
Those who follow the news about Cuba may have noticed an exponential increase in criticism of the Cuban government, accompanied by an enormous amount of “fake news” related to everything it does on the island. Cuba’s COVID vaccines could hardly be left out, gi... More »
This coming November’s presidential election is generally considered to be one of the most important in the nation’s history. Cuba’s history, that is. While the election of either incumbent Donald Trump or former vice-president Joe Biden will have a dramatic i... More »
On September 23 the President of the United States announced a new package of measures against Cuba during Hispanic Heritage Month when he met with Bay of Pigs veterans. The latest sanctions are intended to prevent U.S. travelers from staying in Cuban governme... More »
As the world struggles under the new realities of the COVID-19 crisis, some things never change. So, when Cuba is shown to be doing more than its part in combating the pandemic, American corporate media bias against the island nation remains unaltered. While m... More »
Since the earliest days of the Cuban revolution, mainstream media in the United States has been consistent in presenting a misinformed, biased narrative against the island nation and its social/economic system. The media is unerringly negative when reporting o... More »
Today, Cubans celebrate the 59th anniversary of the founding of the Federation of Cuban Women, (Federacion de Mujeres Cubanas) (FMC) that brings them together and protects women’s rights. The FMC was founded on August 23, 1960. The FMC is a merger of all insti... More »
May 8th, 2019. It is a date that those with ties between Canada and Cuba know well. From the early morning hours, as media began to break their news stories for the day, the Government of Canada was making its announcement that, effective immediately, all visa... More »
There’s an interesting “ad campaign” happening in Cuba right now. The campaign is anti-Helms Burton. Its message, a positive one, comes from a peaceful nation, the target of the U.S. policy. Under the slogan – “we understand one another through love, not hatre... More »
(Forget the Good) On the morning of May 2, 2016 I was relaxing in the lush garden of Havana’s elegant Hotel Nacional, enjoying a cafecito while peering over the typically uncrowded Malecón. Just beyond, the azure waters of the Gulf lapped lazily against the se... More »
