Monthly Archives: October 2011
Potatoes with Police / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado
Potatoes with Police / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado
Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado, Translator: lapizcero
I heard it when I was in the patio taking in some clothes I had washed
because it looked like rain. I don't know who shouted… Continue reading
Ideological Concoction, a la Carte / Luis Felipe Rojas
Ideological Concoction, a la Carte / Luis Felipe Rojas
Luis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G.
The Cuban Communist Party (PCC) has just made their National Conference
document (scheduled to take place on January 28th 2012) public. It is
like an… Continue reading
Cuba Will Have Casinos, Again
Cuba Will Have Casinos, Again
I. Nelson Rose, Encino, California
President Obama has just announced that he is easing restrictions on
visits to Cuba; the second time he will be relaxing travel rules imposed
on Americans by Pres. George W.… Continue reading
Varied reactions to Communist Party policy document
CUBA:
Varied reactions to Communist Party policy document
The conference, which has the power to make changes to the party's
Central Committee, comes on the heels of the PCC's Sixth Congress, held
in April.
HAVANA, Cuba, Thursday October 27 (By… Continue reading
Malversación
The Message of Cuba’s Ladies in White
The Message of Cuba’s Ladies in White
October 25, 2011
Haroldo Dilla Alfonso
HAVANA TIMES, Oct. 25 — The Ladies in White have always forged ahead
accompanied by tragedy.
Even when racking up victories, which have been many and unprecedented,… Continue reading
Being a Dissident / Luis Felipe Rojas
Being a Dissident / Luis Felipe Rojas
Luis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G.
Policemen and dissidents in the pilgrimage for the Virgin of Charity,
Central Havana, September 8, 2011
Let's suppose that there exists a country where the people could… Continue reading
CRIMINAL RECORD / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
CRIMINAL RECORD / Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo
Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, Translator: Juliet
A lock of hair with skin, ripped from the renally bloated body of a
heroine (later, the sample will be stolen, who knows if by the family,… Continue reading
Cubans test official limits on criticism
Cubans test official limits on criticism
By Peter Orsi
Associated Press
Published: Sunday, Oct. 23, 2011 6:50 a.m. MDT
PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba — Pedro Pablo Oliva was the kind of model citizen
the Cuban government wants to show the… Continue reading
ACEPTAR LA CORRUPCIÓN ES APOYAR A QUIEN TE EXPLOTA
Updating Immigration Policy in Cuba / Jeovany J. Vega
Updating Immigration Policy in Cuba / Jeovany J. Vega
Jeovany J. Vega, Translator: Unstated
The mere fact of hearing it on television petrifies me, but listening to
the president of my county has been illuminating, because in
revolutionary Cuba there… Continue reading
A British fund that planned a luxury golf resort is shut down
Posted on Tuesday, 10.18.11
A British fund that planned a luxury golf resort is shut down
By Juan O. Tamayo
jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
Cuban corruption investigators have shuttered the Havana offices of a
British fund, which planned $1 billion in investments, and… Continue reading
Destapan nuevo caso de corrupción en Cuba
Cuba investiga a compañía de inversión británica
Corruptos
Bajo arresto Nelson Labrada, viceministro del Azúcar
Santiago de Cuba: Sancionados por ‘negligencias’ responsables de la remodelación del acueducto
Cuba probes British fund, arrests top executive
Cuba probes British fund, arrests top executive
By Marc Frank
HAVANA | Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:49pm BST
(Reuters) – A British investment fund has become the latest company
swept up in an investigation by Cuban authorities of corrupt practices… Continue reading
CIERRAN Y REGALAN BODEGA A FUNCIONARIO
DSE acosa a ex-zar de las finanzas
CORRUPCIÓN EN ORGANISMOS DEL ESTADO
CORRUPCIÓN EN ORGANISMOS DEL ESTADO
12-10-2011.
Hugo Araña
Corresponsal de Misceláneas de Cuba
(www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- Dirigentes y trabajadores pertenecientes
a la Agencia de Viajes Paradiso, la Sucursal Artex y la Agencia de
Viajes Transtur del balneario de Varadero, mantenían… Continue reading
Corrupción llega a Birán
Corrupción llega a Birán
Martes, Octubre 11, 2011 | Por Pablo Pascual Méndez Piña
LA HABANA, Cuba, 11 de octubre (Pablo Méndez, www.cubanet.org ) -La
hacienda holguinera Birán, sitio donde nació la generación de los
Castro-Ruz y cuyo historial ha… Continue reading
Delegación cubana vinculada a fraude sudafricano
Escándalo por corrupción y despilfarro en Sudáfrica salpica a Cuba
Escándalo por corrupción y despilfarro en Sudáfrica salpica a Cuba
Última actualización Monday, 10 October 2011
Por IVETTE LEYVA MARTINEZ
– Los organizadores del XVII Festival Mundial de la Juventud y los
Estudiantes gastaron casi un millón de dólares en… Continue reading
Youth Agency paid R6?million to fly Cubans to failed festival
MALTRATOS Y CORRUPCIÓN EN LA PRISIÓN VALLE GRANDE
To Be Or Not To Be / Jeovany J. Vega
To Be Or Not To Be / Jeovany J. Vega
Jeovany J. Vega, Translator: lapizcero
The eternal dilemma, to be or not to be, is the capital crossroad that
became evident in the life of every Cuban since the 26th… Continue reading
About Controls, Comptrollers and the Uncontrollable / Miriam Celaya
About Controls, Comptrollers and the Uncontrollable / Miriam Celaya
Miriam Celaya, Translator: Norma Whiting
One of the first rulings of General R. when he assumed the enthronement
to power (please allow me to flatter the younger Castro's vanity) was to… Continue reading
Corrupción a nivel de base en el Poder Popular
Corrupción a nivel de base en el Poder Popular
Jueves, Octubre 6, 2011 | Por Pablo Pascual Méndez Piña
LA HABANA, Cuba, 6 de octubre (Pablo Méndez, www.cubanet.org ) -Una
jubilada por peritaje médico, quien reside en el reparto Alamar,… Continue reading
INDER gana medalla en competencia de corrupción
INDER gana medalla en competencia de corrupción
Jueves, Octubre 6, 2011 | Por Pablo Pascual Méndez Piña
LA HABANA, Cuba, 6 de octubre (Pablo Méndez, www.cubanet.org ) -El
Instituto Nacional de Deportes y Educación Física (INDER), cuyo eslogan
distintivo es… Continue reading
The Cuba We Have and the One We Want / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado
The Cuba We Have and the One We Want / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado
Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado, Translator: Unstated
A collaboration with Rafael Leon Rodriguez, General Coordinator of the
Cuban Democratic Project from the event "Cuba today, Cuba tomorrow"… Continue reading