Opinion

The New Family Code in Cuba: One More Step Towards the Abyss

Francisco Almagro DomínguezMiami

As always, without a clear moral compass, and resorting to whatever needs to be done to stay in power, the regime has chosen the worst option.

privatization

Privatization: How Can Cuba Be Returned to Cubans?

Rafaela CruzLa Habana

The success of any transition and the emergence of a healthy and dynamic society will depend on the combination of justice and economic realism with which it is carried out

Rationing

Why doesn't the distribution of 'modules' and other assistance help the poorest Cubans?

Jorge Enrique RodríguezLa Habana

'The rationing policy has only generated more inequalities and tremendous discontent in the sector of the population with the lowest incomes,' says a Havana woman.

Laws

The Government Itself Is the National Security Threat in Cuba: Decree-Law 35

Lucía Alfonso MirabalLa Habana

No external agent is blocking access to the Internet, which Cubans are paying for, and no foreign power is restricting economic freedoms at home, or stymying prosperity.

Agriculture

Cuban Agriculture: New Decrees, Ideas from the 60s

Rafaela CruzLa Habana

It is no coincidence that, instead of changing its strategy, instead we see a familiar script from the past, and we know how it ends: fields overrun with marabou, taro at the price of caviar, and a notable decrease in the cat population.

Paralympic Games

Tokyo Paralympics: Cuba Finishes with Its Lowest Medal Count Ever

Enrique del PozoLa Habana

With four gold medals, one silver and one bronze, it did not achieve its goal of placing among the top 20 countries in the final medal count.

Remittances

Remittances to Cuba: The Problem and the Solution

Emilio MoralesMiami

Taking capital out of the hands of the oligarchs and putting it directly into those of Cuban citizens is the empowerment that the Cuban people need, and the great challenge faced by the Biden Administration.

Cuba-US Relations

The Five Detective Questions About the Acoustic Attacks in Havana

Juan Antonio BlancoMiami 1

Of the five classic questions that a homicide detective regularly asks, in this case most have already been answered.

Covid-19

Pregnant Women with Covid-19 in Cuba: From 0 Deaths in 2020 to 28 Thus Far in August

DDCLa Habana

Why do prenatal women infected with the coronavirus die? What are the reasons for the drastic change in the disease's effects on this population group on the island?

Venezuela

El Chavismo Floods Twitter with Messages Supporting the Cuban Regime

DDCMadrid

After the 11-J protests, supporters of the late Venezuelan president placed 11 'Cuban' hashtags totaling 1.4 million tweets.

Emigration

Some 100 Cubans Take the 'Road of Death'

Juan Arturo Gómez TobónTurbo

Xenophobia, death, corruption and government dereliction: the drama of Cubans' migration through the Darien Gap.

Covid-19

Dozens of Doctors Condemn the Medical Collapse in Cuba: 'It's not our fault. We don't want any more deaths'

DDCMadrid

On Facebook, a doctor demands an apology from Prime Minister Manuel Marrero for his "humiliating accusation" levelled at Cuban doctors.

COVID-19

Cuban doctor tells the Government that 'it is not willing to publicly recognize the reality: Covid-19 overwhelmed us'

DDCSantiago de Cuba

Dr. Ernesto Haber Santos responds to Prime Minister Manuel Marrero.

Covid-19

A doctor on the health crisis in Cuba: 'We've been forced to lie and say that everything is fine'

DDCMadrid

A doctor from Pinar del Río talked to DIARIO DE CUBA about 'injustices and abuses' during the Covid-19 pandemic.

One month after 11-J

'The Government can no longer speak on behalf of the Cuban people'

Yusimí Rodríguez LópezMadrid

Were the 11-J protests an isolated event? Were the Government's "crumbs" enough to appease the people? What lies ahead? Two protesters and a Cuban dissident offer DIARIO DE CUBA their takes.

Health

A Doctor Reveals the Regime’s Strategy to Distort the Covid-19 Death Count

DDCMadrid

One young doctor in Cuba’s experience with Covid-19: a dearth of doctors, insufficient protection, awful food

Economy

The Cuban Economy’s Figures for 2020 Are Frightening ... Especially for the Government

Rafaela CruzLa Habana

And that fear will cost Castroism, translating into more foreign debt, more unforeseen spending, and more tension for a zombie economy.

Opinion

Public Demonstrations: Crime or Right?

Dimas CastellanosLa Habana

Until the causes that triggered the protests in Cuba are faced with the determination and depth required, demonstrations will continue.

Politics

The Cuba of Tomorrow Calls for Institutionalism and Civic Education

Daniel I. PedreiraMiami

'We need to think ahead and present and debate viable options for the free and democratic Cuba of the future.'

Opinion

Editorial: Covid-19 and Cuba's Criminal Regime

DDCMadrid

The situation is criminal: at pharmacies belonging to the State, none of them are selling or have sold sanitary masks.