Politics

Buttressing the Constitution: Delaying the Inevitable

Dimas CastellanosLa Habana

True power lies in the Political Bureau of the PCC and, apparently, its reinforcement has been effective.

Politics

Why Is Díaz-Canel Just an Administrator?

Roberto Álvarez QuiñonesLos Ángeles

An anatomical analysis of Castroist power, with its superior and subordinate hierarchies

HEALTH

Dengue: A 'Military Defeat' in Cuba

Dimas CastellanosLa Habana

"The contradiction between a health system boasting high numbers of doctors per inhabitants, while the streets of its capital contain a cubic meter of garbage per citizen, is evident."

Opinion

Editorial: A First Step Towards the Castros' Prosecution

DDCMadrid

The ban on travel to the US should also include Fidel Castro's descendants, as well as military and political figures of the regime.

Política

Iván Duque a La Habana: ¿Quieren relacionarse con Colombia o con 'criminales'?

AgenciasMiami 1

Si el Gobierno cubano no extradita a los líderes del ELN que están en la Isla, estará validando el atentado en el que murieron 22 cadetes en enero, dice.

CUBA-US RELATIONS

The Case of the Cuban Diplomats Expelled from the US

Juan Antonio BlancoMiami

For the first time, they were not sanctioned for espionage, or as equivalent retaliation for the expulsion of US diplomats on the island.

Repression

'I'm afraid of betraying my principles and the people I love, out of fear'

Boris González ArenasLa Habana

Theater director Adonis Milan has been recruited by State Security. Omara Ruiz Urquiola, Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, Rosa María Payá and Tania Bruguera are some of the figures he was interrogated about. He talks about all this in this interview.

Opinion

Editorial: Leaders Must Be Made to Speak Out

DDCMadrid

We must manage for the leaders of the island to have no choice but to come forward and reveal all the regime's lies.

Opinion

Padura, Lula and the Bullhorn

Andrés CañizalezBuenos Aires

The Cuban novelist has refused to talk about politics on his literary tours around the world, but has ended up fully immersed in the pool of Brazilian politics.

Repression

Going Around with the Flag Can Get You Arrested in Cuba

DDCMadrid

Even if the Police do not even know what crime you have committed.

Economy

Raúl Castro's Autistic Logic

Roberto Álvarez QuiñonesLos Ángeles

'All products, and particularly food, will be more expensive than before price caps were imposed. This is where it backfires.'

Politics

Cuba: Reform or Violence?

Juan Antonio BlancoMiami

Since the start of the year the regime has faced dozens of protests all over the island, and, in almost every case, it has opted to yield.

Self-Employment

Havana's Best Juice Shop is Private and Takes Cuban Pesos

Yusimí Rodríguez LópezLa Habana

There is nothing like it at state establishments, it does not charge the most needy, and to try everything they offer you would have to go every day for two months in a row.

Economy

Experts: 'The price caps will promote scarcity and the black market'

DDCMadrid

DIARIO DE CUBA presents the views of five economists on a measure that undermines and 'criminalizes' the private sector.

Opinion

Fernando Rojas and the Family Soap Opera

Antonio José PonteMadrid

'If they are going to be on the networks, their days of not being exposed are over. They will be no more shielded on Twitter as any other tweeter.'

Politics

Mike Pompeo: "We're prepared to consider everything… when the regime renounces its oppressive behavior"

Pablo Díaz EspíMadrid

DIARIO DE CUBA talks with the U.S. Secretary of State.

Politics

Mike Pompeo: A change in relations with the U.S. would bring 'unimaginable advantages' to Cuba

DDCMadrid

On Wednesday, July 31, DIARIO DE CUBA will publish in full an exclusive interview with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo.

Opinion

A Poisoned Culture

Andrés ReynaldoMiami

In the rebellion of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and three other US Congressional freshwomen against the centrist strategy of House leader Nancy Pelosi, ideas are secondary.

Venezuela

Tyrants do not capitulate through dialogue. They are overthrown

Roberto Álvarez QuiñonesLos Ángeles

'The leaders of the Venezuelan opposition are under overwhelming international pressure to negotiate with the dictatorship.'

Society

'The best summer in history...'

Jorge Enrique RodríguezLa Habana

The authorities' promises clash again with Cubans' realities.