Mientras en el mundo libre la gente vive conectada a toda hora, comemos, esperamos el metro y hasta vamos al baño con un teléfono móvil en la mano, en Cuba siguen luchando por acceder a ese mar de información que es internet. Apenas logran tener un correo, alguna red social y leer algo de prensa, contando…
El anuncio de EE UU de sustituir la visa B2 de cinco años por una de apenas tres meses ha caído como un cubo de agua fría sobre los propietarios de pequeños comercios que solían viajar al extranjero para abastecer al sector privado cubano con todo tipo de productos, desde el queso parmesano y las…
The new U.S. policy that limits visas for Cubans will hurt families and damage the emerging private sector there, several experts, activists and Cubans on the island told the Miami Herald. Full article by the Miami Herald here.
Cubans are using newfound social media muscle to challenge their leaders in ways hitherto unseen on the communist-run island. Using Twitter to snipe at once-untouchable ministers over government failures is catching on in a country whose leadership once demanded, and got total unity. Full article by AFP here.
On 24th February 2019, the Cuban communist regime held a national referendum to revise its historic 1976 constitution. The proposed 224-article change had been designed to acknowledge the new realities faced by the island nation, specifically targeting economic reform, greater access to the Internet and the increased allowance of foreign investment and private property ownership…
Cubans began voting on Sunday in a referendum on a draft constitution to update its 1976 charter on the heels of significant economic reforms on the island over the past few years. The new constitution, approved in the National Assembly late last year after a popular consultation, enshrines private property and promotes foreign investment. State…
Cuba’s ‘grandchild generation’ demands change but condemns new president’s reforms. Article by The Telegraph here.
The day before Miguel Díaz-Canel became president of Cuba last April, a newscaster on state-controlled television urged Cubans to join in a tuitazo (outpouring of tweets). The hashtags he proposed were PorCuba (“ForCuba”) and SomosContinuidad (“WeAreContinuity”). Mr Díaz-Canel himself joined Twitter in August. Article by The Economist here.
