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.
As Cuba prepares for an upcoming final vote on proposed changes to the Constitution, state security agents have cracked down on activists by carrying out multiple arrests and raiding the homes of those who have called for a NO vote on the referendum. Article by The Miami Herald here.
On December 6th, Cuba’s self-employed workers woke up to news that could mark many of their personal and professional lives in the future: several of the 20 legal provisions that refined the Self-Employment Law, which came into effect on December 7th, had been modified by the Council of Ministers. Article by Havana Times here.
Cuba’s culture vice minister engaged with citizens who remain deeply concerned over the effects Decree 349 will have on Cuba’s art world. It all started at around 5pm Wednesday, when Camilo Condis, a young entrepreneur urged several culture ministry officials to read an independent story regarding the controversial new law which took effect December 6. […]
Cuba’s government said on Wednesday it was easing new regulations on the Communist-run island’s fledgling private sector just two days before they are due to go into effect to take into account the concerns of entrepreneurs and experts. Full article by Reuters here.
