Take me to your Lada: Cuba’s passion for a little Russian box
The rugged Soviet-era car is 50 years old – and in Havana, classic models still sell for the price of a house Landy is a stylish man. He has an ageing crooner’s slicked-back hair, the short-sleeved cool of a Miami Beach architect, and a terrible, terrible Lada car. He’s my go-to chofer in Havana, which …
Coronavirus in Cuba – in pictures
Cubans can go out only if strictly necessary and always wearing a protective mask Continue reading…
How to visit Cuba (from your home)
Coronavirus is nowadays all over the news. The whole world has been affected by this virus and we are all concerned about it. This is definetly not the time to travel; but what if you find a way to travel without leaving your home? Those who are eager about travelling to Cuba can use the …
How to visit Cuba (from your home)
Coronavirus is nowadays all over the news. The whole world has been affected by this virus and we are all concerned about it. This is definetly not the time to travel; but what if you find a way to travel without leaving your home? Those who are eager about travelling to Cuba can use the …
How to visit Cuba (from your home)
Coronavirus is nowadays all over the news. The whole world has been affected by this virus and we are all concerned about it. This is definetly not the time to travel; but what if you find a way to travel without leaving your home? Those who are eager about travelling to Cuba can use the …
How to visit Cuba (from your home)
Coronavirus is nowadays all over the news. The whole world has been affected by this virus and we are all concerned about it. This is definetly not the time to travel; but what if you find a way to travel without leaving your home? Those who are eager about travelling to Cuba can use the …
Cuba faces squeeze on food production as US oil sanctions bite
Oxen are replacing tractors as the island gets by on sharply reduced petroleum deliveries thanks to Trump-ordered measures Justo Rodríguez mashes through the mud, whipping the two oxen that guide his iron plough as it slowly carves a furrow in the dry soil. In normal times Rodríguez, 60, uses a tractor to plough these fields. …
In defence of Bernie Sanders’ remarks on Fidel Castro | Letters
Sam Cordery highlights Cuba’s progressive policies in recent years, while Arthur Michelson says that praising some aspects of the Castro regime is not the same as excusing it. Plus, Alwyn Eades points out how Cuba fares in comparison with its neighbours Re Aaron Hicklin’s article (If Bernie Sanders thinks Cuba is worth defending, he should …
Celia and Fidel: why the timing is perfect for a new play about Castro
Playwright Eduardo Machado discusses his revealing new play that looks at the relationship between the Cuban revolutionary and Celia Sánchez Fidel Castro is back in the news. Bernie Sanders, favourite for the Democratic nomination for US president, recently noted that when the Cuban revolutionary gained power in 1959, he launched a massive literacy programme. “Is …