For years, those who had hoped and prayed for his death were repeatedly disappointed by a photo, a newsclip or a commentary in that unmistakable style.
The rumours were always unfounded. Fidel Castro, who had dodged some 600 attempts on his life orchestrated by the CIA, was very much [...]
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This is the sequel to my previous post. There will be at least one more in this series. After that, I’ll translate some of the most important contributions to this ongoing controversy.
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The dismissal
It was the Uruguayan-born former BBC journalist Fernando [...]
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On August 4, I posted my translation of Cuban intellectual Esteban Morales’ response to the explosive intervention by the 37-year-old Granma deputy editor, Karina Marron, at a meeting of the Cuban Journalists Union (UPEC) on June 28. I then translated Marron’s leaked intervention [...]
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In the wake of Obama’s historic visit, the Cuban Communist Party (PCC) held its 7th Congress on April 16-19 in the Havana Convention Centre. Beneath a backdrop featuring a huge likeness of Fidel Castro, PCC secretary Raul Castro delivered the main report on behalf of the Central [...]
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“I want to see Cuba before everything changes” is how many reacted to Barack Obama’s surprise December 17 announcement that he would restore diplomatic relations with Cuba — severed by the US in 1961 — and urge Congress to lift the US blockade. My interests were piqued by this development [...]
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