Written by: echevar, on September 21st, 2009
Me llamo José Fernández González. No hay nada peculiar en mi nombre, en mis apellidos o en mis antecedentes familiares. Nací hace 56 años en España, mi país, y allí viví y trabajé honrada y exitosamente hasta que cometí un error romántico: hace un poco más de 20 años, en 1980, me enamoré de Cuba, [...]
Written by: echevar, on August 12th, 2009
Back in the early nineties a report was submitted to Fidel Castro concerning the threat against national security the growing dependence on foreign remittances was becoming for Cuba´s economy. The main preoccupation stemming from a government sanctioned ban on approved US remittances by George Bush. In many respects this transpired under Bush who capped remittances [...]
Written by: echevar, on February 22nd, 2009
From March 27 to April 30, 2009, the 10th Havana Biennial, an event featuring visual artwork from both Cuban and international artists, will be held at various sites within the Cuban capital, organized by the Wilfredo Lam Contemporary Art Center. When the Havana Biennial first took place in 1984, its agenda was to drum up [...]