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Written by István Ojeda Bello

Published: 13 February 2025

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It is not the first time that two women head the government in this eastern Cuban province. But the fact that they do so now, less than five years after the implementation of the current structure born of the 2019 Constitution, seems to indicate a gradual shift towards female protagonism in this area, as well.

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Written by Yuset Puig Pupo

Published: 01 November 2024

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• masculinities
• male chauvinism

He was hiding behind the line of freshly boiled diapers when his mother came to meet her grandson. She was pouting at the sleeping body until she heard her son washing up in the yard, in full view of the neighbors. She immediately dropped her purse and grabbed the basins. “My son, you can’t do that,” she scolded him affectionately, and quietly reminded him that she had given birth three times and her husband had never touched a diaper.

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Written by Bryan Alejandro Collazo Nieves (Journalism student)

Published: 29 October 2024

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• excessive social media ridicule

For some time now, I have been observing a kind of “new trend,” not only in social networks but also in everyday life. And, I must confess that I am unable to adapt to it. This practice, disguised as ‘comedy’, turns everything into a joke, even what shouldn't be.

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Written by István Ojeda Bello

Published: 04 April 2024

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• confrontation with crimes, irregularities, and social indiscipline
• corruption

"All those who, speaking of the Revolution, violate revolutionary morality, are not only potential traitors to the Revolution, but are also the worst detractors of the Revolution." CHE

An important minister walked out of office through the back door and the news shocked the country. He left with particularly harsh terms such as "corruption", "simulation" and "insensitivity" on his shoulders. A municipal mayor has lost much more than her office. We recently heard of a driver removed from his post for using for personal gain the bus he was in charge of, which, incidentally, was destined to transport one of the teams taking part in the only top-level sporting event that the fuel shortage has allowed to take place: the National Baseball Series.