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El Toque is a multimedia platform focused on telling Cuba in its diversity, complex, creative and also sometimes painful or hidden. Our very existence is a commitment to the diversity of voices, styles and functions in the media ecosystem that they publish for Cubans. Here you can learn a little more about the Island.
What Changes with the New Internet Rates in Cuba?
The Cuban government needs dollars. The Telecommunications Company of Cuba (Etecsa) can provide them. The equation seems straightforward: the people in Cuba and their emigrant relatives endure, face challenges, and pay.
Promises of the Cuban Government for 2025
During the onset of the current session of Cuba’s National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero spoke about the results of the government’s management in 2024, a year when Cuba’s crisis worsened significantly, and the measures they plan to implement in 2025.
Contaminated Fish and Vegetables in Villa Clara, Cuba
The contamination of the Belico and Cubanicay rivers, which border the center of Villa Clara, has a long history. One of the first lessons families in the area teach their children is that the surrounding rivers “are not good for swimming.”
What Cuba and Ecuador Can Teach Us About Energy Crises
The chaotic state in which unfortunate Cuba finds itself today is evident across the most varied areas. Among them, the forced underconsumption of food for the average Cuban stands out, as they cannot afford the inflated prices that skyrocketed following the ill-timed implementation of the so-called “Tarea Ordenamiento”.
The Eternal Habit of Making Cuban Athletes Look Bad
Ayumi Leiva has dozens of reasons to feel proud of this title after, in August 2022, at just 19 years old, she fled a Cuban sports delegation at Madrid airport and sought asylum from the passport control police.
The End of Wholesale Trade in Cuba Between Private Entities
On December 5, 2024, the Official Gazette published Resolution 56 from the Ministry of Domestic Trade. Among other provisions, it mandates the cancellation of all commercial licenses granted to cooperatives and small and medium-sized private businesses that had authorized wholesale trade as a secondary activity within their main activity.
Remittances to Cuba Once Again in Danger
On December 3, 2024, an investigation by journalist Nora Gamez Torres published in El Nuevo Herald uncovered the links between the company Orbit S.A. and the Cuban regime. Since March 2023, Orbit —partnered with the multinational Western Union— has been managing a portion of the remittances sent to the island.
Music and Refuge: Three Cuban Musicians in Tijuana
Have you ever wondered how “La vie en rose” would sound with a Cuban twist? Amid the constant bustle of Tijuana, Cuban rhythms are carving out a space, thanks to Yam Beat, a band that for less than a year has been blending diverse stories and origins into a single beat.
Violence Against Cuban Women on the Migration Route
The lifeless bodies of Cuban women Ana Mercedes Capetillo Savón and Leydi de la Caridad Rodríguez Acosta, aged 33 and 36 respectively, were found on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Cuba: Tourism First, Housing Recovery Later
The Cuban government has acknowledged that it will only be able to address 50% of the damage to roofs of homes caused by hurricanes Oscar and Rafael, as well as the earthquakes on November 10, 2024.
Marco Rubio’s Rise: What Awaits Cuba in the New Trump Era?
Many analysts predicted that tough times were ahead for relations between Cuba and the United States. They argued that Donald Trump’s election, by itself, was enough to foresee the return of a hardline policy toward the island. The appointment of Marco Rubio as the candidate to head the State Department under the new Administration —which begins on January 20, 2025— only confirms these expectations.
Strong Earthquakes Worsen the Crisis in Eastern Cuba
On the morning of Sunday, November 10, 2024, a pair of high-intensity earthquakes shook the southern part of eastern Cuba. The tremors were recorded by the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) and the United States Geological Survey.
What Could a New Trump Presidency Mean for Cubans?
The election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was decided in the early hours (local time) of November 6, 2024. Trump won the “swing states” of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, giving him the necessary electoral votes to gain the presidency.
Kamala or Trump: Who Do Voting Cubans Prefer?
When it comes to personal preferences and assessments in uncertain scenarios, there isn’t one correct answer. For this reason, when discussing preferences and probabilities in the electoral arena, it’s advisable to first focus on the priorities of those eligible to vote.
Cubans Offer Help in Guantánamo to Hurricane Oscar Victims
Around Yainet, there’s only muddy clothes, dirty bottles, and pieces of wood. Two single mattresses lie on the damp ground. She holds her oldest daughter by the hand and has a baby in her other arm. They are barefoot. They survived Hurricane Oscar, but the structure of what they knew as home broke apart in the early hours of October 21, 2024.
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El Toque is a multimedia platform focused on telling Cuba in its diversity, complex, creative and also sometimes painful or hidden. Our very existence is a commitment to the diversity of voices, styles and functions in the media ecosystem that they publish for Cubans. Here you can learn a little more about the Island.
The Cuban government needs dollars. The Telecommunications Company of Cuba (Etecsa) can provide them. The equation seems straightforward: the people in Cuba and their emigrant relatives endure, face challenges, and pay.
During the onset of the current session of Cuba’s National Assembly, Prime Minister Manuel Marrero spoke about the results of the government’s management in 2024, a year when Cuba’s crisis worsened significantly, and the measures they plan to implement in 2025.
The contamination of the Belico and Cubanicay rivers, which border the center of Villa Clara, has a long history. One of the first lessons families in the area teach their children is that the surrounding rivers “are not good for swimming.”
The chaotic state in which unfortunate Cuba finds itself today is evident across the most varied areas. Among them, the forced underconsumption of food for the average Cuban stands out, as they cannot afford the inflated prices that skyrocketed following the ill-timed implementation of the so-called “Tarea Ordenamiento”.
Ayumi Leiva has dozens of reasons to feel proud of this title after, in August 2022, at just 19 years old, she fled a Cuban sports delegation at Madrid airport and sought asylum from the passport control police.
On December 3, 2024, an investigation by journalist Nora Gamez Torres published in El Nuevo Herald uncovered the links between the company Orbit S.A. and the Cuban regime. Since March 2023, Orbit —partnered with the multinational Western Union— has been managing a portion of the remittances sent to the island.
The lifeless bodies of Cuban women Ana Mercedes Capetillo Savón and Leydi de la Caridad Rodríguez Acosta, aged 33 and 36 respectively, were found on Friday, November 15, 2024, in Tapachula, Chiapas, Mexico.
Many analysts predicted that tough times were ahead for relations between Cuba and the United States. They argued that Donald Trump’s election, by itself, was enough to foresee the return of a hardline policy toward the island. The appointment of Marco Rubio as the candidate to head the State Department under the new Administration —which begins on January 20, 2025— only confirms these expectations.
The election between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump was decided in the early hours (local time) of November 6, 2024. Trump won the “swing states” of Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, and North Carolina, giving him the necessary electoral votes to gain the presidency.
Around Yainet, there’s only muddy clothes, dirty bottles, and pieces of wood. Two single mattresses lie on the damp ground. She holds her oldest daughter by the hand and has a baby in her other arm. They are barefoot. They survived Hurricane Oscar, but the structure of what they knew as home broke apart in the early hours of October 21, 2024.
On December 5, 2024, the Official Gazette published Resolution 56 from the Ministry of Domestic Trade. Among other provisions, it mandates the cancellation of all commercial licenses granted to cooperatives and small and medium-sized private businesses that had authorized wholesale trade as a secondary activity within their main activity.
Have you ever wondered how “La vie en rose” would sound with a Cuban twist? Amid the constant bustle of Tijuana, Cuban rhythms are carving out a space, thanks to Yam Beat, a band that for less than a year has been blending diverse stories and origins into a single beat.
The Cuban government has acknowledged that it will only be able to address 50% of the damage to roofs of homes caused by hurricanes Oscar and Rafael, as well as the earthquakes on November 10, 2024.
On the morning of Sunday, November 10, 2024, a pair of high-intensity earthquakes shook the southern part of eastern Cuba. The tremors were recorded by the National Center for Seismological Research (Cenais) and the United States Geological Survey.
When it comes to personal preferences and assessments in uncertain scenarios, there isn’t one correct answer. For this reason, when discussing preferences and probabilities in the electoral arena, it’s advisable to first focus on the priorities of those eligible to vote.
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