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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/Military’s Businesses in Angola
Cuba has managed to consolidate a business network with the government of Angola using Cuban professionals as raw material. The agreements are highly beneficial for the Cuban government, but neither the citizens of the island nor the professionals, who are forced to work under abusive conditions, see the benefits of these agreements.
Mariel: the “Engine of the Cuban Economy” that Stalled
Beyond the scarce figures offered by the island’s government, the real impact of the enclave on the Cuban economy is unknown.
Campaign for Political Prisoners in Cuba-Venezuela-Nicaragua
A group of human rights organizations from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua presented on April 11, 2024, the regional campaign “It’s happening again,” which highlights the situation of political prisoners in the three Latin American countries in the face of the rise of totalitarianism.
Cuba and the Curse of the Substitute
The real, the very painful thing, is that the substitute country, little by little —without an immediate solution in sight— is replacing the country that should be; which, logically, does not seem to lead to anything edifying.
Protests in Cuba: Food Shortages Will Persist
The appearance of a truck carrying sacks of rice and another with powdered milk after the protest that took place in Santiago de Cuba on March 17, 2024, was no coincidence. The authorities in the eastern city attempted to appease the citizens with some food.
Cuba: “The Enemy Attacks, but the Revolution Resists”
The government’s response to the protests of March 17th
Protests Breakout in Santiago de Cuba “Electricity and Food”
Residents of the Veguita de Galo popular council, in Santiago de Cuba, took to the streets on Sunday, March 17, 2024, under the slogan "current and food" and "homeland and life". Reports also came in of protests in Bayamo, in El Cobre and in Santa Marta, Matanzas.
Goosebumps in Cuba. Why and Until When?
#MiraSiMeErizo (Look and see if I get goosebumps) is the latest challenge on Cuban social media. Its origin is linked to the statements of some residents of Rio Cauto after the visit of Miguel Diaz-Canel to that locality in January 2024.
Smiles on Pause: My Battle Against Facial Paralysis
"It is said that the body speaks when the mind is silent. In my case, my body screamed to be heard. It took drastic measures to force me to pay attention to it."
A Hunger in Cuba that Swallows Us All
"Cuba is a hungry country. Not only of food, of medicine, of the most basic of dignities, but also of freedom". From Managua, Havana, Adriana Normand speaks of impoverishment and despair.
The Old Age We Never Expected to Live in Cuba
The Cuido60 project seeks to make visible the realities and rights of people over 65 in Cuba. To this end, the contest "Mirar la vejez" (Looking at old age) was created.
A Cuban Martial Arts School that Arose from the Rubble
In 1997, Juan Antonio Soca, karate-Do and ju-jitsu instructor, had the idea of installing a tatami mat in an abandoned space and converting it to a dojo, a hall for immersive learning in the martial arts.
Diaz Canel Denies Cuba is Implementing a Neoliberal Package
Those who are promoting the new measures to eliminate “distortions” are the same ones who reorganized the economy and failed yesterday, and who now want to make people believe — with scant and deficient arguments — that it is not the same situation and are not neoliberal measures.
The Sad State of Health Care in Cuba for 2024
Health Minister acknowledges a shortage of human and material resources
Definitions for Cuba in 2024
This week the Matraca artists illustrated their desires and predictions for 2024.
MERCADO INFORMAL DE
DIVISAS EN CUBA (TIEMPO REAL)
English
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.
Cuba has managed to consolidate a business network with the government of Angola using Cuban professionals as raw material. The agreements are highly beneficial for the Cuban government, but neither the citizens of the island nor the professionals, who are forced to work under abusive conditions, see the benefits of these agreements.
Beyond the scarce figures offered by the island’s government, the real impact of the enclave on the Cuban economy is unknown.
A group of human rights organizations from Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua presented on April 11, 2024, the regional campaign “It’s happening again,” which highlights the situation of political prisoners in the three Latin American countries in the face of the rise of totalitarianism.
The real, the very painful thing, is that the substitute country, little by little —without an immediate solution in sight— is replacing the country that should be; which, logically, does not seem to lead to anything edifying.
The appearance of a truck carrying sacks of rice and another with powdered milk after the protest that took place in Santiago de Cuba on March 17, 2024, was no coincidence. The authorities in the eastern city attempted to appease the citizens with some food.
Residents of the Veguita de Galo popular council, in Santiago de Cuba, took to the streets on Sunday, March 17, 2024, under the slogan "current and food" and "homeland and life". Reports also came in of protests in Bayamo, in El Cobre and in Santa Marta, Matanzas.
"It is said that the body speaks when the mind is silent. In my case, my body screamed to be heard. It took drastic measures to force me to pay attention to it."
The Cuido60 project seeks to make visible the realities and rights of people over 65 in Cuba. To this end, the contest "Mirar la vejez" (Looking at old age) was created.
Those who are promoting the new measures to eliminate “distortions” are the same ones who reorganized the economy and failed yesterday, and who now want to make people believe — with scant and deficient arguments — that it is not the same situation and are not neoliberal measures.
This week the Matraca artists illustrated their desires and predictions for 2024.
The government’s response to the protests of March 17th
#MiraSiMeErizo (Look and see if I get goosebumps) is the latest challenge on Cuban social media. Its origin is linked to the statements of some residents of Rio Cauto after the visit of Miguel Diaz-Canel to that locality in January 2024.
"Cuba is a hungry country. Not only of food, of medicine, of the most basic of dignities, but also of freedom". From Managua, Havana, Adriana Normand speaks of impoverishment and despair.
In 1997, Juan Antonio Soca, karate-Do and ju-jitsu instructor, had the idea of installing a tatami mat in an abandoned space and converting it to a dojo, a hall for immersive learning in the martial arts.
Health Minister acknowledges a shortage of human and material resources
MERCADO INFORMAL DE
DIVISAS EN CUBA (TIEMPO REAL)
