Xiomis L. Navarro Collado is a doctor and rapper. He sings about women and their struggles for equality, in their music there are recurring messages about eliminating stigmas and prejudices.

In Cuban political discourse, “productive chains” are in fashion. But the speech seems not to announce its own ineffectiveness and is recycled, it sounds again in banners, slogans … Productive chains are lost in discursive chains.

Although in a recent article published in the state press the self-employed are blamed for the rise in prices and the shortage of beers in Cuba, the causes must be sought in other matters such as the lack of production.

Jugolandia is the entrance and hallway to a house located in the Playa municipality. It is the fruit of a desire to set up a profitable business, as well as to contribute to improving and strengthening customers’ health and to have an influence on their lifestyle.

Her story is my favorite: that of a princess who saves herself and who never cared about the canons of beauty, those who according to society “conquer” the “princes”.

The Mi barrio sueña project takes futsal as a means to contribute towards the education of young people and the development of communities that many people consider “slums”.

In spite of sex shops not (legally) existing in Cuba, adult toys are being more frequently used and purchased in recent years.

Racism doesn’t have to be overt or radically expressed as the persecution, slavery and extermination of a race, as these extreme situations are just the tip of the iceberg. It’s what we can’t see that is the most worrying because it isn’t aggressive, it forms a part of our everyday lives.

Cuba’s self-employed are dissatisfied with many things including the lack of legal protection they have and the treatment they receive from certain officials who interpret regulations at their own discretion, making them oblige.

On the outskirts of Holguin, Yaima Ramirez dreams about her ecotourism agency “Cuba Hola” being so successful that it can offer other women like her a job. She describes herself as an entrepreneur, feminist and Christian.

The private gyms boom in Cuba began in 2010, like many other small businesses did. Even though it seemed to be a fleeting trend, “something that would soon pass” according to some people’s predictions, almost a decade later, these spontaneous initiatives have shown the impact that they have had on society.

There are many people outside of Cuba rejoicing at the news that US president Donald Trump will lift the waiver on Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. They say they are so interested in profound changes being made in Cuba, they should come to live in Cuba and defend these sublime interests from here.

“Law, yes! Abuse, no!” residents on 25th Street in Havana’s Vedado neighborhood heard, while hundreds of people marched by with orange ribbons, signs and dogs, protesting animal abuse, on Sunday April 7th.

Ha’BiCi, Havana’s first public bike system, is the result of a partnership between Velo Cuba (a private business) and state institutions such as the Havana City Historian’s Office. Up until now, this experience has proven the viability of these kinds of projects.

In 1998, La Baria was a migrants’ worker camp for a sugar cane cooperative. What used to be the residence, dining hall and kitchen, is now home to almost a dozen families.

The secrecy with which Cuban state information is handled plus the censorship imposed on doctors in that country, makes it practically impossible to form, from the archipelago, a clear picture of the situation.

Participation in groups of dating in Telegram has begun to become common among users who use this social network from Cuba, after which in December 2018 ETECSA activated Internet access from mobile phones.

I would have to wake up at 5 AM, and I barely had time to make a coffee because the boss was never...

Since December 2018, when ETECSA enabled Internet access via mobile data, the high prices of this service have caused Cubans to find ingenious ways to save money and extend the duration of the packages.

The Canadian schooner Grosse Île ran aground on María la Gorda as a result of the winds of January 27. Breakdowns in the boat prevented further travel. The lack of support from the corresponding English insurer and the high transfer cost keep the schooner trapped in Cuba.

Between 2000 and 2012 the Cuban government awarded more than 700 scholarships to young Colombians with limited resources to study medicine in Cuba. Today most of them exercise their careers in different corners of the Colombian geography, taking a bit of Cuba.

Doña Alicia attends her clients through an electronic menu. Juanky’s Pan and Noah’s Ark have created their own social networks. Cuban businesses exploit the new technological possibilities so as not to be left behind and adapt proven trends worldwide, but with a Creole vision.

Cuba’s atheist, yoruba, catholic, protestant, and other beliefs, society needs to believe again. And, the vote of some people or many on Sunday, could be an important step towards this.

Scarcity is part of the daily life of Cubans. Although we have already incorporated it, sometimes we ask ourselves questions. But as some say: the logic of Cuba: you’re not supposed to understand.

A comprehensive gardening store “Oasis Nelva” sprouted up on the corner of Habana and Muralla streets, seven years ago.

In Cuba the conception or philosophy has extended, that the enjoyment of the minutiae is harmful for the excellence of spirit and the disposition to resistance. Maybe that’s why the Cubans, although they do not stop longing for them, have become accustomed to do without products like raisins, butter, olive oil …

The car wash La Ecológica is located in Cojímar, and since its creation to date only uses 100% recycled water. The owner Ernesto Rivero, put into practice his knowledge of permaculture after completing a course at the Antonio Núñez Jimenez Foundation.

In Cuba the movement of amateur and professional videogames is growing. Within that group the female gamers begin to stand out, although they still face situations of discrimination.