Our other war
A good friend sent me a few weeks ago a speech that has circulated mainly on social networks and is...
And then there’s cheese
For many years, when you left Havana and headed west or east, or when you came back from the west...
Of empty stands and trucks that don’t come in
The images of the agricultural market in my town, Santiago de las Vegas, this Sunday, August 23, 2020 have nothing...
Exports, once again
Help us keep OnCuba alive There is much good news despite COVID-19 and the return of the capital to the...
Should Cuba promote introduction of genetically modified organisms in agriculture?
Help us keep OnCuba alive A few days ago, the national press published the news of the approval in Cuba...
Distribute the cake differently
Help us keep OnCuba alive Agriculture is today one of the activities that attracts the attention of Cubans. In the...
Under the tip of the iceberg
Help us keep OnCuba alive The death throes of El trigal concentrating market were also the labor pains of the...
Combo vs. consumers
Help us keep OnCuba alive here For many years, Cubans who live on the island have almost forgotten that at...
My kingdom for a sweet potato
An old formula is known in Cuba: Goat milk and sweet potato! A humble recipe for food for the poor,...
“Respond with different actions.” It wasn’t for lack of ideas
This pandemic has caused us to look again at the documents that, for more than 10 years now, have been...
Looking for the national mammal. What about swine production in Cuba?
I remember a news item that caught my eye a few years ago. In the press there was talk of...
Cuba: Lessons from this “induced coma” in the economy
The forecasts for the world economy, whether they are the most moderate or cautious, or the most catastrophic, all make...
From the furrow to the table: removing obstacles and obstacle-makers in food production in Cuba
In recent years, Cuba has had to face a group of unforeseen events that could exceed anyone’s imagination. The unfortunate...
Coronavirus: We’ll survive, but that’s not enough
Humanity will emerge from this pandemic. Previously, pandemics also occurred and humanity survived. It is true that in all of...
Welcome Mr. Day Zero. Will the arrival of monetary unification work miracles in Cuba?
He stopped in front of everyone, stared at them and then spoke: Yes, I am Mr. Day Zero. Although it...
Emigration’s role in the Cuban economy, beyond remittances
While one of Los Van Van songs fills the premises, a professional Cuban dancer, who emigrated several years ago ...
Cuban state-run gastronomy and commerce: persistent headaches
Whoever spends time walking through the blocks that make up 23rd Street, I Street, 25th Street and F Street, will...
An abandoned corner of Santiago de las Vegas
Whoever takes Vedado’s Avenida de los Presidentes from Havana’s Malecón and keeps heading south for about forty minutes if there’s...
Employment and the future of Cuba
The resident Cuban population at the end of 2018 was 11,209,628 and its distribution by sex says that 5,575,988 were...
Businesspeople wanted in Cuba!
A phrase at the Mesa Redonda TV program on Thursday, January 9 has motivated this article: “We don’t need enterprise...
The economy and hope
They had spent several months working hard on their project. They had been discussing the idea since before graduating from...
Cuban entrepreneurs and development
It was more than the whole paragraph under the headline of Granma that caught my attention. The headline said, “Toda...
Eusebio of Old Havana: putting soul into the stones
This will not be an article on economics, although it will inexorably be related to it. Cities have become one...
The obstacles that hinder state enterprises in Cuba
Twice this week I’ve heard this idea in two different contexts, although always referring to the state enterprise. “Doing away...
Those who sell serve, those who buy order
While this week almost all Cubans discussed this exciting matter of imagining how we are going to be able to...
