UN voting result

On the screen of the neat and semi-deserted hall of the United Nations General Assembly, due to the pandemic, the result of the vote on the resolution presented by Cuba was projected, condemning the economic blockade that had been imposed for more than six decades by the United States: 184 in favor, two against and three abstentions.

Tree pruning is essential to prevent risks during the hurricane season.

A severe local storm toppled trees, affected electricity, and caused visible damage to the environment in several municipalities in Havana. This happened on Wednesday, June 16, but in 2008, on September 7, Hurricane Ike wiped out the forest for Las Tunas inhabitants, and more than 80 thousand homes were damaged in some way.

José Martí Plaza

I heard the Doctor of Sciences Pedro Pablo Rodríguez say, in the middle of a conference, that it is a shame that José Martí and the essence of his thought are on debate only on the dates associated with his passage through this world.

Some people misuse the facemask

Life seems normal, at least for many ones. Even at home, I confess, several times I have to warn them to disinfect the footwear before entering, although it is a totally visible zinc trunk. I feel for human behaviors and there are coincidences: practically everyone wears the facemask (some badly placed), but social distancing is very relative, so much so that if we were to add a new style of thought to this century with coined irony, it would be fine "in crowds,” I say.

Marking bills is a crime

The indignation of my colleague Freddy Pérez Pérez made me return to "an old issue with a new twist." And I emphasize the term in quotation marks because, as he rightly points out in his manuscript, the anti-patriotism and lack of scruples of some people today seek other methods to attack the Revolution.