The humor of Santana:

Juan Abreu in his Emanaciones #1410 (my translation): 1410 I have always thought that those who are outraged when I say the United States should have invaded Cuba many years ago are really saying that they prefer Cubans to have fifty-four years of dictatorial rule (and the years that will follow), thousands executed, millions exiled, [...]

During a daily press briefing, the State Department took a question regarding its decision to grant a visa to Mariela Castro, the daughter of Cuban dictator Raul Castro and a high-ranking official of Cuba's repressive and murderous regime. Faced with the unenviable position of trying to defend the indefensible, State Department spokesperson Patrick Ventrell did [...]

Via The New York Post: From Fidel, with love In the category of dubious distinctions, a Queens-born citizen has just achieved another first: Joanne Chesimard has just become the first woman to make the FBI’s list of Most Wanted Terrorists. The FBI made the announcement during a press conference with the New Jersey state police. [...]

Rudy Mayor on his blog The Politics of Freedom: The Irony of Mariela Castro's Visit to the United States This week, the U.S. State Department reversed its initial rejection of Mariela Castro’s visa to travel to the United States. The purpose of the trip for Mariela, who is also Cuban dictator Raul Castro’s daughter, is [...]

Via Martí Noticias (my translation): Latin American members of parliament join together for democracy in Cuba The Latin American Parliamentary Group for Democracy in Cuba came together in Buenos Aires recently with the purpose of demanding a full political opening  on the island and respect for human rights. At the meeting, which was coordinated by [...]

PRESS RELEASE May 4, 2013   President’s Trip Falls Short In Advancing Democracy and Freedom in Latin America, Says Ros-Lehtinen “From Cuba to Venezuela, millions of innocent people continue to be deprived of their democratic rights and fundamental freedoms” (WASHINGTON) – U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Subcommittee, [...]

By Agustin Lopez in Translating Cuba: Another Fateful May 1st Once again it is the first of May, once again the Plaza is filled, slogans that will never be accomplished, unattainable challenges, huge flags carried as if over coffins, people raising their fists and shouting against the ghosts of fear, and above, on the tribunal [...]

The latest single from our friends at Electric Piquete, En la Playa Giron, has been released. Download your copy at iTunes today! You can download the single HERE.

From our friends at Guamá, we see how Cuba's tourism industry is flying high:

The true winner of Venezuela's elections last month, Henrique Capriles, has presented evidence that shows more than 191,000 ballots cast by dead people during the April 14th election in that country. This is either more evidence of the massive voter fraud that took place in Venezuela under the direction of Cuba's Castro dictatorship or the [...]

The vice-president of Peru's Foreign Relations Commission, Lourdes Alcorta, did not mince words in her description of the dire situation in Venezuela and wannabe dictator, Nicolas Maduro (via Punt de Vista - my translation): "There is no president in Venezuela. That guy is an orangutan who took over the government and the will of the [...]

Via Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter: Press Freedom: Believing the government can be dangerous to your freedom Yesterday was World Press Freedom Day and Raul Castro remains designated as one of the predators of press freedom, by Reporters Without Borders but a closer look is needed. Raul Castro criticized the lack of quality journalism [...]

A federal judge has ruled that American Rene Gonzalez, one of the five Castro spies caught and convicted for espionage and for their role in the murder of our innocent American pilots from Brothers to the Rescue, can stay in Cuba as long as he renounces his U.S. citizenship. Gonzalez will now get to live [...]

PRESS RELEASE May 3, 2013   U.S. Born Convicted Spy for Cuba Jeopardized U.S. National Security Yet Is Rewarded By Being Reunited with Family in Cuba “Gonzalez to stay in luxury in Cuba while Alan Gross continues to languish in a Castro gulag” (WASHINGTON) –U.S. Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), Chairman of the Middle East and [...]