It is widely documented that the Government of Cuba (GOC) and the Cuban Communist Party (CCP) continue to violate the basic human right of religious freedom . For decades they have espoused atheism as official policy for all Cuban citizens. In the international arena, they hide behind a carefully constructed façade of religious freedom while […]
El crecimiento de la iglesia protestante y la libertad religiosa
Cuba ha sido oficialmente un estado ateo durante la mayor parte de los últimos 40 años. En 1962 el gobierno de Castro intervino y clausuró más de 400 escuelas católicas, con la justificación de que “propagaban creencias peligrosas” entre la población. Muchos líderes religiosos, incluyendo pastores y sacerdotes, fueron enviados a reformatorios junto a otros […]
Reforming Cuba’s Port Operations during a Transition
Cuba’s maritime transport system of waterways, ports, and intermodal connections played a dominant role in Cuba’s early settlement and growth. As an island state, Cuba depends heavily on marine transport for commerce, and thus, the well-being of its people. However, the Cuban marine transport system, like other parts of its national transport infrastructure, has been […]
Faith-Based NGOs: Their Role in Distributing Humanitarian Aid and Delivering Social Services in the Special Period
The position of Cuba in the world changed rapidly in the post-Cold War period. The demise of the Soviet Union and the end of its annual $5 billion subsidies caused grave economic problems and led to the economic crisis of 1989. The Cuban regime adjusted to the changed balance of power in the world by […]
Preliminary Study of the Impact of the Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises in Cuba
With the prospects of limited trade relations between the United States and Cuba looming closer, the most important issue for Cuba is the future of its economy, which has been devastated by socialism, trade embargoes, and the cutoff of Russian welfare. Without question, once Cuba moves unequivocally towards a free market economy, financing institutions will […]