This edition of TheHavanaReporter celebrates the 65th anniversary of the CDR (Committees for the Defense of the Revolution), an organization that throughout time has consistently supported the Cuban Revolution on numerous fronts.
This issue includes several other key topics, such as the opening of the new school year and the growing solidarity with Cuba efforts in the United States, including the establishment of a new chapter of the U.S. Hands Off Cuba Committee in Jacksonville, Florida’s most populated city.
Additionally, this edition of THR cover sweat her forecasts for the Caribbean region, the potential of transgenic plants to boost food production, and several cultural highlights, notably Silvio Rodríguez’s Latin American tour, the growing success of young Cuban singer Camila Guevara, and the exhibition “Toda la Gloria del Mundo” (All the World’s Glory) by photographer Alex Castro. Featuring 50 intimate images, it pays tribute to the historic leader of the Cuban Revolution, Fidel Castro.
The Economy section covers challenges to energy transition in the Caribbean, a new partnership agreement to strengthen the country’s chocolate industry, and a global investment overview.
The Sports section highlights two young Cuban athletes who claimed gold medals at the recently held Junior Pan American Games, and the unbroken triple jump record, set 54 years ago by then-19-year-old Pedro Pérez Dueñas.
