Images of one of Fidel Castro’s grandsons bragging about the Mercedes Benz he toys around with are barely the tip of the iceberg
vis a vis the family clan. The Castro’s have ruled the island for more than half a century as if it were their family farm. Although most of them have chosen a life away from politics, filled with leisure and glamour, like typical privileged children they feel part of the political power that their blood relation allows them insofar as circumventing norms, loyalties and even Miguel Diaz-Canel himself. who bears the misfortune of not being a Castro, much less part of the military caste that manipulates him from the shadows.
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For all the perils of the past 10 months, music has been a great constant – the firm friend who has stayed with us, providing solace with inspiring songs and favourite tracks; a consolatory sound-track to tough times that is never inaudible, however hard the wind is howling outside the door. It will be that way when normality returns, for it is almost impossible to travel and not encounter the sounds and rhythms that help define a destination.