“Güines Today” Gallery

2003

Another Factory Is Closed in Güines

By José Izquierdo, Grupo Decoro (Decorum Group)

Cárcel municipal
What’s left of the old Municipal Jail, on Valdés Street, Güines, January, 2003. Photo by Julián Lauzán, Gainesville, Florida
Pedales bicicleta
Bicycle pedals made out of PVC tubing. Cuban inventiveness borne out of necessity. Photo by Julián Lauzán, Gainesville, Florida

Cruel Treatment Revealed at Andrés Voisin's Jail

By José Izquierdo, Grupo Decoro (Decorum Group)

Edificio Balerdi
Balerdi Building, as it stood on October, 2002. Photo by Elodia Basaco, Whittier, California
Antigua casa Joaquín Pérez
Former home of Joaquín Pérez, Providencia Sugar Mill, as it stood on May 29, 2000. Photo by Mercedes Diez, North Hollywood, California

Young People Charged with Drug
Use in Güines' Discotheque

By José Izquierdo, Grupo Decoro (Decorum Group)

Colegio San Julián
Güines "Nuestra Señora de la Caridad (Our Lady of Charity's) School, as of February 2003. Photo courtesy of Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain
Colegio San Julián
Former Ten-Cents Store, on Máximo Gómez Street, in use today as a bakery of sorts. Photo taken on February 2003 by Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain

Prisoner Is Threatened

Reporting from Havana, Miguel Galbán, Havana Press, Nueva Prensa Cubana (New Cuban Press).
Contributor Jadir Hernández, Universidad Cívica Cubana (Cuban Civic University), La Nueva Cuba (The New Cuba)

Colegio San Julián
Saint Julian School's building as it stood on February, 2002. Photo by Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain
Colegio San Julián
Saint Julian School’s front lobby as it stood on February, 2002. Photo by Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain

Alarm in Güines over Hepatitis Surge

By José Izquierdo, Grupo Decoro (Decorum Group)

Colegio San Julián
Former Güines' City Hall, at the corner of Máximo Gómez and Clemente Fernández Streets. Photo by Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain, February 2003
Colegio San Julián
Current appearance of the Kate Plumer Bryan Memorial School (American School), Güines. Photo by Teresa Fernández Montero, Arucas, Grand Canary, Canary Islands, Spain, February 2003

Rosario Beach, Cinderella of Güines

By José Izquierdo, Biblioteca Cívica “Sebastián Arcos” ("Sebastian Arcos Civic Library)

Playa del Rosario
Playa del Rosario
Playa del Rosario
Playa del Rosario
Scenes from Rosario Beach. Photos by Rafael Alfonso, Hialeah Gardens, Florida, August 2002

Translated by the staff of Círculo Güinero de Los Ángeles

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