HAVANA, CUBA, November 28 (CNA) .- The Communist Party of Cuba should
abandon "failed dogmas" and focus on economic progress and freedom of
expression in the media, urged a leading Catholic magazine.
Editors from the local Espacio Laical said on Nov. 14 that the country's
leaders should address the true needs of the Cuban people during their
upcoming convention in January of 2012.
Espacio Laical said the most important reform for Cubans is the
opportunity to exercise more control in their lives and that the
government must include a "re-founding of the citizenry" in its future
decisions.
Government leaders should allow for the creation of small businesses as
well as increased freedom for career professionals, doctors and lawyers,
who are currently only able to work in government-run companies, editors
noted.
The magazine said that leaders must also ensure greater liberties for
private organizations and for openness in the media to "the diversity of
opinions in the country."
Although the editors acknowledged several economic reforms carried out
by Raul Castro's government, they said that citizens largely feel "that
nothing significant is happening to renew life."
With most of the Cuban revolutionary leaders in their 80s, Espacio
Laical called the upcoming convention "the last chance for the so-called
historic generation" to implement serious reforms. "Don't miss this
opportunity," editors stressed.
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