Venezuela’s two presidentsShortly after midnight on 18th January, one of the two men who claims to be the president of Venezuela snuck by foot across the little-patrolled border into Colombia. The crossing, most often used by migrants and smugglers, can be made in minutes. At… Jun 08 20June 08, 2020Article at Prospect
From Our Correspondent: Venezuela's Lost World.It is 6am and I am watching dough being kneaded into a little ball, delicately patted into a disc, then toasted on a 1950s Portuguese army-issue paraffin cooker. It is bitterly cold. We are at the 2,650m summit of the Kukenan mountain, a plateau of… Feb 18 20February 18, 2020Article at thetimes.co.uk
Caracas NotebookStephen GibbsFrom magazine issue: 2 February 2019A man stopped me in the street in Caracas and grabbed my hand. I was alarmed, but tried not to look scared. This city sometimes ranks as the most dangerous capital in the world. The practical… Feb 02 19February 02, 2019Article at The Spectator
'From now on you have no name. You are prisoner 217': life in a Cuban jailIf you happened to go to a British embassy reception in Havana in the early 2000s, you would likely have met Stephen Purvis. You could not miss him. Six foot four, cropped grey hair, rum in hand, a broad smile and no shortage of good stories. The… Mar 19 17March 19, 2017Article at the Guardian
Frank Terpil: How a CIA spy went rogue to court the world’s worst dictatorsTo those not in the know, he would introduce himself as Robert Hunter. An Australian retiree, he said, whiling away his latter years with his notably younger Cuban wife, in a simple bungalow overlooking the Playas del Este, a string of white sand… Mar 06 16March 06, 2016Article at the Guardian
Packing up home in CubaPacking up after having his press accreditation withdrawn, BBC correspondent Stephen Gibbs reflects on whether the Cuban authorities really need to go to the lengths they do to control information. Moving home, they say, is one of life's five most… Sep 01 07September 01, 2007Article at BBC
The Cuban farm the revolution 'forgot'The redistribution of land following the Cuban revolution 47 years ago was the most complete in all of Latin America - and something which Fidel Castro has often said he is most proud of. But there are exceptions as our Cuba correspondent Stephen… Sep 09 06September 09, 2006Article at BBC
Husbands for sale in CubaA wedding is a big occasion in any society, but in Cuba it can also be big business. Many Cuban women see a foreign husband as a ticket out of the country - a passport, possibly, to new prosperity. The other day I bumped into a Cuban friend of mine… Aug 06 05August 06, 2005Article at BBC
