
As you read on the previous page, Article 53 of the Cuban constitution clearly states that Cubans have the "freedom of press." This would also extend to the freedom to read any newspaper available in Cuba. That being said, the regime offers exactly two principal newspapers — Granma (the name of the boat upon which Castro returned to Cuba from exile) and Juventud Rebelde (rebellious youth). The Granma is the official publication of the Communist Party of Cuba, while the Rebelde is the daily of the Cuban youth of the Communist Party. Both are very short in length, usually only four pages front and back or so, and carry the exact same message. In the government's quest to sell and resell itself to the Cuban people, these two newspapers do so on a daily basis. Let's see some of the headlines of the Granma from one quiet day: Saturday, June 7, 2003.