Daily Archives: August 12, 2014
Warehouses for Old People / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma Posted on August 12, 2014
14ymedio, Orlando Palma, Havana, August 11, 2014 – “Very soon the best businesses in Cuba will be trash and old people,” blurts out the owner of an… Continue reading
Despicable Manipulation / Rebeca Monzo Posted on August 12, 2014
Yesterday, July 28, I read in the Trabajadores [“Workers”] newspaper about the speech given by 6th grade pioneer Wendy Ferrer during the main event of a celebration in Artemisa marking… Continue reading
What it Costs to Eat! / Rebeca Monzo Posted on August 11, 2014
This week I invited to lunch a couple who are friends of mine. I have among the more “respectable” pensions in this country: 340 CUP (Cuban pesos)… Continue reading
After offshore oil failure, Cuba shifts energy focus BY MARC FRANK HAVANA Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:57pm EDT
(Reuters) – Cuba has shifted its focus away from offshore oil, concentrating on renewable energy and improving output from onshore wells due… Continue reading
Critics Question Sources for AP Report on Cuba Democracy Program Say sources had political agenda to undermine U.S. policy BY: Daniel Wiser August 11, 2014 5:00 am
Critics are raising questions about the Associated Press’s recent report on a U.S.… Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 08.11.14
Carlos Acosta hopes to start Cuban ballet company BY ANNE-MARIE GARCIA ASSOCIATED PRESS
HAVANA — Cuban ballet star Carlos Acosta says he aspires to open a dance company on the island after retiring from The Royal… Continue reading
Record Number of Cubans Crossing the Mexican Border to USA August 11, 2014 Wilfredo Cancio Isla (Cafe Fuerte)
HAVANA TIMES — More than 14,000 Cubans crossed the Mexican border into the United States in the 2014 fiscal year, setting a… Continue reading
