Daily Archives: March 14, 2015
A People Without Representation / Fernando Damaso Posted on March 12, 2015
Fernando Damas, 7 February 2015 — The great tragedy of the Cuban people at the present time is that it lacks true representation. I speak of the average… Continue reading
Flights From Key West To Cuba Resume March 13, 2015 12:22 PM
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — A South Florida travel company is reviving flights from Key West to Cuba, months after the announcement of eased travel restrictions to the island nation.… Continue reading
Brac MLA doesn’t agree with Cayman’s agreement with Cuba Posted By Kevin Watler Friday, 13 March 2015 7:29 pm
House Speaker, Hon. Julianna O’Connor Connolly wants migrants to receive help to continue their journey, saying she never supported Cayman’s repatriation… Continue reading
‘No Help From Bahamas For My Husband Locked Up In Cuba’ As of Friday, March 13, 2015 By RASHAD ROLLE Tribune Staff Reporter rrolle@tribunemedia.net
A CONCERNED mother wants answers about the circumstances that led to her husband to being sentenced… Continue reading
Cuba leading anti-Obama Attacks March 14, 2015 By Silvio Canto, Jr.
Back in the days of “we are the change we’ve been waiting for”, we were told that a new President Obama would improve our standing in the world. In… Continue reading
How Fidel Castro Saved Cuba’s Only Kosher Butcher Yacob Berezniak Hernandez Got Letter From Leader By Gerald Eskenazi (Haaretz) Published March 11, 2015.
Just by coincidence, forty-eight hours after President Barack Obama announced a coming détente with Cuba, I was… Continue reading
Cuba Urges Staff on Brazil’s More Doctors Scheme to Send Relatives Back 03/13/2015 – 09H07 CLÁUDIA COLLUCCI FROM SÃO PAULO
The Cuban government is pressurizing Cuban citizens working in the Brazilian government’s program More Doctors (Mais Médicos), kick started by… Continue reading
Three reasons why U.S. banks aren’t entering Cuba – yet Mar 13, 2015, 12:54pm EDT Nina Lincoff Reporter – South Florida Business Journal
It’s easy to get excited about the opening-up of trade relations with Cuba, and while many banks… Continue reading
Facing new test, Cuba’s revolution circles back By Nick Miroff March 13 at 5:22 PM
HAVANA — At the gates of the city’s largest cemetery, a feverish 34-year-old Fidel Castro was rallying rifle-toting militiamen to battle. It was April 16,… Continue reading
Google execs woo Cuba IT students
Cuba may have one of the lowest rates of Internet access in the world, but that hasn’t dissuaded Google from sending over some of its leading lights. Executives from its in-house think tank Google… Continue reading
Here’s a Glimpse into the Future of U.S. Private Investment in Cuba Mar 13, 2015
As the relationship between the United States and Cuba evolves, so does the potential for U.S. investment in the island nation. Dan Loney, host of… Continue reading
New York City to Cuba’s First Direct Charter Service Begins Next Week Katherine Chiglinsky, Bloomberg Mar 13, 2015 9:00 am
Miniature flags representing Cuba and the U.S. are displayed on the dash of an American classic car in Havana, Cuba.… Continue reading
Seeding a Silicon Valley in Cuba By Ramphis Castro, Founder, Mindchemy March 13, 2015, 7:00 AM PDT
This Re/code series of contributed essays from Kauffman Fellows will provide stories from their on-the-ground view of technology entrepreneurship today, and its implications… Continue reading
First Direct Flight From New Orleans To Cuba Since 1958 To Take Off This Weekend The Huffington Post | By Roque Planas Posted: 03/13/2015 6:33 pm EDT Updated: 03/13/2015 6:59 pm EDT
A group of 80 business and civic leaders… Continue reading
Senior US diplomat to return to Cuba for more negotiations BY PETER ORSI AND MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN ASSOCIATED PRESS 03/13/2015 7:39 PM 03/13/2015 7:39 PM
HAVANA Cuba and the United States will hold a surprise third round of talks about restoring… Continue reading
Cuba seeks long prison terms in egg corruption case THE ASSOCIATED PRESS 03/13/2015 3:59 PM 03/13/2015 3:59 PM
HAVANA Cuban prosecutors are seeking prison terms of eight to 20 years for nearly two dozen people suspected of conspiring to steal… Continue reading
Third round of U.S.-Cuba talks set in Havana BY MIMI WHITEFIELD MWHITEFIELD@MIAMIHERALD.COM 03/13/2015 3:14 PM 03/13/2015 8:34 PM
Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roberta S. Jacobson heads to Havana on Sunday for more talks aimed at renewing… Continue reading
Southcom wants to expand Guantánamo’s ‘balsero’ camp infrastructure BY CAROL ROSENBERG CROSENBERG@MIAMIHERALD.COM 03/13/2015 9:30 AM 03/13/2015 9:30 AM
The head of the U.S. Southern Command asked Congress on Thursday for $28 million to upgrade a pop-up tent city at the… Continue reading
