Daily Archives: April 21, 2016
Explosión de calderas provoca incendio en el hospital Frank País No se reportan víctimas hasta el momento miércoles, abril 20, 2016 | Elio Delgado Valdés
LA HABANA, Cuba.- Un incendio en el hospital Frank País, ubicado en el municipio capitalino… Continue reading
Open Letter to Cuba’s Foreign Minister / Somos+, Jorge Ros
“Better I shut up” Mr. Bruno Rodriguez,
I am not going to say that your statements about President Obama’s visit surprised me, because nothing you do surprises me any more.… Continue reading
Communist Militancy Expresses Its Disenchantment On The Web / 14ymedio
14ymedio, Havana, 19 April 2016 — The 7th Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba has confirmed the suspicions of the opposition. Despite the changes in the socio-political context of… Continue reading
News From the Invisible 7th Communist Party Congress / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 20 April 2016 — The most notable departures from the Central Committee of the Party elected at the Seventh Congress are: Rolando Alfonso Borges,… Continue reading
Raul Castro Re-Elected First Secretary Of The Communist Party Of Cuba / 14ymedio
EFE (14ymedio), Havana, 19 April 2016 – The Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) Tuesday re-elected the country’s president, Raul Castro, as first secretary of the organization, a… Continue reading
Inability to Differentiate?…or to Recognize Injustice? / Hablemos Press, Eduardo Herrera
Hablemos Press, Dr. Eduardo Herrera, Havana, 16 April 2016 – Juventud Rebelde newspaper, in its “Letters” section—in which they usually publish cases of social injustice or irregularities—ran an article… Continue reading
The Cuban quandary By Ben Potter April 20, 2016 | 2:29 pm EDT
Some don’t want to trade with the Communist country, but market upsides await.
Cuba is an island nation that depends on imports to feed its populace. Recently,… Continue reading
Renowned Cuban pro-reform economist fired as chill sets in 4:25 PM Thursday Apr 21, 2016
HAVANA (AP) ” One of Cuba’s most renowned advocates of economic reform has been fired from his University of Havana think tank for sharing information… Continue reading
Cuba’s Communists dig in despite Obama’s outreach Castros ensure communist grip By Guy Taylor – The Washington Times – Wednesday, April 20, 2016
Critics of President Obama’s diplomatic outreach to Cuba are claiming vindication this week as the island nation’s… Continue reading
Report: U.S. Manufacturers To Benefit From Cuban Embargo Lift By Margaret Sutherlin
The U.S. International Trade Commission has rendered its verdict on Cuba: The market is ripe for U.S. business.
In a study released this week, the commission said that… Continue reading
Elderly Castro holds onto Cuba’s top job in changing times HAVANA | BY FRANK JACK DANIEL AND NELSON ACOSTA
President Raul Castro will serve up to five more years as head of Cuba’s Communist Party as he and other aging… Continue reading
Cuban-born musician writes Obama after invite for White House performance is withdrawn BY NANCY SAN MARTIN staff@InCubaToday.com
Multiple Grammy-Award winner Paquito D’Rivera has penned a letter to President Barack Obama questioning whether the decision to “veto” his participation in an… Continue reading
Cuban exile activist Ramón Saúl Sánchez: a man with no country ALFONSO CHARDY achardy@elnuevoherald.com
ORDER REPRINT OF THIS STORY When Ramón Saúl Sánchez arrived at Miami International Airport on a flight from Cuba almost 50 years ago, he was just… Continue reading
Carnival Is A Cuba Cautionary Tale: It’s Not About Business. It’s About Politics By TIM PADGETT • 13 HOURS AGO
COMMENTARY
Does the Carnival Corporation know something the rest of us don’t?
Because if it doesn’t, its Fathom cruise ship… Continue reading
Cuba: The Big Change Alma Guillermoprieto MAY 12, 2016 ISSUE
One could swear that nothing has changed. The chaotic lines we travelers form in front of Cuba’s stern immigration officers; their belligerent slowness; the noise and heat in the too-small… Continue reading
