Daily Archives: August 6, 2016
Hookers Will Increase With The Tourist Boom And The Economic Austerity / Iván García
Iván García, 5 August 2016 — In the middle of the empty bottles of aged rum and the Presidente Dominican beer washed down on the patio,… Continue reading
Amel Carlos Oliva: A Handful Of Guts Against A System / 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, 4 August 2016 — On August 13, the 90th birthday of Fidel Castro, there will not be only official festivities. If the young… Continue reading
800 US-bound migrants in jungle on Panama-Colombia border AFP NewsAugust 5, 2016
Around 800 US-bound migrants, most of them from Haiti, Africa, Asia and Cuba, are currently in dense jungle on the Panama-Colombia border, Panama’s president said Friday, describing it… Continue reading
As the future closes in, there’s still time to travel to authentic Cuba THE WASHINGTON POST PUBLISHED: August 5, 2016 at 2:16 pm | UPDATED: August 5, 2016 at 2:19 By Moriah Balingit The Washington Post
For many travelers, the… Continue reading
Cuban dissident briefly hospitalized, hunger strike in third week Posted 06 Aug 2016 07:00
HAVANA: Veteran Cuban dissident Guillermo Farinas was briefly hospitalized in Santa Clara on Friday after losing consciousness in his home on the 16th day of a… Continue reading
Cuba admits Venezuelan recession is hitting hard: Chavist oil shipments down 20%
Venezuela’s grim situation is impacting not only millions of households around the country: it is also sending panic waves across the Caribbean all the way to Cuba, a… Continue reading
Cuba denies it’s negotiating with U.S. on compensation claims BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
A Cuban government official has denied that a recent meeting with U.S. representatives to discuss mutual compensation claims amounts to a negotiation, raising doubts about Havana’s… Continue reading
American Airlines executive talks about high-flying cargo to Cuba BY MIMI WHITEFIELD mwhitefield@miamiherald.com
Jim Butler, president of American Airlines cargo, is based at the airline’s Fort Worth, Texas, headquarters, but he visits Miami four to six times a year to… Continue reading