Daily Archives: August 25, 2016
Why is there a teacher shortage? ORLANDO FREIRE SANTANA | La Habana | 25 de Agosto de 2016 – 14:07 CEST.
At this time Cuba’s Education Minister, Ena Elsa Velázquez, is visiting the country’s provinces to check on the preparations… Continue reading
Renting Fidel Castro’s Yacht for 5,000 Dollars a Day / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 24 August 2016 — Renting Fidel Castro’s yacht will be the new publicity backdrop that will be the next thing to enter the arena… Continue reading
Cayo Coco: An Emporium Of Cuban Military Capitalism / Iván García
View from the pool of the Memories Flamenco Beach Resort, one of the several hotels that the Grupo de Turismo Gaviota S.A. administers in Cayo Coco. Taken from the… Continue reading
Three lucky computer buffs from Cuba spend summer interning in New York City By Elizabeth Llorente Published August 24, 2016Fox News Latino
NEW YORK – One wants to expand Internet access in his country.
Another wants to work in software… Continue reading
Rick Sanchez: A chat with Oscar Biscet – could he be Cuba’s next president? By Rick Sanchez Published August 24, 2016 Fox News Latino
The man that many argue is destined to become Cuba’s next president has been fighting his… Continue reading
Popular Becomes Second To Launch Credit Cards For Use In Cuba By PYMNTS Posted on August 24, 2016
Popular announced on Tuesday (Aug. 23) that it has become the second financial institution in the U.S. and the first in Puerto… Continue reading
Despite advances, women in Cuba still face sexism in a macho society In Cuba Today Staff
Despite achievements in gender equality, emancipation and representation at the highest levels of government, women in Cuba still face problems related to domestic violence… Continue reading
IRS goes after Pastors for Peace for sending aid to Cuba BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
For years, the U.S.-based Pastors for Peace defied the embargo on Cuba with “caravans” of humanitarian aid hauled across the U.S.-Mexico border that were… Continue reading
Cuban migration among issues Trump and Clinton don’t talk much about BY DEAN DECHIARO
WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have talked a lot about immigration. They’re miles apart. And, somewhere in between, is Congress.
The presidential candidates have… Continue reading
Sour grapes DDC | Madrid | 24 de Agosto de 2016 – 14:00 CEST.
“These seem to be the Olympics of nationalized Cubans nationalized by other countries,” wrote a DIARIO DE CUBA collaborator a few days ago before the closing… Continue reading