Monthly Archives: January 2017
Google entering Cuba is ‘Trojan Horse’ that could reinforce regime, residents say By Marta Dhanis Published January 25, 2017 FoxNews.com
HAVANA, Cuba – In signing a deal with the Cuban authorities last December, Google took on the challenge of improving… Continue reading
Cuba Water Hassles By Barbara Gutierrez 01-18-2017
An interdisciplinary study at UM is looking at how Cubans on the island cope with water issues that result in health and hygiene concerns. When Evaristo lived in his native Cuba, hardly a… Continue reading
Cuban delegation arrives amid threats by Gov. Scott to cut funding to ports that sign pacts BY MIMI WHITEFIELD, AMY SHERMAN AND PATRICIA MAZZEI mwhitefield@miamiherald.com
A high-level Cuban business delegation toured Port Everglades and met with port officials Thursday, although… Continue reading
Cuban entrepreneurs dream big but the government is in their way BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
Like entrepreneurs in any country, Cuban entrepreneurs want more access to resources and fewer bureaucratic obstacles to expand and reinvest in their businesses, according… Continue reading
Cuba’s Castro warns Trump to respect country’s sovereignty By Nelson Acosta
HAVANA (Reuters) – Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday said Cuba hoped to continue to normalize relations with the United States, but made clear the Trump administration should not… Continue reading
Gov. Rick Scott wants Florida ports to cease trade with Cuba Posted By Jim Turner, the News Service of Florida on Thu, Jan 26, 2017 at 10:23 am
Gov. Rick Scott is using Twitter to threaten funding cuts for port… Continue reading
Castro: Cuba willing to work with Trump — under these conditions By Associated Press January 26, 2017 | 12:49am Modal Trigger
BAVARO, Dominican Republic — President Raul Castro expressed Cuba’s willingness to continue negotiations with President Donald Trump’s new administration… Continue reading
Florida company gets OK to ship electric cars to Cuba BY MELANIE ZANONA – 01/25/17 05:55 PM EST 9
A Miami-based auto company has received the green light to ship American-made electric cars to Cuba, following an effort by former… Continue reading
Gov. Scott doesn’t want Florida’s ports making deals with Cuba JANUARY 25, 2017 3:43 PM BY PATRICIA MAZZEI pmazzei@miamiherald.com
Florida Gov. Rick Scott threatened Wednesday to strip state funds from two South Florida seaports ready to sign business deals with… Continue reading
Port cancels signing of pact with Cuba after Gov. Scott threatens to cut funding BY AMY SHERMAN, MIMI WHITEFIELD AND PATRICIA MAZZEI asherman@miamiherald.com
After Gov. Rick Scott threatened to financially cut off Florida ports that do business with Cuba, Port… Continue reading
Raúl Castro says Cuba wants a ‘respectful dialogue’ with Trump BY MIMI WHITEFIELD mwhitefield@miamiherald.com
Making his first foreign trip since his brother Fidel’s death, Raúl Castro told leaders at the V Summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean… Continue reading
Fidel Castro is more of a presence in death than in recent life BY MIMI WHITEFIELD mwhitefield@miamiherald.com
Two months after the remains of former Cuban leader Fidel Castro were laid to rest, his voice and thoughts continue to resonate from… Continue reading
Gandrilla Launches His Mandate at MINIT With New Orders / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 24 January 2017 — Hours after the Obama administration said good-bye to what was the “wet foot/dry foot” policy, in Cuba the recently named… Continue reading
If Trump plans to help stranded Cubans, he’d better move fast fordonez@mcclatchydc.com BY FRANCO ORDOÑEZ fordonez@mcclatchydc.com
WASHINGTON Time is running out for hundreds of Cuban migrants stranded on the Mexican side of the U.S. border who are waiting for any… Continue reading
Travelling the dichotomy of Cuba, from the beautiful beaches to the mainland Nancy Truman, Special to National Post | January 24, 2017 3:16 PM ET More from Special to National Post
Just weeks after Cuba’s former president Fidel Castro was… Continue reading
Trump’s New Cuba Negotiator Fought For Stronger Cuba Ties Trump’s pick to lead his administration’s most sensitive negotiations has run two nonprofits that have encouraged stronger ties with Cuba — a position at odds with Trump’s campaign pledges. posted on… Continue reading
Charcoal — first legal cargo from Cuba in more than 50 years — arrives at Port Everglades BY MIMI WHITEFIELD
The first Cuban exports since the embargo went into effect over a half century ago arrived at Port Everglades Tuesday… Continue reading
The State neglects the self employed ORLANDO FREIRE SANTANA | La Habana | 25 de Enero de 2017 – 12:13 CET.
Many self-employed workers wonder where the money that they pay into the Social Security system every month ends up.… Continue reading
