Daily Archives: June 9, 2017
The Cuban Government, Complicit in Corruption and Peddling Favours / Iván García
Iván García, 26 MAY 2017 — Ideology is no longer the most important consideration if you want to get an administrative position in Cuba’s chaotic business and commercial… Continue reading
Reinaldo Escobar: The Unqualified Cuban Truth / Somos+
Somos+, Leyla Belo, 23 MACH 2017 — Those who ever speak with Reinaldo cannot deny his innate genius, his sense of humor and gentleness of expression. A matter of decorum, isn’t it?… Continue reading
Between the Official Utopia and Generational Realism / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya
Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 1 June 2017. – A characteristic feature of ineffective and outdated political regimes is the constant appeal to the historical past as a mechanism for… Continue reading
Found in Moscow’s Flea Markets: Car Parts, Jeans and Bargain-Hunting Cubans
They fly 13 hours seeking items to sell in a Communist island still starved of consumer goods
MOSCOW—Sometimes the wheels of history turn slowly. The hottest shopping destination for… Continue reading
Trump Will Reverse Damage Done by Obama’s Cuba Policy Jun 8th, 2017 3 min read COMMENTARY BY Mike Gonzalez @Gundisalvus Senior Fellow Mike Gonzalez is a senior fellow at the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for International Studies.
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A Cuban vaccine might some day turn lung cancer into a chronic disease BY MIMI WHITEFIELD mwhitefield@miamiherald.com
BUFFALO, N.Y. The first patients in a clinical trial at Roswell Park Cancer Institute have begun receiving monthly doses of CIMAvax-EGF, a Cuban… Continue reading
Cuba holiday CRISIS: Britons warned to take THIS to airport or risk being refused entry
CUBA holidays have spiked in popularity this year with a British tourist boom, but there’s one critical addition you’ll need to your trip. By CLAUDIA… Continue reading
Cuba: Socialism, Private Property and Wealth June 8, 2017 By Fernando Ravsberg
HAVANA TIMES — The Cuban Parliament has finally approved the groundwork for the reforms process put forward by President Raul Castro and his government. However, it has done… Continue reading
3 US women attempt to paddle board from Cuba to Florida
HAVANA, CUBA (REUTERS) – With calm waters under their boards, Americans Aimee Spector, Cynthia Aguilar and Karen Kim are preparing for the paddle boarding experience of a lifetime.
“We… Continue reading
Cuba drills for own oil as Venezuelan flow falters Rigoberto DIAZ AFP 8 June 2017
The “Varadero 1,008” drill in the village of Boca de Camarioca is part of a plan by Cuba to make up for lost oil imports… Continue reading
Electricity consumption figures are bad news ELÍAS AMOR | Valencia | 9 de Junio de 2017 – 12:37 CEST.
The National Statistical Office of Cuba (ONEI) has just published an interesting report on activity in the Energy sector under the… Continue reading
