Daily Archives: July 13, 2017
Raul Castro Apparently Decided to Change His Personal Image / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 11 July 2017 — The President of the Councils of State and of Ministers of the Republic of Cuba recently underwent cosmetic surgery to… Continue reading
Work Accident Takes The Lives Of Two Cuban Builders In Caibarién
14ymedio, Havana, 11 July 2017 — The collapse of a wall during the reconstruction of the Hotel Commercio in Caibarién, in the province of Villa Clara, cost two workers… Continue reading
Trafficking in Goods, a Strategy to Survive in Cuba / Iván García
Iván García, 28 June 2017 — On Havana there are illegal stores for all tastes. Pirated jeans at 20 CUC, copies of Nike shoes at 40 CUC and… Continue reading
Cuba: Cavities and Abscesses in the Oral Health System / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 23 June 2017 — Located in the stately building with its exquisite art-deco style, at the Havana intersection of Salvador Allende Avenue (formerly Carlos… Continue reading
Bread In Cuba’s Rationed Market Is An Unsolved Problem
14ymedio, Zunilda Mata, Havana, 9 July 2017 — With a sharp knife and the skill of a surgeon, Luis Garmendia, 68, slices the bread from the rationed market into six small… Continue reading
Taxi Driver Arrested In Havana After Being Accused Of Racism
14ymedio, Havana, 10 July 2017 – The driver of a private taxi was arrested after being accused of racial discrimination by Yanay Aguirre Calderín, according to a report Monday in… Continue reading
Cuban Government Fires Off One Lie After Another / Iván García
Ivan Garcia, 3 July 2017 — The fan stopped turning around 3:30 in the morning, when in the middle of a heat wave, a black out forced Ricardo, his… Continue reading
If Trump Ends Our Remittances? / Iván García
Ivan Garcia, 8 July 2017 — Without too much caution, the CUPET tanker truck painted green and white begins to deposit fuel in the underground basement of a gas station located at… Continue reading
Cuban Government Extends Land Lease Period to 20 Years
14ymedio, Havana, 30 June 2017 — The latest Council of Ministers, chaired by Raul Castro, has extended the term of the country’s land leases under the usufruct system to 20 years,… Continue reading
Cuban Couple Prefers to Face the Jungle Rather Than the Law in Cuba
14ymedio, Mario J. Penton, Panama City, 2 July 2017 – They managed to escape Cuba to leave behind traces of corruption and negligence that, according to Yudenny… Continue reading
Drugs Play Increasing Role in the Battle for Cuban Teenagers’ Leisure Time
14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 7 July 2017 — He dries his sweat and takes a drink of water from a bottle he carries in his backpack. “In my… Continue reading
The National Council of the Performing Arts under Scrutiny / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 26 June 2017 — Another legal trial is threatening the invulnerability of the Ministry of Culture. This time the prosecutorial gaze is focused on… Continue reading
American Cruise Companies Stand To Benefit From U.S. Changes To Cuba Policy July 10, 20174:35 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered
U.S. cruise operators are among those who stand to benefit from President Trump’s changes to the Obama administration’s… Continue reading
Venezuela oil exports to Cuba drop, energy shortages worsen Marianna Parraga and Marc Frank
HOUSTON/HAVANA (Reuters) – Venezuela’s crude and fuel deliveries to Cuba have slid almost 13 percent in the first half this year, according to documents from state-run… Continue reading
Eight Things You Need to Know about President Trump’s New Cuba Policy 07/13/2017 09:20 am ET William M. LeoGrande Professor of Government at American University
President Donald J. Trump signs the National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of… Continue reading
Cuba’s ‘elections’: asking the man on the street OSMEL RAMÍREZ ÁLVAREZ | Holguín | 13 de Julio de 2017 – 11:51 CEST.
On June 14 the Council of State announced general elections. In this first stage (September 2017) only partial… Continue reading
