
Cuba
The Mistakes of Raúl Castro
14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 15 July 2017 – In his most recent public speech before Parliament, General-President Raul Castro offered a self-criticism about “political deviations” under which the private sector and cooperatives are governed. “Mistakes… Continue reading
Average Wages Rise but Nobody in Cuba Lives on Their Salary
14ymedio, Mario Penton and Luz Escobar, Miami and Havana, 14 July 2017 — Ileana Sánchez is anxiously rummaging through her tattered wallet, looking for some bills to buy a… Continue reading
Un ‘Google cubano’ que responde a intereses del Gobierno El buscador C.U.B.A. sigue sin ganar popularidad Lunes, julio 17, 2017 | Eliseo Matos
LA HABANA, Cuba.- El buscador de contenidos C.U.B.A , una especie de Google nacional para acceder a… Continue reading
Discriminatory prices: how much do things cost? FERNANDO DÁMASO | La Habana | 17 de Julio de 2017 – 12:05 CEST.
The establishment of Cuba’s two different currencies (CUC and CUP), and their different applications (1×24, 1×10, 1×2 and 1×1),… Continue reading
Prosperous Cuban Entrepreneur Arrested / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 16 June 2017 — Alejandro Marcel Mendivil, successful entrepreneur, owner of El Litoral, a restaurant located at Malecon #161, between L & K, and the restaurant Lungo Mare, located… Continue reading
Cuba courted in diplomatic push on Venezuela crisis Colombian president flies to Havana to seek support for regional John Paul Rathbone in Miami
Juan Manuel Santos, Colombia’s president, was set to fly to Cuba on Sunday on a mission to… Continue reading
Cuba Awaits New Trump Proposals / Iván García
Ivan Garcia, 14 June 2017 — What you lose last is hope. And those who have plans to immigrate to the United States maintain bulletproof optimism.
Close to a small park in… Continue reading
Parliamentary Karaoke
14ymedio, Generation y, Yoani Sanchez, 14 July 2017 — Wednesday night. The neighborhood of Nuevo Vedado is sliding into the darkness. Catchy music resonates in the Hotel Tulipán where parliamentarians are staying during the current regular session. They… Continue reading
Familia de violinista que tocó para Trump niega acusación de Cuba de que su padre mató a Frank País LUIS DE LA PAZ Especial/el Nuevo Herald
Durante la visita del presidente Donald Trump a Miami el 16 de junio, el… Continue reading
Trump administration again suspends a part of Cuba embargo By JOSH LEDERMAN Published July 14, 2017 Markets Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration is suspending for another six months a provision of the U.S. embargo on Cuba.
The State… Continue reading
Cuba’s Raul Castro dismisses harsher US tone under Trump – Castro’s comments to Cuba’s National Assembly were his first on Trump’s June announcement of a partial rollback of the Cuba-U.S. detente – He also rejected any “lessons” on human rights… Continue reading
Cuba says GDP recovers, up about 1 percent so far in 2017 By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA — Jul 14, 2017, 5:59 PM ET
The Cuban government said Friday that the economy is growing again following a decline last year… Continue reading
Higher Taxes / Fernando Dámaso
Fernando Damaso, 6 July 2017 — It is no secret among Cubans that their government is inept and inefficient. Fifty-eight years of failure attest to this.
With the emergence of self-employment, however, officials have found… Continue reading
How Cubans See the Crisis in Venezuela / Iván García
Iván García, 11 July 2017 — After painting the facades of several buildings along 10 de Octobre street, the workers of the brigade shelter from the terrifying heat in doorways,… Continue reading
The Death of a Cuban Doctor in Ciudad Tiuna, Caracas / Juan Juan Almeida
Juan Juan Almeida, 19 June 2017 — Teresa Sulien Castillo Sotto, a 27-year-old Cuban doctor born in Bayamo, died due to multiple fractures and traumatic brain… Continue reading
TWO CUBAN PLAYERS DESERTING THE TEAM JUNIOR magictr | July 14, 2017 | News Stéphane Bouchard Friday, 14 July 2017 00:00
JONQUIÈRE | Two players from the cuban national team junior tour against the teams of major League baseball junior… Continue reading
UM names interim director for the Institute of Cuban and Cuban-American Studies BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES ngameztorres@elnuevoherald.com
The University of Miami has appointed founder and former senior fellow Andy Gómez as interim director of the Institute of Cuban and Cuban-… Continue reading
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