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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
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
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
Cuban Government Turns To New Forms Of Repression
14ymedio, Havana, 3 July 2014 — Last June, there were 198 fewer arbitrary arrests of Cuban activists and opponents compared to the same month last year, according to a report by the… Continue reading
US-Cuba sea mission finds healthy reefs, invasive lionfish By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ, ASSOCIATED PRESS HAVANA — Jul 4, 2017, 6:28 PM ET
A joint U.S.-Cuban expedition to explore the island’s coral reefs uncovered a surprisingly healthy ecosystem and large schools of… Continue reading
Cuba’s electoral straitjacket HILDEBRANDO CHAVIANO MONTES | La Habana | 4 de Julio de 2017 – 11:11 CEST.
The National Candidatures Committee (CCN) was just constituted. According to the Electoral Law, this commission, as well as the provincial and municipal… Continue reading
A Neighborhood Dressed in Blue / Rebeca Monzo
At the time of the “accident” in 1959, Nuevo Vedado was the latest Havana neighborhood to be developed. Its residents included professionals and famous artists from radio and television. It was an… Continue reading
In Cuba, Growing Numbers Of Bloggers Manage To Operate In A Vulnerable Gray Area July 2, 20178:26 AM ET CARRIE KAHN
In recent years, a growing number of news and political websites have popped up in Cuba. Some are taking… Continue reading
They fled to avoid prosecution from a web of corruption that is part of daily life in Cuba BY MARIO J. PENTÓN mpenton@elnuevoherald.com
PANAMA CITY, PANAMA The couple fled Cuba to avoid the web of corruption and negligence that they… Continue reading
Nominating Commission That Will Propose Replacement for Raúl Castro is Sworn In
14ymedio, Havana, 30 June 2017 — The swearing in, today, of the National Nominating Commission (CCN) before the National Electoral Commission is a decisive step that makes it… Continue reading
Under Trump’s revised policy, black Cubans will get left behind, again BY ALEJANDRO DE LA FUENTE delafuente@fas.harvard.edu
As President Trump announced the administration’s new policies on Cuba, I worried that Afro-Cubans would be the main losers. They have been losing… Continue reading
‘Revolutionary’ Unemployment: A Crime ROBERTO ÁLVAREZ QUIÑONES | Los Ángeles | 30 de Junio de 2017 – 10:04 CEST.
The Cuban Government always lies in its economic and social statistics, and with total impunity, as no figures can actually be… Continue reading
Analysis: Can Trump Destroy Obama’s Legacy? The New York Times By PETER BAKER
WASHINGTON — When the judgment of history comes, former President Barack Obama might have figured he would have plenty to talk about. Among other things, he assumed… Continue reading
No one signs the ‘Cuban Youth’s Statement’ PEDRO CAMPOS | La Habana | 26 de Junio de 2017 – 11:43 CEST.
The official newspapers Granma and Juventud Rebelde recently published the Cuban Youth’s Statement in response to the recent speech… Continue reading
Analista: ‘Las nuevas disposiciones de Trump podrían reducir las remesas a más de un millón de cubanos’ DDC | Miami | 26 de Junio de 2017 – 14:45 CEST.
Para William LeoGrande, profesor de la American University especializado en las… Continue reading
Commentary: The real reason Trump wanted Cuba restrictions OPINION By Jonathan C. Brown – Special to the American-Statesman LYNNE SLADKY Posted: 4:00 p.m. Saturday, June 24, 2017
President Donald Trump’s reversal of his predecessor’s Cuban policies proves once again that… Continue reading
Cuba From The Inside With Alternative Tour Guides
14ymedio, Marcelo Hernandez, Havana, 21 June 2017 — Economic hardships turn many Cuban engineers to work as bartenders, doctors become taxi drivers and innumerable professionals become alternative guides for tourists. Among the… Continue reading
