Economy
Governor Earl Ray Tomblin hopes good relations between Cuba and the US continue By NBC/ WSAZ | Posted: Sat 9:40 PM, Nov 19, 2016 | Updated: Sat 9:56 PM, Nov 19, 2016
HAVANA, Cuba (WSAZ/ NBC) — West Virginia Governor… Continue reading
It’s Not the “Blockade”: It’s Fear 14ymedio, Pedro Campos Posted on October 1, 2015
14ymedio, Pedro Campos, Havana, 30 September 2015 – The Cuban leaders insist that the “blockade” is the main obstacle to economic development in Cuba. This was… Continue reading
Bergoglio’s Havana Tango / Jeovany Jimenez Vega Posted on October 1, 2015
Jeovany Jimenez Vega, 27 September 2015 — The recently concluded visit of Pope Francis left Cuba awash in a wave of controversy. To the amazement of some and… Continue reading
Want to Invest in Cuba? Meet Your Partner, Castro’s Son-In-Law Michael SmithSep 30, 2015 12:01 am ET
(Bloomberg) — Omar Everleny Pérez ?is eager to show me how far Raúl Castro’s overhaul of Cuba’s socialist economy has advanced, and so,… Continue reading
Cuba for Realists SEPT 30, 2015 8:30 AM EDT By Editorial Board
This has been a year of new possibilities for Cuba. Even with the U.S. embargo still in place, the restoration of diplomatic ties has injected the socialist redoubt… Continue reading
Fathom’s Cuban cruises to stop in Havana, Cienfuegos and Santiago de Cuba Arlene Satchell – Sun Sentinel
Cuba cruises offer artistic, educational and humanitarian activities Travelers setting sail on Fathom’s new “purposeful” cruises from Miami to Cuba will stop at… Continue reading
Andres Oppenheimer: A Nobel Prize for Raul Castro!
Cuban dictator Raúl Castro deserves a Nobel Prize in political chutzpah: He is demanding reparations for the five-decade-old U.S. trade embargo of the island, neglecting to mention that it was imposed after… Continue reading
Hotel Chains Are Racing to Build a Presence Across Cuba Mike Stone and Mitra Taj, Reuters – Oct 01, 2015 9:43 am
U.S. hotel chains are in the unfavorable position of going up against European brands that have already established… Continue reading
Scheduled U.S.-Cuba Flights Unlikely to Start This Year A meeting in Havana this week failed to resolve technical and regulatory issues By DOUG CAMERON Updated Oct. 1, 2015 3:28 p.m. ET
The U.S. and Cuba are continuing work on re-establishing… Continue reading
U.S. airlines ‘eager’ to begin scheduled service to Cuba
After two days of talks in Havana, no timetable for scheduled service Five or six U.S. airlines have expressed interest Cuba also wants its airlines to offer scheduled service to U.S.… Continue reading
The one-sided relationship with Cuba By Editorial Board October 1 at 8:21 PM
SINCE DEC. 17, President Obama has been engaged in a sweeping overhaul of U.S.-Cuba relations at the heart of which are conciliatory gestures by Washington; more travel… Continue reading
Were The Firecrackers That Brought the CDRs to Life Spontaneous? / Diario de Cuba, Orland Freire Santana Posted on September 30, 2015
Diario de Cuba, Orlando Freire Santana, Havana, 28 September 2015 – Recently a group of friends were talking… Continue reading
Cuba’s efforts to control capitalism won’t end well Bloomberg
This has been a year of new possibilities for Cuba. Even with the U.S. embargo still in place, the restoration of diplomatic ties has injected the socialist redoubt of Fidel and… Continue reading
Cuban tobacco farmers relate well with NC agriculture officials Updated 8:27 p.m. yesterday
VINALES, CUBA — When conversations happen in different languages, things can often get lost in translation. But in a chat between farmers from Cuba and North Carolina,… Continue reading