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Cuba seeks greater economic cooperation with Russia English.news.cn 2013-05-18 09:46:42 HAVANA, May 17 (Xinhua) — Cuban parliament speaker Esteban Lazo said here Friday that his country is interested in expanding economic cooperation with Russia.
Lazo, president of Cuba’s unicameral parliament,… Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 05.15.13
Crackdown on Afro-Cubans destroys myth of racial equality BY JON B. PERDUE Twitter@jonperdue
OSLO, Norway At the time of Fidel Castro’s takeover of Cuba in 1959, “separate but equal” was the norm in much of the… Continue reading
Agencia EFE May 15, 2013 19:00
Dissident calls for reform in Cuba
Miami, May 15 (EFE).- Cuban dissident Manuel Cuesta Morua, the leader of the Arco Progresista group, called in Miami on Wednesday for a “new national project” that undertakes… Continue reading
Posted on Wednesday, 05.15.13
Canadian jailed in Havana corruption scandal speaks out By Julian Sher of The Toronto Star And Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@elnuevoherald.com
Speaking over a scratchy telephone line from inside a Cuban prison, Sarkis Yacoubian’s voice goes… Continue reading
Is There a Cuban Model of Wellbeing / Fernando Damaso Posted on May 14, 2013
A careful read of the extensive article, “A look at the Cuban model of wellbeing,” published in the daily Granma on 13 May 2013, raised,… Continue reading
Posted on Tuesday, 05.14.13
Cuba government minister reports on corruption in international deals and gas By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
Cuban government officials must fight “a grand battle” against corruption in areas such as business deals with foreigners and the… Continue reading
Cuba offering construction services at fair in Europe CUBA STANDARD — Venturing into the European construction market, the Cuban construction ministry (MICONS) is offering services of its companies at a fair in Spain.
MICONS will be exhibiting at the… Continue reading
13 May 2013 Last updated at 09:38 GMT
Cuba golf project gets green light Sarah Rainsford By Sarah Rainsford BBC News, Carbonera, Cuba
Five decades after Fidel Castro ordered Cuba’s golf courses to be closed down because he considered them… Continue reading
First nonstop Cuba-Brazil flight to take off in June
Cubana de Aviación will offer the first direct flight between Cuba and Brazil on June 10.
Brazilian Tourism Minister Gastão Vieira made the announcement during the international tourism fair (FITCuba 2013)… Continue reading
Cuba’s Democratic Left on State Socialism May 9, 2013 | | Print Print | 0 5 11 32
HAVANA TIMES — A couple weeks ago we published a summary of an essay by Pedro Campos and Armando Chaguaceda on the… Continue reading
Cuba looks to further bolster vital tourism sector
Varadero, Cuba, May 9 (EFE).- Cash-strapped Cuba is looking to further boost its long-vital tourism sector, the crown jewel of which is this famed resort town located 138 kilometers (85 miles) east… Continue reading
We Approach the Present Through the Past / Dimas Castellanos Posted on May 8, 2013
New resolutions issued by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, introducing changes in economic relations, give more attention to the re-insertion of non-state forms of… Continue reading
Cuba close to passing law for golf resort construction
After nearly two years of waiting, with ready-to-go blueprints and agreements with joint venture partners in the drawer, at least three golf course resort developers may soon be able to go… Continue reading
Cuban spy supports prisoner exchange for Jewish contractor Rene Gonzalez says a swap to release American Alan Gross, sentenced to 15 years in prison, would be a ‘good gesture’ By Andrea Rodrguez May 7, 2013, 9:43 pm 0
HAVANA… Continue reading
Money is a Mighty Lord / Agustin Lopez Posted on May 6, 2013
Under the title “Tampa seeks to do business with Cuba” in the Miami Herald, we learn that Tampa City Council members Harry Cohen, Yvonne Yolie Capin, and… Continue reading
Cuban Spy Unrepentant, but Hopes for Better Ties By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA May 6, 2013 (AP)
A Cuban intelligence agent who spent 13 years in a U.S. prison said Monday he still has affection for America and hopes… Continue reading
Posted on Monday, 04.29.13
Ladies in White leader wants U.S. to maintain hard-line on Cuba By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com
The leader of Cuba’s dissident Ladies in White, Berta Soler, Monday called for maintaining the U.S. trade embargo and limiting… Continue reading
“ourism dropping in first quarter
After years of uninterrupted growth, tourism in Cuba dropped slightly in the first quarter of the year, the height of tourism season.
The number of visitors to the island dropped 0.5 percent during January through… Continue reading