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| 06/24/2017 07:05 PM |
| Trump, The Military And The Division Of Powers In Cuba |
| Trump, The Military And The Division Of Powers In Cuba 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 20 June 2017 — The recent decision by the president of the United States to limit commercial relations with Cuban companies controlled by the military highlights a rarely explored corner of the national reality. Anyone who knows the Island minimally knows […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:59 PM |
| Elliott Abrams: Has Trump Made the Right Move in Cuba? |
| Elliott Abrams: Has Trump Made the Right Move in Cuba? Elliott Abrams, Newsweek • June 22, This article first appeared on the Council on Foreign Relations site. Congratulations to President Trump for a serious (though not total) reversal of the terrible Obama policy toward Cuba. Why? Because the Obama policy was values-free, granting all sorts […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:32 PM |
| Trump, Obama and subjugated Cubans |
| Editorial: Trump, Obama and subjugated Cubans DDC | Madrid | 22 de Junio de 2017 – 14:21 CEST. Cuba’s official television aired Donald Trump’s recent appearance at the Manuel Artime Theater in Miami. That makes two speeches by US presidents that Cubans on the Island have been able to watch recently. In March of 2016, […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:31 PM |
| The true face of GAESA in Havana’s Historic Quarter |
| The true face of GAESA in Havana’s Historic Quarter ROLANDO MARTÍNEZ | La Habana | 22 de Junio de 2017 – 11:27 CEST. “What has the change from Habaguanex to GAESA been like?” “Disastrous.” “Why?” “Because the military management is inept. They demand too much and want to intimidate us. Imagine: if you refuse to […] |
| 06/22/2017 05:30 PM |
| Trump Gets It Right |
| Editorial: Trump Gets It Right DDC | Madrid | 22 de Junio de 2017 – 11:23 CEST. In his speech in Miami, US President Donald Trump rightly divided Cuban society into two groups: the military and the people. And his criticism of the regime did not center on its ideology, on the single party, or […] |
| 06/21/2017 03:00 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba Travel Policy Leaves Heads Scratching |
| Trump’s Cuba Travel Policy Leaves Heads Scratching Andrew Bender , CONTRIBUTOR I delve into the business of business travel, and often the fun too. Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Just as travel and tourism to Cuba from the United States was heating up, President Donald Trump made an announcement last Friday that […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:57 PM |
| Will New Cuba Travel Policy Hurt U.S. Airlines? |
| Will New Cuba Travel Policy Hurt U.S. Airlines? Zacks Equity Research On Jun 16, President Trump announced some changes to current U.S. policy on Cuba, which were put into action by his predecessor Barack Obama. The new policy is in line with Trump’s promise during the campaigning phase. In fact, Trump had reportedly tweeted in […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:55 PM |
| Trump’s travel changes for Cuba won’t take effect soon |
| Trump’s travel changes for Cuba won’t take effect soon Bart Jansen , USA TODAY Published 4:29 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 | Updated 5:49 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 Travel to Cuba won’t be changing soon. While President Trump announced Friday that he is “immediately” canceling Obama’s deal with Cuba, the reversal relies on regulations […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:45 PM |
| Vancouver skateboarder helps spread sport in Cuba |
| Vancouver skateboarder helps spread sport in Cuba Norma Ibarra is on her 2nd trip to Cuba to donate boards from Vancouver CBC News Posted: Jun 20, 2017 7:55 AM PT Last Updated: Jun 20, 2017 7:55 AM PT For a country with no skate shops, Cuba’s skateboarding scene is incredibly vibrant. That’s what Vancouver skateboarder […] |
| 06/21/2017 02:06 PM |
| Trump’s Fault? |
| Trump’s Fault? ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México | 21 de Junio de 2017 – 10:47 CEST. Donald Trump’s announcement of an alteration of his country’s policies towards Cuba caused a great stir. Despite its limited scope – in terms of affecting Obama’s legacy and the foreseeable impact of the measures – adversaries and officials […] |
| 06/20/2017 07:51 PM |
| Being Rich Is Banned in Cuba |
| Being Rich Is Banned in Cuba / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 8 June 2017 — The die is cast. At the special session of the National Assembly of People’s Power held on May 31 and June 1 at the Palace of Conventions, delegates have, as expected, approved the economic plan for 2016 to 2021 and […] |
| 06/20/2017 07:50 PM |
| Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy |
| Consensus and Dissent in the Face of Trump’s Cuba Policy 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 19 June 2017 – Over the weekend the official media have repeated ad nauseam the declaration of the government in response to Donald Trump’s speech about his policy toward Cuba. The declaration’s rhetoric recalls the years before the diplomatic thaw, when […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:47 PM |
| Trump Rolls Back ‘Completely One-Sided’ Cuba Policy |
| Trump Rolls Back ‘Completely One-Sided’ Cuba Policy By TERESA FRONTADO & NANCY KLINGENER & ADRIANNE GONZALEZ & HOLLY PRETSKY & ISABELLA CUETO • JUN 16, 2017 President Donald Trump Friday announced new restrictions on travel and business with Cuba, reversing some of the relaxed new relations instituted two years ago by President Barack Obama. “Effective […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:42 PM |
| Changes To Cuba Policy Met With Mixed Reactions |
| Changes To Cuba Policy Met With Mixed Reactions JULIEGRACE BRUFKE Capitol Hill Reporter 3:52 PM 06/19/2017 President Donald Trump’s changes to the United State’s policy on Cuba, which tightens restrictions on travel and business transactions between countries, has been met with mixed reactions by congressional Republicans. Proponents of the adjustments argue it’s necessary for the […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:37 PM |
| Cuba Won’t Negotiate Trump’s New Policy |
| Cuba Won’t Negotiate Trump’s New Policy At a Monday news conference, the nation’s foreign minister called the latest deal “a grotesque spectacle straight from the Cold War.” ARIA BENDIX JUN 19, 2017 NEWS Speaking at a news conference in Vienna, Austria on Monday, Cuba’s foreign minister, Bruno Rodriguez, said his nation was not interested in […] |
| 06/19/2017 03:10 PM |
| Three “Paladares” Closed Were Among The Best Restaurants In Havana |
| Three “Paladares” Closed Were Among The Best Restaurants In Havana 14ymedio, Luz Escobar, Havana, 16 June 2017 – The closure of three private restaurants in Havana last week has sparked doubts among owners of food service businesses. The fact that the three paladares – private restaurants – were rated “excellent” on Trip Advisor, one of […] |
| 06/19/2017 02:36 AM |
| The good, bad, and ugly of Trump’s new Cuba policy |
| The good, bad, and ugly of Trump’s new Cuba policy By Ilya Somin June 18 at 3:18 PM Late last week, President Trump announced a change in US policy towards the communist dictatorship in Cuba. Although Trump claimed he was “canceling the last administration’s completely one-sided deal with Cuba,” his new approach actually leaves most […] |
| 06/18/2017 08:39 PM |
| Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami’s Cubans are divided |
| Better ties between the U.S. and Cuba? Miami’s Cubans are divided Les Neuhaus When President Trump scaled back President Obama’s pact that broadened relations with Cuba, he said he was “completely canceling” a “terrible and misguided deal.” There was a time in Florida when the Cuban American community would have reacted to such an announcement […] |
| 06/18/2017 04:31 PM |
| Trump And Cuba, Or How To Bet On The Wrong Winner |
| Trump And Cuba, Or How To Bet On The Wrong Winner 14ymedio, Reinaldo Escobar, Havana, 13 June 2017 – In less than 72 hours President Donald Trump will declare in Miami the new basis for the United States government’s policies towards Cuba. At that time the decisions of his predecessor Barack Obama, during the process […] |
| 06/17/2017 11:03 PM |
| Cuba cruises could become less flexible under new Trump policy |
| Cuba cruises could become less flexible under new Trump policy Gene Sloan , USA TODAY Published 12:20 p.m. ET June 16, 2017 Cruises from the USA to Cuba will be allowed to continue under President Trump’s new Cuba policy, but the trips could become more restrictive, industry and Cuba watchers say. Passengers on voyages to […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:59 PM |
| What does Trump’s new Cuba policy mean for travel to island? |
| What does Trump’s new Cuba policy mean for travel to island? MICHAEL WEISSENSTEIN and DAVID KOENIG,Associated Press • June 17, HAVANA (AP) — Here’s what’s changing with President Donald Trump’s new policy on travel to Cuba, announced Friday: BEFORE DETENTE Before former President Barack Obama launched detente with Cuba in December 2014, most Americans without […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:58 PM |
| Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations |
| Trump rolls back some, not all, changes in US-Cuba relations Darlene Superville, Michael Weissenstein and Josh Lederman, Associated Press, Associated Press • June 17, 2017 MIAMI (AP) — Pressing “pause” on a historic detente, President Donald Trump thrust the U.S. and Cuba back on a path toward open hostility with a blistering denunciation of the […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:09 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba policy tries to redefine ‘good’ U.S. tourism. That includes putting them back on tour buses. |
| Trump’s Cuba policy tries to redefine ‘good’ U.S. tourism. That includes putting them back on tour buses. By Nick Miroff June 17 at 2:43 PM The American traveler in Cuba — sweating, disoriented and probably a bit woozy from the rum drinks — is once more at the heart of the struggle for the island’s […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:06 PM |
| Travel Industry Scrambles After New Cuba Restrictions |
| Travel Industry Scrambles After New Cuba Restrictions By VICTORIA BURNETT JUNE 16, 2017 As President Trump outlined a stricter policy toward Cuba on Friday, travel industry representatives scrambled to decode new prohibitions and reassure clients that the island was not off limits. Hotel owners, tour operators and online booking agencies — who have been at […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:04 PM |
| Cuba Says President Trump’s Speech Was ‘Loaded With Hostile Rhetoric’ |
| Cuba Says President Trump’s Speech Was ‘Loaded With Hostile Rhetoric’ Associated Press 8:39 AM ET (WASHINGTON) — The Cuban government is rejecting what it calls the “hostile rhetoric” of President Donald Trump’s speech announcing a new U.S. policy toward the island, but says it is willing to continue “respectful dialogue” with the U.S. on topics […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:03 PM |
| Trump’s Cuba decision gives pause to U.S. companies doing business there |
| Trump’s Cuba decision gives pause to U.S. companies doing business there by Julia Horowitz @juliakhorowitz June 16, 2017: 7:03 PM ET President Trump said he’s “canceling” Obama’s deal with Cuba. But that agreement was good for a lot of American businesses. Many U.S. firms have welcomed the opening of a new market roughly 100 miles […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:02 PM |
| Farmers Blast Trump’s Cuba Retreat as Bad for Trade |
| Farmers Blast Trump’s Cuba Retreat as Bad for Trade June 17, 2017 4:55 AM Reuters CHICAGO — U.S. farm groups criticized President Donald Trump’s decision to retreat from his predecessor’s opening toward Cuba, saying it could derail huge increases in farm exports that totaled $221 million last year. A trade delegation from Minnesota, one of […] |
| 06/17/2017 10:01 PM |
| National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba |
| National Security Presidential Memorandum on Strengthening the Policy of the United States Toward Cuba MEMORANDUM FOR THE VICE PRESIDENT THE SECRETARY OF STATE THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE THE SECRETARY OF COMMERCE THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:44 PM |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy is too much for some, not enough for others |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy is too much for some, not enough for others BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] If President Donald Trump did one thing during his Miami trip it was stir up simmering passions about the best course for U.S. policy toward Cuba. Neither side in the emotional debate — those who favor a more […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:33 PM |
| President Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba travel policy is topsy-turvy |
| President Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba travel policy is topsy-turvy BY FABIOLA SANTIAGO [email protected] My first reaction to President Donald Trump’s ballyhooed Cuba policy was to message my millennial American daughter to let her know that she can go ahead with her plans to visit Havana: “You can book your cruise.” Turns out the supposedly big reversal […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:32 PM |
| Inside Oval Office, Rubio and Diaz-Balart pushed Trump to crack down on Cuba |
| Inside Oval Office, Rubio and Diaz-Balart pushed Trump to crack down on Cuba BY PATRICIA MAZZEI [email protected] Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart sat in the Oval Office last month, surrounded by two Cabinet secretaries, the national security adviser and an array of top White House staff, and asked President Donald Trump to put […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:29 PM |
| Americans will still be able to travel to Cuba, but rules will be stricter |
| Americans will still be able to travel to Cuba, but rules will be stricter BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The good news for Americans who want to travel to Cuba is they still can, but a draft of President Donald Trump’s presidential policy directive indicates they shouldn’t even think of sneaking away for a day on […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:25 PM |
| Trump recasts Cuba policy, takes harder line than Obama on military, travel |
| Trump recasts Cuba policy, takes harder line than Obama on military, travel BY PATRICIA MAZZEI AND NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] In an overhaul of one of his predecessor’s signature legacies, President Donald Trump will redraw U.S. policy toward Cuba on Friday, tightening travel restrictions for Americans that had been loosened under President Barack Obama and […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:21 PM |
| Cuba to President Trump: We need to continue to cooperate and coexist |
| Cuba to President Trump: We need to continue to cooperate and coexist BY MAUREEN WHITEFIELD [email protected] Noting the hostile rhetoric of President Donald Trump in his Miami speech and saying the United States was in no position to be giving lessons on human rights, Cuba still extended an olive branch and said it wanted to […] |
| 06/17/2017 09:18 PM |
| Trump: New policy on Cuba begins with enforcement of U.S. law |
| Trump: New policy on Cuba begins with enforcement of U.S. law BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The new Cuba policy announced by President Donald Trump makes it clear the president will be looking to the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act of 1996 — also known as the Helms-Burton Act — in forging his new take […] |
| 06/15/2017 06:06 PM |
| The End Of The Cycle For Two Caudillos |
| The End Of The Cycle For Two Caudillos 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 12 June 2017 — His mother died, his brother emigrated and now no one brings flowers to the tomb of one of those many young Cubans who lost their lives on the African plains. His death served to build the authoritarian regime of […] |
| 06/15/2017 06:02 PM |
| Populism Cuban Style: Conquests, Threats and Leadership |
| Populism Cuban Style: Conquests, Threats and Leadership 14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, 6 June 2017 — The leader speaks for hours on the platform, his index finger pointing to an invisible enemy. A human tide applauds when the intonation of a phrase demands it and stares enraptured at the bearded speaker. For decades these public acts were […] |
| 06/15/2017 05:39 PM |
| Foreigners and Cubans: Princes and Paupers |
| Foreigners and Cubans: Princes and Paupers FRANCISCO ALMAGRO DOMÍNGUEZ | Miami | 15 de Junio de 2017 – 15:39 CEST. A woman friend of mine who lives in Miami recently traveled to the Island with her children. As her father is Cuban, she wanted her children to meet the family members who are still there. […] |
| 06/15/2017 03:04 PM |
| US will ‘preserve some commercial activity’ with Cuba: Rex Tillerson |
| US will ‘preserve some commercial activity’ with Cuba: Rex Tillerson By Gabby Morrongiello June 13, 2017 | 1:46pm Modal Trigger WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Tuesday that the Trump administration will preserve some commercial activity between the U.S. and Havana when it rolls back part of President Obama’s Cuba policy later this […] |
| 06/15/2017 01:01 PM |
| Race to influence the president on Cuba policy heats up |
| Race to influence the president on Cuba policy heats up BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] With an announcement on Cuba policy by President Donald Trump apparently imminent, those for and against engagement are jockeying to get their positions before the president — even his daughter Ivanka. There has been a flurry of letters to the president […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:59 PM |
| Amidst imminent Cuba policy announcement, dissidents express support for some change |
| Amidst imminent Cuba policy announcement, dissidents express support for some change BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] President Donald Trump’s anticipated announcement on Cuba policy changes has unleashed an unexpected unity on the island: Cuban dissidents of various political stripes agree that the United States must make changes to apply pressure to the Raúl Castro regime. […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:58 PM |
| Center for a Free Cuba petitions Trump to dismantle Obama Cuba policies |
| Center for a Free Cuba petitions Trump to dismantle Obama Cuba policies BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] The Center for a Free Cuba sent a letter of gratitude to President Donald Trump Wednesday for his decision to come to Miami and said it was pleased that he would soon begin the “dismantling of Barack Obama’s concessions […] |
| 06/15/2017 12:56 PM |
| The Cuban visa business: murky but profitable |
| The Cuban visa business: murky but profitable BY ABEL FERNÁNDEZ [email protected] Despite the recent start of regular commercial flights to Cuba by U.S. airlines and a record number of passengers, the process of traveling to the island can be murky and confusing to U.S. visitors. After decades of charter flights, the U.S. commercial flights are […] |
| 06/13/2017 01:22 PM |
| Private Carriers in Santiago de Cuba Complain About Inspections |
| Private Carriers in Santiago de Cuba Complain About Inspections 14ymedio, Havana, 12 June 2017 –Authorities have taken a firm stand with private transportation in Santiago de Cuba and have begun to demand exhaustive proof of fuel purchases from the state gas stations to verify that they are not from the black market. “Last Friday there […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:02 AM |
| South Florida companies hoping to preserve Cuba gains await new Trump rules |
| South Florida companies hoping to preserve Cuba gains await new Trump rules Arlene Satchell Sun Sentinel When U.S.-based airlines and cruise lines flew or sailed through former President Barack Obama’s historic opening to Cuba, few expected that the door might be slammed shut or partially closed by his successor in the White House. But that’s […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:00 AM |
| Will Congress pass bills to encourage Cuba trade, farm labor changes? |
| Will Congress pass bills to encourage Cuba trade, farm labor changes? The view from the Louisiana Secretary of Agriculture David Bennett | Jun 12, 2017 With crop prices low and too many rural communities economically sluggish, recent news out of the White House hasn’t helped disperse lingering dark clouds. The Trump administration put forth a […] |
| 06/13/2017 08:55 AM |
| Trump policy change on Cuba coming, but he has not made decision yet |
| Trump policy change on Cuba coming, but he has not made decision yet BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] President Donald Trump is scheduled to announce a revised policy on relations with Cuba on Friday in Miami, but a White House spokeswoman told el Nuevo Herald that Trump had not yet seen the final recommendations following […] |
| 06/13/2017 08:46 AM |
| Trump’s announcement on Cuba could clash with Central American summit |
| Trump’s announcement on Cuba could clash with Central American summit BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] If President Donald Trump outlines his new Cuba policy in Miami on Friday, it could upstage a Central American conference that is bringing regional presidents and Mexican and U.S. Cabinet members to town this week. Sources have told the Miami Herald […] |
| 06/12/2017 09:34 PM |
| From Worse to Impossible (and We Haven’t Hit Bottom Yet) |
| Cuba: From Worse to Impossible (and We Haven’t Hit Bottom Yet) / Iván García Ivan Garcia, 3 June 2017 — In coming days when the administration of the unpredictable Donald Trump, following four months of review, announces its Cuba policy, it could be that Obama’s guidelines are retained save for touch-ups of a few items […] |
| 06/12/2017 08:56 PM |
| How will President Trump change Obama’s Cuba policy? |
| How will President Trump change Obama’s Cuba policy? Tribune Washington Bureau (TNS) Sunday, June 11, 2017 9:12pm President Donald Trump is expected to announce his changes on Friday. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is expected to roll back parts of President Barack Obama’s improvement of relations with Cuba, siding with hawks who oppose detente and […] |
| 06/12/2017 08:50 PM |
| Drug smuggling a risk if US relations with Cuba shift, officials say |
| Drug smuggling a risk if US relations with Cuba shift, officials say By Patrick Oppmann, CNN Updated 1005 GMT (1805 HKT) June 12, 2017 Havana, Cuba (CNN)For Cuban officials on the front lines of the fight against drug trafficking, the Trump administration’s threat to roll back improved relations between the United States and the communist-run […] |
| 06/12/2017 08:46 PM |
| Trump considers reversing historic Obama-era opening with Cuba |
| Trump considers reversing historic Obama-era opening with Cuba Tracy Wilkinson President Trump is expected to roll back parts of the historic Obama-era opening with Cuba, siding with hawks who oppose detente and rejecting demands from U.S. businesses for whom the island is a ripe potential market. The decision follows an inter-agency administration review of one […] |
| 06/12/2017 08:44 PM |
| Trump and Francis may face new tensions over Cuba |
| Trump and Francis may face new tensions over Cuba John L. Allen Jr.June 12, 2017 EDITOR President Donald Trump and Pope Francis had a cordial meeting on May 24, stressing areas of agreement such as religious freedom and persecuted Christians in the Middle East. Since then, however, a Vatican aide described Trump’s pullout from the […] |
| 06/10/2017 01:23 PM |
| Obama opened the U.S. up to Cuba, and Trump may be about to close it again |
| Obama opened the U.S. up to Cuba, and Trump may be about to close it again By Matt Spetalnick Reuters WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump is expected to visit Miami as early as next Friday to announce a new Cuba policy that could tighten rules on trade and travel, rolling back parts […] |
| 06/10/2017 12:48 PM |
| Cuba continues to support terrorism |
| Cuba continues to support terrorism BY FRANK CALZON [email protected] President Donald Trump’s strong opposition to terrorism, during his successful campaign, his recent speech to Arab leaders in Riyadh, and comments following the Manchester bombing, are welcome. Now, media reports indicate the administration is reevaluating U.S.-Cuba policy. It can be hoped that as Trump will look […] |
| 06/10/2017 12:41 PM |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy: What’s at stake for the island? |
| Trump’s new Cuba policy: What’s at stake for the island? By Will Grant Cuba correspondent, BBC News From the section Latin America & Caribbean Warmer ties with Cuba after almost 60 years of hostility was one of President Barack Obama’s main foreign policy legacies. He and Cuban leader Raul Castro agreed to normalise diplomatic relations […] |
| 06/10/2017 12:36 PM |
| Trump to reveal Cuba policy in Miami next Friday |
| Trump to reveal Cuba policy in Miami next Friday BY PATRICIA MAZZEI [email protected] President Donald Trump will travel to Miami next Friday to announce his administration’s changes to U.S.-Cuba policy, a source with knowledge of the president’s plans told the Miami Herald. The location for the event is still in the works. But scheduling the […] |
| 06/09/2017 06:46 PM |
| The Unqualified Cuban Truth |
| Reinaldo Escobar: The Unqualified Cuban Truth / Somos+ Somos+, Leyla Belo, 23 MACH 2017 — Those who ever speak with Reinaldo cannot deny his innate genius, his sense of humor and gentleness of expression. A matter of decorum, isn’t it? That quality which is so scarce among many people nowadays. He does what he considers […] |
| 06/08/2017 02:28 PM |
| The surveilled university |
| The surveilled university MICHAEL H. MIRANDA | Fayetteville | 8 de Junio de 2017 – 09:33 CEST. Last week several photos of American students with their professors appeared on the social networks in Havana. The images would not have drawn too much attention if it were not due to the fact that the situation demands […] |
| 06/07/2017 06:05 PM |
| Human Rights Violations: How to Report them? |
| Human Rights Violations: How to Report them? / Somos+ Somos+, 20 March 2017 — During the last session of Academia 10/10, we were joined by renowned Prof. Moisés Rodríguez Valdés, a physicist by profession but one with ample knowledge of human rights and civil liberties. He is the chief spokesperson in Cuba for Corriente Martiana. […] |
| 06/07/2017 04:35 PM |
| Local Surfers Are Rallying to Legalize Surfing in Cuba |
| Local Surfers Are Rallying to Legalize Surfing in Cuba TUESDAY JUNE 6, 2017 Corey McLean Filmmaker, Photographer In Cuba, there is a small, tight-knit community of diehard local surfers who are determined to represent their country in the 2020 Olympics, despite a laundry list of obstacles working against them. The most significant of these obstacles? […] |
| 06/07/2017 03:50 PM |
| The poet says… |
| The poet says… ARMANDO CHAGUACEDA | Ciudad de México | 7 de Junio de 2017 – 10:19 CEST. Poets, they say, are usually noble people. They write of beauty and pain, rise above the banality of everyday life, and turn the simplest elements of the universe into magic. Poets, they say, have sensitive souls. But […] |
| 06/06/2017 04:34 PM |
| The Ministry Ratifies the Expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the University of Las Villas |
| The Ministry Ratifies the Expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the University of Las Villas 14ymedio, Havana, 3 June 2017 – The Ministry of Higher Education (MES) ratified the expulsion of Professor Dalila Rodriguez from the Marta Abreu Central University of Las Villas. A letter dated May 9 and delivered this Friday to the academic, […] |
| 06/06/2017 02:31 PM |
| Cuba then and now: LGBT progress is real |
| Cuba then and now: LGBT progress is real As the country opens its doors even farther, U.S. fundamentalists are looking for influence and to proselytize — not a good omen for LGBT Cubans. Mark Segal, Philadelphia Gay News Jun 5, 2017 It was 20 years ago when I first reported on the state of LGBT […] |
| 06/06/2017 02:27 PM |
| Geingob calls for removal of U.S. trade embargo on Cuba |
| Geingob calls for removal of U.S. trade embargo on Cuba June 6, 2017 Albertina Nakale Windhoek-President Hage Geingob says there is much ground to cover to ensure the complete lifting of the United States of America’s long running economic and trade blockade against Cuba. Geingob made the remarks yesterday during the commencement of the 5th […] |
| 06/06/2017 02:25 PM |
| Senators introduce The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 |
| Senators introduce The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017 The legislation repeals the Cuban trade embargo. Jun 06, 2017 A bipartisan coalition of senators have introduced legislation, The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act of 2017, to eliminate legal barriers for Americans doing business in Cuba. U.S. Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Mike Enzi […] |
| 06/05/2017 07:29 PM |
| They Deceived Us With Tourism |
| They Deceived Us With Tourism 14ymedio, Marta Requeiro, 29 May 2017 — There was a time when I saw it as natural. I understood, to say it in a certain way, that Varadero beach was not ours despite its being in Cuban territory. My unconscious viewed the image of that strip of land, like many, […] |
| 06/04/2017 03:02 PM |
| Activist Joanna Columbie Deported to Camaguey |
| Activist Joanna Columbie Deported to Camaguey 14ymedio, Havana, 2 June 2017 – The principal of Academy 1010 and Somos+ (We Are More) Movement activist, Joanna Columbie, was deported Friday from the Vivac detention center in Havana to Camaguey province, as reported to 14ymedio by the leader of the Somos+ organization, Eliecer Avila. “Joanna called from […] |
| 06/03/2017 03:38 PM |
| Autonomy of Cuban Dissidents Will Always Be Beneficial |
| Autonomy of Cuban Dissidents Will Always Be Beneficial / Iván García Iván García, 1 June 2017– The majority of the openly anti-Castro opponents I know do not live in lavish mansions nor do they possess items fashioned with the latest technology. Neither do they boast bank accounts in financial paradises and they do not own […] |
| 06/03/2017 01:50 PM |
| Cuba, Pensioners and Respect for the Law |
| Cuba, Pensioners and Respect for the Law May 29, 2017 Jimmy Roque Martinez HAVANA TIMES — Some people usually sell goods on Tulipan Street, in the Revolution Square municipality, just like they do in almost every neighborhood throughout the country. Generally-speaking, these are industrial and/or craft goods, and the people selling them are people aged […] |
| 06/03/2017 01:48 PM |
| A Tough 5-Years Since Hurricane Sandy Hit Eastern Cuba |
| A Tough 5-Years Since Hurricane Sandy Hit Eastern Cuba May 31, 2017 Rosa Martinez HAVANA TIMES — It is truly difficult to make any project come to light on my beloved island. The self-employed know this well enough, those who began a long time ago and those who have started up their own businesses right […] |
| 06/03/2017 01:44 PM |
| Cuba Recognizes Private Businesses |
| Cuba Recognizes Private Businesses June 2, 2017 “Calling things by their proper name” By Guillermo Nova (dpa) HAVANA TIMES — While some Cuban officials fear that economic reforms mean that capitalism will return to the island, Parliament has taken heed of president Raul Castro about “calling things by their proper name” and has legalized what […] |
| 06/02/2017 07:25 PM |
| Carmelo Mesa-Lago: “The Cuban Government Panicked After Obama’s Visit” |
| Carmelo Mesa-Lago: “The Cuban Government Panicked After Obama’s Visit” 14ymedio, Maité Rico, Madrid, 1 June 12017 — Carmelo Mesa-Lago (born Havana, 1934) has spent a good part of his life trying to open a breach of good sense in the wall of absurdities with which that the Castro regime has ended up plunging into bankruptcy […] |
| 06/02/2017 07:24 PM |
| Cuba’s Parliament Positions Its New Straitjacket |
| Cuba’s Parliament Positions Its New Straitjacket Reinaldo Escobar, 1 June 2017 — With its usual unanimity, the National Assembly of People’s Power, on Thursday, supported the documents submitted to it by the Council of State. The extraordinary session put the final stitch in the straitjacket that the Communist Party of Cuba (CCP) is placing on […] |
| 06/02/2017 07:22 PM |
| War Vocation in the “Peace Zone” |
| War Vocation in the “Peace Zone” Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 31 May 2017 — A brief note published by the official Cuban press reports the meeting held by “General of the Army Raúl Castro Ruz” with “the Chief of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army, Timoleón Jiménez” (FARC-EP), where the former “ratified the willingness […] |