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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 […] |
| 06/24/2017 07:03 PM |
| Cuba From The Inside With Alternative Tour Guides |
| 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 latter, there are the experienced or the just-getting-started, but all of them earn more money […] |
| 06/24/2017 07:02 PM |
| Thanks for Nothing, Trump |
| Thanks for Nothing, Trump Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 21 June 2017 — After much media frenzy, Trump’s “new policy” toward Cuba has not gone beyond the rhetoric expected by most political analysts. His act was more a symbolic gesture towards his faithful than any practical novelty. In short, those who expected an announcement of truly […] |
| 06/24/2017 05:06 PM |
| Could 1 million more Cubans be deemed ineligible for remittances? |
| Could 1 million more Cubans be deemed ineligible for remittances? BY MIMI WHITEFIELD [email protected] William LeoGrande, an American University professor who specializes in U.S.-Cuba relations, says it appears there might be a “poison pill” in President Donald Trump’s new Cuba policy that potentially could cut off remittances to more than 1 million Cubans. The memorandum […] |
| 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 […] |
| 06/21/2017 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 02:55 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 […] |
| 06/20/2017 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 04:37 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 […] |
| 06/20/2017 04:35 PM |
| You Can Still Visit Cuba—Here’s How |
| You Can Still Visit Cuba—Here’s How Patrick Allan President Trump recently announced that the U.S. will be re-instituting travel restrictions to Cuba, partially canceling Obama’s previous policy changes. So, can you still visit Cuba? It depends. First, let’s clear up an important misconception real quick. Even with the openings that Obama’s Cuba policy previously created, […] |
| 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 02:33 AM |
| Cuba’s small businesses say they will suffer under Trump’s policy changes |
| Cuba’s small businesses say they will suffer under Trump’s policy changes Alan Gomez , USA TODAY 3:33 p.m. ET June 18, 2017 HAVANA — When Julia de la Rosa heard President Trump’s speech restricting Americans’ ability to visit Cuba, she immediately started calculating how many workers she’ll have to fire. De la Rosa, 49, has […] |
| 06/18/2017 09:35 PM |
| Panama offers stranded Cuban migrants multiple entry visas if they return to island |
| Panama offers stranded Cuban migrants multiple entry visas if they return to island BY MARIO J. PENTÓN [email protected] PANAMA CITY, PANAMA The Panamanian government has a proposal for a group of Cubans stranded in that country: return voluntarily to the island, become self-employed entreprenuers known as cuentapropistas and, in exchange, obtain multiple entry visas and […] |
| 06/18/2017 08:37 PM |
| How Trump’s Cuba policy impacts US travelers |
| How Trump’s Cuba policy impacts US travelers BY MELANIE ZANONA – 06/18/17 08:00 AM EDT 72 Americans may need to rethink their travel plans to Cuba in the wake of President Trump’s effort to crack down on the communist regime. The White House announced a slew of new restrictions on Friday aimed at tightening travel […] |
| 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 10:09 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 10:03 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 10:01 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 09:29 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 […] |
| 06/15/2017 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 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 […] |
| 06/13/2017 09:22 AM |
| Cuba to Trump: We are ready to deal |
| Cuba to Trump: We are ready to deal By Jim Acosta, CNN Updated 1540 GMT (2340 HKT) June 12, 2017 Source: CNN Obama moved to normalize relations with Cuba Trump has said he would rollback some of what Obama initiated Washington (CNN)The Cuban government is signaling it is willing to enter into detailed negotiations with […] |
| 06/13/2017 08:59 AM |
| Finnair seeks to connect China to Cuba via Helsinki |
| Finnair seeks to connect China to Cuba via Helsinki Jun 8, 2017 Aaron Karp Finnair believes it can compete with Air China in connecting Chinese passengers to Cuba when it launches Helsinki-Havana flights in December, CEO Pekka Vauramo said. Finnair, which is the midst of a period of rapid expansion, plans to launch 2X-weekly Helsinki-Havana […] |
| 06/13/2017 08:53 AM |
| High on Cuba policy proposal: restricting U.S. business deals with Cuba’s military-run entities |
| High on Cuba policy proposal: restricting U.S. business deals with Cuba’s military-run entities BY NORA GÁMEZ TORRES [email protected] Cuban-American members of Congress have been pushing the Trump administration to restrict deals between U.S. companies and Cuban firms controlled by the island’s military, as part of the new Trump policy toward Cuba expected to be announced […] |
| 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 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 08:46 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 […] |
| 06/10/2017 06:29 PM |
| French Airline Corsair Starts Flights to Havana |
| French Airline Corsair Starts Flights to Havana CUBAN NEWS AGENCY. Friday, 9 June, 2017 Corsair aircrafts currently flies to the Caribbean, the Indian Ocean, Canada and West Africa With the arrival of its first flight ever from Paris to Havana this Thursday, June 8, the French airline Corsair, opened a new route into the Caribbean. […] |
| 06/10/2017 06:27 PM |
| Man sentenced in N.B. for illegally importing Cuban rock iguanas |
| Man sentenced in N.B. for illegally importing Cuban rock iguanas Canada Border Services Agency THE CANADIAN PRESS Published Friday, June 9, 2017 3:33PM ADT FREDERICTON — An Ontario man has been sentenced in New Brunswick to three months in jail for illegally trafficking in threatened iguanas. Grigori Zaharov and a companion were intercepted by Canada […] |
| 06/10/2017 01:21 PM |
| Havana: a city of colour and surprises |
| Havana: a city of colour and surprises The buildings in Cuba’s capital may be crumbling yet there is a great sense of civic pride Conor Horgan Cuba is full of surprises. On my first morning in a Havana casa particular (room in a private home), where all the hangers in my wardrobe were homemade, the […] |
| 06/10/2017 12:51 PM |
| Cuban tour guides ‘overwhelmed’ by American tourists but fear Trump could impact the boom |
| Cuban tour guides ‘overwhelmed’ by American tourists but fear Trump could impact the boom By Leora Arnowitz Published June 07, 2017 Fox News A few airlines may have halted flights from the U.S. to Cuba, but if you ask locals in the country’s capital of Havana, they haven’t noticed a dip in the number of […] |
| 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 06:47 PM |
| The Cuban Government, Complicit in Corruption and Peddling Favours |
| The Cuban Government, Complicit in Corruption and Peddling Favours / Iván García Iván García, 26 MAY 2017 — Ideology is no longer the most important consideration if you want to get an administrative position in Cuba’s chaotic business and commercial network. They only ask you to do two things: fake support for the autocracy and […] |
| 06/09/2017 06:45 PM |
| Between the Official Utopia and Generational Realism |
| Between the Official Utopia and Generational Realism / Cubanet, Miriam Celaya Cubanet, Miriam Celaya, Havana, 1 June 2017. – A characteristic feature of ineffective and outdated political regimes is the constant appeal to the historical past as a mechanism for legitimizing the present, and as a resource for survival. In the case of Cuba, this […] |
| 06/09/2017 02:55 PM |
| Cuba holiday CRISIS: Britons warned to take THIS to airport or risk being refused entry |
| Cuba holiday CRISIS: Britons warned to take THIS to airport or risk being refused entry CUBA holidays have spiked in popularity this year with a British tourist boom, but there’s one critical addition you’ll need to your trip. By CLAUDIA CUSKELLY PUBLISHED: 12:42, Wed, Jun 7, 2017 | UPDATED: 13:02, Wed, Jun 7, 2017 Over […] |
| 06/09/2017 02:52 PM |
| Cuba: Socialism, Private Property and Wealth |
| Cuba: Socialism, Private Property and Wealth June 8, 2017 By Fernando Ravsberg HAVANA TIMES — The Cuban Parliament has finally approved the groundwork for the reforms process put forward by President Raul Castro and his government. However, it has done so with some reserves, the most sensitive subject seems to revolve around private businesses and […] |
| 06/07/2017 04:37 PM |
| Increased investment in ICT infrastructure likely in Cuba but connectivity problems and control over internet to remain |
| Increased investment in ICT infrastructure likely in Cuba but connectivity problems and control over internet to remain Diego Moya-Ocampos – IHS Jane’s Intelligence Weekly 06 June 2017 Key Points – The Cuban government is increasingly viewing new information and communication technology as a possible sector for foreign direct investment, rather than necessarily a threat over […] |
| 06/07/2017 04:28 PM |
| UN Sounds Alarm on Rising HIV Infections in Cuba Due to Officials’ “Complacency” |
| UN Sounds Alarm on Rising HIV Infections in Cuba Due to Officials’ “Complacency” BY: ELENA TOLEDO – @NENATOLEDO – JUN 6, 2017, 2:50 PM Cuba has reported significant increases in HIV/AIDS cases, according to the United Nations. UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean Edward Greene said this week that Cuba is among the […] |
| 06/07/2017 04:21 PM |
| Luxury hotels arrive in Cuba despite fears Trump may hurt tourism boom |
| Luxury hotels arrive in Cuba despite fears Trump may hurt tourism boom By Sarah Marsh | HAVANA Towering cranes dot the Havana skyline as communist-run Cuba races to build luxury hotels, amid indignation among some residents and concern that U.S. President Donald Trump might reverse a detente that fueled the tourist boom. Swiss-based Kempinski Hotels […] |
| 06/07/2017 04:18 PM |
| Cuba sees huge potential in medical tourism |
| Cuba sees huge potential in medical tourism By Xu Qin | 00:01 UTC+8 June 7, 2017 | PRINT EDITION ANY talk of Cuba conjures up images of sun-kissed beaches, scintillating music, culture, traditions and a history that continues to unfold even now, but the Caribbean island nation’s top envoy in China is keen that visitors […] |
| 06/06/2017 02:37 PM |
| Should US Entrepreneurs Make Their Way to Cuba? |
| Should US Entrepreneurs Make Their Way to Cuba? Entrepreneurs: this could be big. By James Paine Founder, West Realty [email protected] There’s a new possible hotspot for entrepreneurship that might surprise you: Cuba. Now that relations between the U.S. and Cuba are warming up, many entrepreneurs see the island nation as an intriguing choice. When former […] |
| 06/06/2017 02:35 PM |
| Can ocean science bring Cuba and the United States together? |
| Can ocean science bring Cuba and the United States together? JORGE ALBERTO ANGULO-VALDES, UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA June 5, 2017 Updated: June 5, 2017 6:02pm (THE CONVERSATION) Cuba is the ecological crown jewel of the Caribbean. It harbors thousands of the region’s endemic species and about half of its coastal ecosystems. It is rare to find […] |
| 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 01:35 PM |
| Manzana Kempinski: Luxury Alongside Ruin |
| Manzana Kempinski: Luxury Alongside Ruin ADRIANA ZAMORA | La Habana | 6 de Junio de 2017 – 13:09 CEST. A few days after its opening, the Gran Hotel Manzana Kempinski hotel has already welcomed its first guests, though the official opening is scheduled for June 7 and 8, according to workers at the establishment. “You […] |
| 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, […] |
| 06/05/2017 06:20 PM |
| ‘Rotten paintwork and the smell of cheap aftershave’ await visitors to Havana’s new luxury hotel |
| ‘Rotten paintwork and the smell of cheap aftershave’ await visitors to Havana’s new luxury hotel Claire Wrathall•The Telegraph June 5, 2017 Given the extent to which the US began last year to make it easier for its citizens to visit Cuba, it was only a matter of time before mainstream luxury brands turned their attention […] |
| 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 […] |
| 06/03/2017 01:34 PM |
| If Trump reverses the U.S. Cuba policy, airlines and cruise lines could lose $3.5 billion |
| If Trump reverses the U.S. Cuba policy, airlines and cruise lines could lose $3.5 billion BY CHABELI HERRERA [email protected] Cruise lines and airlines stand to lose $3.5 billion and more than 10,000 jobs over the course of President Donald Trump’s four-year term if the administration fully rolls back all of the United States’ Cuba regulations, […] |
| 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 07:00 PM |
| Cuba Seeks To Use Tourism Boom To Boost Other Economic Areas |
| Cuba Seeks To Use Tourism Boom To Boost Other Economic Areas 14ymedio, Havana, 20 May 2017 — Cuba seeks to take advantage of the recent rise of tourism, one of the locomotives of the island’s economy, to boost other areas and local services, in which the tourism sector invested more than 310 million Cuban convertible […] |
| 06/02/2017 03:48 PM |
| Cuba’s parliament meets to approve Communist Party roadmap |
| Cuba’s parliament meets to approve Communist Party roadmap Reuters International JUN 1, 2017 – 16:00 By Marc Frank and Sarah Marsh HAVANA (Reuters) – With less than a year until Raul Castro steps down as president, Cuba’s parliament met on Thursday to vote on documents confirming the Communist Party as the country’s guiding force and […] |
| 06/02/2017 03:47 PM |
| President Trump, citing human rights, considers reviving limits on travel to Cuba |
| President Trump, citing human rights, considers reviving limits on travel to Cuba By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS, New York Times Thursday, June 1, 2017 8:19am WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is considering reversing major pieces of the Obama administration’s opening with Cuba and reinstating limits on travel and commerce, citing human rights abuses by the Castro […] |
| 06/02/2017 03:44 PM |
| How Cuba policy, and its inevitable drama, ensnared Trump’s White House |
| How Cuba policy, and its inevitable drama, ensnared Trump’s White House BY PATRICIA MAZZEI, NORA GÁMEZ TORRES, ANITA KUMAR AND FRANCO ORDOÑEZ [email protected] To unveil President Donald Trump’s new U.S.-Cuba policy, his young administration had eyed a day brimming with symbolism: May 20, Cuban Independence Day. But as the date approached, and rumors flew in […] |
| 05/31/2017 10:42 PM |
| POISONED IN PARADISE Brit family’s dream £6,000 Thomas Cook trip to luxury Cuban resort turns into holiday from hell after they are struck down by crippling stomach bug |
| POISONED IN PARADISE Brit family’s dream £6,000 Thomas Cook trip to luxury Cuban resort turns into holiday from hell after they are struck down by crippling stomach bug Mum claims sewage leaked near swimming pool and they were served RAW chicken By Neal Baker 30th May 2017, 4:04 pm A MUM has told how a […] |
| 05/31/2017 07:39 PM |
| U.S. Lawmakers Want to End Cuba Travel Restrictions, But May Face Trump Opposition |
| U.S. Lawmakers Want to End Cuba Travel Restrictions, But May Face Trump Opposition Reuters • Newsweek May 26, 2017 A bipartisan group of U.S. senators reintroduced legislation on Thursday to repeal all restrictions on travel to Cuba, this time attracting far more co-sponsors in a sign of growing support for U.S.-Cuban detente even as its […] |
| 05/31/2017 07:29 PM |
| Trump weighs shift on Cuba |
| Trump weighs shift on Cuba BY MELANIE ZANONA – 05/31/17 06:00 AM EDT 70 President Trump is weighing whether to take a harder line with Cuba, potentially risking the thaw in relations started by the last administration. But it’s unclear just how far Trump is willing to go in reversing former President Barack Obama’s historic […] |
| 05/31/2017 07:27 PM |
| Officials: Trump may roll back Obama opening with Cuba |
| Officials: Trump may roll back Obama opening with Cuba By Patrick Oppmann and Elise Labott, CNN Updated 0903 GMT (1703 HKT) May 31, 2017 Story highlights Officials: Trump may reverse Obama-era policies softening relations with Cuba Gesture would fulfill campaign promises to Cuban-American voters and anti-Castro Congress members Havana, Cuba (CNN)President Donald Trump is expected […] |
| 05/31/2017 07:25 PM |
| Americans are visiting Cuba, but not in the numbers expected |
| Americans are visiting Cuba, but not in the numbers expected HAVANA, Cuba — It’s been nearly a year since direct commercial flights began from the U.S. to Cuba — and Americans are making trips to the communist nation long off-limits, but not in the numbers expected. Claire Jerome from Boston is among the surging number […] |
| 05/31/2017 06:58 PM |
| Do we Cubans still need permission to enter state establishments? |
| Do we Cubans still need permission to enter state establishments? JORGE ENRIQUE RODRÍGUEZ | La Habana | 31 de Mayo de 2017 – 07:34 CEST. I recently went to buy cigarrettes at the Ruinas del Parque bar-restaurant, located on the corner of Obispo and Aguacate, in Old Havana. I said “good afternoon” to the doorman, […] |
| 05/30/2017 09:15 PM |
| In Cuba, nothing is allowed but everything happens |
| Derek B. Miller: In Cuba, nothing is allowed but everything happens By Derek B Miller Published: May 24, 2017 10:00 a.m. Updated: May 23, 2017 1:21 p.m. Utah business and community leaders recently visited Cuba on a fact-finding mission and discovered a beautiful country with welcoming people. Asked at every turn where we were from, […] |
| 05/30/2017 05:24 PM |
| An Appeal to the White House |
| Editorial: An Appeal to the White House DDC | Madrid | 30 de Mayo de 2017 – 14:42 CEST. Castroism’s plans for 2018 are clear: to officially sanction the transfer of power to the family’s heirs and double down on the kind of state capitalism that the Castros and the military elite already administrate. This […] |
| 05/22/2017 03:11 PM |
| Turismo, el pastel solo para unos pocos |
| Turismo, el pastel solo para unos pocos El sector debería ser inclusivo con los inversionistas cubanos Lunes, mayo 22, 2017 | Miriam Leiva LA HABANA, Cuba.- El turismo podría convertirse en la industria propulsora del despertar productivo y económico en Cuba. El pequeño archipiélago del mar Caribe, a 90 millas de Estados Unidos, posee una […] |
| 05/20/2017 07:58 PM |
| Cuba: Forbidden Fruit |
| Cuba: Forbidden Fruit / Iván García Iván García, 11 May 2017 — Scarcely a block away from the majestic Grand Hotel Manzana Kempinski, whose inauguration is expected next June 2nd, next to the Payret cinema, a state-owned cafeteria sells an acidic and insipid hamburger with bread for the equivalent of 50 centavos. Workers in the […] |
| 05/20/2017 07:11 PM |
| Unique Sandbar Coastal Ecosystem in Cuba Calls for Climate Solutions |
| Unique Sandbar Coastal Ecosystem in Cuba Calls for Climate Solutions By Ivet González BARACOA, Cuba, May 19 2017 (IPS) – A battered bridge connects the centre of Baracoa, Cuba´s oldest city, with a singular dark-sand sandbar, known as Tibaracón, that forms on one of the banks of the Macaguaní River where it flows into the […] |
| 05/17/2017 08:08 PM |
| Compañías hoteleras de EEUU podrían estar pensando en desembarcar en Cuba |
| Compañías hoteleras de EEUU podrían estar pensando en desembarcar en Cuba 16 de mayo de 2017 – 17:05 La participación de compañías hoteleras estadounidenses en la conferencia anual de la Latin American Hotel and Tourism Investment esta semana en La Habana es considerada por especialistas como una buena señal El régimen cubano y varios asesores […] |
| 05/16/2017 10:02 PM |
| Compañías hoteleras de EEUU podrían estar alistándose para desembarcar en la Isla |
| Compañías hoteleras de EEUU podrían estar alistándose para desembarcar en la Isla AGENCIAS | La Habana | 16 de Mayo de 2017 – 21:54 CEST. El Gobierno y varios asesores de turismo estarían preparando el desembarco en la Isla de grandes compañías hoteleras. La conferencia anual de la Latin American Hotel and Tourism Investment se […] |