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Dudan que Cuba devuelva bienes expropiados pese a cambios

Dudan que Cuba devuelva bienes expropiados pese a cambios

Un historiador, militante del partido oficialesta cubano, afirmó desde

Washington que espera que los cambios económicos emprendidos en la isla

sean irreversibles.

Voz de América – Redacción

18.05.2012

El reconocido historiador cubano Eusebio Leal, de visita en la capital

estadounidense, manifestó tener esperanza en que los cambios económicos

que ha permitido… Continue reading

Cuba busca petrodólares árabe

Cuba busca petrodólares árabes

Cuba ofrece ventajas a los residentes de los emiratos árabes ya que no

colocará sellos en su pasaporte.

Tamaño del texto

Pablo Alfonso/ martinoticias.com

mayo 18, 2012

El gobierno de Raúl Castro está mirando hacia las monarquías árabes del

Golfo Pérsico, para promover el de esa región hacia Cuba,

necesitada de fortalecer su industria de… Continue reading

The Government Guidelines for the Economy and the new Cuban Economic and Social Structure / Estado de Sats / State of Sats

http://translatingcuba.com/?p=18483

The Government Guidelines for the Economy and the new Cuban Economic and

Social Structure / Estado de Sats / State of Sats

Estado de Sats / State of Sats, Translator: Unstated

By Antonio Rodiles

The government document regarding guidelines for economic and social

policy seeks to outline a new design for Cuban society. This new design

envisions an economy… Continue reading

Cuban blogger Yoani Sanchez refuses to back down

Cuban Yoani Sanchez refuses to back down

Published On Sat May 19 2012

By Catherine Porter Columnist

HAVANA, CUBA—I have called Yoani Sanchez 76 times since I arrived in

Cuba eight days ago. Once, I managed to get through for 38 seconds

before the line was cut.

So, finally, I board a sleek, blue 1953 boat of a Plymouth… Continue reading

Oil well in Cuba comes up dry, raises questions about future exploration

Posted on Saturday, 05.19.12

Oil well in Cuba comes up dry, raises questions about future exploration

After reporting that it found no oil in its well in Cuba, Repsol will

likely now consider leaving the country.

By Juan O. Tamayo

[email protected]

Cuba's dreams of an oil bonanza suffered a tough but possibly temporary

setback Friday when the Spanish Repsol company… Continue reading

Historiador de La Habana: cambios económicos en Cuba son irreversibles

Eusebio Leal

Historiador de La Habana: cambios económicos en Cuba son irreversibles

El Historiador de La Habana, Eusebio Leal, expresó su esperanza este

viernes en Washington de que los cambios económicos emprendidos en Cuba

sean irreversibles, y pidió que se abra también

políticamente a la isla.

Escrito por: Jordi Zamora

Sábado 19 de mayo de 2012 | 11:02… Continue reading

EE.UU niega visas a once académicos cubanos

EE.UU niega visas a once académicos cubanos

La negativa de las visas a los profesores cubanos, se produce en medio

de críticas de congresistas cubanoamericanos al Departamento de Estado

que otorgó visas a Mariela Castro Espín, para asistir al evento de LASA.

Pablo Alfonso/ martinoticias.com

mayo 18, 2012

El Departamento de Estado negó el visado a once académicos cubanos,

inscritos… Continue reading

Come and see my villa

Foreign in Cuba

Come and see my villa

The regime has taken to locking up businessmen

May 19th 2012 | HAVANA

LAST year Coral Capital, one of the biggest private investors in Cuba,

released a glossy brochure for a property development. "Live in Havana,"

said the blurb. "You know you want to." It was anticipating a new law

that,… Continue reading

Alarma entre inversionistas extranjeros en Cuba

Alarma entre inversionistas extranjeros en Cuba

La revista The Economist comenta el arresto de dos ejecutivos de una

empresa británica en La Habana que han sido interrogados en Villa Marista.

martinoticias.com

Ultima actualización 18.05.2012 10:34

El año pasado la firma británica Coral Capital, uno de los mayores

inversionistas privados en Cuba, distribuyó folletos dando publicidad a

las encantadoras posibilidades que… Continue reading

Padres en Cuba ponen su confianza en la educación privada

Padres en Cuba ponen su confianza en la educación privada

El fenómeno de las clases particulares se da en todas las provincias de

Cuba, lo mismo autorizado con licencias que de manera , como es el

caso de los maestros que permanecen activos en el sistema educacional.

Gricel Gonzalez / martinoticias.com

mayo 18, 2012

Cada vez son más los… Continue reading

Periodista del régimen pide "avanzar" en reformas migratorias

Periodista del régimen pide "avanzar" en reformas migratorias

Jorge Gómez Barata lamentó que "la prensa se mantenga al margen de estos

asuntos", pues la "secretividad" impide "la socialización del

conocimiento y la elaboración de los consensos necesarios".

mayo 18, 2012

El periodista cubano especializado en temas de política internacional

Jorge Gómez Barata solicitó este viernes a Raúl Castro "avanzar" en… Continue reading

Rastafarian Community on the Island and the "Celebration" of May Day / Laritza Diversent

Rastafarian Community on the Island and the "Celebration" of May Day /

Laritza Diversent

Laritza Diversent, Translator: mlk, Yaremis Flores

Sandor Perez, A 29-year-old Rastafarian, had no reason to celebrate this

May 1st. In February he was dismissed from the Communal Services of

Havana East, where he worked as a street sweeper. His boss told him: "If

you don't get… Continue reading

The Real "Outraged" / Eugenio Leal

The Real "Outraged" / Eugenio Leal

Eugenio Leal, Translator: Unstated

No one sews a patch of unshrunk cloth on an old garment, for the patch

will pull away from the garment, making the tear worse. Neither do

people pour new wine into old wineskins. If they do, the skins will

burst; the wine will run out and the wineskins will… Continue reading

Elderly Fired in Matanzas / Laritza Diversent

Elderly Fired in Matanzas / Laritza Diversent

Laritza Diversent, Translator: Unstated, Yaremis Flores

At least 25 retirees were fired by the Chief of the Basic Unit of

Cooperative Production (UBPC), located in the town Merceditas, in

Matanzas, 2 weeks ago. "The reason for the dismissals was the death of

one of the elderly, after being trapped in a fire in… Continue reading

The Most Popular Song in the Nursery / Dora Leonor Mesa

The Most Popular Song in the Nursery / Dora Leonor Mesa

Dora Leonor Mesa, Translator: Unstated

The mother, overwhelmed byhow muchwas left to do after her long work

day, gathers her two-year old daughter from the private nursery that

they had recommended to her. "The children are very well cared for and

learn a lot," they had told her.

In… Continue reading

The Clan in Power / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado

The Clan in Power / Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado

Rosa María Rodríguez Torrado, Translator: Unstated

From: "www.intereconomia.com"

Delfi is an almost obsolete computer programming language, and in

reverse almost a man's name I don't care to mention, although in this

writing I allude to one who still governs or influences the destiny of

Cuba and who reappears in… Continue reading

Pork a la Flies / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

Pork a la Flies / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

Translator: Unstated, Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada

Pork is one of the dishes most commonly served on every Cuban table. The

absence of it in State stores has given rise to innumerable criticisms

from the population. The little meat that is sold right now, is done so

in a clandestine… Continue reading

Las nuevas tergiversaciones

Las nuevas tergiversaciones

Jueves, 17 de Mayo de 2012 11:43

Escrito por Juan Gonzalez Febles

mariela-castroCuba actualidad, Lawton, La Habana, (PD) En ocasiones

tratar de colocar piezas en su lugar o eventos dentro del contexto que

mejor les acomoda, no resulta fácil.

La última jornada contra la homofobia llevada adelante por Cenesex y por

su emblemática primera figura, la Dra.… Continue reading

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