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Market-style reforms widen racial divide in Cuba
Market-style reforms widen racial divide in Cuba
Tue Sep 2, 2014 5:00am EDT
(Reuters) – Cuba’s experiment with free-market reforms has unintentionally widened the communist-led island’s racial divide and allowed white Cubans to regain some of the economic advantages built up over centuries.
Under President Raul Castro, who took over from his brother Fidel Castro in 2008, Cuba has expanded… Continue reading
Cuban Health Authorities Alert on Increasing Dengue Prevalence
Saturday, August 30, 2014
Cuban Health Authorities Alert on Increasing Dengue Prevalence
Havana, Cuba, Aug 30.- The prevalence of Dengue in many countries of the world continues to pose a complex situation said Cuban health authorities who alerted that the presence on the island of all four Dengue types triggers major concern.
The alert was made by Doctor Gilberto… Continue reading
Different Times
Different Times / Fernando Damaso
Posted on August 29, 2014
In my far-off childhood, extracurricular organizations — whether public
or private — were concerned principally with sponsoring weekend trips to
interesting natural locations, cultural institutions or factories.
The goal was to encourage our love of nature, expand our general
knowledge, provide opportunities to attend age-appropriate entertainment
events, enhance participation in… Continue reading
Havana says U.S. embargo hurts Cuban cancer patients
Havana says U.S. embargo hurts Cuban cancer patients
Published August 28, 2014 EFE
Cuba is facing difficulties getting medications and technology to treat
children with cancer due to the U.S. economic embargo, state-run media
said Thursday, citing an official with the pediatric service of the
National Oncology and Radiobiology Institute.
The country’s costs have been higher than they should have… Continue reading
In Cuba, entrepreneurial spirits sparkle
In Cuba, entrepreneurial spirits sparkle
Alan Gomez, USA TODAY 2:28 p.m. EDT August 26, 2014
MIAMI – Cuba is a land that remains a mystery to most Americans.
Are the economic changes instituted in recent years by President Raul
Castro working? Can the dissident movement ever gain enough traction to
overthrow the Communist government? Just how good is its acclaimed… Continue reading
Young fan who dresses like Fidel Castro meets his idol
Young fan who dresses like Fidel Castro meets his idol
SAN ANTONIO DE LOS BANOS Cuba (Reuters) – All that’s missing is the beard.
An 8-year-old Cuban boy who likes to dress up as Fidel Castro got to
meet his idol after Cuba’s 88-year-old retired leader invited him and
his family to his Havana home for a chat.
“I felt… Continue reading
Redditch holiday maker receives £17k payout after dream Cuba trip left him sick and scared to eat out
Redditch holiday maker receives £17k payout after dream Cuba trip left
him sick and scared to eat out
Aug 24, 2014 15:55 By Anuji Varma
Paul Hughes is still suffering from stomach problems – three years after
the nightmare break
A holiday maker has received £17,000 compensation after a dream trip to
Cuba left him sick, in severe pain and… Continue reading
Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program
Posted on Friday, 08.22.14
Costa Rica to investigate US anti-Cuba program
BY JAVIER CORDOBA
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — The Costa Rican government will investigate
undercover U.S. programs operated from the Central American country and
using its citizens in a ploy to destabilize the government in Cuba, the
director of intelligence and security said Friday.
Mariano Figueres told… Continue reading
Dengue Fever and Tall Stories for Children
Dengue Fever and Tall Stories for Children / Yoani Sanchez
Posted on August 20, 2014
Explaining death to a child is always a difficult task. Some parents
reach for a metaphor and others lie. The adults justify someone’s death
to children with phrases that range from “he’s gone to heave to live on
a cloud,” to the tall story that… Continue reading
Portugal Has Spent $ 12 Million Euros Since 2009 to Recruit Cuban Doctors
Portugal Has Spent $ 12 Million Euros Since 2009 to Recruit Cuban
Doctors / 14ymedio
Posted on August 20, 2014
14YMEDIO, Havana, 19 August 2014 – The Portuguese National Health
Service spent about 12 million euros (about $16 million dollars) in the
last six years to recruit Cuban doctors, the local newspaper Jornal I
reported Tuesday.
In June 2009, the… Continue reading
Smoking Still Big in Cuba
Smoking Still Big in Cuba
August 19, 2014
Daniel Benítez (Cafe Fuerte)
HAVANA TIMES — According to a survey conducted by the Cuban Ministry of
Public Health (MINSAP), more than 50 percent of Cuba’s population is
exposed to the harmful effects of cigarette smoke, as one of every four
persons over 15 is an active smoker.
The study revealed that… Continue reading
A ‘no’ vote breaks tradition in usually unanimous Cuban parliament and it’s cast by a Castro
A ‘no’ vote breaks tradition in usually unanimous Cuban parliament _ and
it’s cast by a Castro
Published August 19, 2014 Associated Press
HAVANA – Yet another revolutionary tradition has been broken in Cuba: A
lawmaker voted “no” in parliament.
And it wasn’t just any lawmaker.
Mariela Castro, the daughter of President Raul Castro and niece of Fidel
Castro, gave… Continue reading
Cholera Situation Worsens in Ciego de Avila
Cholera Situation Worsens in Ciego de Avila / 14ymedio
Posted on August 15, 2014
14YMEDIO – An increase in the number of patients hospitalized for
cholera indicates that the unfortunate epidemiological situation in the
province of Ciego de Avila is worsening, causing alarm among the population.
After several months of experiencing the illness in this territory, “the
last two weeks… Continue reading
24 Pct of people over 15 are habitual smokers in Cuba
24 Pct of people over 15 are habitual smokers in Cuba
Published August 16, 2014 EFE
Some 24 percent of people over 15 years old are habitual smokers in Cuba
and half the population is exposed to tobacco smoke at home, at work or
in public places, official Cuban media reported.
Among women, the percentage of smokers is around 16… Continue reading
If Alan Gross Dies in Cuba… Who Is Responsible?
If Alan Gross Dies in Cuba… Who Is Responsible?
Posted: 08/15/2014 3:27 pm EDT Updated: 08/15/2014 3:59 pm
Raul Castro, Barack Obama, Bob Menendez, Marco Rubio, Ileana
Ros-Lehtinen, Debbie Wasserman-Schultz, Mario Diaz-Balart or Joe Garcia?
All of the above!!!! But especially the last six.
The government of the United States and the government of Cuba should
feel deeply ashamed by… Continue reading
28 Cuban migrants found in Florida Keys
Posted on Friday, 08.15.14
28 Cuban migrants found in Florida Keys
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
KEY WEST, Fla. — Twenty-eight Cuban migrants have been found on an
island in the Florida Keys.
Officials say a good Samaritan alerted authorities Friday morning to the
migrants on Marquesas Key.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission transported the
migrants to Key West. They… Continue reading
INSIDE CUBA’S EXHILARATED AND SAVAGE ARTS SCENE
INSIDE CUBA’S EXHILARATED AND SAVAGE ARTS SCENE
BY JOANNA MURRAY-SMITH – AUG 13, 2014
In Cuba, a country where criticism of the government is whispered and no
citizen is allowed in any boat for fear they’ll flee to Florida only 90
miles away, it is somewhat surprising to come across a wild warehouse
party in the beachside suburb of Vedado… Continue reading
Why Russia and Cuba Are Partying Like It’s 1962
Why Russia and Cuba Are Partying Like It’s 1962
By Lucy Westcott and Bill Powell / August 12, 2014 5:21 AM EDT
It seemed like old times: In Havana in early July, Castro, the
revolutionary leader of Cuba, embraced the current occupant of the
Kremlin—once upon a time the isolated Communist island’s sugar
daddy—together gleefully sticking a finger in the… Continue reading
Warehouses for Old People
Warehouses for Old People / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma
Posted on August 12, 2014
14ymedio, Orlando Palma, Havana, August 11, 2014 – “Very soon the best businesses in Cuba will be trash and old people,” blurts out the owner of an old age home, without blushing. Places like hers aren’t recognized at all by the law, but they have emerged to… Continue reading
Critics Question Sources for AP Report on Cuba Democracy Program
Critics Question Sources for AP Report on Cuba Democracy Program
Say sources had political agenda to undermine U.S. policy
BY: Daniel Wiser
August 11, 2014 5:00 am
Critics are raising questions about the Associated Press’s recent report
on a U.S. program to foster civil society in Cuba and have accused the
news organization of cooperating with sources who have a… Continue reading
Cholera Spreading in All Cuban Provinces
Cholera Spreading in All Cuban Provinces / 14ymedio
Posted on August 7, 2014
14ymedio, Havana, 7 August 2014 – Health authorities in Cuba are facing
one of the most serious epidemiological situations in recent years,
seeking curb the spread of cholera, dengue fever and the chikungunya
viruses which are spreading to much of the country.
In Camagüey province the cholera… Continue reading
US contractor Alan Gross ‘may not survive’ Cuba jail term
US contractor Alan Gross ‘may not survive’ Cuba jail term
By Sarah Rainsford
BBC News, Havana
The lawyer of a US government contractor imprisoned in Cuba says he
doesn’t know how long he will survive in prison.
Alan Gross has served four years of a 15-year term for taking internet
equipment to Cuba illegally.
According to his lawyer, Scott Gilbert,… Continue reading
