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Cuomo ends Cuba trip with some deals
Cuomo ends Cuba trip with some deals
Alan Gomez, USA Today 5:14 p.m. EDT April 21, 2015
HAVANA, CUBA– A trade delegation led by Gov. Andrew Cuomo left the
island on a high note Tuesday, announcing several agreements struck with
the Cubans and promising to return soon.
While he didn’t meet with Cuban President Raúl Castro during the 24-hour
trip,… Continue reading
OBAMA MUSCLES IN ON PUTIN’S PLANS FOR CUBA
OBAMA MUSCLES IN ON PUTIN’S PLANS FOR CUBA
1st substantial discussions between U.S., Havana since 1956
AARON KLEIN
TEL AVIV – One day after a news-making handshake between President Obama
and Cuban President Raúl Castro yesterday, the two leaders are
reportedly set to meet for policy talks today, marking the first
substantial discussions between U.S. and Cuban leaders since 1956.… Continue reading
Obama-Castro Meeting Stirs Mixed Emotions In Miami
Obama-Castro Meeting Stirs Mixed Emotions In Miami
BY CARMEN SESIN
MIAMI — As U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro
prepare for their first in-person discussion after their historic
handshake Friday night at the Summit of the Americas in Panama, there
are mixed feelings in the heart of the Cuban community in Miami. A
recent poll by MSNBC/Telemundo/Marist… Continue reading
The Cuban Money Crisis
The Cuban Money Crisis
The biggest change to the island’s economy isn’t the thaw in U.S.-Cuba
relations
April 1, 2015
by Patrick Symmes
The currency crisis starts about 75 feet into Cuba. I land in the late
afternoon and, after clearing customs, step into the busy arrivals hall
of Havana’s airport looking for help. I ask a woman in a… Continue reading
An Academy for Civil Society
An Academy for Civil Society / 14ymedio, Victor Ariel Gonzalez
Posted on March 18, 2015
14ymedio, Víctor Ariel González, Mantilla (Havana), March 12 2015 –
Fifteen minutes until class begins and the students that have been
arriving converse under the shade of a tree. Once a week, Carlos
Millares’ humble patio hosts a very peculiar meeting. It’s the
headquarters of… Continue reading
Boxers fleeing Cuba seek freedom, fortune in Vegas
Boxers fleeing Cuba seek freedom, fortune in Vegas
Reported by: Amber Dixon Email:
Published: 2/25 6:24 am Share Updated: 2/25 9:40 am
LAS VEGAS (KSNV My News 3) – Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada said
of the 1,800 refugees it helps resettle each year in Las Vegas, 75
percent are Cuban.
Trained boxers are among the Cubans that move… Continue reading
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Euro-Cuban Biotech Ahead of US Foreign Policy?
Updated: 02/23/2015 11:59 am EST
Hartmut Ehrlich Chief Executive Officer, ABIVAX
Philippe Pouletty Founder and Chairman, Abivax
How we did business with the Castros and are developing new therapies
for Hepatitis, Dengue, HIV & Ebola
Paris, France — Breaking new ground is standard for scientists.
Breaking a five-decade U.S. embargo against Cuba is… Continue reading
La Bolita, Cuba’s National Obsession?
La Bolita, Cuba’s National Obsession? / Ivan Garcia
Posted on February 22, 2015
Iván García, 2 February 2015 — It is half past noon and Saul is
collecting bets for the clandestine Cuban lottery known as bolita
(little ball) or charada, (charade) which was legal before 1959 and has
always been very popular.
Under a scorching sun that provides a… Continue reading
Cuba moves into new luxury niche – purebred horses
Cuba moves into new luxury niche: purebred horses
ELITE JUMPERS ARE DRAWING BUYERS—AND REVENUE—TO COUNTRY
Posted: Sunday, February 22, 2015 12:00 am
Associated Press
HAVANA — Already renowned for fine rum and fancy cigars, Cuba is carving
out a new luxury niche that is attracting Latin American elites to the
communist-run island: elite jumping horses.
By importing colts and fillies… Continue reading
The Malecon as Pier
The Malecon as Pier / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma
Posted on February 21, 2015
14ymedio, Orlando Palma, Havana, 21 February 2015 — Jose Manuel is 70
years old and has spent more than half his life fishing from Havana’s
Malecon. For this retiree with leathery skin and eyes that have seen
almost everything, it is a dream to catch sight again… Continue reading
Horse breeding brings Cuba a rich new source of income – thanks to thoroughbreds from the Netherlands
Horse breeding brings Cuba a rich new source of income – thanks to
thoroughbreds from the Netherlands
ANNE-MARIE GARCIA HAVANA Sunday 15 February 2015
It has long been famed for the quality of its rum and the calibre of its
finest cigars. Now Cuba is carving out a new luxury niche that is
attracting Latin America’s rich to the Communist-run… Continue reading
Cubans of Milkless Coffee Put Their Feet on the Ground
Cubans of Milkless Coffee Put Their Feet on the Ground / Ivan Garcia
Posted on February 15, 2015
Ivan Garcia, Havana, 14 December 2015 — “The truce ended,” bawled a
newspaper vendor on the bustling central Calzada de 10 de Octubre, in
south Havana.
Leaning against a peeling wall in the lobby of an old neighborhood movie
theater, the vendor… Continue reading
Follow the Trail of Flour
Follow the Trail of Flour / 14ymedio, Orlando Palma
Posted on February 12, 2015
14ymedio, Orlando Palma, Havana, 9 February 2014 – “The flour trail is
easy to follow,” says a retired baker whose hands, for more than five
years now, haven’t mixed ingredients nor added leavening to a dough. “I
left it all behind, because the administrator of the… Continue reading
Pacific doctors trained in Cuba struggle with language upon return
Pacific doctors trained in Cuba struggle with language upon return
Posted about 3 hours agoMon 9 Feb 2015, 9:48am
Pacific countries say their Cuban-trained doctors are struggling to
practise medicine in English because their training was conducted in
Spanish.
The long-running Cuban program of sending doctors to developing
countries, and inviting medical students to train in Havana, has been
described… Continue reading
In Cuba we have learned our duties very well, but not our rights
“In Cuba we have learned our duties very well, but not our rights” /
14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Tania Bruguera
Posted on February 6, 2015
14ymedio, Yoani Sanchez, Havana, 4 February 2015 – This coming February
22 Tania Bruguera should be in Madrid to present one of her works at the
ARCO International Contemporary Art Fair, but she knows she isn’t… Continue reading
Cuban Dissidents – Some in the Trenches, Others Applauding
Cuban Dissidents: Some in the Trenches, Others Applauding / Ivan Garcia
Posted on February 3, 2015
Iván García, 27 January 2015 — The shifting political landscape of the
Middle East is probably more complicated. No doubt it is. But given the
spectacular diplomatic about-face on December 17 between Cuba and the
United States — two sparring nations huddled in their… Continue reading
What Will We Do With the Hope?
What Will We Do With the Hope? / Yoani Sanchez
Posted on February 3, 2015
“Any frustration is the daughter of excessive expectations,” I shared my
concern with the U.S. members of Congress who visited Cuba in January.
The phrase was designed to stress the flow of illusions that has been
let loose in the population since December 17. The… Continue reading
The ‘Sandor Case’
The ‘Sandor Case’ / 14ymedio, Lilianne Ruiz
Posted on January 31, 2015
In tribute to El Caso de Sandra (The Sandra Case) by Luis Manuel García
Méndez
14ymedio, Lilianne Ruiz, Havana, 30 January 2015 — A farmer wakes up
before dawn to brand with a burning iron the last cow he has left. It’s
a ritual of pain and possession.… Continue reading
Traffic to increase at BR port after U.S. lifts embargo on Cuba
Traffic to increase at BR port after U.S. lifts embargo on Cuba
Jan 29, 2015 2:09 AM RST
By Kiran Chawla
BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) – Louisiana hopes to cash in on the United
States lifting a decades old embargo on Cuba by offering to them what
the Bayou State prides itself on — it’s crops.
Greater Port of Baton… Continue reading
Talk to Cuba’s democracy advocates
Talk to Cuba’s democracy advocates
BY FRANK CALZON
01/19/2015 5:06 PM 01/19/2015 5:06 PM
This week, Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
Roberta Jacobson will travel to Havana to continue negotiations with the
Cuban authorities.
We wish her Godspeed, and hope that besides talking with her Cuban
counterparts, Ms. Jacobson will meet with Cubans whom President Obama… Continue reading
Cuba, US on the Mend, But at What Price?
Cuba, US on the Mend, But at What Price?
By Heather Sells and Stan Jeter
Friday, January 09, 2015
Now that Cuba and the United States have unexpectedly decided to renew
diplomatic relations, many are asking – what’s next?
After five decades of cold war isolation, will the Cuban people
experience new opportunities, including new religious freedoms?
The questions began… Continue reading
Economic reforms changing life – and dreams – for Cubans
Economic reforms changing life – and dreams – for Cubans
Alan Gomez, USA TODAY 12:41 p.m. EST January 4, 2015
HAVANA — Joan Perez-Garcia has tried just about everything to find a
decent-paying job in Cuba’s state-run economy. He became an elementary
schoolteacher, but it only paid the equivalent of $6 a month. He became
a train mechanic, and that… Continue reading
