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| 05/21/2012 12:57 PM |
| Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home |
| Posted on Sunday, 05.20.12 Iconic Cuban cigar goes un-smoked at home By MARIA RECIO McClatchy Newspapers PINAR DEL RIO, Cuba — The elderly cigar maker sits at a rustic table next to a tobacco field and a barn filled with hanging rows of aging tobacco and meticulously selects the brown leaves, rolling the most tender [...] |
| 05/19/2012 08:12 PM |
| 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 [...] |
| 05/18/2012 03:19 PM |
| How to reach achieve real political reform in Cuba |
| Posted on Thursday, 05.17.12 CUBA How to reach achieve real political reform in Cuba BY RAY WALSER www.heritage.org What's the best way to mark the fifth annual Cuba Solidarity Day? If we want to help the long-suffering people of Fidel Castro's island "paradise," the answer should be obvious: Shine a light on the repression and [...] |
| 05/16/2012 01:59 PM |
| Foreign Policy: Preparing for Life after Castro |
| Posted on Tuesday, 05.15.12 Foreign Policy: Preparing for Life after Castro Early this month, a senior Cuban official raised the possibility of loosening travel restrictions, potentially making it far easier for Cuban citizens to travel abroad as tourists. So far, little is known about the details of the policy Havana has in mind. But the [...] |
| 05/16/2012 01:57 PM |
| U.S. changes requirements for some Cuba trips |
| Posted on Tuesday, 05.15.12 U.S. changes requirements for some Cuba trips The U.S. changes on some 'people to people' visits come after pressure from Florida Sen. Marco Rubio. By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com The U.S. Treasury Department has tightened a few of its restrictions on trips to Cuba by non-Cuban Americans on so-called "people to [...] |
| 05/14/2012 05:49 PM |
| The Loss of Self Esteem / Rebeca Monzo |
| The Loss of Self Esteem / Rebeca Monzo Rebeca Monzo, Translator: mlk Some days ago I read in the international press a story entitled Serving, not servile, by the journalist from Juventude Rebelde (Rebel Youth), Jose Alejandro Rodriguez, where he laments the tendency of Cubans to appear servile to foreigners. In one of his paragraphs [...] |
| 05/14/2012 05:48 PM |
| Celebration or Condemnation? / Luis Felipe Rojas |
| Celebration or Condemnation? / Luis Felipe Rojas Luis Felipe Rojas, Translator: Raul G. One can already hear the beating drum of the proletariat. Just a few work days away from the International Day of the Worker, the red machine of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba (PCC) has spent various weeks moving [...] |
| 05/12/2012 07:47 PM |
| Remittances and the Silence of Their Beneficiaries on the Island / Iván García |
| Remittances and the Silence of Their Beneficiaries on the Island / Iván García Iván García, Translator: AnonyGY To ask for money from relatives who live in the United States of America is a constant in Cuba. Whether it is done through one of most expensive international collect calls from the island, an e-mail, or through [...] |
| 05/08/2012 04:21 PM |
| Tourism… or? / Anddy Sierra Alvarez |
| Tourism… or? / Anddy Sierra Alvarez Anddy Sierra Alvarez, Translator: Unstated Tourism in Cuba is an organism that because of its importance carries great economic weight in the country. What is going on with Cuban tourism? How is it there are no creators in the Cuban architecture, this being an educational powerhouse? We don't see [...] |
| 05/08/2012 02:54 PM |
| Travel may free up for Cubans |
| Travel may free up for Cubans Change only weeks away, official insists By Paul Haven Associated Press Monday, May 7, 2012 HAVANA — After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a decision to lift many travel restrictions. One senior official says a "radical [...] |
| 05/08/2012 01:12 PM |
| Cuba: Letting Others Make the Changes |
| Cuba: Letting Others Make the Changes May 7, 2012 Veronica Vega HAVANA TIMES — In a chance encounter a few days ago, I heard a few words that shook me to the core. The friend of a friend was talking about his girlfriend, the daughter of a member of the Ministry of the Interior (domestic [...] |
| 05/08/2012 01:01 PM |
| Cuban casas particulares turn home into a business |
| Posted on Monday, 05.07.12 Cuban casas particulares turn home into a business Booking a room at a "casa particular," a Cuban bed and breakfast, is a way to see the island through the eyes of the people By Mimi Whitefield mwhitefield@MiamiHerald.com SANTIAGO, Cuba — Norma Arias Puente has been learning the hospitality business for more [...] |
| 05/07/2012 12:53 PM |
| Cubans in Seoul |
| Cubans in Seoul 05-07-2012 17:01 Visit to serve as catalyst for improved ties A rare economic delegation arrived in Seoul Monday. The mission consists of officials and businessmen from Cuba, one of the four countries with which Korea has no diplomatic relations. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade said the delegation will stay here [...] |
| 05/06/2012 02:04 PM |
| Cuba oil drilling shifts west |
| Cuba oil drilling shifts west that could raise risk for South Florida May 03, 2012|By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — A giant floating rig hunting for oil north of Cuba is about to move farther west to dig an exploratory well even closer to the Gulf Stream that rushes along the South Florida [...] |
| 05/05/2012 03:29 PM |
| Havana Nightlife an Important Addition to Cuba Holidays |
| Havana Nightlife an Important Addition to Cuba Holidays Cuba holidays are not only about beaches. Capital city of Havana is an incredible place to be a part of lively nightlife. Cuba, the Caribbean gem! If you are looking to spend your next vacation in typical Caribbean style, plan Holidays to Cuba. Havana, the capital city [...] |
| 05/05/2012 03:24 PM |
| Cuba without Chavez |
| Cuba without Chavez How far could the island fall if Venezuelan leader can't beat cancer — or his election opponent? Nick MiroffMay 5, 2012 06:00 HAVANA, Cuba — Ask Cubans what the worst years of the so-called "Special Period" were like, right after the Soviet Union's demise dumped the island's economy in a ditch, and [...] |
| 05/04/2012 02:16 PM |
| Do You Like Cafe? |
| Do You Like Cafe? May 3, 2012 Haroldo Dilla Alfonso* HAVANA TIMES, May 3 – "CAFE" is the acronym of a new Cuban-American organization. It stands for Cuban Americans for Engagement, a promising name that seems to indicate the will of their supporters to involve themselves in actions and policies in support of the Cuban [...] |
| 05/04/2012 01:41 PM |
| Cuba’s little capitalists are ready to rumba |
| Cuba's little capitalists are ready to rumba By Jeff Franks HAVANA | Fri May 4, 2012 6:10am EDT (Reuters) – When Ojacy Curbello and her husband opened a restaurant at their home in Havana in late December, not a single customer showed up. It was a disheartening debut for Bollywood, the first Indian restaurant in [...] |
| 05/03/2012 01:59 PM |
| May Day in Cuba: The Doctors Out in Front |
| May Day in Cuba: The Doctors Out in Front May 2, 2012 Fernando Ravsberg* HAVANA TIMES, May 2 — This year's May Day demonstration in Havana's Revolution Square was led by a broad representation of health care workers, whose work abroad has turned into the principal source of income for the country. Tens of thousands [...] |
| 05/02/2012 01:17 PM |
| After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely |
| Posted on Tuesday, 05.01.12 After 50 years, Cubans hope to travel freely By PAUL HAVEN Associated Press HAVANA — After controlling the comings and goings of its people for five decades, communist Cuba appears on the verge of a momentous decision to lift many travel restrictions. One senior official says a "radical and profound" change [...] |
| 04/29/2012 08:59 PM |
| Havana Cuba 16 February 2012. Report of the Cuban League Against AIDS about Human Rights Violations in Cuba Against the LGBT Community / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada |
| Havana Cuba 16 February 2012. Report of the Cuban League Against AIDS about Human Rights Violations in Cuba Against the LGBT Community / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada Translator: Unstated, Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada Five decades have passed since that fateful triumph featuring people dressed in garments of olive green, who descended from the [...] |
| 04/28/2012 08:45 PM |
| Almost half of Cuba’s foreign visitors are Canadians |
| Almost half of Cuba's foreign visitors are Canadians United States America,Business/Economy, Sat, 28 Apr 2012 IANS Havana, April 28 (IANS/EFE) Just over 48 percent of foreign tourists who visited Cuba in the first quarter of 2012 came from Canada, according to figures released Friday by the National Statistics Office, or ONE. The number of international [...] |
| 04/26/2012 01:22 PM |
| Cuban authorities arrest British man in corruption probe |
| Posted on Thursday, 04.26.12 Cuban authorities arrest British man in corruption probe Architect Stephen Purvis was spearheading an ambitious golf resort project when he was arrested. By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com In the latest of Cuba's burgeoning corruption scandals, government investigators have arrested a British architect who spearheaded an ambitious project to build a 1,200-home [...] |
| 04/25/2012 02:06 PM |
| Cuba sees the writing on the wall |
| Cuba sees the writing on the wallMartin HutchinsonReuters BreakingviewsLast updated Tuesday, Apr. 24, 2012 8:15PM EDT Cuba has unveiled a Hugo Chavez hedge: economic reform. A senior Communist Party official says the island nation plans to shift nearly 50 per cent of output to the "non-state" sector. As its last rich patron, the Venezuelan President, [...] |
| 04/22/2012 05:39 PM |
| For Tourism, Everything. And for Cuban Children What? / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada |
| For Tourism, Everything. And for Cuban Children What? / Wendy Iriepa and Ignacio Estrada These photos, taken in the Cafeteria La Marina, show three snapshots where a couple of tourists appear in the foreground, judging by their skin color they are Europeans sitting at a table ordering something to be enjoyed at that moment. In [...] |
| 04/21/2012 01:34 PM |
| 90,000 tourists from Russia to visit Cuba in 2012 |
| 90,000 tourists from Russia to visit Cuba in 201211:10 21/04/2012ALL NEWS MOSCOW, April 21 (Itar-Tass) —— Ninety thousand tourists from Russia will visit Cuba in 2012, "this figure increased by almost 50 percent in comparison with 2010," Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Dagoberto Rrodriguez said in an exclusive interview with ITAR-TASS on Saturday. "In 2012, we [...] |
| 04/18/2012 04:21 PM |
| For an American, Havana is filled with contradictions |
| Posted on Tuesday, 04.17.12 For an American, Havana is filled with contradictionsBy Franco OrdonezMcClatchy Newspapers HAVANA — The green 1951 Dodge Coronet clattering along this city'sfamed Malecon coastal seawall looks like the car built more than ahalf-century ago, but lift the hood and things are not as expected. The car's bulging headlights give the classic [...] |
| 04/18/2012 01:44 PM |
| New Cuba air service rolled out from Fort Lauderdale |
| Posted on Wednesday, 04.18.12 New Cuba air service rolled out from Fort Lauderdale Coral Gables-based Airline Brokers Co. has added the first ever direct charter service from Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport to Cienfuegos, Cuba. The Cienfuegos service was inaugurated Tuesday and will be offered every Tuesday with 3:15 p.m. departures. Airline Brokers, which offers [...] |
| 04/18/2012 01:32 PM |
| Cuba says exports of goods, services $9B in 2011 |
| Posted on Tuesday, 04.17.12 Cuba says exports of goods, services $9B in 2011The Associated Press HAVANA — Cuban exports of goods and services generated about $9 billion in income in 2011, a senior government official said, as the island is diversifying and relying less on established sectors such as nickel and sugar. Antonio Luis Carricarte [...] |
| 04/17/2012 12:37 PM |
| Drilling off Cuba prompts disaster plan |
| Drilling off Cuba prompts disaster planOfficials stress inlets, not beachesApril 15, 2012|By William E. Gibson, Washington Bureau South Florida prepares for potential spill from Cuban oil drilling The Coast Guard and South Florida officials devise plans in case Cuban drilling leads to an oil spill WASHINGTON — U.S. officials, game-planning for a potential oil spill [...] |
| 04/17/2012 12:23 PM |
| Proposal for Socializing Cuba’s Medical System |
| Proposal for Socializing Cuba's Medical SystemApril 16, 2012Pedro Campos HAVANA TIMES, April 16 — The Cuban public health system is another sector that has suffered deterioration due to the structural crisis of the current model. This is recognized in part by the government/party, which decided to make staff and budget cuts that have added to [...] |
| 04/16/2012 01:24 PM |
| Cuba: The second revolution? |
| Cuba: The second revolution? For the first time since the 1959 coup, Cubans are able to buy and sell property, set up businesses and farm their own land. Could these new liberties signal a move towards a free-market economy? Don't count on it, says Margareta Pagano.Margereta PaganoSunday 15 April 2012 It's the sort of glitz [...] |
| 04/15/2012 11:11 PM |
| In Cuba, baby steps on the long road to economic reform |
| Posted on Sunday, 04.15.12 In Cuba, baby steps on the long road to economic reformBy Kevin G. HallMcClatchy Newspapers HOLGUIN, Cuba_ Sergio Luis Suarez, 24, is among the new faces ofCuba's budding business class. He used to cut hair for profit beforeit was legal, but now he's licensed by the government and hastransformed the front [...] |
| 04/14/2012 11:45 PM |
| Corruption and the Morality of Survival / Dimas Castellano |
| Corruption and the Morality of Survival / Dimas CastellanoDimas Castellanos, Translator: Unstated Corruption — the action of corrupting — is the result of many causes, that range from personal conduct to the political-economic system of each country. It is an ancient social phenomenon to that occurs to a greater or lesser extent in all societies [...] |
| 04/13/2012 12:16 PM |
| Communist Cuba’s Collapse (Really, Are You Surprised?) |
| Michel Kelly-GagnonPresident, Montreal Economic Institute (iedm.org). The views reflected in this column are his own. Communist Cuba's Collapse (Really, Are You Surprised?)Posted: 04/12/2012 3:27 pm The weeks surrounding spring break see floods of Canadian tourists flocking to Cuba, one of our most popular vacation destinations. Each year more than a million of us visit its [...] |
| 04/09/2012 04:25 PM |
| Santiago bustles with the work of Cuba’s new self-employed |
| Posted on Sunday, 04.08.12 EMPLOYMENT Santiago bustles with the work of Cuba's new self-employed As the communist government seeks to move massive numbers of people off state payrolls, Cubans are embracing self-employment — like it or notBy MIMI WHITEFIELDmwhitefield@MiamiHerald.com SANTIAGO, Cuba — SANTIAGO , Cuba As Denia Ojeda Oliva combs a sable tint into a [...] |
| 04/06/2012 06:14 PM |
| Number of visitors reaches million in Cuba this year |
| Number of visitors reaches million in Cuba this yearEnglish.news.cn 2012-04-06 09:04:12 HAVANA, April 5 (Xinhua) — The number of visitors to Cuba this year reached 1 million as of Thursday, the Ministry of Tourism announced. "Arriving again at this important number of visitors, in a shorter period than the previous year, confirms a preference for [...] |
| 04/05/2012 06:13 PM |
| Domestic Tourism Here in Cuba |
| Domestic Tourism Here in CubaApril 3, 2012Yanelys Nuñez Leyva HAVANA TIMES, April 3 — For Cubans, traveling in our own country to see its beauty is a veritable utopia. The difficulties lie in the relatively high costs of transportation, accommodations, food and leisure activities themselves. This is why when the slightest chance presents itself to [...] |
| 04/04/2012 06:17 PM |
| Cuba could be key to Caribbean basin |
| April 4, 2012, 12:01 a.m. EDT Cuba could be key to Caribbean basinBy Patrick Burnson SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — With the Panama Canal expansion on schedule for completion in 2014, supply chain specialists are anticipating a logistical hub to surface in the Caribbean Basin. For those investors and traders eyeing opportunities in Cuba, the timing [...] |
| 03/31/2012 09:48 PM |
| Cuba to build golf courses, theme parks |
| Cuba to build golf courses, theme parksBloomberg March 31, 2012 Cuba's government plans to build 13 golf courses by 2020 as the communist island looks to offer more than sun and sand to the 2.7 million people who visit each year, Deputy Tourism Minister Alexis Trujillo said. The country also intends to build several theme [...] |
| 03/20/2012 08:25 PM |
| LGBT Tourism in Cuba (Part II) |
| LGBT Tourism in Cuba (Part II)March 20, 2012Maria Matienzo HAVANA TIMES, March 20 — I don't like to leave my promises unfulfilled. So, since I had promised myself not to leave this issue hanging — regardless of the wrongdoing of my tearing out some pages from someone else's magazine — I wanted to continue with [...] |
| 03/18/2012 07:45 PM |
| Small business takes root in the new Cuba |
| Small business takes root in the new CubaBy Katie Derosa, Times Colonist March 18, 2012 8:29 AM In central Havana, not far from Revolutionary Square, a teal mural sports the words "Defend Socialism" in white capital letters. Just steps from the square, a sign says "53 years since our victory," referring to the communist revolution. [...] |
| 03/17/2012 07:57 PM |
| In Havana, Family-Run Dining Goes Upscale |
| Journeys In Havana, Family-Run Dining Goes UpscalePrivate Restaurants Try to Expand Cuba's MenuBy VICTORIA BURNETTPublished: March 16, 2012 ON a mild January night, the unlighted street in the artsy Havana neighborhood of Vedado was quiet and filled with shadows. But as my companions and I climbed the steps of Le Chansonnier, the glow of chandeliers [...] |
| 03/15/2012 07:50 PM |
| Want to See Cuba? Your Museum Might Take You |
| Want to See Cuba? Your Museum Might Take YouBy ELIZABETH OLSONPublished: March 14, 2012 SOME large American museums, and an increasing number of smaller ones, offer domestic and international trips — with Cuba currently all the rage — that enliven the museums' images and at the same time help increase membership and raise money. Some [...] |
| 03/14/2012 07:07 PM |
| The Cuban Ration Book Turns 50 |
| http://www.havanatimes.org/?p=64286 The Cuban Ration Book Turns 50March 13, 2012Fernando Ravsberg* HAVANA TIMES, March 13 — Half a century ago, the nascent Cuban Revolution created the Libreta de Abastecimientos (the ration book), which was the basic element of a system of food subsidies and rationing aimed at ensuring that basic staples were affordable for everyone. This [...] |
| 03/11/2012 06:04 PM |
| Why we remain resolute against traveling to Cuba |
| Posted on Saturday, 03.10.12 Why we remain resolute against traveling to CubaBy Humberto Fontova "More travel to Cuba means more freedom for Cubans," goes the anti-"embargo" mantra. Now here's what a recent story by Reuters out of Havana said: "Cuba just completed its best year for tourism with 2.7 million visitors in 2011. Hotels are [...] |
| 03/10/2012 05:36 PM |
| LGBT Tourism in a Cuban Magazine |
| LGBT Tourism in a Cuban MagazineMarch 9, 2012Maria Matienzo Puerto HAVANA TIMES, March 9 — This past Saturday I went to a party with some friends of some friends. That might seem a little like a tongue twister, but anyone who has gone through this knows it's the main reason that — even with music, [...] |
| 03/10/2012 05:34 PM |
| Cuba foreign investment risk assessment |
| Cuba foreign investment risk assessment French CoFace credit risk and investment company has released a risk assessment for the country of Cuba.http://www.coface.fr/CofacePortal/FR_fr_FR/pages/home/os/risks_home/risques_pays/fiche/Cuba?extraUid=571838 Coface country assessment reports analyze and forecast country risk using macroeconomic, financial and political data. The company reviews the financial history and the risks to the business environment of the country. CoFace assigns [...] |
| 03/07/2012 11:36 AM |
| New wave of travelers off to Cuba |
| New wave of travelers off to CubaIt's now possible to tour Old Havana or deserted Cuban keys without risk of running afoul of Uncle Sam.By Marcelo Ballve / NEW YORK DAILY NEWSPublished: Wednesday, March 7, 2012, 4:00 AM José Francisco González breathed a sigh of relief when President Obama began easing rules on travel to [...] |
| 03/06/2012 05:16 AM |
| Hugo Chavez: Fidel Castro’s Bet / Iván García |
| Hugo Chavez: Fidel Castro's Bet / Iván GarcíaIván García, Translator: Unstated Some might think that luck came to the aid of a beleaguered Fidel Castro, when back in 1998, the island economy was going down with an industry crippled by lack of oil, exports were in the toilet, finances in the red, international debt swelling, [...] |