Monthly Archives: July 2008
Cuba's youth: restless but not often political
The Christian Science Monitor
Cuba's youth: restless but not often political
They just want the freedom to travel and access to the tech touchstones
of their generation: iPods, Facebook, and text messages.
By Sara Miller Llana and Matthew Clark |… Continue reading
Cuba claims bulb shortfall
Cuba claims bulb shortfall
published: Wednesday | July 16, 2008
THE CUBAN government appears to have claimed responsibility for most of
the bulbs the auditor general had identified as missing in his special
report on the Cuban light-bulb programme.
Michael… Continue reading
Cuba's Parliament Meets, Discusses Ways to Reduce Imports
Cuba's Parliament Meets, Discusses Ways to Reduce Imports
By Doreen Hemlock | South Florida Sun-Sentinel–Havana Bureau
7:27 PM EDT, July 11, 2008
HAVANA – Cuba's parliament kicked off the first of two session of the
year Friday, with an empty… Continue reading
Cuban parliament discusses resources, wages at opening session
Cuban parliament discusses resources, wages at opening session
By Doreen Hemlock | Havana Bureau
July 12, 2008
HAVANA – Cuba's new president, Raul Castro, called Friday for raising
the island's retirement age among a series of hard-nosed measures… Continue reading
Cuban gov't shuts down dozens of illegal factories and shops
Cuban gov't shuts down dozens of illegal factories and shops
Released : Monday, July 07, 2008 12:11 PM
Havana, Jul 7 (EFE).- Dozens of illegal plastics and furniture
factories, workshops and house-warehouses were dismantled in police
raids in the Cuban… Continue reading