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How Cuba became the newest hotbed for tourists craving sex with minors
Posted on Saturday, 03.16.13 Sex Tourism in Cuba: Second of three parts How Cuba became the newest hotbed for tourists craving sex with minors HAVANA — These stories are the result of a joint investigation by Toronto Star reporters Robert Cribb, Jennifer Quinn and Julian Sher, and El Nuevo Herald reporter Juan O. Tamayo. The [...] Continue reading
The Perverse Path of Repression
The Perverse Path of Repression / Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino Agustin Valentin Lopez Canino, Translator: Unstated L is for Liberty "Good morning," said the woman with the thick voice and deep tone. My sister responded in kind and the woman began offering medications for sale. The clock indicated it was seven minutes past eight in [...] Continue reading
The Impact of Cuba’s New Customs Regs
The Impact of Cuba's New Customs Regs September 19, 2012 Alberto N. Jones HAVANA TIMES — Official statements describe the Cuban Customs Office as "the country's first line of defense, responsible for preventing the entry of harmful materials," while at the same time it "allows and encourages the free flow of trade and development between [...] Continue reading
Some Challenges Facing Cuba’s Press
Some Challenges Facing Cuba's Press September 17, 2012 Esteban Morales* HAVANA TIMES — Everything seems to indicate that there are now two presses in Cuba. There's one that some want all of us to read, and another one that reaches only 10 percent of the population (though summaries of it are broadcast over "Radio Bemba" [...] Continue reading
Spanish driver in Oswaldo Payá crash to be tried Aug. 31
Posted on Friday, 08.17.12 Spanish driver in Oswaldo Payá crash to be tried Aug. 31 It is not known if the Cuban government will allow journalists to attend the trial in the eastern city of Bayamo. By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com The Spanish politician accused in the deaths of Cuban dissidents Oswaldo Payá and Harold [...] Continue reading
U.S. tries to expand flow of information to and from Cuba
Posted on Monday, 06.25.12 U.S. tries to expand flow of information to and from Cuba The State Department has increased funding for the technology component of Cuba democracy programs in a bid to get more uncensored information into and out of the island. By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com The U.S. State Department is increasing funding [...] Continue reading
In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cable
Posted on Monday, 05.21.12 In Cuba, mystery shrouds fate of Internet cable By ANDREA RODRIGUEZ Associated Press HAVANA — It was all sunshine, smiles and celebratory speeches as officials marked the arrival of an undersea fiber-optic cable they promised would end Cuba's Internet isolation and boost web capacity 3,000-fold. Even a retired Fidel Castro had [...] Continue reading
Cuba, DR on very different paths
Cuba, DR on very different paths By Roland Alum May 20, 2012 On May 20, 1902 the Cuban Republic was born, following the Spanish-American War, or Spanish(Cuban)American War, that ended Spain's colonial rule. Coincidentally, this May 20, the Dominican Republic is holding its 14th presidential election since the downfall of Rafael Trujillo in 1961. It [...] Continue reading
U.S. should speak up for democracy in the region
Posted on Thursday, 02.16.12 WESTERN HEMISPHEREU.S. should speak up for democracy in the regionBY ERIC FARNSWORTHefarnsworth@as-coa.org Democracy is not a fragile flower, as Ronald Reagan told the British Parliament 30 years ago, but it does require tending. What was true in Eastern Europe in the 1980's and also the Middle East in the aftermath of [...] Continue reading
Cuba’s Press: Dodging the Big Issues
Cuba's Press: Dodging the Big IssuesFebruary 16, 2012Fernando Ravsberg Granma newspaper constantly blames the people for the country's problems. Photo: Raquel Pérez HAVANA TIMES, Feb 16 — Would you trust a doctor who diagnosed you with a serious case of cancer and then, immediately afterwards, told you that you also had acne, and urgently prescribed [...] Continue reading
Principales riesgos políticos a observar en Cuba – 02-2012
Principales riesgos políticos a observar en Cuba viernes 3 de febrero de 2012 16:57 GYT Por Jeff Franks LA HABANA (Reuters) – Cuba aplicará paulatinamente una reforma para terminar con la permanencia indefinida de funcionarios en cargos públicos, aunque el presidente Raúl Castro dejó en claro el pasado fin de semana que el país seguirá [...] Continue reading
Key political risks to watch in Cuba – 02-2012
Key political risks to watch in CubaBy Jeff Franks HAVANA | Fri Feb 3, 2012 10:57am EST Feb 3 (Reuters) – Cuba is opening the door to private management of some state-run cafes and food service outlets in an apparent test of further reforms aimed at keeping the island one of the world's last communist [...] Continue reading
Eleven News Stories Not Reported in Cuba in 2011 / Ernesto Morales Licea
Eleven News Stories Not Reported in Cuba in 2011 / Ernesto Morales LiceaErnesto Morales Licea, Translator: Unstated 1. The Arab spring Only when the events in Egypt exceeded the predictions, did the Cuban press note (with tweezers) some isolated incidents. Nor had it published anything earlier about the riots in Tunisia and Yemen, nor did [...] Continue reading
Key political risks to watch in Cuba – 01-2012
Key political risks to watch in CubaWed Jan 4, 2012 3:03pm GMTBy Jeff Franks HAVANA Jan 4 (Reuters) – Cuba has opened more of its retail services to the private sector and liberalized land lease terms so farmers can rent more state land and keep it in the family as reforms aimed at fortifying the [...] Continue reading
Bright future ahead? Cuba’s economic changes create new entrepreneurs
'Bright future' ahead? Cuba's economic changes create new entrepreneursBy The Associated Press HAVANA – Where some might see a rotten window frame pocked by termites, Julio Cesar Hidalgo envisions a polished takeout counter, the rich smell of garlic and oregano wafting out onto a warm Havana street. In his mind's eye, the coarsely-laid concrete covering [...] Continue reading
Castro to free more prisoners, but not Alan Gross
Posted on Friday, 12.23.11CUBA Castro to free more prisoners, but not Alan Gross Raul Castro said 2,900 prisoners would be 'pardoned,' but they do not include the U.S. contractor Alan Gross.By Juan Carlos Chavez and Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Cuban ruler Raúl Castro announced a pardon for about 2,900 prisoners on Friday, but he sharply disappointed [...] Continue reading
Cuba pol cool to talk of release, swap for US man
Posted on Friday, 11.11.11 Cuba pol cool to talk of release, swap for US manBy ANDREA RODRIGUEZAssociated Press HAVANA — The president of Cuba's parliament said Friday no one should expect the island to unilaterally free an imprisoned American aid contractor and threw cold water on hopes he could be swapped for five Cuban agents [...] Continue reading
Key political risks to watch in Cuba – 11-2011
Key political risks to watch in CubaTue Nov 1, 2011 2:28pm GMTBy Jeff Franks HAVANA Nov 1 (Reuters) – The Cuban government has been quietly cutting its bloated payroll and stepping up plans to boost agricultural production as part of reforms aimed at strengthening its socialist system for the future. Its long-delayed offshore oil exploration [...] Continue reading
CHANGE IN CUBA?
CHANGE IN CUBA?12-08-2011.Paul MeoFormer official of the World Bank with a very extensive experience in developing countries and a long term member of ASCE (www.miscelaneasdecuba.net).- The early August meeting of the Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy (ASCE), held in Miami , was different from some of the more recent ones. First, there [...] Continue reading
Castro tells parliament he’s working to ease migration regulations
Posted on Tuesday, 08.02.11 Castro tells parliament he's working to ease migration regulations Cuban leader Raúl Castro told parliament Monday that he plans to ease travel restrictions on Cubans, but it's unclear whether it's on Cubans on the island or abroad.By Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@elnuevoherald.com Cuban ruler Raúl Castro said he is working to relax Cuba's [...] Continue reading