Oscar Espinosa Chepe
Hay una insatisfacción nunca vista en Cuba
Oscar Espinosa Chepe: «Hay una insatisfacción nunca vista en Cuba» Dos visiones del inmovilismo cubano ernesto agudo La perestroika de Gorbachov -que vivió de cerca como diplomático en países del antiguo bloque soviético- y su paso por el Banco Nacional de Cuba -«donde me dí cuenta del desastre»- le abrieron los ojos para siempre. Cuando [...] Continue reading
Cuba-Venezuela ties tenuous
Cuba-Venezuela ties tenuous 06/03 00:24 CET Cuba is on Venezuelan economic life support. With leader Hugo Chávez dead, there is speculation that Cuba as we know it may not survive. Havana's options just got a lot thinner, and it hasn't had many of them for a long time. President Chávez venerated the father of Communist [...] Continue reading
A Rerun of the Embargo Show
A Rerun of the Embargo Show / Oscar Espinosa Chepe Oscar Espinosa Chepe, Translator: Unstated Cuban authorities, as has been their custom for years, have launched a new campaign against the U.S. embargo, taking advantage of the start of high-level United Nations General Assembly sessions. The worn-out script began with a press conference by Bruno [...] Continue reading
Cuba still searching for economic model that works
Posted on Thursday, 08.02.12 Cuba still searching for economic model that works At annual conference on Cuba's economy, experts discuss current state of reforms, future prospects and look for similarities in other countries. One possibility: Vietnam. By Juan O. Tamayo And Mimi Whitefield jtamayo@elnuevoherald.com Cuba faces a difficult economic situation despite Raúl Castro's reforms, and [...] Continue reading
Property Liberalization and Recovery of Idle Lands and Dilapidated Properties: A Necessary Step for Initiating a Recovery Process
Property Liberalization and Recovery of Idle Lands and Dilapidated Properties: A Necessary Step for Initiating a Recovery Process / Estado de Sats Antonio Rodiles, Estado de Sats / State of Sats, Julio Alega, Manuel Cuesta, Wilfredo Vallin Almeida By Antonio G. Rodiles, Julio Alega, Manuel Cuesta, Wilfredo Vallín Introduction The centralized and planned economy is [...] Continue reading
Has Cuba’s regime eased up? Depends who you ask
Posted on Saturday, 04.28.12 Cuban government | Analysis Has Cuba's regime eased up? Depends who you ask Raúl Castro's grudging reforms have sparked an intense debate in Cuba and abroad on the current living conditions and future of the regime. By Juan O. Tamayo jtamayo@ElNuevoHerald.com Is the Cuban government sinking or swimming? Are dissidents gaining [...] Continue reading
Dissident says Castro hasn’t seriously attacked bureaucrats
Posted on Wednesday, 08.03.11 Dissident says Castro hasn't seriously attacked bureaucratsBy Juan O. Tamayojtamayo@elnuevoherald.com Cuban ruler Raul Castro had blasted bureaucrats for blocking some of his ambitious reforms, an admission that one dissident economist said clearly outlines the shortcomings of his campaign for change. The biggest obstacle to his reforms is "the psychological barrier formed [...] Continue reading