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By Jeff Kunerth From the Orlando Sentinel ORLANDO, FL - Fifteen-year-old Jesus Calle came of age this election. In 2008, he was too young to pay attention to presidential…
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From EFE HAVANA –(EFE)– The Brazilian-Cuban joint venture Brascuba S.A will soon start production in Cuba of Brazil's popular Plaza brand of cigarettes, official media said.…
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By Elsa Claro HAVANA – Dawn comes to Cuba and with it the latest issue of the Official Gazette, containing the new tax code. Readers consult one another, puzzled by the thick…
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Urban cooperatives and a new investments law are expected By Elsa Claro and Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – (Progreso Semanal/Radio Progreso Alternativa)– December 23 will see the…
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Relax doomsayers, the Maya people did not really mark their calendar for the end of the world on December 21, 2012. As tourists book hotels rooms in Mexico’s Maya Riviera and…
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By Tracey Eaton From his Along the Malecon blog The U.S. government has hired a former CIA agent to create and manage a team of at least 10 journalists in Cuba, contract records…
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By Silvio Torres-Saillant From the National Institute for Latino Policy network NEW YORK - The re-election of President Barak Obama for a second term arguably means more for…
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By Max J. Castro MIAMI - “Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.” So goes the saying once famously mangled by George W. Bush. But what do you say when you…
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By Saul Landau and Nelson P. Valdés Several of our friends expressed shock when they learned that President Obama had won some 48% of south Florida’s Cuban-American vote. One…
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By Saul Landau “We’re the Greatest! We’re number one!” - Kid Rock, screaming for Mitt Romney Must we continue to brag about us being “The Greatest Country in the World”? Imagine an…
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