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Russian expert dismisses rumors of a Guantánamo turnover
Russia does not need a permanent naval base in Cuba, says a Russian military expert, quashing insinuations that Cuba would turn the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay to Russia after the…
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Emergence of the individual entrepreneur
As a result of what has been called "the actualization of the Cuban economic model," the "non-state sector" now has an economic space within the country's development.
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U.S. and Cuba banks agree to relationship
News sources are reporting that Stonegate Bank signed a correspondent banking relationship with Banco Internacional de Comercio S.A. in Cuba.
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Coppola: ‘Cinema and television no longer exist: they’re one and the same’
Legendary filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola visited Cuba recently at the invitation of the International School of Cinema and Television in San Antonio de los Baños. Progreso Weekly was…
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Embassies reopen after half a century (+ Photos)
Before Dec. 17, 2014, not even the most optimistic observers could predict that the national flags would fly at both countries' embassies so soon.
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As papal visit nears, bishops’ letter stresses ‘mercy’ and ‘pardon’
On the occasion of Pope Francis' visit to Cuba, Sept. 19-22, the Conference of Catholic Bishops of Cuba has issued a message to the Cuban people that the Communist Party daily Granma…
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The ‘seals’ (whomever the shoe fits)
"Seals" applaud mechanically and renounce the exercise of criteria and the practice of criticism and genuine opinion. You'll find them with all political labels, in any of the four…
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Castro: Reforms will proceed ‘at our own pace’
On Wednesday (July 15), President Raúl Castro addressed the plenum of the National Assembly of the People's Powers. Some of the specifics of his speech have been translated by Progreso…
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Top German diplomat arrives in Cuba, meets with Raúl Castro
Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived in Havana Thursday morning (July 16), the first German foreign minister to travel to Cuba in 25 years.
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Atlantic Council: 10 points for Cuba’s reintegration into global economy
Key to the success of reintegration will be to push for a reengagement between Cuba and the international financial institutions including the World Bank, the International Monetary…
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