Cuba

About 300 clients show up daily at the "Bormey House of Peanuts," where Orelvis Bormey Torres sells 21 types of turrones , five varieties of panetelas and about 10 varieties of snacks…
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It is difficult to think of an individual whose life’s work represents more on the modern Cuban cultural landscape than composer, bassist, arranger and Los Van Van director Juan…
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Officials of the U.S. Interests Section met Thursday (May 8) in Havana with functionaries of the Interior Ministry to discuss the case of four South Florida Cubans arrested April 26 on…
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My criticism of the Cuban system remains what it always was, but not by the side of someone who thinks that the only value in life is a bank account! So says Yoani Sanchez's Italian…
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Yoani Sánchez's Italian-language translator for the past six years, Gordiano Lupi, on Friday (May 9) published an article blasting the Cuban blogger for being arrogant, mercenary, and…
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Cuba will need as much as $2.5 billion in direct foreign investment to boost its economy, said Cuba's top economist, Marino Murillo Jorge, Thursday (May 8) in Havana.
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The "experimental" opening to cooperatives in Cuba begins to show signs that it needs corrections. Although the opening was defined by the authorities as "a test" so far 452 permits…
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The press secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Aleksandr K. Lukashevic, said, "We consider decision by Washington to be groundless. It is another sign of unwillingness by the…
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These days Havana has welcomed visitors who, in the words of German existentialist philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), are in that group of humans who, because they don't fear…
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On 26 April, forces of the Ministry of the Interior detained four U.S. citizens and Miami residents of Cuban origin, says a press release issued by the Ministry of the Interior, while…
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