Cuba

In the Progreso Weekly article, Behind the Atlantic Council's Cuba Survey, the author emphasizes that this particular survey distances itself from the usual purposes of reference and…
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During a speech closing the 20th Congress of the Cuban Workers Central President Raúl Castro Ruz officially announced that the wages for the health sector will be increased. No…
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Cuban President Raúl Castro on Saturday (Feb 22) condemned the violence generated in Venezuela and Ukraine, which he attributed to "circles of power" in the United States and its…
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This is in everyone’s interests, especially Cuba’s closest neighbor, the U.S. Although lifting the embargo fully requires an act of Congress, President Obama has some executive powers…
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The survey's importance is that it confronts the myth of the purported popular support for the existing policy, rebutting the excuse that the Cuban problem has connotations in domestic…
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United Nations emergency relief coordinator Jan Egeland noted that the Cuban program shows that, usually, "You don't get any headlines for prevention." Thus, we seldom hear of Cuba's…
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Cuban President Raúl Castro had planned to visit Kiev later this year. With the recent upheaval and unrest in the Ukraine, and President Yanukovyich's exit from that country, Progreso…
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Inviting Cubans to talk about finance almost always leads them to sidestep macrostructural explanations. What's important is what reaches the dining-room table and people's wallets.
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During the first week in February, the debate over U.S.-Cuba relations was rekindled for a number of reasons. One was the recent inauguration of the deep-water megaport, container…
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The Yale University Glee Club will perform 2 concerts in Cuba next month. In Havana they will share the stage with the Entrevoces Choir, led by Digna Guerra.
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