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‘ZunZuneo,’ Alan Gross and public opinion
In December 2009, Alan Gross was arrested in Cuba for violating that country's laws by introducing sophisticated communications equipment. His mission was part of a program of the…
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Castro warned about ‘siren songs’
Excerpts from the speech delivered by President Raúl Castro during the commemoration of the 55th anniversary of the triumph of the Revolution barely 3 months ago. These statements…
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The world in a package
Once again, Cubans cleverly solve their relative isolation. The solution is popularly known as the "Package of the Week," weighs one terabyte and soothes -- or at least it tries to --…
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U.S. secretly created ‘Cuban Twitter’ to stir unrest
According to documents obtained by The Associated Press the plan was to develop a bare-bones "Cuban Twitter." Later when the network reached a critical mass of subscribers operators…
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Iranian media exec is in Cuba to firm up ties
The vice president of Iran's radio and television broadcasting system, Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB), arrived in Havana "to reactivate the cooperation between that…
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Investment Law: Yes to cooperatives and foreign capital
The decision that the non-state cooperatives can associate with foreign capital has great significance. It can give momentum to the development of important sectors such as agriculture.…
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Cuba economic reforms a signal for Obama
Does the the Obama administration hear the pinging of Cuba's economic reforms? The most recent sound came when its national assembly adopted a measure that moves the country closer to…
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Russia’s ‘top cop’ visits Cuba
Aleksandr Ivanovich Bastrykin, chairman of the Investigations Committee of the Russian Federation, arrived Sunday (March 30) in Havana, where he was welcomed by the Cuban Interior…
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Cuban-Americans and the new foreign-investment law
One of the aspects that generated most expectations during the discussions over the recent law on foreign investment in Cuba was the possibility that the émigrés, particularly…
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In Russia, Fidel’s son launches book, receives award
Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart, son of Cuba's former president and scientific advisor to the nation's Council of State, attended the launching of the Russian-language book "A Brief History of…
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