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Cuban tourism and its future challenges
By Lenier González Mederos
HAVANA – The emblematic beach at Varadero, Cuba's premier resort, hosted the 33rd International Tourism Fair (FitCuba2013) May 7 to 11. The grand…
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Foreign-investments reform
By Roberto Veiga González
HAVANA – In July 2012, the government announced that it was working to update the current Law on Foreign Investments. At the time, it said that…
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Cubans can now import electrical appliances, mopeds
From Globalpost
HAVANA (EFE) - Cuban customs authorities starting on Monday authorized individuals to import electric appliances and mopeds in a resolution eliminating the prohibition…
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Pandora’s box
By Manuel E. Yepe
A CubaNews translation / Edited by Walter Lippmann
An announcement calling for the capture of a black woman described as a “terrorist” was posted early…
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Venezuela, Paraguay and the future of Latin America and the Caribbean
By Jesús Arboleya Cervera
HAVANA – The results of two controversial elections have reignited the debate over the future of Latin America. In Venezuela, the left triumphed…
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A future in oil for Cuba?
Interview with Jorge Piñón
By Roberto Veiga and Lenier González
HAVANA – Progreso Semanal talked with energy affairs researcher Jorge Piñón, a Cuban-American who left the…
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An open letter from Assata
My name is Assata Shakur, and I am a 20th century escaped slave. Because of government persecution, I was left with no other choice than to flee from the political repression, racism…
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René in Cuba for good
HAVANA– RPA/Progreso Weekly - René González Sehwerert was notified Friday (May 3) that U.S. Federal Judge Joan Lenard has issued an order that will allow him to remain in Cuba for…
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U.S. gives Cuba cold shoulder over prisoners and their suffering families
Fates of jailed Cuban Five are at the heart of hostility between Washington and Havana. Cuban Adriana Perez hasn’t seen her imprisoned husband since 1990s.
By Oakland Ross
From…
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The most persecuted woman in Cuba
By Aníbal Malvar
From the Spanish daily Público
MADRID – Ferociously persecuted by Castroism and deprived of all freedom, Yoani Sánchez is making a world tour to denounce the…
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