Cuba

From Bernama.com HAVANA - Cuba's population declined by about 84,000 in less than a year according to the latest census data, confirming the warning that emigration and lower…
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Progreso Semanal/RPA HAVANA - Cubans will be making calls to different U.S. cities without fear of paying much higher prices. The decision was taken by the State Council. Is it…
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Pardo Cruz to head industries; new ministry is created By Progreso Semanal staff Brig. Gen. Salvador Pardo Cruz was appointed Minister of Industries, according to an Official Note…
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By Aurelio Pedroso HAVANA – As children, waiting for Christmas, the Three Kings, and the New Year seemed to us like an eternity. Later, when we left behind that age, full of dreams…
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By Associated Press HAVANA - A prominent rabbi and physician says an American jailed in Cuba is in good health and a growth on his right shoulder appears benign. Rabbi Elie…
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From EFE HAVANA –(EFE)– The Brazilian-Cuban joint venture Brascuba S.A will soon start production in Cuba of Brazil's popular Plaza brand of cigarettes, official media said.…
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By Elsa Claro HAVANA – Dawn comes to Cuba and with it the latest issue of the Official Gazette, containing the new tax code. Readers consult one another, puzzled by the thick…
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Urban cooperatives and a new investments law are expected By Elsa Claro and Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – (Progreso Semanal/Radio Progreso Alternativa)– December 23 will see the…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera HAVANA – Barack Obama’s victory in the recent U.S. elections has rekindled the debate about that country’s policy toward Cuba. Predictions range…
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By Graziella Pogolotti From the magazine Cubarte HAVANA – The Villa Clara publisher Sed de Belleza has just released A Man on an Island, a compilation of essays, chronicles and…
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