Cuba

By Anya Landau French From The Havana Note Could the end really be very, very near for Venezuela's Hugo Chavez? If it comes before his January 10, 2013 swearing in, thus…
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By Aurelio Pedroso and Manuel Alberto Ramy HAVANA – The night of Saturday, Dec. 7, will be one to remember. Seldom does Cuban television interrupt its programming to announce…
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By Elsa Claro HAVANA – The question of whether a glass is half empty or half full allows us to consider that, while in Cuba the Gross Domestic Product (at constant prices) is 3.1…
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By Jesús Arboleya Cervera Because they’re considered to be the most conservative voters in the U.S. political spectrum, the fact that at least 45 percent of Cuban-Americans…
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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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