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Yoya and the changes
By Manuel Alberto Ramy ramymanuel@yahoo.com
From Reporter's Notebook, Oct. 7
At a press conference during the Tenth Catholic Social Week held in Havana last May, I heard Professor…
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Between illusions and doubts
By Elsa Claro
If there's a surplus of anything in Cuba, it is a surplus of opinions, and – as expected on the topic of changes as extensive as those proposed by the government headed…
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Synopsis of Bob Woodward’s book, ‘Obama’s Wars’
The empire from the inside (Part I)
Reflections of Comrade Fidel
I am amazed at the widespread ignorance about issues so vital for the existence of mankind, at a time that it has great…
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When pushing uphill, you’re on your own
By Elsa Claro
HAVANA – If you visit one of the Cuban portals that list house swaps and job offers, you're going to find something unusual at this time. The number of job offers is…
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Chris Dodd in Cuba for talks with officials
From EFE
HAVANA – Sen. Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) is on a trip to Cuba for meetings with officials of the Raul Castro government, U.S. sources on the island told Efe.
Dodd arrived in…
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The silent war against terrorism
By Jane Franklin
(This article has been edited. To go to the original, click here: http://www.zcommunications.org/the-silent-war-against-terrorism-by-jane-franklin)
On September…
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Cuba details new policies on budding entrepreneurs
By ELISABETH MALKIN
From The New York Times
MEXICO CITY — Cubans learned on Friday the details of what they would soon be able to do as budding entrepreneurs, including renting spaces…
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U.S. contractor held in Cuba allowed visit by wife
By Jeff Franks
HAVANA, Sept 23 (Reuters) - The wife of an American contractor detained in communist Cuba on suspicion of espionage was allowed to visit her husband last month in the…
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The rationalizations: A first look
By Manuel Alberto Ramy
From A Correspondent's Notebook
Deflating payrolls is the equivalent of firing workers. To deflate half a million active workers from a 5,027,900 workforce over…
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Before Z come A, B, and C
By Elsa Claro
Will private individuals be allowed to import?
The question appears in a news item filed from Havana by an experienced correspondent, in a preview of the changes coming…
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