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After decades of homophobia, Cuba closer to allowing same-sex marriage
Cuba’s National Assembly has agreed to a constitutional reform that would allow same-sex marriage on the island. The draft reform was approved on Sunday and will be put to a popular…
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Global Air blames pilots; calls company’s suspension illegal
The commission created to investigate the tragic May 18 aeronautical accident in Havana, this week denied assertions about the cause of the accident.
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A more coherent press law is needed
When the future press law of the country is discussed among Cuban journalists, it seems that expectations surpasses reality.
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Cuba’s new private sector regulations
After almost a year of uncertainty, Cuban authorities this week published the updated work laws in its Official Gazette. The new regulations will take effect starting on December 7 of…
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Cuba’s new social communication policy
The Associated Press has reported that a new Communication Policy has been approved in Cuba. The passage of this new law has also become a systematically silenced process without public…
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Cuba publishes new self-employment regulations
Cuba’s Official Gazette on Tuesday published the new self-employment regulations. Self-employment has been allowed since 2011, but the issuance of new licenses have been frozen for the…
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Cuba, Dominica strengthen bilateral ties, agree to work on disaster preparedness
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel and Dominica Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit met at the Presidential Palace in Havana as the countries work to strengthen bilateral ties and…
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Seduced by fútbol
Cubans have surrendered at the foot of the World Cup soccer tournament whose prominence can only be compared to that of the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Cuban baseball is on a downturn.
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Cuba’s media only sees corruption at the bottom of the ladder
If there’s one thing that makes me uneasy, it’s watching a shark fight a sardine. Even more so, when the fight is rigged in the shark’s favor. This is the same uneasy feeling I’ve had…
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Cuba’s oldest woman dies at age of 117
The oldest person in Cuba, a 117-year-old woman named Maria Emilia Quesada Blanco, died on Monday at her home in the city of Cienfuegos.
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