Cuba

Thousands of Cubans participated in the March of the Torches on Saturday, an annual procession that pays homage to national hero Jose Martí on his birthday. This year’s march,…
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One week ago Cuba was named “Safest Country for Tourism” at the 38th annual International Tourism Fair, in Madrid, Spain. Travel journalist Christopher P. Baker adds, "That’s no…
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According to new figures released by the U.S.-Cuba Trade and Economic Council, U.S. agriculture is benefitting from trade with Cuba. Exports of food and agricultural products from the…
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Cuba aims to become one of the more than 100 countries that will meet their energy demands with renewable sources like wind, water or sunlight by 2050. To reach that goal Cuba plans to…
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A Höegh Autoliners cargo ship on Friday offloaded 320 Lada Vesta and 24 Lada Largus Cross cars of Russian manufacture in the port of Havana. All cars are painted in bright yellow and…
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Cuba has filled a key diplomatic post with the appointment of Gerardo Peñalver Portal as ambassador to the Russian Federation. Peñalver submitted his credentials on Wednesday (Jan. 17)…
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Often, talking about Cuba's economy and daily problems someone asks, "Well, how's the situation?" to which I --more practical than optimistic -- always respond "How do YOU see it?"…
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Recently, mostly young professionals are dedicating themselves to traveling and bringing “merchandise” back to the island to sell. They fulfill two noble aspirations in this way: earn a…
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Cuba -- as a small and underdeveloped economy with a domestic structural crisis it has not overcome -- will always be influenced by an adverse international context. For that reason,…
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Cojimar, just a few minutes east of Cuba's capital city of Havana, is a small picturesque fishing village where American novelist Ernest Hemingway docked his boat is gaining notoriety…
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