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Stressful conditions, not ‘sonic weapon,’ sickened U.S diplomats, Cuba panel asserts
After a 9-month probe hampered by lack of access to medical records, a panel of Cuban scientists today declared that U.S. diplomats here likely suffered a “collective psychogenic…
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The doctors who don’t return to practice in Cuba
For talented people to look for better living and working conditions is nothing new or exclusive of Cubans. What's alarming in the case of Cuba is what has happened in recent years. The…
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Trump names U.S. envoy to Cuba
In a move signaling the U.S.’s now again Cold War-like mentality with Cuba, the Trump administration has named career diplomat Philip Goldberg to head the U.S. embassy in Havana.…
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Russian Ladas are on their way to Cuba
A shipment of 344 Lada automobiles is about to leave Russia and should arrive in Cuba early in January. The automaker, AvtoVAZ, calls the Cuban market a priority in Latin America and…
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Cuba’s week of Italian culture declared a success
Cuba's week-long celebration of Italian culture, which has been observed annually on the Caribbean island for the past 20 years, wrappred up this past weekend and was praised as a…
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With the sea all around us, where’s the fish?
Statistics from 2014 indicate that fishermen working for private commercial entities number almost six times those who are directly involved with the State-run sector. Even so, they…
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Cuban envoy to Spain now oversees Latin America and Caribbean
Eugenio MartÌnez Enríquez, Cuba's ambassador to Spain, has been appointed the Foreign Ministry's director general for Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a Twitter posting by…
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Impoverish the Cuban people, so they may be freer
With a new tenant in the White House some of the worst predictions about the foreseeable turn in U.S. policy toward Cuba have become reality. Once again, the biggest loser is the Cuban…
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Director of the Granma newspaper is dismissed
Pelayo Terry Cuervo has been dismissed as director of the newspaper Granma, official communications organ of the Communist Party of Cuba. The announcement was made by means of a brief…
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The Cuban economy: Buying abroad
After decades of trying to replace imports, Cuba remains highly dependent on them. Imports provide most of what Cuba needs to stay afloat. The goods brought in by ordinary citizens are…
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