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US to allow certain imports from Cuba
The United States government approved Friday the import of certain goods and services produced by the Cuban private sector, reported dpa. Now the ball is in the court of the Cuban…
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Shoigu’s mission was successful, military observers say
At a meeting with Cuban President Raúl Castro on the afternoon of Friday, Shoigu said that his "visit to Cuba should be considered in the context of the dynamically developing bilateral…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Today is Valentine’s Day – a day when we express our love in so many ways and to so many others. At Progreso Weekly we’d like offer you a brief excerpt from the Kahlil Gibran book, The…
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Shoigu, in Cuba, means business, Russian analyst says
Russia's Defense Minister, Army Gen. Sergei K. Shoigu, arrived in Havana on Friday for two days of official business, after one-day stopovers in Venezuela and Nicaragua.
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New senate bill introduced to allow trading with Cuba
The Freedom to Export to Cuba Act, that would drop the embargo that prohibits the U.S. from trading with or operating in Cuba, was introduced Thursday by Sen. Amy Klobuchar.
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Some Florida leaders just don’t care who they hurt
Does ideology trump a good deal that can lead to better health care for the many people who need help in Florida – whose numbers are upwards of a million?
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Russian minister stops in Managua on his way to Cuba
After arriving in Managua from Caracas Wednesday night (Feb. 12), the Russian defense minister, Army Gen. Sergei K. Shoigu, spent several hours meeting with Nicaraguan Army and Defense…
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Urban cooperatives in Cuba: A little, not too much
The cooperatives are also a space of confrontation between the new, which wants to grow, and the old, which refuses to die. A struggle in which others, like Luis, who wants to go from…
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MinRex officials counsel Obama on talks with Cuba
An article in Granma today outlines what Obama can do to modify the blockade. It is unusual, in that it is signed by two persons identified as ‘functionaries’, but without mention of…
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15 powerful quotes from the world’s most humble president
This article was first published in June 2014. President Mujica will soon be Uruguay’s former president as he finishes his term in March 2015. We felt his thoughts and ideas are worth…
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