A revolution is a struggle to the death between the future and the past.
— Fidel Castro
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Cuba breaks silence on controversial memorandum to Colombia
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - (AP) Cuba broke its silence on Saturday, February 13th, on a memorandum it delivered to the Colombian government warning it of an alleged guerrilla attack in Bogotá and regretted that this gesture was used by the administration of President Iván Duque to fuel binational tension. ...
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Albor Ruiz, a Journalistic Voice for Latinos, Is Dead at 80
As a columnist for The Daily News, he wrote passionately about the issues facing immigrants and lobbied for the U.S. to lift its trade embargo of his native Cuba.
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Cuba’s new rules to allow more small businesses spark both hope and frustration
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Communist-run Cuba's decision to open more of its economy to small private businesses and individual initiative has sparked praise among many analysts and entrepreneurs, but also frustration among some. The measure announced last weekend expanded activities where small business were permitted to more than 2,000, ...
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Press, health and education remain in state control under Cuba reforms
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba's weekend announcement that it would authorize private enterprise in most sectors of its economy excludes 124 areas, such as the press, health and education, the labor ministry said Wednesday, February 11th. The reform represents a major step in a new direction for the communist ...
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Cuba lifts ban on most private business
Reform comes as communist-ruled island grapples with deepest economic crisis in decades
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EU Spokesman Calls on U.S. to Reverse Classification of Cuba as Terrorist Supporter
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The High Representative for Foreign Policy of the European Union (EU), Josep Borrell, urged US President Biden to reverse the decision, taken by his predecessor Donald Trump just before his term ended, to include Cuba in its list of countries supporting terrorism. 'We very much ...
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Cuba’s Imports From China Slump 40% in 2020, Extending Long Decline
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Cuba’s imports from China tumbled to US$483 million last year versus US$791 million in 2019, according to data from the Chinese Customs Office, extending a steep five-year decline as the island’s economy reels from U.S. sanctions and the coronavirus pandemic. Cuba is dependent on imports ...
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Trump hits Cuba with new terrorism sanctions in waning days
The Trump administration on Monday re-designated Cuba as a “state sponsor of terrorism,” in a move that hits the country with new sanctions shortly before President-elect Joe Biden takes office.
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Signature d'une convention de coopération sur la recherche et l'innovation
Dakar, 11 jan (APS) - Le ministère de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation et l'ambassadeur du Cuba au Sénégal ont signé, lundi, à Dakar une convention de coopération portant sur les échanges inter universitaires et la promotion de l'innovation de la recherche, selon un communiqué transmis à ...
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Foreign investment in Cuba, a Crucial Bet for Development
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Faced with a very challenging scenario, Cuba insists decisively on attracting foreign capital for development, Director of Foreign Investment at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Investment, Carlos Luis Jorge, told Prensa Latina. Despite specialized sources predicting a fall of more than 40 percent in ...
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Pakistani President Calls for Strong Ties With Cuba
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - President Dr. Arif Alvi on Friday, January 8th, said that Pakistan desires to promote cooperation with Cuba in the areas of trade, economy, health and culture. Talking to outgoing Cuban Ambassador Gabriel Tiel Capote who called on him here, he said that Pakistan attached utmost ...
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Iran Cooperates With Cuba in Producing COVID-19 Vaccine: Official
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Iran is cooperating with Cuba in producing a COVID-19 vaccine, official IRNA news agency quoted an Iranian Health Ministry official as saying on Friday, January 1st. Iran will purchase vaccines from a foreign country and participates in the World Health Organization's COVAX program for receiving ...
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U.S. State Department Bans Business With Cuban Bank BFI
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The U.S. State Department on Friday, January 1st, added a Cuban commercial bank to its restricted list, saying it will prevent the Cuban military from benefiting from financial transactions. The State Department placed Banco Financiero International S.A. in the Cuba Restricted List starting in early ...
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Sociedad de cardiología protesta por la contratación de médicos cubanos y denuncia violaciones a la ley
La Sociedad Panameña de Cardiología expresó su rechazo a la contratación de médicos cardiólogos extranjeros, y advirtió que el acuerdo pactado entre el Ministerio de Salud (Minsa) y el gobierno de Cuba para que personal sanitario de la isla trabaje en Panamá, viola disposiciones legales vigentes.
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Overwhelmed by the Pandemic, Panama Will Hire Foreign Doctors from Cuba and Elsewhere
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - The Panamanian government announced on Tuesday, December 15th, that it will hire doctors from Cuba and other nations to combat the pandemic, which has overwhelmed the country’s health system, which has the highest number of COVID-19 infections in Central America. “The national government has made ...
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Cuba dará fim ao sistema de duas moedas
A partir do ano que vem os cubanos terão uma única moeda: o peso cubano (CUP), cuja cotação será de 24 pesos por dólar americano Cuba fará uma reforma monetária para dar fim ao sistema de duas moedas que existe no país hoje. A mudança passará a ...
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CARICOM Leaders Denounce US Blockades on Cuban Trade and Finance
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Caribbean leaders rejected on Tuesday the US blockade on Cuba, including what it termed the persecution of its banking and business dealings, while calling for the lifting of the unilateral policy. In the Final Declaration of the 7th Summit of Heads of State of the ...
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Bad Bunny canta reggaeton per la fine del mondo
Bad Bunny, Yo visto así Quando Cristoforo Colombo arrivò ai Caraibi ed ebbe il suo primo impatto con il Nuovo mondo, disse che le persone dell’isola parlavano “la lingua più dolce del mondo”. Peccato che dopo li sterminò. Oggi però qualcuno con la lingua più dolce del mondo si prende delle ...
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Havana Airport Reopens, Enabling Foreign Tourists to Reach Cuba
RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - Jose Marti Airport in Havana, the largest and busiest airport in Cuba, has resumed commercial and charter air operations after closing on March 24th due to the pandemic. More than 25 international airlines use the airport and it is home to Cuba´s own regional airlines. ...
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Clima Econômico da América Latina tem ligeira melhora no 4º trimestre
O Indicador de Clima Econômico (ICE) da América Latina registrou ligeira melhora ao passar de 43,2 pontos negativos para 39,3 pontos negativos do terceiro para o quarto trimestre deste ano. Apesar da evolução de 3,9 pontos, o indicador continua na zona desfavorável do ciclo econômico. O ICE, divulgado hoje (24) pela ...