Entries Published On February, 2021
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Cubans Study a Shrinking List of Banned Private Enterprises
The government is expanding the number of sectors where it will allow private business, hoping to spur a depressed economy. But key areas remain off-limits.
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Mavericks owner Mark Cuban says he ‘did not cancel’ national anthem before games
When the anthem wasn’t played in early-season games, there was a strong reaction
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Cuba: Infertile Couples Care Program reaches record of pregnancies in 2020
The Infertile Couples Care Program in Cuba reached an annual record number of 7,027 pregnancies in 2020, although the number of births decreased by more than 1,000 compared to the previous year. According to a report released by the Cuban Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP), last year less couples were seen, and they decreased to …
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U.S. civil society organizations urge President Biden to normalize relations with Cuba
Advocacy and human rights groups, faith organizations, Cuban-American groups, environmental, academic and business organizations this Wednesday sent a letter to the Biden-Harris administration urging it to take immediate action to fulfill a campaign pledge: to reverse the failed Trump policies that inflicted harm on Cubans and their families. The document, signed by 56 organizations, recommends …
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Coronavirus in Cuba: more discharges, fewer infections, more patients in intensive care
Cuba woke with more than a thousand discharges, four deaths and 850 infections in the last 24 hours, eight less than in the previous day and the majority (830) due to the autochthonous transmission of the SARS-CoV-2 virus, according to the report by the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The situation looks extremely complicated and, …
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Three Cubans detained in Florida after surviving on coconuts on empty island
Three people in Ice custody after coast guard rescue following 33 days on uninhabited island of Anguilla Cay Three people who survived largely on coconuts for more than a month before they were rescued from an uninhabited island in the Bahamas are now in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) custody, officials said on Wednesday. …
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Human Rights: A guide for dialogue in Cuba (IV)
As we have said before, human rights can be a legal and ethical reference both for the functioning of the State and for the behavior of public officials, the projection and implementation of public policies, and especially the relationship between the political system and civil society. In Cuba, since the entry into force of the …
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U.S.-CUBA: SECRETS OF THE ‘HAVANA SYNDROME’
Declassified State Department review faults “lack of senior leadership,” “systemic disorganization” in response to unsolved health episodes Tillerson State Department failed to conduct risk/benefit assessment before reducing Embassy staff Report of Accountability Review Board confirms CIA closure of its Havana Station in September 2017 ARB investigation cited similar health incidents involving U.S. personnel in China and two other …
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Medidas proempleo apuntan a dinamizar sector privado en Cuba
Más de 600 000 cubanas y cubanos, equivalente al 13 por ciento de la fuerza laboral del país, se cuentan como trabajadores autónomos. La entrada Medidas proempleo apuntan a dinamizar sector privado en Cuba se publicó primero en IPS Cuba.
