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CUBA-HABITAT: Crackdown on Illegal Housing
A government offensive against illegal housing, including letting rooms to tourists, is picking up steam in the Cuban capital./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ CUBA: Government Slams Nicaragua’s Choice of Human Rights Delegate
Nicaragua's naming of a known anti-Castro U.S.- Cuban activist in its delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission was an "unfriendly" act which hinted that the right- wing government of Arnoldo Aleman was "bought" by a leader of the Cuban exile community, the local press wrote Thursday.CUBA: Gov’t Slams Nicaragua’s Choice of Human Rights Delegate
Nicaragua's naming of a known anti-Castro U.S.- Cuban activist in its delegation to the UN Human Rights Commission was an "unfriendly" act which hinted that the right- wing government of Arnoldo Aleman was "bought" by a leader of the Cuban exile community, the local press wrote Thursday.HEALTH-CUBA: Danger Lurks in Land of Romance
Cubans have come to regard themselves as equal to anyone in the world when it comes to love and romance and the much of the world tends to agree with their assessment.CUBA-HEALTH: Still a Jewel in Castro’s Crown
The health sector continues to figure among the "jewels" of the government of Fidel Castro, in spite of the economic crisis gripping Cuba.CUBA-ECONOMY: Crisis Persists Despite Growth Forecasts
Cuba's economy will grow in 1997 for the fourth consecutive year but not enough to counteract the effects of the worst economic crisis since Fidel Castro came to power in 1959, according to economic analsusts.CUBA: Castro Accuses United States of Provoking Disorder
Cuba's President Fidel Castro went one step further in his crusade against the US government, accusing them of trying to provoke discontent in the country.CUBA: Venezuela’s Guerrilla Movement – Generals Finally Tell
Cuban soldiers who fought with Venezuela's guerrillas in the 1960s suffered severe hunger, found themselves on their own more than once, and later learned that they had been the special targets of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).CUBA-ECONOMY: Crime on the Increase in Cuba
Visitors to Cuba have discovered that the black market - that curse of the developing world - is alive and flourishing in communist Cuba.CUBA-CULTURE: ‘Granma’ Defends Long Hair and Earrings
'Granma', the official publication of Cuba's governing Communist Party, defended on Wednesday men's right to sport long hair, earrings and tattoos.CUBA: Fidel Castro’s Confessions on Love
Cuban President Fidel Castro confessed being "eternally enamoured of the feminine sex," and that at 70, he still fell in love "easily, but in a more platonic manner."CUBA-DEVELOPMENT: Tourism Up but Growth Wanes
Foreign tourists are flocking to Cuba in increasing numbers this year but the growth rate is short of official predictions, official sources said here.DEVELOPMENT-CUBA: Silence Raises Querstion Mark Over Tourism
A surprising silence from government officials on the state of Cuba's burgeoning tourism industry has led to speculation that performance has not met expectation.CUBA-SPAIN: Diplomatic Row could Lead to Full-Blown Crisis
A traffic accident in Cuba involving a Spanish tourist and local citizens gave rise this week to a fresh diplomatic row between the two countries.CUBA-DRUGS: Release of Former General Raises Spectre of Scandal
A former general involved in Cuba's notorious 1989 drug trafficking trial of 14 high-ranking officers, the worst scandal to hit the government of Fidel Castro since it seized power in 1959, is back on the streets after serving nearly eight years in prison.CUBA-ECONOMY: Duty-Free Zones Planned
Cuba will soon take another major step forward in opening up its economy by granting concessions to establish duty- free zones - the first four within the next month, according to government officials./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN/ CUBA: Helms-Burton Act has not Shut The Door on Cuba
Cuba, despite its economic battle against the U.S. trade embargo, is still managing to attract foreign investment capital and is expanding overseas commerce.CUBA-CRIME: Violent Crime Increases in Cuba
The tranquil image of Cuba as a peaceful island, the underdog fighting against economic sanctions, has been jarred by an increase in violent crime, police reports revealed.CUBA-POPULATION: Havana Threatened with Overcrowding
The Cuban economic crisis that erupted in 1990 spawned a new tribe of migrant workers, who wander from village to town and city seeking a job - and more money. Generally, the journey ends in Havana and these internal migrants find that the Cuban capital does not hold the solution to their problems.CUBA-TRADE: Helms-Burton Act has not Shut the Door on Cuba
Cuba, despite its economic battle against the U.S. trade embargo, is still managing to attract foreign investment capital and is expanding overseas commerce.CUBA-ECONOMY: Reform Process Slow but Steady
The economic reform process initiated in 1993 by the government of Fidel Castro to pull Cuba out of the crisis into which it began to sink early this decade is moving forward slowly but steadily, a high-level meeting reported here Wednesday.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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