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Wednesday, September 23, 2026
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CUBA-CULTURE: Old Havana’s Not for Tourists Only
Scorned for decades by most upwardly mobile citizens, the neighbourhood of Old Havana is now becoming one of the most attractive parts of this Cuban capital.CUBA: Fighting Helms-Burton with Silence
Mexico is working on a bill to counter the Helms-Burton law, and Canada and the European Union have also announced counter-measures. Cuba, meanwhile, has chosen to fight the U.S. law by keeping a tight-lipped silence about companies doing business here.CUBA: Migration Agreements with US Wobble
The migration agreements between the United States and Cuba, the only aspect of relations which remained untouched following the 'airplane crisis,' are now walking a rapidly fraying tightrope.CUBA: Fidel Castro, 70 Years Old and Still Going Strong
Love him or hate him, Fidel Castro is still in control of Cuba's communist regime as he celebrates his 70th birthday Tuesday.CUBA-POLITICS: Vesco Trial Revives Old Conflicts
The trial of fugitive American financier Robert Vesco in Cuba on charges of illegally trying to produce and market a new cancer drug has reopened old wounds between Havana and Washington.CUBA: Atlanta leaves a Bitter Taste Despite Honourable Outcome
Although Cuba managed to pick itself up at the last moment and "save its honour" with strokes, thrusts and right-hooks, the Atlanta olympic games left a bitter taste in the mouths of most Cubans.CUBA: Mixed Property Business Moving Forward
The government of Cuba has reaffirmed its liberalisation policy with a new wave of foreign investment in property, though the obstacles are also getting bigger.CUBA: Taxing Artists is a Tough Game
A large part of the dollar contributions to the budget, due from taxes on Cuban artists have been held up somewhere between the collection body and the State coffers.CUBA-HEALTH: Tests to Start on AIDS Vaccine
Cuban health officials will begin tests on 80 human volunteers in September of a vaccine they hope will eventually lead to a drug to fight AIDS.CUBA: Nation Keeps an Ear Cocked for US Party Poopers
The Cuban government will celebrate the July national holidays in an atmosphere of tranquility provided by several international resolutions in their favour, though they are still listening out for any "noises" from the United States.(ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/06)
Cuban theatre, like virtually every sector of life in Cuba, is in crisis. Productions have been been limited to weekend showings, ticket prices have quadrupled, actors have been seeking contracts abroad and, for the first time in more than three decades, artists have had to think in commercial terms in order to obtain financing for their work.CUBA: Clinton’s Postponement Makes no Change, says Government
The Cuban government was singularly unimpressed by US President Bill Clinton's decision to suspend the imposition of the toughest sections of the Helms-Burton bill for a further six months this week.CHILDREN-CUBA: Street Kids on the Increase
The streets of Cuba's major cities, once free of beggars, are becoming increasingly filled with children hustling to make a a few cents - let alone a dollar,/DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 06/ CUBA: Crisis and Labour Reform Force Women Back Home
Many women have left the work market in Cuba to take up their traditional role as housewives under pressure from the economic crisis gripping the country since 1990, and government labour reform launched last year.CUBA: Exile Organisations Plan Further Provocative Action
Danger could return to the skies and seas of Cuba this Saturday, when a fleet of Cuban exiles will sail to the island's territorial limits to perform a memorial service for 41 drowned exiles.CUBA: Crisis and Labour Reform Force Women Back Home
Many women have left the work market in Cuba to take up their traditional role as housewives under pressure from the economic crisis gripping the country since 1990, and government labour reform launched last year.CUBA-U.S.: Fate of Migration Accords Hangs on Hijacking of Airplane
The fate of U.S.-Cuban migration accords could hang on the outcome of the hijacking of a Cuban airplane by a passenger seeking asylum in the United States.CUBA: Economic Crisis in the Rearview Mirror
Improvements in the main sectors of the Cuban economy confirm that the "bad times are already over," according to government indicators.CUBA-TECHNOLOGY: Government has Big Hopes for Information Sector
The government of President Fidel Castro has decided to expand Cuba's involvement in information and information technology, sectors which -- with the Internet at its core -- are developing at rapid pace./IPS DEVELOPMENT BULLETIN 02/ CUBA-TECHNOLOGY: Government has Big Hopes for Information Sector
The government of President Fidel Castro has decided to expand Cuba's involvement in information and information technology, sectors which -- with the Internet at its core -- are developing at rapid pace.CUBA-TECHNOLOGY: Government has Big Hopes for Information Sector
The government of President Fidel Castro has decided to expand Cuba's involvement in information and information technology, sectors which -- with the Internet at its core -- are developing at rapid pace.« Previous Page — Next Page »
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