Cuba sees domestic tourism boom The Malay Mail Online The prices of most tourism facilities are still too high for the average Cuban household to afford, said the Tourism Ministry official. — Reuters picHAVANA, Sept 25 — The number of Cubans travelling within the island country has shown a marked ... |
Planning to fly to Venezuela? Why you should make other plans Chatham Daily News "This is the reason many airlines are sending half-empty planes," Ricardo Cusanno, head of a local tourism council, told Reuters, saying the government should cross-reference flight lists with those requesting foreign exchange to outwit the no-shows. |
Girish Gupta and Andrew Cawthorne, Reuters London Free Press Some Venezuelans do not even bother leaving the country, but merely send their credit cards to friends overseas, who swipe the cards and send the cash back to Venezuela. "This is the reason many airlines are sending half-empty planes," Ricardo Cusanno ... |
Letters to the Editor New York Times As The Times highlighted, several American tour companies are exploiting President Obama's “people-to-people” program to take American tourists to Cuba. Unfortunately, while going in-depth to detail the art, cigar-making and Latin dancing Americans ... |
Granma International | Raúl has official talks with President Correa Granma International President Correa. ARMY General and President of the Councils of State and Ministers Raúl Castro Ruz had official talks on September 20 with Rafael Correa Delgado, President of the Republic of Ecuador, who was on a working visit to the country. During ... |
Planning to fly to Venezuela? Why you should make other plans Sarnia Observer "This is the reason many airlines are sending half-empty planes," Ricardo Cusanno, head of a local tourism council, told Reuters, saying the government should cross-reference flight lists with those requesting foreign exchange to outwit the no-shows. |
Financial Post | Canadian developer's quashed PGA golf course plans in Cuba sparks lawsuit Financial Post A quashed deal to build PGA-branded golf courses in Cuba has prompted the Canadian developer behind the project to file a $25.5-million lawsuit against the Professional Golfers' Association of America for allegedly interfering and blocking it from ... |
Bogotá Is Becoming South America's Premier Tech Hub Mashable Whatever the future is for cities, one thing is certain — successful cities will be defined by their ability to attract tech companies. There appears to be little argument that this is the future and that Silicon Valley's somewhat unique precedent is ... |
Letters to the Editor New York Times To the Editor: Regarding “Cuba Opens Up, Group by Group” (Sept. 15): Since United States laws prohibit American tourism in Cuba, I was surprised to see in the Travel section a full-page feature for Americans who want to visit Cuba. As The Times ... |
Cuba Hosts Int''l Nature Event Prensa Latina 24 de septiembre de 2013, 09:38Bayamo, Cuba, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) With the arrival of eco-tourism experts in this eastern city, drawn by the 9th International Meeting on Nature Tourism "Turnat 2013," a new chapter in Cuban tourism opens today ... |
Cuba OKs rules on commercial zone at Mariel Port Bellingham Herald Signed by President Raul Castro and published this week in the government's Official Gazette, the law says commercial operators in the industrial park at the Port of Mariel will be exempt from labor and customs duties, won't have to pay taxes on sales ... |
Cub envejece y "es asunto serio", Raúl Castro AnsaLatina.com Por Francisco Forteza LA HABANA 24 (ANSA)- Cuba envejece y es un problema considerado "serio", por lo que ya se estudian soluciones, entre ellas, la de permitir que los privados "participen" en el cuidado social de los ancianos, se informó hoy. |
Letters to the Editor New York Times To the Editor: Regarding “Cuba Opens Up, Group by Group” (Sept. 15): Since United States laws prohibit American tourism in Cuba, I was surprised to see in the Travel section a full-page feature for Americans who want to visit Cuba. As The Times ... |
'Get a boat!' Venezuela flights booked full for months Reuters "This is the reason many airlines are sending half-empty planes," Ricardo Cusanno, head of a local tourism council, told Reuters, saying the government should cross-reference flight lists with those requesting foreign exchange to outwit the no-shows. |
Cuba OKs Rules on Commercial Zone at Mariel Port ABC News Cuba has approved rules for a special commercial zone at Mariel, a massive port under construction west of Havana. The goal is to lure increased foreign investment as the Caribbean nation seeks to boost its sagging economy with a series of recent reforms. Cuba Issues Rules for Mariel Development Zone |
Foreign Policy (blog) | Talking to Our Adversaries Should Be Routine Foreign Policy (blog) attention paid to whether U.S. President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hasan Rouhani will actually meet during the U.N. General Assembly meeting. If they do meet, will they shake hands? Will it be an impromptu sidebar or a sit-down conversation? Why Not Talk to Tehran? President Obama tells United Nations General Assembly he will pursue ... |
New York Times | Obama Says He Will Pursue Diplomacy on Iran and Syria New York Times Part of the American recalculation, he said, involved restricting the use of drones in counterterrorism operations; transferring prisoners from the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba and ultimately shutting it down; and rethinking its broad ... Talking to Our Adversaries Should Be Routine Will Iran Give up its Nuclear Weapons Program? UN General Assembly 2013: 3 Meetings That Won't Happen, But Really Should |
Car? Taxi? Helicopter? Latin Americans take to the bike Financial Times (registration) (blog) It was inevitable. Some 60 years ago began one of the largest migrations in history, when billions of people moved from the Latin American countryside and into cities. Then, some 10 years ago, began a consumer credit boom that saw car sales explode in ... |
Survey Says: Limited Partners Still Committed to Latin America Wall Street Journal (blog) Limited partners, both inside and outside of Latin America, are still bullish about private equity opportunities in the region despite anxiety in the public equities market, according to a new survey from Coller Capital and the Latin American Private ... |
Xinhua | Caribbean, Latin American leaders likely to discuss spying, development at UN ... MiamiHerald.com BOGOTA, Colombia -- Last week, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff cancelled a U.S. state visit over allegations that the National Security Agency listened into her conversations and spied on state-run oil company Petrobras. On Tuesday, as she kicks off ... Maduro aims to build trade plan with China China, Venezuela ink energy deals to strengthen partnership |
'Get a boat!' Venezuela flights booked full for months Reuters "This is the reason many airlines are sending half-empty planes," Ricardo Cusanno, head of a local tourism council, told Reuters, saying the government should cross-reference flight lists with those requesting foreign exchange to outwit the no-shows. |
Economic Times | Parle re-enters cola market after 20 years with Cafe Cuba Economic Times MUMBAI: Two decades after it hived off its carbonated soft drinks portfolio, Parle Agro today announced its re-entry into the Rs 15,000-crore cola market early next year with the launch 'Cafe Cuba', a coffee-flavoured carbonated drink. Parle Agro had ... Parle re-enters fizzy drinks market with Cafe Cuba Parle Agro set to strike back in cola market with roasted coffee beans drink ... |
Raúl Castro llama a buscar soluciones ante envejecimiento poblacional en Cuba Lainformacion.com El presidente cubano, Raúl Castro, llamó a buscar solución a los problemas derivados del creciente envejecimiento de la población en la isla durante una reunión del Consejo de Ministros, informó hoy la televisión estatal. La Habana, 23 sep.- El ... |
Change is inevitable, dissident says MiamiHerald.com The pastor added that some people in Miami surprised him by keeping their distance from him, apparently fearing that any contact with a dissident would trigger Cuba government reprisals against them, such as denials of permission to travel to the island. |
