Anti-government protestors in the Venezuelan capital, Caracas, bring traffic to a standstill by erecting barricades.
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Proposed state law could restrict U.S. banking in Cuba Tampa Bay Business Journal (blog) A new bill making its way through the state Legislature could close the door on the chance for Florida companies to do business with Cuba. House Bill 673 would require that Florida banks that do business with countries believed to sponsor terrorism ... |
Newstalk ZB | $250k funding approved for Cuba Street festival New Zealand Herald Funding to the tune of $250,000 has been approved for an annual street festival in downtown Wellington. The council approved the funding for the Creative Capital Arts Trust to produce the event around the Cuba Street precinct. The first festival will ... Cuba Street festival unleashed Cuba Street festival making a comeback Cuba Street festival on way back |
The Sweet Science | Cuba dismissed 596500 state workers since 2009 MiamiHerald.com Cuba has slashed 596,500 workers from its bloated state payrolls, but remains far short of its initial goals for cutting public spending and making its economy more efficient, according to official figures. The campaign to cut back on government and ... Cuba continues to trim state payroll, build private sector ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S “CUBA ISSUE” STIRS STRONG FEELINGS Cuban Doctors in Brazil: Are They in the Dark or Not? |
Why Cuba is afraid, very afraid, of unrest in Venezuela Fox News (blog) Why did the U.S. president favor the Venezuelan dictator, protégé of Fidel Castro, over Honduras, which still had a rule of law, press freedom and pluralism? Venezuela has promised 100,000 barrels of oil per day to Cuba, and in exchange Cuban ... |
Surveillance through Architecture: Cuba's Abandoned Panopticon Prison io9 Presidio Modelo was still in use under Fidel Castro, and became severely overcrowded within a few years of Castro's revolution, and, despite the surveillance model, was the site of multiple riots. In 1967, the Cuban government shut down the prison ... |
Latin America not likely to get Firefox US$25 smartphone Business News Americas Latin America is unlikely to adopt the US$25 Firefox OS smartphone announced on Sunday, as these devices are likely to be sold in South East Asia, Africa and other regions where networks and budgets are more limited. This news article is one of ... Latin America's finished steel consumption remains flat in 2013 |
Havana Times | Cuba continues to trim state payroll, build private sector Reuters HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba continued to shed state jobs and move workers into the private sector in 2013, according to a report issued by the official labor federation at the weekend, as President Raul Castro pressed forward with reforms to the Soviet ... Cuban Doctors in Brazil: Are They in the Dark or Not? ESPN THE MAGAZINE'S “CUBA ISSUE” STIRS STRONG FEELINGS The new real estate market in Cuba, how to buy homes and apartments |
Survey reveals insatiable appetite for Cuba Travel Weekly The Obama administration reinstated the people-to-people category of travel to Cuba in early 2011, following an eight-year hiatus, enabling any American to visit Cuba legally if escorted by a licensed company. Playing by strict rules. Friendly Planet ... |