The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has hindered a project of the Miami-based TeleCuba Communications Inc. Company that was given a Treasury department license to lay a fibre optic cable to Cuba, in response to the opening on this matter announced by President Barack Obama in April 2009, El Nuevo Herald reported.
Read MoreThirty-five per cent of the investments begun in Cuba do not meet the requirements established by the Ministry of Economy and Planning, which is why it suspended 78 important investments for the island programmed for 2011, the official Granma daily reported. According to the source, the cause of the violations is “a high degree of willfulness,” which ignores “in many cases the feasibility studies”, reported IPS.
Read MoreNew regulations are now in place to allow more students seeking credit and religious organizations to travel legally to Cuba, while the general US population is still banned by their government from visiting the neighboring island.
Read MoreA dissident group in Cuba described the human rights situation in the country as “very unfavorable,” although it recognized that the number of people prosecuted or imprisoned for “political motivations” has gone down in the last 12 months.
Read MoreMaybe our surprise was because we’d only seen the pigeons on television or in magazines in the famous squares of London, Italy, France and Spain, though perhaps some of us knew about those of Mexico City. (15 photos)
Read MoreFor decades taxation has not been a part of the national scene in Cuba, with almost all workers earning a salary from the state. Today’s economic crisis, along with the massive layoffs underway, has made paying taxes essential for the government’s plans to meet social expenditures.
Read MoreOne of the finest ophthalmological hospitals in Cuba is the Instituto Cubano de Oftalmología Ramon Pando Ferrer (Cuban Institute of Ophthalmology), located in Havana. In addition to being both a national and international reference hospital, it is also a leading teaching center.
Read MoreAs if it involved Venetian traffic regulations, political critics in Cuba must always express themselves through what are called the “appropriate channels,” otherwise they can be taken as ill-intentioned or even counter-revolutionaries.
Read MorePower consumption in Cuban homes surpassed that of the non-residential sector for the first time in 2010, Tatiana Amarán, director of rational power use of the Electricity Conglomerate of Cuba, announced. According to the official, that proportion could continue in 2011 due to the opening to the private sector in the island’s economy.
Read MoreMore than 50,000 healthcare professionals from 118 countries have been trained in Cuba’s medical schools, Roberto González Martín, public health deputy minister for teaching and research, announced in his speech at the Pedagogy 2011 Congress, being held in the island’s capital.
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