Business & Economy Archives - Page 122 of 220

Cuba Restores Website Censorship

The temporary unblocking of several Cuba related websites proved only a momentary lapse of those in charge at the Ministry of Telecommunications of deciding what information can circulate on the island.

Havana-Miami Plane Tickets: A Veritable Odyssey

The Cuban travel agency Havanatur is making a killing through the sale of Havana-Miami and Miami-Havana air tickets, despite the lack of information and disorganization surrounding these transactions.There are no alternatives one can turn to, because Havanatur is a State-run monopoly.

Cuba Tries Canadian Businessman

The trial of Canadian entrepreneur Cy Tokmakjian, arrested more than two years ago on corruption charges in Cuba, has been underway since June 9th in a Havana court and is expected to extend for at least two weeks, said sources related to the case.

Rations for Havana Residents (June 16-22)

We present the list of rationed protein products that Havana residents can buy this week (June 16-22) with their ration booklets at their neighborhood bodega stores.

Returning to Cuba to Invest

While many Cubans still base their life hopes on permanent emigration, a growing number of compatriots are returning to their homeland. Some, not few, do so to invest their small capital in private enterprises, in the context of the “updating” of the economic model that the Cuban government is carrying out.

Rations for Havana Residents June 6-11

We present the list of protein products that Havana residents can buy with their ration booklets in their local bodega stores during the week of June 6-11. The products are distributed by monthly on a rotating basis in the 15 municipalities of the capital.

Hillary Clinton Advised Obama to End Cuba Embargo

Former Secretary of State and former First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton claims to have urged President Barack Obama to end the long economic embargo on Cuba, states her soon to be released memoirs entitled “Hard Choices.”

Cuba Food Industry Cooperatives Feel Betrayed

Jaime Olano “Lefty” tells us about his experience in the food industry working in one of the cooperatives that the government established to take over some of its failing businesses, collecting taxes instead instead of losses.

Cuba: From Capitalism’s Planned Obsolescence to Socialism’s “Contrived Obstacle”

The “contrived obstacle” is a category of the communist project undertaken by socialism, Here, I will attempt to analyze this aberrant practice.

Cuba Immigration and Customs Policy Changes under Consideration

The Cuban government is considering lowering to three years the period of prohibition of entry to the country after an act of illegal immigration and plans to expand the amount of currency that travelers can carry upon entry without formally declaring it.