Business & Economy

Cuba Confronts New Sugar Setbacks

Problems as diverse as shortage of raw material (raw cane), industrial accidents, the breakdown of machinery, lack of rigor and exigency, and the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy in eastern Cuba cast doubt on the outcome of the current sugar harvest.

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Cuba Communications Ministry Restructured

The Cuban government has just changed the name, mission and functions of the Ministry of Informatics and Communications through an executive order. Likewise, the University of Information Sciences (UCI) will now be under the Ministry of Higher Education.

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Cuba Sugar Harvest Delayed in the East

The milling of sugar cane in Cuba has been hampered by the damage to refineries, transportation problems and low crop yields resulting from Hurricane Sandy, which stuck the east of the island this past October.

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