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Business Social Responsibility: Everybody’s Concern

In Cuba today, in response to the start of reestablishing diplomatic ties with the US, we’re beginning to talk about the interaction between art, culture and economy in a coherent way.

Havana Internet Services Down Since Early Wednesday

Internet service from public cybercafés and Wi-Fi hotspots is down in the capital since early on Wednesday.

Cuba’s Gov. Sees Centralized Economy as the Way to Face Recession

The Communist Party of Cuba announced a series of “financial guidelines” at a time of recession in the country, which grew the first half of 2016 by one percent of the GDP, half the expected.

Cuba Turns Over Management of its Havana Airport to French Corporations

The French corporations, Bouygues Batiment International and Aeropuertos de Paris will manage the “Jose Marti” International Airport of Havana.

Cuba Seeks “Revolutionary” Air Traffic Controllers

With flights to Cuba on the rise, the Cuban Aiports and Aviation Services company has launched a call to train 50 air traffic controllers, who will earn a basic monthly salary of around 16 US dollars.

Energy Crisis in Cuba?

If the hypothetical rule of three is used to answer this question, shall we say, to the Venezuelan government’s financial difficulties and Cuba’s own insufficient energy resources, the economic crisis will hit Cuba suddenly and it could mean the end of its revolutionary era.

Communist Leader Says Cuba Will Not Accept “External Pressures”

Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, the number two man in the Communist Party behind Raul Castro, said today that Cuba “will not accept external pressure”, at a time when the country is experiencing an economic downturn. He noted that any changes in Cuba are only “to strengthen socialism.”