ETECSA, Cuba’s telecommunications monopoly, has done it again; it is Cuban families’ public enemy number 1, without any logical need or reason. At a time when many Cubans are still learning how to use the company’s expensive Nauta services, the firm has in effect jacked up its prices.
Read MoreCelia was on the lookout every day, she asked her friends, she hunted a lot, but there wasn’t any way for her to find a decent place to rent for a reasonable price. Until a friend stated the obvious: “My girl, everybody is renting them out to the “yumas” (foreigners) now.
Read MoreAccording to government reports, a total of 223 cases of tax evasion by people who are self-employed were sent to Cuban courts, and if found guilty, they could be sentenced to up to 8 years in prison.
Read MoreAgents of the Cuban Interior Ministry took to the streets adjacent to Paseo Avenue of the capital, and all access roads to the Plaza of the Revolution, on Monday for fear of a protest by private taxi drivers.
Read MoreCuban economist Emilio Morales takes a look at the island’s foreign debt, economy and reserves and questions the claim that over five billion US dollars was actually paid on the debt during 2016. He also calls on a wide opening of the economy to outside funds as the only way out of stagnation.
Read MoreA delegation of four senators and one representative of the United States Congress traveled to Cuba on Sunday, exactly a month after the arrival of a new president to the White House. One of the senators is a strong ally of Donald Trump.
Read MoreDid you know that in Managua business establishments generate 197,000 jobs? Or that in the capital itself there are 228,281 homes, of which approximately 15,247 receive family remittances?
Read MoreWithout taking into account the drivers and owners of private vehicles, the local government decided to lower the prices of collective taxis in the capital. Many trips that previously cost 10 pesos now cost 5 and “compliance is mandatory”
Read MoreThe past returns to haunt us sometimes, and those you thought you’d beaten come back with more power. That’s exactly what happened to presidents Nicolas Maduro and Daniel Ortega on February 1st, when the United States Senate confirmed Rex Tillerson as the US Secretary of State for the new Trump administration.
Read MoreWhen the Cuban government announced that property could be bought and sold in November 2011, many people found themselves face to face with an opportunity to make some money or to finally get their own home.
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