On April 22, some pleasant news: the price of a series of crucial products were lowered by around 20%. In any other country, this figure could be considered highly significant and cause for nationwide celebration, however in deformed and dysfunctional Cuba, everything works differently. Let me explain why.
Read MoreThe third consecutive Latin American Free Software festival concluded in Cuba on Saturday. Of special interest to participants were the Cuban solutions for using Wi-Fi connections from mobile phones.
Read MoreFor several days, the traditional seaside promenade-avenue of Havana, known as the Malecon, becomes a race track for filming of the eighth film of the Hollywood productions “Fast and Furious”.
Read MoreThe Castro government announced today it was lifting the longstanding prohibition on anyone born in Cuba from traveling by sea. The measure will allow Cubans to hire out on merchant ships and travel on cruisers. The change takes effect on April 26th.
Read MoreThe Cuban government implemented this Friday a reduction of 20 percent in the price of 70 products, mainly food, in response to the demands of the general population over the insufficient purchasing power of their salaries and pensions.
Read MoreIn the last days of March, Roger Boniche attended an extraordinary event in Cuba. The Rolling Stones, one of the most influential bands in the history of Rock, offered a concert in Havana on the heels of President Barack Obama’s visit. The 40-year-old orthodontist didn’t want to miss this event, so he flew to the island to witness it first-hand. While he was enjoying the music of the British rockers, he earned money by renting out his house through AirBnB. He posted an ad on the site, and the company did the rest for him.
Read MoreThe revelations implicate 12 heads of state and a number of other politicians, their family members and close associates, including friends of Russian President Vladimir Putin, relatives of the prime ministers of Britain, Iceland and Pakistan, and the president of Ukraine.
Read MoreThe Cuban government must provide a viable credit policy for its low-earning population if it wishes to successfully bridge the economic transition period to relieve the state apparatus and create more self-employment within the country.
Read MoreWhat would have been unthinkable a couple of years ago is now becoming a reality. Google has been reported to be setting up shop in Cuba. And what could this imply to the Cuban people? The Holy Grail: cheap and fast Internet.
Read MoreUS president Barack Obama met on Monday afternoon with US business people and “self-employed” Cubans in Havana, as part of his historic trip to the island run by Raul Castro and the Cuban Communist Party.
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