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Blackouts in Cuba: A Menace to the Private Sector

For businesses that depend on electricity and the Internet, this new season of blackouts has been stifling in more than one sense.

While Production is Needed, Some Cuban Industries Cut Hours

Promises made by Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel last week have not been fulfilled and energy continues to be a serious problem.

Cuba’s Power Crisis: What Happened to the Gensets?

Cuba has imported over 70,000 gensets since 2004, according to statistics from Cuba’s Office of Statistics and Information (ONEI).

Documenting Destruction in Havana, Cuba

Los Sitios is a land in ruin with over 30,000 people, making it the neighborhood with the most damage to its housing stock in Central Havana. (14 photos)

Cuban Artists Sentenced for Their Critical Art

Luis Manuel Otero Alcantara and Maykel Castillo ‘Osorbo’ were sentenced to Five and Nine Years in Prison after a sham trial.

Cuban Artist Defends Recycling to Protect the Environment

“Recycling should form part of our everyday lives, not just something we do every now and again,” Marnia Briones writes on her Facebook page.

A Successful Lime Plantation in Nicaragua’s Drylands

Less than two kilometers from the ocean, in an adverse climate, a producer from Carazo, Nicaragua is mastering citrus production…

Booting of 53 International NGOs Affects Many Nicaraguans

Those who benefited from their projects and humanitarian programs were left in limbo following the sudden closures.

US Airlines Still Undecided on Returning to Nicaragua

This form of inefficiency ends up being paid for, in the first place, by the passengers, and in the medium term, by the whole country.

How to Run a Business in Cuba Without Hurting Anyone?

A socially responsible company in Cuba should try to offer a service/good without leaving other citizens without consumer goods.