Cuba: Obama’s moves are not enough

Granma, Cuba’s Communist Party daily, reports on the publication of new measures affecting trade and travel relations between Cuba and the USA. It outlines the changes and areas where the blockade remains in tact.

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Is the Cuban Adjustment Act on the Way Out?

After the accords announced on December 17, one issue being discussed is whether to retain the Cuban Adjustment Act, which allows citizens from the island, whether they have another citizenship or not, to normalize their status as permanent residents after spending 1 year and one day on US soil.

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The Cuban-American Transition

The recently proposed changes to U.S. Cuba policy have been viewed by critics as being a capitulation to the government of Cuba and by supporters as a long needed adjustment to a failed policy inspired by Cold War geopolitics.

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Havana’s Unofficial Wi-Fi Zones

If a Cuban bureaucrat was given the task of collecting live snails, they would probably manage to escape before he was finished drawing up the resolutions and communiqués that regulate such an activity.

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Police Mobilized to Collect Garbage Around Havana

Hundreds of National Revolutionary Policy (PNR) Police officers were mobilized for a day with brooms and dustpans to clean up the garbage and rubble-strewn streets of the capital, in response to the prolonged garbage collection crisis the city has been facing.

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Jazz at the Pabellon Cuba

During the recently concluded Jazz Plaza 2014 festival several new venues took part in the event. One of those was the Pabellon Cuba facility; various reasons made it an option to consider. These included the location the time and the price. (21 photos)

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