Latin America

Cuba-EU Resume Postponed Talks

Overshadowed of late by the rapprochement between the Washington and Havana, Cuba and the European Union (EU) will hold their third round of negotiations for a bilateral cooperation agreement on March 4-5 in the Cuban capital.

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How Nicaragua’s Canal Project is Portrayed in Cuba

For days, I’ve been hearing comments about protests in Nicaragua that seem suspiciously ill-intentioned. Since I know Cuban leaders adore Daniel Ortega, frequently praising and paying tribute to him and his administration – I decided to conduct a search for news or opinion pieces about Nicaragua’s inter-oceanic canal project published in Cuba. My intention was not to dispel any doubts, but to reaffirm my confidence in our press.

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Cuban & US Firms Reach Telecommunications Accord

The Cuban state telecommunications monopoly, ETECSA, reached an agreement with a US company to restore direct communications between the two countries, informed the official government media on Friday. The possibility of cheaper phone calls and internet service may be around the corner.

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Venezuela’s Maduro Makes Lightening Visit to Fidel Castro

In difficult or decisive moments of his administration, former Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez would visit his mentor Fidel Castro. History appears to repeat itself with his hand-picked successor Nicolas Maduro, who made an unannounced trip to Havana to meet with the Cuban leader on Tuesday February 17.

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Change in Europe: First Greece, next Spain? (video)

On January 31, as many as 150,000 people rallied in Madrid to show support for the Podemos party, which translates into “We can.” Podemos only became an official party last March, but a recent poll by El País found 28 percent of the population supports the party…

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Massive Devaluation in Venezuela

According to the Central Bank of Venezuela, Venezuela’s new exchange market, to be governed by unregulated supply-and-demand mechanisms, began operations Thursday with a rate below that of the black market, DPA reported. The market opened with an exchange rate of 170.03 Bolivars to the dollar.

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