The Cuban revolution has a debt with the capital, where residences have severely deteriorated over time; the process of building new houses is slow and the rebuilding of homes in regular or critical condition is sluggish.
Read MoreA photo showing the dry bed of Cuba’s second largest river drove home just how chillingly severe our drought has become, to the point that I began to hope a tropical storm would come our way.
Read MoreSome say that having dignity means thinking of oneself as an end. When we have dignity, our value stems not from our usefulness in terms of certain aims (even noble ones), but by virtue of our humanity.
Read MoreThe imminent lifting of restrictions on trade between the United States and Cuba is making me dream about Cuban products of excellence being sold around the world, and the island’s innovative medications, cigars and rum becoming available at US pharmacies and markets.
Read MoreThe Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia recently published an anecdote involving Fidel Castro that I had heard before, but I hadn’t put much stock in the source until reading the article. The version published by the newspaper includes a date, names and context.
Read MoreGuanahacabibes, Cuba’s westernmost peninsula, a place some consider inhospitable, has been an inexhaustible source of legends about treasures buried by corsairs and pirates.
Read MoreAndrés Buenfil, a businessman from the Mexican Yucatan who has visited Cuba regularly since 1988, has always been taken aback by the fact that our country lacks a good Mexican restaurant. Nonetheless, many friends and acquaintances advised him against the venture, but Andrés had already made up his mind.
Read MoreOver 30 British businessmen don’t want to be left behind by other Europeans who have visited Cuba in recent weeks, including from Spain, Hungary and the Netherlands, to see for themselves the trade and investment opportunities offered by the Cuban government.
Read MoreCuba’s Ministry of Domestic Trade (MINCIN) was assessed to be “deficient” during the first comprehensive State inspection conducted recently, after 670 illegal administrative practices were detected and 340 fines were applied on this government body.
Read MoreMore than 40 Spanish entrepreneurs headed by Spain’s State Secretary for Trade Jaime Garcia Legaz are taking part in a business forum held at Havana’s Hotel Nacional to learn of business and investment opportunities currently being offered by Cuba.
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