¿Cuál será el modelo económico a seguir por el régimen cubano?

¿Cuál será el modelo económico a seguir por el régimen cubano? Está por ver cuál será la próxima jugada del neo castrismo después de 2018. Por ahora no han apostado al modelo chino o vietnamita. Imprimir Comentario compartir: Raúl Castro (i), y el presidente de China, Xi Jinping. inCompartir menéame Iván García Quintero agosto 30, 2015 China y Vietnam son patrones palpables que la economía de mercado...

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Odebrecht's Man in Havana

Odebrecht's Man in Havana at 8:55 AM Read the original piece in Brazil's Epoca magazine here (in Portuguese).From Reuters:Brazilian weekly says Lula lobbied for Odebrecht in CubaA Brazilian news magazine has accused former president Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of acting as lobbyist in Cuba for Brazil's largest engineering firm Odebrecht, which built the container terminal at the Cuban port of Mariel.In this week's edition headlined "Our Man in Havana," Epoca magazine cited Brazilian diplomatic cables about visits...

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Obama's 'Sunshine Policy' Towards Cuba

Obama's 'Sunshine Policy' Towards Cuba at 9:15 AM Sunday, August 30, 2015 In 2010, we ominously warned the Obama Administration about the dangers of a "sunshine policy" towards the Castro dictatorship, akin to South Korea's failed approached to relations with its northern neighbor.In light of recent events in inter-Korean relations -- and now that the Obama Administration has chosen to walk down this counter-productive path -- this warning remains more pertinent than ever.In short, here's what the South Korea's "sunshine policy"...

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Quote of the Day: The Intra-Castro Transition in Cuba

Quote of the Day: The Intra-Castro Transition in Cuba at 8:15 PM Most Americans don't spend a lot of time thinking about [Cuba]. And most of the public policy leaders in our country don't know a lot about the true nature of the Castro regime and what's happening there. And what's happening there is very simple: Raul Castro is transitioning that government eventually towards a succession that will involve his son as the leader of that country. What they're looking for is enough revenue to allow that system of government they have in place...

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Must-Watch: Video for the Freedom of Imprisoned Cuban Artist #ElSexto

Must-Watch: Video for the Freedom of Imprisoned Cuban Artist #ElSexto at 8:16 PM Wednesday, August 26, 2015 Cuban rockers, rappers and dissident leaders -- on the island -- gathered to film the following video for the freedom of imprisoned artist, Danilo Maldonado ("El Sexto").El Sexto was arrested on December 25th, 2014 -- just one week after the Obama-Castro deal.His crime? Drawing the words "Fidel" and "Raul" on two pigs.He is currently on a hunger strike protesting his unjust imprisonment.Click below (or here) to...

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Cuban Activists Fear Arrest Ahead of Pope's Visit

Cuban Activists Fear Arrest Ahead of Pope's Visit at 9:21 AM From The Catholic Herald:Human rights activists fear arrest ahead of Pope’s visit to Cuba Pope Francis is due to visit Cuba in September - but group's opposing the government have concernsThe leader of a human rights group has raised concerns that the Cuban government will repeat its crackdown on activists when Pope Francis visits next month.In 2012 Cuban officials made arrests during Pope Benedict XVI’s visit, to keep dissidents from communicating with one another,...

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Freemuse: Release Imprisoned Cuban Artists

Freemuse: Release Imprisoned Cuban Artists at 9:26 AM Friday, August 28, 2015 Cuba: Freemuse calls for the release of imprisoned artistsThe Cuban graffiti artist and activist Danilo Maldonado Machado, best known as El Sexto, who has been arbitrarily imprisoned for eight months in the Valle Grande prison, located west of Havana, has initiated a hunger strike, according to El Nuevo Herald and various other sources.El Sexto was arrested on 25 December 2014 while he was on his way to put on a performance art piece called...

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Young Cuban Dissidents: Obama's Policy Helps Castro Regime, Not the People

Young Cuban Dissidents: Obama's Policy Helps Castro Regime, Not the People at 9:37 AM Friday, August 28, 2015 The following video captures the opinion of 20-something year old members of Cuba's Ladies in White, the renowned group composed of the wives and other relatives of political prisoners.Their message is clear: Obama's policy helps the Castro regime, notthe Cuban people.Click video below (or here) by Tracey Eaton for The Pulitzer Cente...

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NOMBRES PARA LA HISTORIA

NOMBRES PARA LA HISTORIA Posted on August 25, 2015 by Nuevo Accion “Cubano-americanos”  presentes en la recepción ofrecida por Mr. Jeffrey DeLaurentis en la residencia, tras la ceremonia en la Embajada de EEUU en La Habana: (Lista tomada del Blog de Emilio Ichikawa) 1-Joe Arriola; 2-Ric Herrero; 3-Freddy Balsera; 4-Felice Gorordo; 5-Paul Cejas; 6-Patrick Hidalgo; 7-Ariel Perera; 8-Pedro Freyre; 9-Hugo Cancio; 10-Carlos Gutiérrez;...

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El senador uruguayo Lacalle Pou pide un Tratado de Libre Comercio con Cuba

El senador uruguayo Lacalle Pou pide un Tratado de Libre Comercio con Cuba El miembro del Partido Nacional dijo que "hay que decidirse porque el mundo no espera", en relación a las posibilidades que ofrece Cuba, ahora que ha restablecido relaciones diplomáticas con Estados Unidos. Imprimir Comentario compartir: El senador uruguayo del Partido Nacional Luis Lacalle Pou. inCompartir menéame Artículos relacionados Apertura...

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El presidente de Colombia recorre zona fronteriza con Venezuela

El presidente de Colombia recorre zona fronteriza con Venezuela La crisis fronteriza entre Colombia y Venezuela se tratará el lunes en el Consejo Permanente de la OEA y el jueves en reunión de cancilleres de UNASUR. Imprimir Comentario compartir: El presidente de Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos, recorre el sábado la región fronteriza con Venezuela inCompartir menéame agosto 29, 2015 El presidente de Colombia,...

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.Pandillas en La Habana, el crimen gana espacios

Pandillas en La Habana, el crimen gana espacios Testimonios de jóvenes que han entrado al mundo del crimen y las pandillas empujados por la pobreza y, presuntamente, con la tolerancia de la autoridad policial. Imprimir Comentario (5) compartir: Policías solicitan identificación a jóvenes en el Parque Central, La Habana. Foto: Ernesto Pérez Chang (cortesía). inCompartir menéame Ernesto Pérez Chang agosto...

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